RE: Sunken Gardens

We are discussing making up brochures ( pay at the nature center, get
your money back if you return) for folks to id plants. This will be a
lot of work trying to graph out where the plants are so folks can relate
to them. If I ever get the time, we will probably do that, but can't see
that happening anytime soon.

We also loose many plants yearly too. Seems folks think that since it is
a public place, they are welcome to anything :(  Some day I will catch
someone doing this and they will get fined! 

Donna

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Kitty
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 9:36 AM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Sunken Gardens
> 
> I remember you mentioning that before.  I find that appalling.  Why
> wouldn't
> they just write the name down?  We've had no trouble having our
markers
> taken, though we have had a few plants taken.  The Hort Ed now is
pressing
> the idea of 'theming' our gardens - which means statuary.  The Patio
> garden
> has been doing this with an Alice in Wonderland Theme.  On Garden Walk
> Days
> they hold a Tea Party and sometimes have a rabbit for kids to pet.  So
far
> no one has walked off with the AiW statuary, but it could happen.  I
am in
> the 'Propagation' Group, which I prefer to call by its original name
of
> 'Nursery' (because we do very little propagation, 95% is small plants
> brought in and grown on in our nursery beds for sale).  I've thought
about
> using Nursery Rhymes for our 6 beds.  I'd like to lend my 18 inch turn
of
> the century (19th to 20th) style cat and his fiddle to one of the
beds,
> but
> I'm afraid someone would walk off with it.
> 
> Kitty
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 9:47 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Sunken Gardens
> 
> 
> > Problem we had was everyone was taking the darn labels..... whether
they
> > were just the B name or anything. Drove us nuts!
> >
> > Donna
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I like to see good labeling, too.  Sounds like these folks went
the
> > extra
> > > mile.  I think if a public place can only do minimal labeling it
> > should be
> > > botanical names.  The rest is gravy.
> > >
> > > Kitty
> >
> >
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