Re: Garden tours/ Primula
OK Susan,
Now that we have found a forum to vent our frustrations... this one could go
on forever, but how about we talk plants now.
I was just presented with a gift of 4 pots of Primula rosea 'Gigas' by a
fellow nursery person who felt I should be aware of this little gem. (See the
world is not all bad manners and thoughtless individuals). It is only about 4
inches in height, will spread out slowly to around six or 8 in a few years.
Foliage is almost succulent looking. Blooms are a bright pink (neon?) with a
yellow eye. has a tiny red/pink resting bud. I am told is will take only ordinary
garden soil and prefers open shade. Familiar with this one?
You can bet your bippy this one will be in the inventory next year. The late
blooms on it now definitely have me completely enthralled.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Saxton, Susan <SSaxton@Schwabe.com>
Subject: RE: Garden tours
> PERHAPS???!!! PERHAPS???!! Is there any doubt?
>
> A portion of my garden is *outside* my fenceline (about 70' long, 7' deep).
> All too often I have whole branches broken off of even roses where someone
> has tried to help themself to a flower and broken a branch in the process.
> When I was growing up in a middle-class neighborhood in California, we were
> taught not to even walk on other people's LAWN.
>
> We actually have some *charming* neighbors (mother and adolescent daughter)
> that moved in recently that bodly came down the sidewalk past another
> neighbor with scissors and a cup and annouced to this neighbor that they
> were going "flower stealing," as if the whole thing were a joke. Great mom
> -- what is she teaching her child?
>
> Or what about the real estate agent up feels free to pound their "house for
> sale, this way" into my front garden bed???
>
> I know it's a useless battle and a waste of energy to get so angry, as you
> mentioned earlier Gene, but to me it is as much as stealing as coming into
> my house and taking things.
>
> WHEW!
>
> ___________________
> > Perhaps the baby got thrown out in the bathwater during
> > the late 60's and 70's
> > when any form of rules was repression. Now no one learns or
> > knows rules of basic
> > etiquette any more. We simply are not taught so we are not
> > aware. Now my age is
> > showing......
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