Re: THE 13 DEADLY SYNDROMES OF GARDENING

In a message dated 12/12/99 9:20:57 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
genebush@otherside.com writes:

<<     A subject near and dear to me. I give a slide presentation and lecture 
on this
 one..... Called "Gardening by Design & by Accident". I have attended a lot of
 symposiums on gardening and I am always fascinated by all the charts, graphs 
and
 illustrations on landscaping, soil mixes, fertilizing programs and nozzle 
rate,
 etc.... Enough to make your eyes glaze over.I knew I was not that kind of 
gardener
 and assumed if I felt like that so would other gardeners.... thus the
 presentation. >>

Good thoughts Gene,

Some design is good but the landscaper makes a design, puts the compenents in 
place and stands back to have look.  Then he is finished.  We are never 
finished.

There are people who buy into this process but they are not gardeners.

At certain times in the process, I have a vision of how to tie it all 
together and make an orderly design.  Fortunately this does not happen too 
often.  This past summer I had some garden help.  We made new edges and added 
tons of rocks.  We connected things.  There was no plan.  I may do some 
organizing in another five years but for now I am finished.  It was huge lot 
of labor.

I have a friend who is successful with graph paper, she has a painterly 
garden that is charming.  I have never gotten any plan on paper nor have I 
ever been able to keep a schedule.  Does anyone with a love for horticulture 
plan?

Christopher Lloyd, the writer, says in one of his books that the very best 
time to do a garden chore is when you are in the mood, have the tool handy 
and have the time.   

You must come up to the Albany area, Gene, and do your programs.  We have 
several societies here and need some fresh ideas.  There is a spring garden 
day in early May.  If you can abide an excusion into zone 4, we will invite 
you.

Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NY
z4 

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