Re: Winter gardens
Um- yeah- but not so great for the spelling- can't tell you how many
words I had to fix and still may have missed some.
Theresa
Bonnie & Bill Morgan wrote:
>Get to feeling better Theresa! Hopefully the beer will help you sleep
>peacefully.
>
>Blessings,
>Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
>Of Theresa
>Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 11:37 PM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Winter gardens
>
>Yeah- a cold doesn't count. I missed the earlier shot bc I was on
>antibiotics then. They don't really care about a head cold,and the flu
>going around this year is NASTY. So- went and got my shot. Arm feels a
>bit better today, must be healing bc it is starting to get ichy.
>
>Theresa
>P.S. I hope this makes sense because I had a new microbrew beer with
>dinner and only after feeling rather fuzzy did I look at the alcohol
>content- what beer has 11% alcohol I ask you? Good thing I'm in for the
>night.
>
>
>Donna wrote:
>
>
>
>>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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