Re: now Xmas

Yep- I'll have a tree- but a little one this year. One year I put up the tree and added lights and then didn't put anything else on it. The day before Christmas I added red bows. That was all. I was so nice and easy to put away. I'm thinking about a little 3 ft tree- maybe I'll get a live one and then plant it... somewhere....Hmmm where though??? I told my husband that the armoire was my Christmas present, and I'm half done shopping for everyone else. The only thing I really want to do for Christmas is bake a bunch of cookies. I haven't had time to in years, and I love doing this and then giving them away.

Theresa



Kitty wrote:

I am going to simplify Christmas this year too.
Bare minimum.


Same here. No tree - gave it to my niece.  No outside lights, trying to keep
the bill down.  Presents will be inexpensive but thoughtful.
Kitty

----- Original Message ----- From: "Jesse Bell" <silverhawk@flash.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 5:25 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - now tubers was-Wonderful web tribute to the Armed
forces




Man, oh man...I hear ya. Our farm is pretty big and of course I went
nuts with putting in new gardens (like a kid with a new box of crayons
and Big Chief Drawing pad). NOW...it more than I can keep up with. I am
scaling down. I love water ponds and all that...I just don't want the
maintenance of keeping them up. I'm 42 years old...and right now...my
soul feels about 80. I am going to simplify Christmas this year too.
Bare minimum.


Jesse

james singer <jsinger@igc.org> wrote:
Donna, I love water gardens and pond and fountains and streams--in
someone else's yard. We have a koi pond with fountains in the atrium of
our building, and it's great to watch the clients become mesmerized by
the bubblers, the fish, and the changing lights. [Other shoe] but I
don't want another labor intensive garden at the plantation.

The nearby branch library has a retention pond--maybe a quarter
acre--with a fountain in the center. It's planted with mostly
natives--canna, water lily, arrowroot--and lotus. It's really fantastic
when all are in bloom. [Asidum: Heard one of the local news readers
call the library a lie-bury this morning. Obviously, she wasn't hired
for her intellect.]

Incidentally, just picked my first tangello of the season.

On Tuesday, November 16, 2004, at 07:57 AM, Donna wrote:



Hum..... no wonder watergardening is still in the dark ages...LOL!

Donna
Who knew you were not going there, but the watergardener in me had to
do
it :)



A little out of my ken.

Kitty





Hum.. tubers you say....Well how about some tropical water lilies or
lotus? ... Both do well in a whiskey barrel size container?

Donna


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Zone 10a
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]

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