Re: checking in / happy fall!

Zem, I think that's terrific.  How is Percy doing?  And Kitty, good for you
taking a breather.  You deserve that.

On 9/30/07, Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> What a wonderful way to spend the day Zem, and timely for Percy - he could
> use an extra blessing or two.  Doesn't matter if nothing got done in the
> garden, we need to spread our time around on all the things we enjoy.
>
> This is the first time in 6 years I haven't had to prepare Bulbapalooza,
> the
> fall MG bulb sale and it has been nice to spend more time on my own yard.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Zemuly Sanders" <zemuly@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 5:42 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] checking in / happy fall!
>
>
> > Today was the blessing of the animals at our Episcopal church.  I took
> > Percy.  The service was wonderful, as usual, and Percy likes his new St.
> > Francis medal.  The weather was absolutely gorgeous, and there were so
> > many animals there -- not only dogs and cats, but horses, too.  There
> were
> > even animal treats on the buffet table.   I didn't get anything done in
> > the yard because I was just tired, but I'm glad I had the day off.
> > zem
> > zone 7
> > West TN
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 11:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] checking in / happy fall!
> >
> >
> >>I spent today cleaning the crabgrass and other grassy weeds out of
> >> one of two perennial beds. Resigned myself to almost completely
> >> redoing it  because of the amount of digging necessary to remove the
> >> undesirables. Saved seeds from my Silene regiae because I am also
> >> spreading Preen. Transplanted two clumps of Alma Potschke aster.
> >> Hauled three wheelbarrows full to the burn pile. Planted 3 Kniphofia
> >> 'Red Flamingo', 5 Echinacea 'Rubinstern', and one Louisiana iris
> >> 'Joie de Vivre'. Now off to downtown Chicago to attend a non plant
> >> related :>( meeting. The fare on Amtrak will be the least expensive
> >> part of the three days.
> >>
> >> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
> >>
> >> On Sep 29, 2007, at 2:08 PM, Donna wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Seems
> >>> like I have been on the go since Labor Day with some fun stuff at
> >>> least.
> >>> Although I am extremely tired from it all, today I tackled the
> >>> front garden
> >>> beds.  I decided it was just too much of a mess to deal with and
> >>> dug it all
> >>> out under my bay window area.  I had thought of saving some stuff,
> >>> but after
> >>> looking at it closely, realized there was a lot of damage from this
> >>> summer.  A
> >>> guy from the older section of town was mulching leaves this
> >>> morning, so I was
> >>> able to get a few bags full to add to that section since now
> >>> nothing is there.
> >>> It will be bear for the winter and I will figure something out next
> >>> spring.
> >>> Off to take a nap and maybe later work some more.
> >>>
> >>> Donna
> >>
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-- 
Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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