Re: Plant Police

A decade or two ago someone came up with that nifty contrasting threesome
that has gotton quite boresome:
Golden Privet, Crimson Barberry, and (I think) Boxwood.  The darned things
are always hacked into meetballs and when you see them throughout a
subdivision, you wonder why someone couldn't have put forth an original
idea.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 4:40 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant Police


> Sounds familiar. The developers here used V. odotisurum (sp) as my
> foundation plants. Of course I moved them. They are now my privacy screen
> between me and the neighbors and are about 15 feet tall. The other plants
> they love to use here for foundations are Eleagnus and
> Loropetalum..........Sigh.
> A
>
> Andrea H
> Beaufort, SC
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Zemuly Sanders <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Date: 6/13/2005 10:06:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant Police
> >
> > The worst offenders around here are the develoers who want their
> > subdivisions to look good.  My daughter just bought a new house that has
> a
> > Viburnum macrocephalum as a foundation plant along with Burford hollies
> > shaped into little meatballs.  Everything is so crammed together.  I
told
> > her next fall we are going to take it apart.  I hope she and my
> son-in-law
> > will let me move those shrubs (and trees) out to the edge of their yard
> and
> > away from the house.
> > zem
> > zone 7
> > West TN
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 6:07 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant Police
> >
> >
> > >I KNOW! My personal favorite is the Leyland Cypress as a "entry way"
> tree.
> > > LOL! That always just makes me roll my eyes, OH OH, AND we have this
one
> > > house in the neighborhood, again, the houses in my subdiv are
basically
> > > about 1400-1800 sg feet, so not huge by any means. The ENTIRE front
> yard
> > > is
> > > ringed with Leyland Cypress, planted about 3-5 feet apart. I wonder if
> > > they
> > > know in five years you won't be able to see their
> house.......fascinating
> > > I
> > > tell you.
> > >
> > > And the mulch volcanoes are another favorite of mine. Sigh, again I
just
> > > roll my eyes.
> > > A
> > >
> > > Andrea H
> > > Beaufort, SC
> > >
> > >
> > >> [Original Message]
> > >> From: Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
> > > <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
> > >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > >> Date: 6/13/2005 10:41:40 AM
> > >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Plant Police
> > >>
> > >> Andrea,
> > >> You are so right.  My first attempts at gardening were disasters
> because
> > >> I
> > >> had no background at all.  So I read and took classes and started to
> > >> experience success..  Of course there were still failures (still
ARE),
> > >> but
> > >> fewer.  Can't get it all from books; need to get right in there and
do
> -
> > > and
> > >> keep doing.
> > >>
> > >> Plant Police - they could spend half their time pulling mulch
volcanoes
> > > off
> > >> trees here.  What bugs me too, in addition to ignoring scaling plants
> to
> > > the
> > >> surroundings, is that people hug the house.  They spend all this
money
> on
> > >> shrubs and tres and plant them just inches from the house, leaving a
> huge
> > >> expanse of lawn, while the plants all look squished and lean out.
Why?
> > >> don't they realize that plants GROW?
> > >>
> > >> Kitty
> > >>
> > >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> > >> From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> > >> To: "gardenchat" <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > >> Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 7:08 PM
> > >> Subject: [CHAT] Plant Police
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> > As my friend and I drove back from Hilton Head yesterday we had a
> > >> > discussion about the lack of knowledge that many people have about
> > >> > gardening. What seems so "common sense" to us is obviously foreign
to
> > >> > many when it comes to planting. A co-worker had commented to me
last
> > >> > week that she was born with a brown thumb. I told her that was
> > >> > ridicuouls, that everytthing she needed to know could be found in
> most
> > >> > libraires and on the internet. Why do people assume that others are
> > >> > "born" with a green thumb? I've killed MANY plants and still do.
It's
> > >> > basically read and learn as you go.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Anyway, on the road yesterday my friend and I were talking about
this
> > >> > and how many houses have these horrible landscapes with plants
either
> > >> > completelyt in the wrong spot, or just the wrong plant period.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > She commented that there needed to be a "plant police" force in our
> > >> > area
> > >> which of course we laughed uproariously to about.
> > >> >
> > >> > Well, obviously, she was right. As we drove home through my
> subdivision
> > >> > we noticed this TINY little house with these GIANT (I swear these
> > >> > things
> > >> > are 6 feet tall and wide) Agave plants on each side of the
driveway,
> > >> > like it was some huge hacienda out in New Mexico or something. Of
> > >> > course
> > >> > we immediatley said, see they need a visit from the plant police.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Well tonight, I went for a walk. I rounded a curve and litterally
did
> > >> > gasp out loud. A house that was recently sold, now has a straight
> line
> > >> > of three corn plants (the house plant not the vegetable) right
smack
> in
> > >> > the front lawn like littel sentries. OH my Lord, it is hideous. It
> was
> > >> > previously a beautiful lawn, if needing a bit more landscaping, but
> for
> > >> > the Love of God, not that kind.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > I think we should petition a new show on HGTV called the Plant
> Police.
> > >> Obviosuly, we need it!
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Andrea H
> > >> > Beaufort, SC
> > >> >
> > >>
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