Re: Garden Vision/ J. dibia

Yes, I understand about their designs, and Ricky doesn't intrude much, just
occasionally, especially because of these losses.  I think though, that my
chaffing with the Woodland and the Everlastings &Cutting gardens has more to
do with the fact that their designs don't match the theme, IMO.  A cutting
garden that for the most part grows bedding plants?  That eschews
everlastings?  A woodland garden that dislikes ephemerals?

Another thing I have trouble with is the cutting garden spending $50-60 on
low growing border dahlias.  Not so much because they are too short to use
in arrangements (I've gotten used to that even if I don't like it), but
because they refuse to dig them in the fall.  what a waste.  Also, when they
change their minds from year to year, they don't attempt to salvage the
discarded plants for us to sell.  We spent about $40 for a lovely climbing
rose and a species Clematis for their arch last year, and now they want
something else for it.  Last year's rose and clem seem to have disappeared.

Going back to Andrea's comment, I do get to give input, though it has to be
done gently.  I coaxed one group into a nice white soapwort instead of the
Snow in Summer they wanted that 2 other gardens had.  And Ricky sometimes
likes my ideas for grounds plants or tells me what he wants generally and
then I get to select cultivars.  And I also have slightly more control over
what we grow in the nursery than the rest of the group.

Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 6:55 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Garden Vision/ J. dibia


> It would be a boring world if all gardeners planted the exact same plants
in
> the same design.... And I think that is why they are not - hum, thrilled
> with an extras that show up. They have a design in their mind and of
course,
> everyone's taste is different in plants... so :)
>
> Donna
>
> >
> > Well, I do, actually, but
> >  Often these plants are shunned, banished to a corner, forgotten, and
> > > > not maintained and they die out.
> >
> > Kitty
> > neIN, Z5
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 12:51 AM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Garden Vision/ J. dibia
> >
> >
> > > I have a question. Why do you have to order what EVERYONE ELSE wants?
> > Can't
> > > you order just a few things that you think would be great additions to
> > the
> > > display gardens, since you are the one doing a lot of the work?
> > > A
>
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