Re: Winter gardens

I thought you had to be healthy to get a flu shot?
hum... hope your cold gets better!

Donna


--- Theresa <tchessie1@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> And my bulbs are coming up!  Yeah- spring is
> coming!! (I know that isn't 
> true for many of you yet, but I wanted to give you
> all hope).
> 
> Theresa
> Sitting at home all day with a head cold and a sore
> arm from getting a 
> flu shot yesterday.
> 
> Cathy Carpenter wrote:
> 
> >Gosh, every season has something to see. The
> Japanese garden has  
> >spectacular azaleas and rhododendrons in the
> spring, and there are  
> >the spring ephemerals in the woodland areas. Summer
> has the  
> >spectacular tropical waterlilies in the outdoor
> ponds. Fall has the  
> >Japanese Festival over Labor Day, and the leaf
> color. Pay a visit to  
> >their website. It's not the greatest, but could
> give you an idea of  
> >what goes on month to month. Also would probably
> mention when the  
> >various local plant societies have their sales
> there. I have been to  
> >the orchid one and the daylily one (both purely by
> chance) and both  
> >were excellent. Would be up for a rendezvous as
> well.
> >
> >Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> >
> >On Jan 4, 2006, at 8:11 PM, Donna wrote:
> >
> >  
> >
> >>I actually have never been there.... maybe this
> summer. If someone  
> >>else is
> >>planning on going there, maybe we can schedule a
> group date?
> >>
> >>What time of the year would you say has the most
> to see and offer?
> >>
> >>Donna
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
> [o*@hort.net] On
> >>>Behalf Of Cathy Carpenter
> >>>Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 3:04 PM
> >>>To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Winter gardens
> >>>
> >>>Missouri Botanical Garden is an excellent choice,
> and not a bad drive
> >>>from where you live, especially if you get an
> early start. Even in
> >>>the dead of winter, you have the Linnaean House,
> the oldest
> >>>continually operating greenhouse in the US, with
> its Camellia
> >>>collection, which should be in bloom. Also, there
> is the Climatron, a
> >>>geodesic dome filled with tropical plants, and
> the temperate house,
> >>>filled with plants from the world's temperate
> regions. The Kemper
> >>>Center for Home Gardening has a building devoted
> to house plants and
> >>>a nice cacti display. (Of course, if you go
> during the outdoor
> >>>growing season, they have 8 acres devoted to
> residential landscaping
> >>>- including a modest garden railroad. Depending
> on the weather, you
> >>>could even roam outdoors - there is beauty there
> in every season. If
> >>>you plan a visit  in Spring, Summer, or Fall,
> consider driving
> >>>further west and take advantage of the Arboretum
> (now, I think,
> >>>called the Nature Center). It is located in Gray
> Summit, MO, west of
> >>>St Louis, off I-44. Has a wonderful garden
> featuring native plants in
> >>>the home landscape, and plenty of native prairie,
> woodland and
> >>>wetland space to explore.
> >>>
> >>>Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> >>>
> >>>On Jan 4, 2006, at 8:41 AM, pdickson wrote:
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>Andrea,
> >>>>When I lived in Missouri I would go to St. Louis
> to the Missouri
> >>>>Botanical Gardens.  I remember they had a
> conservatory that was
> >>>>filled with Camellias. It was a beautiful place
> to walk in the
> >>>>winter too.  Here is a list of what is in Bloom
> in February. http://
> >>>>www.mobot.org/MOBOT/bloom/2004/2004-02-20d.html
> >>>>Oklahoma City has an indoor Conservatory
> downtown.  It is
> >>>>interesting but mostly tropicals.  I love to go
> there in the winter
> >>>>but it is much too hot and humid in the summer. 
> I think you can
> >>>>look both of these up online. Myriad Botanical
> Gardens in OKC in
> >>>>the official name.
> http://www.myriadgardens.com/index.html
> >>>>I love to go to a good nursery in the winter to
> see winter color.
> >>>>Tricia
> >>>>zone 6b
> >>>>western Ok
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>--- Andrea Hodges wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Speaking of which, does anyone know (and I'm
> sure
> >>>>>>someone does) are the
> >>>>>>botanical gardens or arboretums in Chicago or
> St
> >>>>>>Louis something you can
> >>>>>>visit in the winter, or is it strictly a
> summer
> >>>>>>thing? I am DYING to go
> >>>>>>to a real arboretum.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Who can make it to one of those? Or another?
> any
> >>>>>>suggestions? I can only ride so far still, but
> I
> >>>>>>definitely need a winter trip!
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Jesse, how far am I from you?
> >>>>>>A
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
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