RE: callas/cats

Theresa:  I'm so sorry for your loss...


Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."    
--Albert Einstein

 --- On Tue 05/06, Theresa- yahoo < tchessie@yahoo.com > wrote:
From: Theresa- yahoo [mailto: tchessie@yahoo.com]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 20:31:10 -0700
Subject: RE: [CHAT] callas/cats

Ok- I'll check online too. By the way Pam- I did end up putting my cat
to<br>sleep yesterday. She had a tumor that the vet said was likely
cancerous and<br>was going into kidney failure. Sweet thing, purred the
whole time. Think<br>she was relieved to go, and I cried the whole way
home. My husband had<br>bought a fabulous chocolate cake and what home
when I got back. Amazing<br>what a hog and chocolate will do to improve
nearly any situation. So, now<br>I'm down to 3 cats again. One keeps
looking for her and another has been<br>like velcro to me. We are all
going through an adjustment period
here.<br><br>Theresa<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From:
owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]On<br>Behalf
Of Pamela J. Evans<br>Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2003 4:43 AM<br>To:
gardenchat@hort.net<br>Subject: Re: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's
photo(s)/callas/<br><br><br>yes there are dwarf cannas. I think I saw
some in the Brent's and Becky's<br>bulb c

atalog, will have to look when I get home.<br><br>---------- Original
Message ----------------------------------<br>From: David Franzman
<dfranzma@pacbell.net><br>Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net<br>Date: Mon, 05
May 2003 21:10:56 -0700<br><br>>If tall is the issue there are Canna
types that only get a couple of<br>>feet tall. I have a really nice one
that is called...I think...tiger<br>>eye or something similar.
Beautiful.<br>><br>>DF<br>><br>>cathy carpenter wrote:<br>><br>>> If
canna would be too tall, so would all the hibiscus.<br>>> Cathy<br>>> On
Sunday, May 4, 2003, at 11:23 PM, Theresa- yahoo wrote:<br>>><br>>>>
They are too tall. There is a raised bricked bed right behind
this<br>>>> area, so<br>>>> I dont want to totally obscure it. What a
delimma... In the mean<br>>>> time, I'm<br>>>> going to give the couple
of japanese iris a got a try. Hey- tell me<br>>>> more<br>>>> about the
hibiscus moscuetos...<br>>>><br>>>> Theresa<br>>>><br>>>> -----Original
Message--

---<br>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
[o*@hort.net]On<br>>>> Behalf Of David
Franzman<br>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 8:48 PM<br>>>> To:
gardenchat@hort.net<br>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos: tchessie's
photo(s)/callas/<br>>>><br>>>><br>>>> What about more canna? Or did you
say you had enough of that?<br>>>><br>>>> DF<br>>>><br>>>> David
Franzman wrote:<br>>>><br>>>>> Hibiscus moscuetos! Swamp
mallow.<br>>>>><br>>>>> DF<br>>>>><br>>>>> Theresa- yahoo
wrote:<br>>>>><br>>>>><br>>>>><br>>>>>> I'm sure it is a drainage
problem, but what is the difference<br>>>>>> between wet<br>>>>>> and
poor drainage? And any other plant suggestions would be<br>>>>>>
appreciated.<br>>>>>> This spot used to have pea gravel covering the
whole thing (now I<br>>>>>> think I<br>>>>>> know why!) There is a
concrete mow strip around it and I have run<br>>>>>> into<br>>>>><br>>>>
some<br>>>><br>>>>>> rock/concrete chunks buried in it too (these have
been unremovab

le<br>>>>>> due to<br>>>>>> size and proximity to the sidewalk and a
brick raised bed. So....<br>>>>>> still<br>>>>>> need a plan. None of
the "cheap" nurseries in the area had<br>>>>>> japanese iris-<br>>>>>>
so I will hunk more tomorrow. There used to be an Iris grower
around<br>>>>><br>>>> here-=<br>>>><br>>>>>> not sure if they still
exist though.<br>>>>>><br>>>>>> Theresa<br>>>>>><br>>>>>> -----Original
Message-----<br>>>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
[o*@hort.net]On<br>>>>>> Behalf Of Island
Jim<br>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 1:50 PM<br>>>>>> To:
gardenchat@hort.net<br>>>>>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos:
tchessie's photo(s)/callas<br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>> surprised they
don't like the wet area. the natives in florida are<br>>>>>>
called<br>>>>>> "swamp lilies" because that's where they grow. somewhere
i've got<br>>>>>> pictures<br>>>>>> of them growing among lotus in a
retention pond. maybe it's a<br>>>>>> drainage<br>>>>>> pro

blem rather than a wet problem.<br>>>>>><br>>>>>> At 01:42 PM 5/4/03
-0700, you wrote:<br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>>> Well,
I'm going to the grocery store now, so we'll see if they<br>>>>>>> are
still<br>>>>>>> there. But really, I have to rip up more grass if I'm
going to buy<br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>
anything<br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>>> else. But I don't
have the cash right now to put in more windsor<br>>>>>>> wall<br>>>>>>>
blocks to hold the soil from running right off the slope of
the<br>>>>>>> yard into<br>>>>>>> the street. I bought 2 5-gallon sized
oregon grapes this AM-<br>>>>>>> they
were<br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>
only<br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>>> $11 each. I'm trying
to find some iris to try in my wet area out<br>>>>>>> front.<br>>>>>>>
The yellow callas clearly hate it there- in fact they are<br>>>>>>>
rotting. So on<br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>

>>>> to<br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>>> plan
B.<br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>> Oh, and I clearly am guilty of color scrutiny- I
have yanked out<br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>
everything<br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>>> pink that was
next to the house out front (they were all given<br>>>>>>> away,
well<br>>>>>>> except the crepe myrtle tree that I did give away, but it
died<br>>>>>>> anyway)-<br>>>>>>> clashed horribly with the color brick.
Orange should be fine<br>>>>>>> though-<br>>>>>><br>>>>
since<br>>>><br>>>>>>> my America rose looks great with the
brick.<br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>> Theresa<br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>
-----Original Message-----<br>>>>>>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
[o*@hort.net]On<br>>>>>>> Behalf Of Kitty
Morrissy<br>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 8:19 AM<br>>>>>>> To:
gardenchat@hort.net<br>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos:
tchessie's photo(s)<br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>> Re> vivid ora

nge ones now!<br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>> Ah!, The long-coveted Ornithogalum
dubium! Years ago, Van<br>>>>>>> Bourgondien<br>>>>>>> showed it in
their catalogue as hardy to Zone 3. Couldn't<br>>>>>>> believe
it.<br>>>>>>> Called and they said "no, that's a misprint." I woner how
many<br>>>>>>> suckers<br>>>>>>> jumped on that one. FIND a plance for
it, Theresa. Nature doesn't<br>>>>>>> scrutinize the color wheel, why
should you?<br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>
Kitty<br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>>
[Original Message]<br>>>>>>>> From: Theresa- yahoo
<tchessie@yahoo.com><br>>>>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net><br>>>>>>>>
Date: 5/4/2003 12:45:20 AM<br>>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos:
tchessie's photo(s)<br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>> Thanks- I should have taken a
picture with my hand near it so<br>>>>>>>> you
could<br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>
tell<br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>> how large it is.
It really is much differe

nt than a star of<br>>>>>>>>
bethleham,<br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>
sort<br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>> of like
comparing a dandelion to a dahlia.<br>>>>>>>> I noticed that the grocery
store where my husband got this last<br>>>>>>>> year had<br>>>>>>>>
vivid orange ones now! I don't really have a place for an<br>>>>>>>>
orange one,<br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>
but<br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>><br>>>>>>>> if I ever see a
yellow one, I'm buying it!<br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>>
Theresa<br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----<br>>>>>>>>
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net<br>>>>>>>>
[o*@hort.net]On<br>>>>>>>> Behalf Of Kitty
Morrissy<br>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2003 9:46 PM<br>>>>>>>> To:
gardenchat@hort.net<br>>>>>>>> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Yahoo! Photos:
tchessie's photo(s)<br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>><br>>>>>>>> Theresa,<br>>>>>>>>
Great pics. The ol' Star of Bethlehem ha

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