Re: summer?

Good idea Jim...you're right about that....


On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 2:19 PM, james singer<inlandjim1@q.com> wrote:
> Sour note department: You might want to run your plant list by the poison
> control folks. Kids will eat anything and everything.
>
> On Sep 3, 2009, at 5:02 PM, andreah wrote:
>
>> That sounds like fun! The whole thing, not the removal of the spidery
>> Burfords, LOL! Send us pictures when it's done. And I love that you get to
>> SUPERVISE the planting rather than having to do it all yourself.
>> A
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>> Behalf
>> Of Zemuly Sanders
>> Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2009 9:22 AM
>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
>>
>> I'm probably going to use some of the Hoogendorn hollies because of their
>> soft leaves and large berries.  We are removing the large, spider-filled
>> Burfords that are currently in the school yard.
>> zem
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Catharine Carpenter" <cathycrc@comcast.net>
>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 9:35 PM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
>>
>>
>>> Gaillardia, Rudbeckia, Salvia 'May Night'... what about Hollies - the
>>> evergreen would have leaves, plus the berries the kids could admire in
>>> the winter.
>>> Cathy, west central IL, z5b
>>>
>>> On Sep 2, 2009, at 5:11 PM, Zemuly Sanders wrote:
>>>
>>>> Again, I have to use what I've got.  Thankfully, we do have  daylilies.
>>>> I'm also using butterfly bushes.  Since it's a school  they want
>>>> flowers.
>>
>>>> I'm thinking less is more.  They already have  some good looking
>>>> ornamental grasses which I'll be able to use.
>>>> zem
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Evans" <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 4:44 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Salvia greggii's are pretty tough too Zem.  They are the one plant  I
>>>>> can
>>>>> count on to survive a multiyear drought or a month w/ 30 + inches  of
>>>>> rain
>>>>> (which is what we normally get in a year).  The salvias and  daylilies
>>>>> came
>>>>> through it all virtually unscathed.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 9/2/09, Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks, Jim.  Unfortunately for me, I have to rely on what we have  in
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> shrub yard of the store. <LOL>
>>>>>> zem
>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com>
>>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 12:33 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sounds like a fun project. I'd probably rely on lots of sandankwa
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> viburnums [V. suspensum]; don't especially like them, but they are
>>>>>>> indestructible.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Sep 2, 2009, at 6:17 AM, Zemuly Sanders wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Great job, Kitty!  You never cease to amaze me.  My next project is
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> a volunteer one.  The Home Depot and American Express are updating
>>>>>>>> and landscaping a new charter school in Memphis.  I'm in charge of
>>>>>>>> determining what kinds of plants will be hardy (read "impossible  to
>>>>>>>> kill") and how many I'll need for several different beds.  I also
>>>>>>>> have to supervise their planting.  This should be an interesting
>>>>>>>> experience. <LOL>  It's an all volunteer project for both
>>>>>>>>  companies.
>>>>>>>> zem
>>>>>>>> zone 7
>>>>>>>> West TN
>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
>>>>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 10:27 AM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> My colchicum started coming up early, possibly fooled into  thinking
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> it is fall with cool temps and lots of rain.  But I love this
>>>>>>>>> weather, much easier to work in.  Made $1000 at my plant sale  this
>>>>>>>>> weekend.  Now that most of my pots have been cleared out I can
>>>>>>>>> start working on late summer garden chores.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Lots of tomatoes, yum.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Kitty
>>>>>>>>> neIN, Zone 5
>>>>>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <inlandjim1@q.com
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>>>>>>>> Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:19 PM
>>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] summer?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Summer may be all but over here. So far we've had maybe a dozen
>>>>>>>>> days
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> with highs above the mid-90s. But yesterday we had a good  soaking
>>>>>>>>>> rain
>>>>>>>>>> for a few hours. I'm told that's usually a sign that summer's
>>>>>>>>>> nearly
>>>>>>>>>> over and the monsoon season is approaching.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 29, 2009, at 5:16 PM, Patricia Dickson wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Or here we had one of the most years with over 100degree days.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Today is glorious days high 80's light wind low humidity. We
>>>>>>>>>>>  have
>>>>>>>>>>> had
>>>>>>>>>>> enough rain that everything is still green in late August!!! We
>>>>>>>>>>> have
>>>>>>>>>>> big
>>>>>>>>>>> hopes of fall color this year.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> My husband and I are going to Buchart gardens and around
>>>>>>>>>>>  Seattle,
>>>>>>>>>>> Victoria,BC, Vancover and we will fly in and out of Spokane,Wa.
>>>>>>>>>>> Any ideas of things we should not miss. You guys have led me on
>>>>>>>>>>> some
>>>>>>>>>>> of the best garden tours.
>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you all
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone Patricia Dickson
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 29, 2009, at 5:57 PM, Pam Evans <gardenqueen@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Too bad you weren't down here Auralie.  Summer is alive &  well
>>>>>>>>>>> in
>>>>>>>>>>> TX.   I
>>>>>>>>>>> think it only got up to 90 degrees today and that feels like
>>>>>>>>>>>  fall
>>>>>>>>>>> now.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/29/09, Aplfgcnys@aol.com <Aplfgcnys@aol.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> What happened to summer?  After the coolest July on record, we
>>>>>>>>>>> finally had a few warmish days, but mostly overcast and humid.
>>>>>>>>>>> Then early this week a couple of days up in the 80s.  90  degrees
>>>>>>>>>>> was predicted but never happened here. Now we are back into
>>>>>>>>>>> what looks like real fall weather.  It hasn't been above 72
>>>>>>>>>>>  since
>>>>>>>>>>> Thursday - wasn't out of the 60s yesterday and doesn't look  like
>>>>>>>>>>> it will be today.  It's drizzling rain, but less than an inch
>>>>>>>>>>>  has
>>>>>>>>>>> fallen - just dismal and depressing.  Add to that, the dogwood
>>>>>>>>>>> trees are definitely turning color, and the flock of  goldfinches
>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>> cluster around our feeder are losing their bright yellow  color.
>>>>>>>>>>> We
>>>>>>>>>>> get so much pleasure from the goldfinches.  There have been  more
>>>>>>>>>>> of them than usual this summer.  Sometimes there are as many
>>>>>>>>>>> as eight lined up or fussing with each other for a turn at the
>>>>>>>>>>> feeder.
>>>>>>>>>>> I know they will still be here all winter, but I hate to see
>>>>>>>>>>>  them
>>>>>>>>>>> lose
>>>>>>>>>>> their brilliant summer plumage.
>>>>>>>>>>> Auralie
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>> Pam Evans
>>>>>>>>>>> Kemp TX
>>>>>>>>>>> zone 8A
>>>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>>>> Inland Jim
>>>>>>>>>> Willamette Valley
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>>>>> Kemp TX
>>>>> zone 8A
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