Re: garden shows and mosquito repellant plants

**"* P* D* <m*@dargan.com>**

Yes!! The Southeastern Flower Show in Atlanta is fantastic...large
landscape and discovery exhibits, horticulture and artistic floral
arrangements are all juried (by over 70 judges from all over the
country) with a ribbons and trophies. flowershow.org. I've  been active
speaking, judging, creating and enjoying this show for 21 years! Worth
the trip. Mary Palmer Dargan,ASLA
On Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:48:14 -0700, "margaret lauterbach"
<melauter@earthlink.net> said:
> I thought Chicago had a good garden show, don't they?  San Francisco,
> too.
> 
> >I have one person get back to me with great garden shows to see in the US
> >beside Philly, Boston and Seattle..is there nothing more worth while going
> >to?
> >
> >
> >
> >The next question has to do with Mosquito repellant plants.has anyone heard
> >of this before and do they exist? We have a guy here in Panama that says
> >that he has planted these around a lake and I just don't believe they exist.
> >I don't want to say anything because I haven't lived here long enough to
> >argue, but I have still never heard of this.  Expert opinions?
> 
> Yes, I've seen ads in the Sunday Supplements of the newspaper. I 
> think it's some variety of mint.  Margaret L
> 
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Tip: Visit English gardens by Sir Harold Peto at Buscot and Iford in Wiltshire and Avon, also must see Sir Roy Strong's formal garden at the Lasket in Herefordshire (by appointment)

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