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Odd balls things we grow - WAS Re: Not exactly off topic

I love my "odd balls".
I grow teasel - a selfseeding biannual that that birds love and tickles be to have as it was used to comb fleeces and flax. 
Alluim - Hair - no flower but hundreds of little plantlets

Cheryl


Besides the "normal" perennials I grow and sometimes cut for bouquets to
bring into work (a medical laboratory with primarily female staff), I also
grow a number of odd-ball plants which I bring in if they are blooming or
just for effect.  While I'm not sure it's deserved, it's earned me the
nick-name of "The Plant Whisperer".  I'm sure I've been called worse!


Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mailto:llmen@wi.rr.com






On 7/16/10 6:59 AM, "Cheryl Isaak" <cherylisaak@comcast.net> wrote:


 Hmm - I used to send cut flowers or potted plants from my garden to
 my kids teachers and they loved that we had made that effort. But I
 could see one or two of them complaining we were cheapskates when it
 came to those gift occasions, when some parents sent gift cards and I
 sent another plant.

 Cheryl


 I think there are many on this list who are dedicated amateur, if not
 professional gardeners.

 A very interesting letter appeared in the column "Dear Prudence" in the
online magazine Slate.com. It is the very last letter in the column, signed 
 " An Alleged Cheapskate".  I just thought that many of my fellow gardeners
 might find it interesting.

 http://www.slate.com/id/2260483?wpisrc=newsletter
It's also interesting to check out some of the comments by readers regarding 
 this letter.

 My apologies if this post is considered too off topic, but it sure would be
 nice to see a little more life back on this list.


 Don Martinson
 Milwaukee, Wisconsin
 Mailto:llmen@wi.rr.com

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