Re: Theme Gardens, Tigger the tiger, suggestions please -Reply

I guess we need to move to a new list, for gardeners who have recently lost
their beloved pets!  Coming home from work is the worst, no happy tail to
greet me!

At 09:57 AM 3/3/98 -0800, you wrote:
>Oh you guys aren't helping me one bit!  I just
>had to have my big (17 lb.) orange cat
>euthanized Saturday -- long, sad story.  He was
>only 5 years old.  I cried all weekend and was
>glad to come to work to get away from the
>house where I'm always looking for him.  We
>buried Spike in the cutting garden, under the
>old rose Eglantine.  How long does it take to
>quit looking for them, listening for their bell?  I
>have another cat who is a comfort, but as you
>know, they all do have individual personalities.
>
>>>> "lbarrett@cyberhighway.net"
><lbarrett@mailhost.cyberhighway.net>
>03/02/98 04:05pm >>>
>Hi Matt,  I know just how you feel; I just lost
>my golden retriever, the
>sweetest dog, with the sunniest disposition I
>ever had!  He was also big for
>a golden, over 100 lbs., and is buried by the
>driveway.  I miss him.  It
>does help to plan what I'll do with his gravesite
>if spring ever really
>comes!  I'm planning on predominantly yellow
>and gold, because that was his
>color, as well as his disposition, with a little
>something else as an
>accent.  Blue? Purple?  I'm looking for a shrub
>that has gold colored
>foliage year round. I can think of plenty of
>yellow and gold flowers.  Any
>ideas would be welcome.
>Linda, Idaho, Zone 4/5
>
>At 12:07 PM 3/2/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>I'm sorry about the loss of your pet, Matt. 
>Your "Tigger Garden" sounds like
>>a wonderful memorial.  
>>
>>How about some striped garden phlox?  I
>can't think of the variety names at
>>the moment, but there are several, mostly
>coloured fuchsia and white or red
>>and white I think.
>>
>>For an annual accent, try some variegated
>spider plant or ornamental grasses.
>>
>>And don't forget the Tiger lilies!
>>
>>-Sheila
>>Ottawa, Canada
>>Zone 4/5
>>-------------------------------------------------
>>Date: Sun, 01 Mar 1998 00:23:49 -0500
>>From: Matt Trahan
><matttrahan@ecsu.campus.mci.net>
>>Subject: Theme Gardens, Tigger the tiger,
>suggestions please
>>
>>We recently lost our brindel Great Dane
>named Tigger. I'm planting a small
>>garden to remember him by.
>> So far I have striped crocus (blooming now)
>and a Batik iris (in addition
>>to the striped bloom, I got it from our vet! I
>was in to get Tigger some
>>regular pills, and the girls were talking about
>their iris order with
>>Schrieners. I asked them if I could give them
>the money for a Batik and
>>have them order it for me. Now thats a great
>group of people! <VBG>)
>> I was going to get some Tiger lilies (inspite
>of the virus problems to
>>other lilies) and put a small variagated dwarf
>boxleaf euonymous at each
>>corner. I was thinking of reordering a Purple
>Tiger floribunda rose from
>>J&P, lost one 2 winters ago when it was really
>cold.
>> Any one have any striped bloom suggetions?
>Or something with the name
>>Tigger or tiger in it?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Matt Trahan 
><matttrahan@ecsu.campus.mci.net>
>>USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 31, AHS heat
>zone 7, northeastern N.C.
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