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Re: [GWL]: Pronunciation of plant names on-line

I went to gardening.com and couldn't find their pronunciation of plant
names.  I found the site ok, but couldn't find their pronunciation section.
What am I doing wrong?

Suzannne Pierot
----- Original Message -----
From: "Suzi McCoy" <buzz@impact-pr.com>
To: <Gardenwriters@topica.com>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 8:29 AM
Subject: RE: [GWL]: Pronunciation of plant names on-line


> Sandy,
>
> I too wonder about Fa-tha-jillia (that's how I pronounce it.  I
> certainly can't spell it!) and Hue-ka-rauh-- check out
> www.gardening.com's Plant Encyclopedia. They pronounce the names
> on-line.  Very cool.
>
> Anyone coming to GWAA please stop by our booths #49 -- 52 -- and meet
> the folks from PRO-MIX Potting & Seeding Mixes, The Conard-Pyle Co.
> (Star Roses), Campania (connoisseurs of fine garden
> accessories),TulipWorld.com (named Quill & Troll Best Electronic
> Media,)Year of the Rose from ARS and GWAA Award winners.  And meet
> IMPACT's newest addition -- the Garden Media Group, just launched to
> serve the L&G industry.  We'll have lots of story ideas to discuss.
>
> And on Friday -- get there early to have your fortunes read by Rose.
>
> See you all in Sunny Florida,
> Suzi McCoy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Melanie Vassallo [m*@optonline.net]
> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2001 7:57 AM
> To: Gardenwriters@topica.com
> Subject: RE: [GWL]: Pronunciation & website question
>
> Good morning,
>
> Sandie brought up an interesting topic. Being a self taught gardener I
> always wondered if I was pronouncing those long names correctly.
> Heuchera is
> one of the ones I've heard several different ways.
>
> Two years ago I did a lecture in Tennessee where Darryl Apps (formally
> of
> Longwood Gardens) and Diana Grenfel (a garden writer from England) were
> also
> lecturing. I admitted that I was nervous about my pronunciations and
> Diana
> was very kind. She told me that many people say things differently and
> she
> pronounced Heuchera the same way I did. (HEW-ke-ra) When I asked how to
> say
> Clematis, Darryl recited a poem. All I remember is the last line but is
> was
> "but I would be reMISS if I did not call it ClemaTIS."
>
> This past weekend I lectured in Atlanta and fell in love with Sasanqua
> camellia's that were in bloom. Does anybody grow them in similar
> conditions
> as we have here on Long Island? I'm in a cold pocket along the spine of
> the
> island, zone 6b with quite a bit of spring freeze and thaw and freeze
> and
> thaw...
>
> One more thing (yes, once the cork is pulled out it's hard to put it
> back
> in), for a year I wrote the Q & A column of a website. I've heard
> nothing
> from them since the early summer when the editor left the company. They
> haven't replied to any e-mails and the site hasn't been updated in
> months.
> The strange thing is the link to my home e-mail is still active and I'm
> still getting questions. At this point I'm still answering them,
> especially
> ones that don't require serious research. How long would you continue to
> answer this mail? Of course I haven't seen a paycheck since June.
>
> Melanie Vassallo, So. Huntington NY (presently cleaning out my hat rack
> where all new hats are scheduled to arrive Jan 1st)
>
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