RE: Bowling balls, or, the only thing that's blooming in this drought
- Subject: RE: Bowling balls, or, the only thing that's blooming in this drought
- From: M* D*
- Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 07:54:15 -0700
I'm impressed! How about a picture after you get the moonwalk constructed?
Marilyn
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From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf
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Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 5:15 AM
To: 'perennials@hort.net'
Subject: Bowling balls, or, the only thing that's blooming in this drought
>>Um, just out of curiosity........after you get the marbles all glued on an
old (I assume) bowling ball - what do you do with it?
I drove a 4' piece of rebar about 2.5' into the ground and stuck the ball on
the rebar in amidst what's left of the daylilies, one of my azaleas, next to
the crinums, etc. (Heck, I have about 20 of these things--there's no such
thing as "excess" in my garden!) The marbled balls are the best yet. The
dark colors and metallics look best in the sunlight, but I was astonished at
how great the pale colors looked in the streetlight! They sparkled like a
ball of diamonds and a few of the marbles, depending on the angle at which
the light hit, actually glowed! Now I'm thinking of doing an allee of balls
with clear marbles for a moon-path.
My inspirational neighbor (bicycle weather vane; dresses his scarecrows in
formal bridesmaids dresses he gets at the dump) mounts some of his marble
balls on the mailbox post supports you can get at the Big Hardware Store for
$12. You can also use strong pot-hangers.
Rain? What's that? The next time it rains, we're going to be giving the
storm a name...
USDA Zone 7A
Karen Tiede, Moncure, NC
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