Re: Ball gardens.....addictions now Pam drought

Let's all pitch in and buy Rich a Ticket to Kemp!

Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, October 31, 2005 1:38 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Ball gardens.....addictions now Pam drought


> well that sucks Pam... I really thought you got some
> rain with all those storms down south. 
> 
> Jim said there is something brewing your way- which
> way do we need to 'think' so you get rain!
> 
> We are dry up here, but have been getting a little
> rain every now and again... been watering the newer
> trees and stuff before they go into winter mode here.
> 
> Donna
> 
> --- Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Nada. Zilch. Zip. I'm going to have to go to Home
> > Depot & get a soaker hose
> > or I'm going to lose my St. Augustine up front. It's
> > making me nuts. And now
> > I've got a skunk digging stuff up. They shouldn't
> > even be in town, but I
> > guess they are looking for water and I'm the only
> > idiot in the neighborhood
> > watering right now. Just got another 170 water bill.
> > Bah.
> > 
> > On 10/30/05, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> > >
> > > You still haven't gotten any rain yet Pam? Even
> > with all those assorted
> > > Hurricanes heading thru?
> > >
> > > Donna
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
> > [o*@hort.net] On
> > > > Behalf Of Pam Evans
> > > > Sent: Sunday, October 30, 2005 1:00 PM
> > > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Ball gardens.....addictions
> > > >
> > > > Well it's all xeriscape stuff from now on for
> > me. November will be month
> > > > number 8 of this bloody drought. SICK of it.
> > > >
> > > > On 10/30/05, Donna <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > I think we all do this in one way or
> > another... Once space gets tight,
> > > > we
> > > > > eliminate the ones that don't perform as
> > expected with something new
> > > to
> > > > > try.
> > > > >
> > > > > Well at least I do...
> > > > >
> > > > > Donna
> > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net
> > [o*@hort.net]
> > > On
> > > > > > Behalf Of Pam Evans
> > > > > > Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 7:28 PM
> > > > > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Ball
> > gardens.....addictions
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Good point Noreen. And how funny about your
> > friend!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 10/29/05, Zemuly Sanders
> > <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Or maybe, Noreen, downsizing to your
> > feiend means getting smaller
> > > > > > plants.
> > > > > > > zem
> > > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > > From: <TeichFlora@aol.com>
> > > > > > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > > > > > Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2005 10:14 AM
> > > > > > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] Ball
> > gardens.....addictions
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hm...sounds good Pam, however, doesn't a
> > person that joins AA or
> > > > > such
> > > > > > > > actually WANT to stop???? I think most
> > plant addicts are well
> > > > aware
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > > their
> > > > > > > > addiction, but don't have the will power
> > or even the desire to
> > > > > > actually
> > > > > > > > stop.
> > > > > > > > Perhaps slow down maybe but stop??
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Helped out at a private plant sale of a
> > friend....(the one that
> > > > > > insisted
> > > > > > > I
> > > > > > > > try bamboo)....who's wife told me that
> > he was having such a huge
> > > > > sale
> > > > > > > > because
> > > > > > > > he was "downsizing" his yard. That they
> > wanted to travel now
> > > that
> > > > > they
> > > > > > > > were
> > > > > > > > retired, and didn't want that much
> > responsibility. I was
> > > impressed
> > > > > and
> > > > > > > > felt
> > > > > > > > inspired by his will power, especially
> > since he was selling off
> > > > many
> > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > his
> > > > > > > > long time prized plants. However then at
> > the end of the sale the
> > > > > > mailman
> > > > > > > > arrived with a box of plants that had
> > arrived in the mail, that
> > > he
> > > > > had
> > > > > > > > ordered
> > > > > > > > to add to his collection. Hmm.....so
> > much for downsizing, I
> > > > thought.
> > > > > > > > When I
> > > > > > > > asked about it, he said that was his way
> > of downsizing......get
> > > > rid
> > > > > of
> > > > > > > > some
> > > > > > > > plants, to get others. Hm.....I guess
> > that is a start....
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Noreen
> > > > > > > > zone 9
> > > > > > > > Texas Gulf Coast
> > > > > > > > In a message dated 10/28/2005 4:12:57 PM
> > Central Standard Time,
> > > > > > > > gardenchat-owner@hort.net writes:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > When Jesse lived down here we used to
> > joke about starting a
> > > Texas
> > > > > > > chapter
> > > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > > Gardeners Anonymous. LOL.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > >
> >
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> > > > > > Kemp TX
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