Re: Am I alone?
- To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
- Subject: Re: Am I alone?
- From: "* C* <r*@neptune.on.ca>
- Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 19:37:02 -0400
Sorry, Jeanne. My shastas are in full bloom now. More flowers than I
have ever seen on them and they are a good 25% taller than they were last
year. Right now they are maybe 40" tall and standing straight up with no
floppiness and no staking required.
By the way, the Phlox paniculata is in bud here, and some of my neighbors
have them in full bloom. Those are August flowers around here, normally.
Bob Campbell
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> From: jeanne latta <jplatta@yahoo.com>
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Am I alone?
> Date: Sunday, July 05, 1998 11:32 AM
>
> CALLING PLANET EARTH..CALLING PLANET EARTH! Am I alone out here? Is
> there anyone else on this planet who is still waiting for their Shasta
> Daisies to bloom? I have tried everything. I have whispered gentle
> words of encouragement, assuring them how welcome they are in the
> neighborhood of my garden. I have lavishly praised their abundant
> foliage and given a subtle hint that a little touch of white (in the
> form of flowers) would only serve to enhance the lushness of their
> green leaves. I have screamed, shouted, begged and cajoled..all to no
> avail. Finally I resorted to threats. " How about a little drink of
> Roundup or Finale!!" I have come menacingly close with my weed
> whacker as I trimmed the edge of the border.
> They have begun now to taunt me. Several days ago a tiny little
> nubbin appeared. It looked like this little nubbin is THINKING about
> MAYBE SOMEDAY turning into a flower bud. We're not talking here about
> a dozen little nubbins that a clump of this size would merit.
> No..just one, miserable nubbin that hasn't grown a fraction of an inch
> in four days.
> The only thing I haven't tried is bribery. I was thinking of
> cramming a couple of double-stuff oreo cookies into the ground by the
> roots. What do you think? Would these stubborn, recalcitrant little
> stinkers do what they were put on this earth to do, which is bloom
> with lovely white flowers. Believe me..their days are numbered. I'm
> giving them two weeks and then they can enhance my compost heap. Am I
> alone with this problem?
> Jeanne
>
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>
> ==
> Jeanne
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