Re: weather + kudos

Nothing here... same old story - rain north, south, and east of us,  
but not a drop here. (Not that I want the storms St. Louis and  
Chicago are having, but wet would be nice.) So I'm dragging the hose  
around today. Heat index may be as high as 115. They say there may be  
a cool down on Saturday, but don't give us more than a 40% chance of  
rain in the "forecastible" future. (Around here, 40% generally = 0)
Have to pass along my most recent experience with Arborvillage  
Nursery in Missouri. I'd ordered a number of shrubs in the spring.  
They arrived in good shape, but the small V. cassinoides died less  
than a week after planting. I called the nursery and explained the  
situation. They said they would replace it, and I added a  
'Winterthur' viburnum to the order. The two plants arrived promptly,  
but no invoice, so I waited for my credit card statement.  
Arborvillage did not charge me - not for shipping, not for the  
replacement, not for the additional plant! Now that is customer  
service. (I do order from them regularly, but still...)
The second cassinoides did well, but yesterday it was decapitated by  
(probably) a rabbit.... sigh....  Guess I'll do a different native  
viburnum for my fall order.

Cathy, west central IL, z5b

On Jul 20, 2006, at 9:04 AM, Donna wrote:

> I have been involved with 2 twisters and 1 microburst already in my  
> life... not looking forward to any more :(
>
> I know the signs, know the sounds, so I am luckier than most....
>
> Doubt any will hit here unless a new system comes thru... you and  
> Kitty
> (and maybe others?) are the ones that front might cause damage too...
>
>
> Still raining buckets here. Nope, no basement, lotsa windows in my
> office, but I could high tail it to the warehouse in back- cinder  
> block
> building.
>
>
> Donna
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bonnie & Bill Morgan <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 8:32:28 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] weather
>
>
> Keep an ear to the radio, Donna.  Some twisters give very little  
> notice.
> Does your building have a nice basement for refuge or at least a few
> interior rooms without glass?
>
> Blessings,
> Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]  
> On Behalf
> Of Donna
> Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 8:31 AM
> To: gardenchat list
> Subject: [CHAT] weather
>
> raining here today.... wish I could share with those who need it,  
> we all
> need it, but why buckets worth? Do we really need that light show  
> to go
> with? Street infront of work is once again flooded. sigh.
>
>
> Anyways, as I was driving into work, the sky is really scary....  
> reminds me
> of a twister forming. Not established enough here, but those to the
> south- southeast... watch it... stay safe...
>
>
> Hopefully if it does form, it will touch down in some remote field.
>
> Donna
>
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