Re: July - storms - Hot Springs

Donna - Glad the pond tour went well - sorry about the weather though.
We're 9" behind now on rain already for the year (when you only get 35",
that's a bunch). Drove through the most dreadful storm going to Hot
Springs yesterday, started about 5 minutes after I left Texas (sunny
here). Horrible.

But I made it and may I say, I wish you all someday have the great good
fortune to meet Zem and Jesse in person. They are such wise, witty, warm
and wonderful women, it's a pure pleasure to be in their company. The
Garvan Woodland Garden was awesome and yes we got pictures. I'm already
watering so my garden doesn't become a desert, naturally. It's even too
warm out there for Sugar today, but she doesn't have the responsibility
for or emotional investment in the gardens. So - I'm off to clambake
land (outside). Zem and Jesse thought it was hot in Hot Springs??? LOL -
y'all should be here!!



Later - Pam



---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Sun, 20 Jul 2003 12:27:33 -0500

>Donna,
>Supposedly the same weather pattern, but you're taking the brunt of it.
>We're expecting rain tonight, but haven't heard of any complications.  I've
>eliminated standing water - the birdbath is changed every 2nd or 3rd day -
>but themosquitoes are really bad this year.  makes it difficult to spend any
>time out there.  Whether they sting me or not, I get so frustrated by their
>nuisance, I'm afraid I'll stab myself while deadheading trying to beat the
>little b****s away.
>
>Glad the pond tour went well.  re: > making gazing balls with cut glass? <
>Sounds like a Bonnie project ;+)
>
>Kitty
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Saturday, July 19, 2003 11:08 PM
>Subject: RE: [CHAT] mid-july
>
>
>> Being in the same weather pattern, I have to agree with you Kitty... the
>> weather here has produced a bumper crop of mosquitoes. Here at home it
>> is not bad, the pond fish take away most of the larva. I have been
>> careful to dump any standing water around here. I actually got three
>> bites this year! Um.. I usually get none, something about bad blood...
>> they land but don't bite me., much to the distress of family and friends
>> swatting away....
>>
>> I am so far behind in my garden it is not funny anymore. Seems any free
>> time is spent fixing some weather related damage. We had another wicked
>> storm on Thursday and expecting the next one Sunday night. Although I
>> personally didn't have damage, not far away is a different story. Silos
>> turned over and moved 75 ft into trees... most older trees are down and
>> ripped out of the soil. The hail destroyed corn crops. I have never seen
>> corn uprooted and others the leaves are totally trashed to the ground,
>> just a half as tall stalk there now. The farmers around here are going
>> to be hurting over this. Some folks still don't have power and this
>> includes towns, not rural areas.
>>
>> On a good note, our pond tour was this weekend. Members worked
>> frantically getting these yards back in shape, removing trees, fixing
>> stuff... but they all looked great in time for the Friday Night tour.
>>
>> Since I get confused easily lately... was this the list talking about
>> making gazing balls with cut glass? One home has sooooooo many ideas for
>> this. Yep, I got pictures, but not on the web site yet....
>>
>> I have no idea what is blooming in my own yard, with this weeks
>> schedule, I think Tuesday was the last time I toured my own yard!
>>
>> Donna
>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX/zone 8A



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