Re: Last day - Something new to grow
Duncan,
I too think how sad it will be to leave my old gardens behind someday but
the thought of starting from scratch is very intruiging. Good luck and I'll
be following along with you in your new endeavor. Your past home gardens
were fantastic. I hope the new owners realize what a prize they have and
learn to effectively take care of it.
Best wishes,
Linda
----- Original Message -----
From: Duncan McAlpine <mcalpin1@yahoo.com>
To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2000 7:31 AM
Subject: Last day - Something new to grow
> Today is my last day in my current house. I am
> leaving over 300 species of plants to the new home
> owner. The new owner is a young couple who would love
> to learn about gardening and what I have planted. I
> have spoken to the new owner and have asked him if he
> knew what an annual was? Reply "no"..
> perennial...reply "no"... Ok, I guess they have some
> learning to do. We were all there at one time, so it
> is now time to have a new gardener come into the
> world.
>
> It is sad to leave this place. I have seen it grown
> over the past seven years to what it is today. I
> have learned so much form this garden that will be
> applied to my next garden. If you want to see my
> current garden, please vistit
> http://backyardgardener.com/mygarden.html
>
> I am leaving a 15K plot of land to a 10K plot a land.
> The new place is ugly hardpan soil and poor drainage
> to boot.
>
> I plan on documenting my new garden on the web with
> photos, plans and comments. I will start from the
> beginning to the final stages of planting. This
> should be a fun project for all to visit and learn.
>
> Here was the first issue of my garden... ORDERING
> SOIL... I ordered 30 yards of soil of a premium winter
> mix that contains 40%sand. I wanted to buy better
> soil, but at 40USD a yard, I had to go to 15USD a yard
> soil.
>
> The day the soil arrived.... I directed the truck to
> place each 15 yard dump in defined location. Great,
> everything is going well....but wait. What soil is
> this? I asked the driver what type of soil was this?
> He stated and I told him this was not what I ordered
> and I told him to take it back. He looked at me and
> stated he made a mistake.... he called his boss and so
> did I. Guess what? The soil was free and they
> brought me the correct soil the next day. Now I have
> 60 yards of soil now.
>
> 60 yards... man... I m not a kid anymore... I cant
> just move this soil over night. Hey, I have
> money,..now it's time to rent out the big toys and
> move it in a day.
>
> Till next time...
>
> Duncan
> http://www.backyardgardener.com
>
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