Re: Garden Bench

Hmmm... between 2 and 5 is a nice time to sit on a bench and drink, hummm,
iced tea.  Have you considered simply patching the hole?

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
To: "Garden Chat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 1:38 PM
Subject: [CHAT] Garden Bench


> I was just out sitting on the new garden bench in the shade, sipping a,
> hummm, iced tea,  and enjoying the breeze. Without warning, the sun
> found a hole in the canopy, popped through, and proceeded to fry me
> [it's 93 degree out there]. Gotta do something about that canopy. On
> the north side is the tree-shrub with the gourd vine; on the east side
> is a large clump of giant bird-of-paradise with its large, banana-type
> leaves; on the south is a young ligustrum tree, and behind and beyond
> it, scheffleras, eucalyptus, and a lot of other greenery yo block the
> sun. It's the west side that's the problem. There are some large pines
> on my neighbor's vacant lot, but they are sort of south of where they
> are needed, so they only block the sun until, say, 2:30 PM. I have a
> small ligustrum in that area--maybe 6 feet by a couple--that should
> eventually branch out and make a canopy. In the meantime, I guess I
> ought to stay out of there between 2 and 5 PM.
>
>
> Island Jim
> Southwest Florida
> 27.0 N, 82.4 W
> Hardiness Zone 10
> Heat Zone 10
> Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
> Maximum 100 F [38 C]
>
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