Re: Ball gardens

I've always suspected that if we fiddled around with the internet long enough, Donna, one of us would find a parallel universe. Congratulations!

On Oct 27, 2005, at 3:29 PM, Donna wrote:

huh? was my thought- so googled it and came up with
maybe this?
http://home.xtra.co.nz/hosts/Wingmakers/ Pallalonian%20Solar%20System.html

--- james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:

Does this mean we can expect PALANON for friends of
plant addicts?

On Oct 27, 2005, at 8:41 AM, Lynda Young wrote:


Hello, my name is Lynda and I'm a plant

addict..............

Lynda
Zone 7 - West TN

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net

[o*@hort.net] On

Behalf Of TeichFlora@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 1:21 AM
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Ball gardens


I agree with what you've said, Kitty, and I didn't

take it as bashing

or

such.  Being in the landscape profession...be it

architect, designer,

or
maintenance, doesn't automatically make one a

horticulturist. I think

more and more
though....at least from what I've seen, people

that hire someone  in

the

profession are looking for someone that does have

some knowledge.

People are
tired of the "cookie cutter" look, or such.

In general, though, I think design is an overall

concept.  People  that

take
the time to actually come up with a design usually

do some  homework.

I
tend
to think of people that go for the seasonal color

alone,  or copying

something
they see in a magazine to implement in their

garden as more

"decorating"
than design.  One can see the difference, I

think.....a  designed

garden
seems to
have a purpose,  a balance.....be it with

repetitive plants or a

variety.  A
decorated garden, like a home  or even a

wardrobe....doesn't quite

balance
out.  It's more like a  mishmash of things that

don't quite "fit"

together.

I have come to realize that there are those that

garden and those that

don't.  I prefer the neighbor that at least puts

out something, even

if
it's
annuals, than not doing anything at all.  I've

also found that  more

often than
not, those gardeners that start out with the

annuals, will often  grow

into doing
more things, and eventually realize there is more

to gardening  than

annuals.
 Sure one winces at the choices, or the placement.

  Often it's just a

matter
of not having had someone to tell them.  But they

live and learn, or

have
someone that gives them advice or even shares

plants.

Of course, unfortunately in a few cases,  they

turn into plant nuts

who
have
way to many plants, where the idea of sticking to

a design or a

concept
no
longer wins out....and they are hopelessly and

irreversably addicted

to

plants.  Meeting people who turn them on to even

more types of

plants.....the
addiction then turns into obsession.....
surely there is medication for this???  12 step

program,

something??????
Help?
Noreen
zone 9
Texas Gulf Coast



In a message dated 10/26/2005 11:01:16 AM Central

Standard Time,

gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:

I'm not  bashing all designers.  Design is

important, but not everybody

can agree on what is critical to a design.  Lots

of differing

priorities. Remember, design is not the exclusive

territory of

professional  designers





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