Re: plant trek
- Subject: Re: plant trek
- From: G* B*
- Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2001 06:23:34 -0600
Boy! Donna,
Why so shy all of a sudden when heading in this direction? Get a couple
of friends to make the trip with you and come on down this spring. We began
scheduling garden clubs who rent coaches to get here last year. Have some
scheduled for stops this coming year already on the calendar. In the past we
have shied away from such large groups here at one time.... we try to work
on one-to-one basis or as close to it as possible. But we were finally
talked into larger groups hitting here for frenzied few hours.....
Bunch from Indy was here late last year, Blooming bunch will be here
this spring. Come on down....
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens,LLC
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Southern Indiana Zone 6
----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>
> I have done this with a few gardening groups from different areas. It is a
> blast! Most times there are too many to fit in one vehicle. When the
> Bloomington group was up here, we fill up the larger cars and caravanned
> around following each other. The Peoria group took it one step farther and
> rented a bus! Both times we toured some of my friends private homes as
well
> as every water plant nursery worth stopping into. Of course, Us
Northerners
> also toured their towns as well.. It has been going on for three years,
and
> is going to continue this spring / summer.
>
> I think this group should plan something like that, since there seems to
be
> quite a few in the area. If coming North, feel free to stop in here, I am
> about 40 miles south of Chicago, coffee's always on, and it is a good
place
> to stretch your legs before the shop till you drop... If no one is
familiar
> with the Chicago area, be glad to show you around, or just tag along.. any
> excuse to go plant shopping ;). If you all decide to head south and down
to
> Gene's place- let me know. Always wanted to go there, but didn't feel that
> it was right for Gene to waste his whole day showing just me around...
>
> Donna
>
>
> > > Try organizing a plant trek. We have been doing that from our
> > area for a few
> > > years now. You need a station wagon and boxes and shelves for
> > the tailgate
> > > section. You get a list of destinations and make a map.
> > Everyone going must
> > > be a plant nut and we don't get home until very late. We end
> > by sorting the
> > > plants in the dark in someone's driveway.
> >
> > That's a neat idea!
> >
> > Of course, that would mean coming out of my hole and meeting other
> > gardeners... :)
> >
> > > We now have a magazine that devotes itself to New England
> > horticulture so
> > > that is a good source here. From my location we can reach most
> > parts of New
> > > England in a daytrip, Maine excluded.
> >
> > Wow! We're pretty spread out here, but there are lots of treasures to
the
> > south and up in Chicago. I guess we'd have to pick one direction and
just
> > go.
> >
> > Chris
>
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