Re: Celia's Lament
- To: iris-talk@onelist.com
- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] Celia's Lament
- From: H*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 14 Jun 1999 09:25:57 EDT
From: HIPSource@aol.com
In a message dated 6/14/99 8:09:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
storey@aristotle.net writes:
<< But I'm looking forward to July, when I mean to unearth all my bearded
plants, ousting all those rotters I've been growing just because some nice
person gave them to me. Then I'll amend the soil and solarize, make
rudimentary terraces down the slope and finally replant with only irises I
am delighted by. >>
This is a course that makes much sense to me.
A bunch of languishing disease-prone plants does nothing for the garden
effect. A garden full of stuff that grows and blooms well does. I said some
time ago I did not intend to turn my dinky yard into a toxic waste dump or an
infirmary, and I meant it. Space and time are treasures. Don't clutter them
up with crap.
Celia, so good to see your byline in my inbox. Here is lagniappe for you. I
have found the quote you inquired about some time back. Not much of a
citation, but a lead.
"The fleur-de-lys, which is the flower of chivalry, has a sword for its leaf
and a lily for its heart."
It is attributed in something I have around here to John Ruskin.
Strength to your sword arm, girlfriend!
Anner Whitehead
HIPSource@aol.com
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