Re: mulch/tree

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT] mulch/tree
• From: &* <k*@comcast.net>
• Date: Mon, 10 May 2004 22:53:40 -0500
• References: <000701c436f6$1321e660$0e10660a@Justme> <009301c436fb$02e6fc40$05ec3544@newhvn01.in.comcast.net> <015101c43706$70aaf500$0500a8c0@home>

Judy, sounds lovely, but I think she wants a shade tree - something she
could sit under.  Wouldn't that be difficult with most weeping trees, other
than perhaps a weeping willow?

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judy L Browning" <judybrowning@lewiston.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] mulch/tree


> There's a lovely weeping birch with almost black deeply cut leaves. If
it's
> resistant to birch borer, it should be fairly low maintenance. Really
> striking with the dark foliage and peeling white bark.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 6:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] mulch
>
>
> > No.  Megan is afraid of worms and has zero interest in gardening.  Mike
> > seems to prefer houseplants.  They just wanted the mulch to look better,
> so
> > that's about how I left it.  The daylilies will probably do alright in
the
> > clay, they can survive almost anything.  I also planted some Geranium
> > phaeum, because Mike liked it, but thats about it.  Down the road, Megan
> > wants to install a shade tree, so I will probably help with that.
Anybody
> > want to suggest a favorite shade tree for Zone 5?
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 8:19 PM
> > Subject: RE: [CHAT] mulch
> >
> >
> > > Sounds like you are going to be there for awhile working that ....
clay
> > > into something gardeningable... (is that a word?)
> > >
> > > Funny how some small project turns into a major issue... happens to me
> > > all the time...
> > >
> > > Donna
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Oh, nuts!
> > > > BTW, I went back to my niece's house to plant a few things today.  I
> > > > pulled
> > > > away the mulch and cut away the fabric and found....cypress mulch
> > > under
> > > > it.
> > > > Then I dug down again (thought I might fall down the infamous rabbit
> > > hole)
> > > > and found.....black plastic.  So by now the soil level is 8-10
inches
> > > > down.
> > > > No way to plant anything.  Except.....there was a large area on a
> > > corner
> > > > that did not have the second layer.  So I cut the hole and found
> > > modeling
> > > > clay. The worst possible stuff!  and these people actually went to
the
> > > > effort of hauling it in there.
> > > > Beats me!
> > > >
> > > > Kitty
> > >
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