Re: June 21 Chicago Get Together

**B* K* E* <b*@xnet.com>**

Hi Doreen,

I take it Mayo and Doug are coming down for a visit.  Considering one 
has an 8 hour drive (or a flight)( and a few side stops) to MO ahead of 
them the following day, Saturday might be just too close.

As much as it would be entertaining and enlightening to network, I 
appreciate your volunteering to set this up, but I for one, will have to 
decline.

Tomorrow is the Midwest Groundcover open house.  Nona has pulled out, 
and it looks like Nina   might have also declined.  I have that 
appointment close by, so I had decided to go.   Now I'm wondering if 
that was a wise decision.  I guess I'll find out tomorrow.  Will let you 
know if there was anything of interest.

How was the Memorial Day Weekend?  Do anything special?.

And I actually got to spend a bit of time working in the yard. 

Our local Home Depot was like Nirvana!  Talk of healthy plants, 
incredibly low prices, and vast selection...it was almost unbelievable!  
They had half the parking lot cordoned off, with more plants than I had 
ever seen in a big box.  Hanging baskets for 9 bucks.  Flats for 10.  
Tropicals for $12 to $24.  I know one should support the local nursery, 
but with this great quality, quantity, and price, my budget got a lot 
more for its buck...plus a lot more bucks stayed in my wallet.  Plus, 
none of the nurseries around here even offer Dragon Wing Begonia any 
more.  Not so at HD...full cascading 10" baskets for the aforementioned 
9 bucks. 

I haven't been to Lowe's or Menard's this spring as yet.  Have you seen 
anything of interest there?  I wonder if it's just this HD -- or are all 
the big boxes offering exceptional plants as loss leaders?

Betty

Doreen Howard wrote:
> It has been suggested that garden writers in the greater Chicago area get together on Saturday evening, June 21, for dinner and to network about blogs and other relevant issues.  Two of our listserv members are coming down from Canada that week and would like to visit with others in the Chicago area.
>
> I'll find a centrally-located restaurant in the Chicago burbs that is easily accessible.  It will be a BYOD event, and spouses and significant others are invited, too.
>
> If interested, please RSVP ASAP so that I can make reservations.  
> Doreen Howard
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