RE: [Rose-list] Re: Westerland

**"* S* <S*@schwabe.com>**

I figured it was worth the occasional "starting over" probability.  Heck,
that could happen just from winter around here.

I wouldn't put ANYTHING irreplaceable outside a private property fenceline,
in any case.  This is replaceable, just time for maturity lost.

Susan Saxton, zone 6b
For mine is a little old fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: lowery@teamzeon.com [l*@teamzeon.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 1999 1:00 PM
> To: rose-list@mallorn.com
> Subject: RE: [Rose-list] Re: Westerland
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> Valerie Lowery@ZEON
> 06/17/99 03:59 PM
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> I was thinking about this current thread about tying roses to 
> street signs.
> I'm assuming that those of you that do this cleared it first with the
> city/town officials.  As you may not know (at least here in 
> my city), the
> government owns about 12" of the land between the street and 
> your house.
> While you may do the upkeep in the form of cutting the grass 
> for example,
> the city has the right to do what they want on that easement, 
> including
> digging it up to do any repairs if necessary or using a weed-wacker or
> pruning shears to make the right of way more visible.  Are 
> you ready for
> the possibility that a cherished rose may be uprooted or cut 
> back?  They
> try not to disturb exisiting trees/plants, but just this year the city
> replaced the pipes on our street and guess what... the 
> easements were dug
> up in spots and the sod reseeded.  Ugly red clay mounds 
> everywhere just
> when the homeowners had sown grass seed.  And I've also seen 
> some serious
> chopping of shrubbery when people have complained that they 
> couldn't see
> around it to look at traffic.
> 
> I hate to play devil's advocate, but it is something everyone 
> should think
> about before investing a lot of money.  I'm sure the people 
> have such a
> wonderful display in place knows that their work won't be disturbed in
> their neighborhood.
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> Val in KY
> zone 6a
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