RE: Canary Vine

Don't waste your breath Claire.  One of the beautiful things about
having a home state is the fact that you can slam it if you want to!
Kind of like the old, "only I can badmouth my family" thing.  I'm a
third generation Texan, with family from all parts of the state (I'm the
only traitor that moved out of state) and I understand perfectly well
your defensive attitude.<grin>  It's something that courses through our
Lone Star veins.  You can take the Texan outta Texas, you know the rest.

When comparing plant growth in Texas to opportunities here in the Pac
NW, well, I have to admit to having a much broader selection up here.
Can't help it, it ain't easy being green!  There's things I can't have
here (insert Lantana whine here) <sniff>  The Gulf Coast does have a
wide variety of different plants, but I'd hate to try and keep the lush
deck full of Fuschias I have here, alive in the good ol' 95+ degree
searing heat, and unending humidity, nor my lovely impatiens, hostas,
fairy ferns, dahlias, orchids, etc.  

It's been one year to the day since I've been home.  I miss the heat(but
not the humidity!), the pecan trees, the tangy smell of Galveston bay,
or the musky smell of the marshes on a hot summer's day.  I miss the
carpets of bluebonnets, Black Eyed Susans, and Indian Paintbrushes
growing along side the roads in the Hill Country.  I miss the swamps of
East Texas/Louisiana, oh the list goes on and on... But, if I were to
move back, I, in all honesty, must admit I'd miss the Pac NW just as
much, maybe more.

Claire (and others),  please forgive me while I convince myself that the
only place to live and garden properly is the Pac NW, for I'm torn
between two lovers right now. <sigh>

nina


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Claire M. Palitza [SMTP:cpalitza@mail.utexas.edu]
> Sent:	Thursday, June 18, 1998 11:30 AM
> To:	perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject:	RE: Canary Vine
> 
> Apology accepted, but I must take exception to your statement about
> nothing
> being able to grow in Texas but moss, daylilies, and oleanders. When
> was
> the last time you were in Texas and what parts of Texas have you been
> to?
> Only part of Texas is desert with nothing growing. Most everything
> that all
> of us gardeners talk about on this list and others will grow in most
> parts
> of Texas beautifully. Yes it is hot. Yes it is humid. Yes all kinds of
> plants grow here. I just had to defend my home state.
> 
> At 09:49 AM 6/18/98 -0700, you wrote:
> >Ohhhhhh holy moly... Stricken by the post haste key as happened
> earlier
> >in the list.  AUGH!
> >
> >Sincerest apologies to the list.
> >
> >groaning, shamefaced, and suffering,
> >
> >nina
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