Re: Re: OT - now tubers was-Wonderful web tribute to the Armed forces

Me too.  Never did do a tree - Sugar has enough toys.  Lean Yuletide this year.

Pam Evans
Kemp, TX
zone 8A
----- Original Message -----
From: Kitty
Sent: 11/16/2004 7:19:25 PM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] OT - now tubers was-Wonderful web tribute to the    Armed forces

> 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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