Re: Weeding somebody else's garden
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- Subject: Re: Weeding somebody else's garden
- From: G*
- Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 08:59:37 -0400
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Hello Chris,
Perhaps you have a point. I have been thinking about a small sign at the
entrance to the garden reminding visitors to keep their feet on the paths.
Now that you remind me, the wandering from the path does often happen when I
can see someone getting excited about a plant. They go " Oh, what is that?" and
then wander off into the garden to get closer.
Looks as though more opportunities will be coming up..... many of our white
and red pines died last summer so we are now beginning to clear and lay out paths.
Garden is about to expand again... probably more than doubling in size. Thinking
of large perennials, native shrubs. Lots of new ferns, native orchids, Now we
really do need that gazebo beneath the 3 old cedars...
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher P. Lindsey <lindsey@mallorn.com>
Subject: Re: Weeding somebody else's garden
> > Placing ones foot up and into a bed to lean over and see better happens
more
> > than I care to think about.... all from gardeners who should know better. Last
> > time it happened the foot came down on a rare polygonatum that had not emerged
as
> > yet.... Sigh....
>
> > I remained cordial... but distant and polite. No outside noises.
>
> I think that this type of behavior warrants a one-time comment. I know
> that I've been guilty of this in the past, and it's usually when I become
> excited about a plant and just didn't think about possible ramifications.
>
> A gentle reminder wouldn't be rude at all, and if I was the offender at
> the time, I'd actually be thankful for the reminder. Now don't get
> me wrong -- I don't put on hiking boots and stomp around in every
> bed that I see. I've just been known to step in a bed before.
> snip.......
> Chris
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