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

Now wait a minute folks... I can relate to downsizing... but totally
abandoning .... nah....

We did that one year here, when there was just too much to do.... it
just wasn't the same.

Donna


> 
> > 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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