RE: Jesse Bell > common plants
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  • Subject: RE: Jesse Bell > common plants
  • From: &* M* <1*@rewrite.hort.net>
  • Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2017 07:10:58 -0400

Hi Tricia!

I feel like an underachiever. You are amazing!  Such energy. So good to hear from you. I’m still in the same spot since 1985; not going anywhere. Same garden, but the soil has improved over the years. Renovating a bit now, changing paths. Lost all my exposure protection to the west last fall so all my shade plants are getting hot sun. Going to be 90°s this weekend already – have to do the outside stuff morning and evening now.  I used to be able to work in the shade but I guess we have to adapt – you certainly do!

 

Kitty

 

From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [mailto:owner-gardenchat@hort.net] On Behalf Of Tricia
Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2017 3:14 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Cc: James Singer
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Jesse Bell > common plants

 

You all make me miss my gardens so much more!  Four years ago we sold our 2+ acres and gave away most of our belongings.  If the kids didn't want it we decided we didn't want to drag it with us.  We rented a nice furnished duplex in Rockport, Tx and loved it.  Then we got the itch to have a house again.  We bought a house that had to have the kitchen totally remodeled!!!  I did enjoy planing and planting the 1+ acres of lawn and way too many live oak trees( 50+) !  We sold that as soon as we finished and moved to Houston for Husband to go back to work for company downtown, we rented a small apartment overlooking the Buffalo Bayou!  We rode bikes all the time down the wonderful bike trails and I loved watching the plantings changing all the time.  Then they sent him to Atlanta and we lived on Lake Lanier in a rental.  Lots of poison ivy kept me from doing much there.  The next move took us to Golden, Co.  A dream of ours to live in Colorado!  We rented a wonderful condo on Clear Creek where we could ride bikes up and down the creek!  I bought a few plants for the patio!  May 1 we moved into a 40' Holiday Rambler, (my in laws 1996).  We are learning that there is a lot to learn about a big RV!  

I do miss my garden, but we are in Canton, Ga where my daughter has a wonderful yard with gardenias blooming and blueberries just ripening.  I have enjoyed going to buy plants with her and getting to dig in the dirt again.  We won't stay much longer though so I love reading what you all are doing!!!  

Patricia 

(Formerly from western OK)

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On Jun 3, 2017, at 2:23 PM, Catharine Carpenter <1*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:

So what else is new!

Cathy

On June 2, 2017 at 9:49 AM James Singer <1*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:

Hi, Kitty. Nice to hear from you.


Gondwana has always been at war with Laurasia.

 

On Jun 1, 2017, at 6:33 PM, Kitty Morrissy <1*@rewrite.hort.net> wrote:

 

Chris,
There are certain common plants I'd never be without and those I'd just as soon never see again. I get special joy from some simple plants that spark memories for me or that I worked so hard to grow from seed- and are now plentiful. One I smile at every spring is a little primrose Marge(?) sent me. I never had any success with them and she told me these would thrive. And they are still here after all these years.

Kitty

-----Original Message-----
From: o*@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of Christopher P. Lindsey
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2017 4:23 PM
To: g*@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Jesse Bell

That's an excellent list as well, Kitty!

There are a lot of my wish list items in there, as well as a handful of things that I tried but killed.  :)

My plants this year aren't as exotic lately as in the past -- I'm trying to fill in some holes with budget constraints and using plants that I won't mind losing too much.  Over time I plan to replace things with more specialized items.

Of course, some of the more common plants are also the most beautiful, so who knows?  :)

Chris

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