Re: What's a finished garden? (was Weeding, in theory)
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- Subject: Re: What's a finished garden? (was Weeding, in theory)
- From: M* T*
- Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 00:04:50 -0400
Allan,
A garden is *never* finished. Plants die, you want something else;
something doesn't work or you see where it would work better. Always
a work in progress.
As for those who feel a house needs a "lawn"...tell 'em a lawn is an
ecological disaster. See what they say to that:-)
I have really nothing against lawns for those who like them, except
that I resent every minute I spend tending what passes for our grass,
but a POV like you've received deserves another.
It never ceases to amaze me how totally rude people can be, whether
family, friends or complete strangers. Have to be charitable and
suppose their parents never taught them good manners, so they don't
know any better. Guess my age is showing, but it seems that, today,
people say anything that comes into what passes for their brains
without once stopping to think about the reaction of the person to
whom they are speaking, let alone their feelings in the matter.
Sheesh!
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Allan <response@tiny.net>
> Date: Tuesday, May 30, 2000 11:13 AM
>
> Hi Nan,
>
> I'll bet you have a wonderful garden work in progress...
>
> But this is an interesting point I've been wondering about. I've
just
> recently
> planted up my entire city lot (no grass at all) and while I have
some
> bigger plants
> this (second) year, nothings particularly "mature" in size. But I
can't
> quite imagine
> that everything's going to reach a mature size some year and quit
growing
> either.
> So, I imagine it'll always be changing. Though perhaps it'll mostly
> contain "big"
> plants with little space between them in time.
>
> It seems the little criticism I've gotten is coming from people who
> aren't gardeners
> at all, and don't seem to have much interest in plants generally.
Or
> their notion of
> a proper house requires a proper lawn.
>
> Don't quite know what to say to that!
>
> -Allan
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