Re: OT - Wonderful web tribute to the Armed forces

Tricia - you've been busy! The Fringe tree sounds like something I tried
years ago but not hardy enough here. Our MGs would not be allowed to use
a city park as a project, at least not the labor involved. Time spent
instructing others on the project could qualify though.

Kitty

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> It would be wonderful if they were just run over with so many cards with the 
> holidays coming up. 
> Thanks for allowing me to share it on here. 
> I am working on a project for the city though Master Gardeners. We took out 
> 3 redbud trees (they had died to the ground one winter then came back as 
> sprouts but never as pretty), took out yellow barberry(they seem to die out 
> or get diseased after several years) and just replacing some things that 
> look bad. 
> I put in 3 American smoke trees, 1 Chokeberry (that is so beautiful right 
> now loaded with red berries), 5 (1 gal) gold mound sprieas, dug and split 
> variegated lirope, did the same to some very crowed "Hamlin"variety grasses. 
> I am still trying to dig out an overgrown dwarf yaupon. The park was 
> planted 7 years ago and so overplanted that some things have died from being 
> planted to close. There are 3 dwarf Alberta Spruces that are so crowded 
> that I am trying to move the dwarf yaupons from around them to give them 
> some room. I dug up a huge planting of rain lilies to spread around. 
> They had a very bare corner that is the most visible corner of the park that 
> I am trying to put more color and things that don't have to be replanted 
> every year. For several years we have planted pansies or lantana seasonally 
> but they take lots of work and don't look good most of the year. My plan is 
> to complete the landscape there with gold mound sprieas and the Chokeberry. 
> I can't think of the complete name of the variety but it is the 
> "Brilliance". 
> When I went to pick up the smoke trees at the nursery I found the best sale 
> on trees and came home with 10 trees. I have planted the Chinese Fringe 
> Tree, 1 Korean Evodia Daniellii, and 3 of the Aronia chokeberries. I still 
> need to find a place to put 3 Chinese Pistache, 1 Carolina Buckthorn, and 1 
> Chinquapin Oak. We have 2 acres here but this may be the end of my being 
> able to bring home new trees without taking out something. I am trying to 
> leave the 1 acre that we bought next to us where if someday someone else 
> wants to build a house there they wouldn't have to cut down a 40 year old 
> wonderful tree. 
> Tricia 
> zone 6b 
> (where it is raining today and still waiting on our first killing freeze) 
> Patricia 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" 
> To: 
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2004 6:26 AM 
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] OT - Wonderful web tribute to the Armed forces 
> 
> 
> > What a great idea! Thanks so much, Patricia! 
> > 
> > Blessings, 
> > Bonnie 
> > 
> > -----Original Message----- 
> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On 
> > Behalf 
> > Of pdickson 
> > Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 8:28 PM 
> > To: gardenchat@hort.net 
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - Wonderful web tribute to the Armed forces 
> > 
> > Donna, 
> > That was so moving... thanks for sharing. 
> > If any of you want to send cards for the holidays my nephew said they have 
> > about 29 soldiers in his platoon that would love to receive a card for the 
> > holidays. He offered to distribute them to the guys that don't get 
> > anything. 
> > His address is: 
> > Sgt. Shinn, Scott R 
> > 
> > RCT-1 HQ Co 
> > 
> > Scout Platoon 
> > 
> > Unit# 40145 
> > 
> > FPO AP 96426-0145 
> > 
> > Thank you all, 
> > 
> > Patricia 
> > 
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