Re: garden shows and mosquito repellant plants

**"* D* <m*@gmail.com>**

Donna - the mosquito repellant plants advertised are scented geraniums -
lemon, lime, etc.
Basically, they do not work as mosquite repellants unless you rub them on to
scent your skin.

Wichita Garden Show is terrific. March 5 to 9 this year.
http://www.wichitagardenshow.com/

Martha Stoodley Muskogee OK
Thursday garden column http://www.muskogeephoenix.com/
Garden blog http://muskogeephoenixonline.com/blogs/MollyDay/

On Jan 30, 2008 10:23 AM, Donna Dawson <donna@icangarden.com> wrote:

> 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?
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> 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?
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