Re: re nursery interview apparel

I love her gardening book, "No work gardening"
Tricia
zone 6b
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From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] re nursery interview apparel


> She lived on a farm on the New York-Connecticut line near Brewster. A dear
> friend of mine was her neighbor.  It was said that you could tell when she
was
> gardening because traffic on I-87 which ran by the property would slow
almost
> to a stop.  At that time she was no longer young and quite heavy.
>
> There used to be a video of her (fully clothed) explaining her composting
> schemes, but that was years ago.  I wouldn't know where to begin to find
it.  Her
> ideas were good, even if her gardening attire or lack thereof was bizarre.
>
> In a message dated 03/11/2004 11:36:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> judybrowning@lewiston.com writes:
>
> >
> > I read a few of her articles in Organic Gardening when I was a young
wife in
> > the 70s. Never had the pleasure to hear her speak.
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <Aplfgcnys@aol.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 7:04 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] re nursery interview apparel
> >
> >
> > >In a message dated 03/11/2004 1:15:36 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > >mtalt@hort.net writes:
> > >
> > >>In hot weather, you could garden naked or fully
> > >>covered and would sweat the same buckets...so I opt for the full
> > >>covering to keep off bugs and make sure I don't get covered in poison
> > >>ivy or whatever...works for me tho' I have had it intimated that my
> > >>garden togs are a bit other-worldly:-)
> > >>
> > >
> > >It was Ruth Stout who used to garden nude.  Anyone else here old enough
to
> > >remember her?  Rex's sister?
>
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