Re: Thanks for the Feedback

I have several spaces where I have put in perennials, so I guess you could
say that I have several gardens.  None of them is very large, and I am
planning another one already.  I like plants that have lots of blossoms and
much color.  I would like each gardening space to be totally different from
the others.  So far they are, not only in color, but in texture and type of
plants.  I seem to have lots of medicinal herbs mixed in with the more
traditional perennials.  I like most of them a lot.  I have lung wort next
to lamb's ears and valerian mixed in with tansy, comfrey and artemesia.

I recently planted some summer bulbs:  gladiolus, allium moly, sword lilies
and windflowers.  I know that I need to dig up the glads in the fall, but
what about the rest of the bulbs?  Can they stay in the ground over the
winter?
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From: jaime <jknoble@warwick.net>
To: perennials@mallorn.com <perennials@mallorn.com>
Date: Sunday, June 14, 1998 12:02 AM
Subject: RE: Thanks for the Feedback


eh perfecto Marie!!!  <G>  Thanks.  Now, let's have those
questions again, ok?

I do just want to say in response to your last note about
feeling insecure and just plonking things in ... you know, that
isn't such a terrible thing; just plonking things in, I mean.
So what if the heights vary?  There is absolutely nothing that
says you must have a neat little ranking from tall to short.  If
you can't see it, then it needs to be moved, but if there is an
odd mix of colors & heights - if you like it, it's wonderful.

How about ... would you mind trying to explain what
sort of garden you envision?  Sometimes I think people get
pretty worked up about making a garden look like something in a
magazine they saw or something and get upset when it doesn't.

Gardens reflect our personalities.  To me, they are all about
learning:  what you like & don't like, how much effort certain
things take & how much you are willing to put into it and so on.
I've been gardening for more years than I care to consider and I
still experiment all the time.  Sometimes I look out there and
absolutely HATE what I'm seeing.  Other times, I am smitten with
what I've created.  I move things around constantly.

Sometimes I get pretty casual about moving things.  I did just
recently.  Right before I left on a business trip.  Big mistake.
Killed my 5 year old polyanthus 'the fairy'.  I got upset with
myself, made a few new resolutions and ripped it out.  It
happens.

What I'm trying to say is, relax and enjoy it more, fret over
what's "right" less.

Jaime
> I changed to setting to plain text, from html.  Is there better for
people.
> Yes, I am using Microsoft Explorer.  I have only been online for 3 months
> and am not familiar with other email programs.  I am sorry that you have
had
> to delete my messages without reading them.  That is probably why I have
not
> gotten any feedback.  Let me know if this is more readable.  If it is, I
> will repeat some of my questions.  Thanks everyone.
>
> Marie
> Zone 5
> Western Massachusetts
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