RE: Perennials--where are you?

Hi Gene,
	Being rather a novice, I've spent most of this season planting new
perennials, then moving them.  Seems I haven't quite figured out the
relationship between the shade trees, structures, the sun, and earth's
rotation.  In the winter, I decided the bed in my front yard was sunny, in
the back, shady.  WRONG!  Almost the complete opposite.  So back and forth I
go.  
	It is fun to learn though.  Gardening is the first thing I think
I've ever done that if I wasn't really good at it right from the start, I'd
quit.  Not only have I not quit, but do believe I'm addicted.  There are
over a hundred different species in beds that completely circle the house,
around the garage, and two or three other beds throughout the yard.  I had a
choir director in high school that said, "If you're going to make a mistake,
make it loud."  Any and all mistakes I've made thus far, they're right out
there for all the neighbors to see.
	Must not be doing to badly, though.  The neighbors have all been
very complementary, and rather shocked (because we don't even own the home,
just rent.)  
	It's kinda funny, all the money and care I've spent on the
perennials, I think I'm enjoying the zinnias and the Shirley Poppies I
planted from seed more than anything right now.  Go figure.
	It was nice to hear from you and everyone else who has responded to
my posting.  
	Happy 4th!
Kelly in Eastern Kansas

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
Of Gene Bush
Sent: Friday, July 04, 2003 6:21 AM
To: perennials@hort.net
Subject: Re: Perennials--where are you?


Hello Kelly,
    Perhaps everyone in out in the garden.... at least in the mornings... to
hot to  be out there is the afternoons... whew!! I have been working on
removing weeds from my garden. It was either too wet or we were too busy to
get into the garden all spring, so the garden certainly is not looking its
best right now. Taking it one section at a time trying to remove every tiny
to big unwanted. Also cleaning out a few of the "more than I want" plants.
Sometimes you can have just too much of a good thing and some needs to be
removed.
    I have also been working on a new section of my garden that is of decent
size, trying to transplant some new goodies to the garden under two dogwoods
I planted two years back. Lots of new hosta selected over the past year, new
ferns, ariseama, trillium, cimicifuga. Trying to think larger than in the
past when doing design... at least 6 to 8 of each in drifts unless it is a
large plant.
    So what have you been up to in your garden??
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
----- Original Message -----
> Where did everybody go?  I haven't received any emails for several 
> days
now.
> Have I been blackballed or did I somehow "unlist" myself? Kelly in 
> Kansas

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