Re: This is summer?

Generally I have decided against thorny plants. There's not much sun there and I doubt anything would grow into a full screen in my lifetime. It's going to be a solid privacy fence. But I appreciate the ideas everyone has given because I still will need plants along the fence as I don't want to look at a boring fence forever. 
We're in almost drough conditions here too.
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie Holmes" <holmesbm@usit.net> 
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 11:00 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] This is summer?
Summer is here in ETN. It is actually more like August than June...hot and 
very dry...worst drought in 114 years.  Also, thought this
interesting...latest deep freeze in April in 114 years.  Usually, we use
April 15 as the last frost.

This weekend, the Friends of the UT Trial Gardens had their annual "Blooms
Day".  I attended on Saturday to get in some of the lectures and on Sunday
to volunteer some hours.

About the fence, what about things with thorns...cactus or berries?  Even
roses?  The Trial Gardens has a "Rattlesnake plant" that has a nasty thorn
but very interesting color and structure.



[Original Message]
From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Date: 6/24/2007 9:50:32 AM
Subject: [CHAT] This is summer?

I thought summer began this past week, but yesterday the
high was in the low was 69 degrees, and this morning the
temperature was  45 degrees.  It's up to 67 now, but quite
windy and chilly.  Also, it's terribly dry.  It's been a couple
of months now since the 8-inch flood, and not more than
an inch total has fallen, mostly in very light showers,
since then.  Not my idea of summer weather.  People
say how beautiful the weather is, but it just doesn't
look that way to me.
Auralie



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