RE: Summer Time Gardening Blues

"Retail therapy," as I've heard it called.

Susan Saxton, zone 6b

For mine is a little old-fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mclainakag@aol.com [M*@aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, July 25, 1999 7:09 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Summer Time Gardening Blues
> 
> 
> Fellow Gardeners-
> 
> If you are feeling the heat, lack of rain, too much rain or the over 
> abundance of weeds boy do I have the solution for 
> you.....time to plan a day 
> of plant shopping.
> 
> Yesterday - Pam (murfsmomma) and I spent the entire day plant 
> hunting and boy 
> did we come up with some great finds. :o)  We met at 6:30 in 
> the morning and 
> had breakfast - during breakfast we planned our strategy.  We 
> were one of the 
> first to arrive at the "Christmas in July" sale at one of our 
> favorite spots 
> then went to a collectors home and bought from his backyard.  
> He directed us 
> to a specialty nursery that we had never heard of.......If 
> you like unusual 
> and hard to find----we found them.  
> 
> Pam found a half dozen of the species Passion Flowers that 
> she craves so much 
> and I found the bold and unusual foliage plants that make my 
> heart sing and 
> two clerodendrums that I've never heard of.  If you are one 
> to drool when 
> looking through Stokes Tropicals.......it was like being there in 
> person--without having to spend a fortune.  We both bought our fair 
> share----image a suburban with the 3rd seat removed....plants 
> to the ceiling 
> and on the floor board,  the back seat captains chairs sat 
> two boxes loaded 
> with plants.
> 
> Today - the motivation that I possessed in the spring was 
> back-----I cleaned 
> and pulled and pruned my beds to make room for the new.  So 
> if you are 
> feeling those Summer Time Gardening Blues.......plan a trip 
> to your favorite 
> garden center or maybe one that you've always wanted to visit and 
> go.........it really does help!
> 
> Happy gardening to you all.
> 
> Kemberly McLain
> Katy, Texas Zone 9
> 
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