Re: Favorite gardening Christmas present

Now, this is MY idea of a wish list for Santa!!  I'll just add one more
item - a handy, dandy, strong, willing-to-take-direction gardener, male
of the species preferred (easier to order around, among other
qualities)!
Come on, Santa baby, it's not too much to ask, is it?!
Betty
Delta, BC


Lorraine Rumberg wrote:
> 
> I still believe in Santa, so more than ready with my list...(and remember,
> I'm married to the gardener to die for!)
> 1.  A large beautiful conservatory built on the south side of our home, to
> house my favorite plants and seedlings.
> 2.  A grand piano to put in that conservatory so that I can play music for
> my favorite plants and seedlings.
> 3.  A wider range of watercolor paints so that I could paint those favorite
> plants in my new conservatory.
> 4.  A romantic table setting in my conservatory, for romantic dinners with
> my gardener.
> 
> You said money was no object....
> 
> Lorraine
> B.C. Canada
> Zone 8
> 
> ----------
> > From: Dee Ann Scheller <dee.ann.scheller@juno.com>
> > To: perennials@mallorn.com
> > Subject: Re: Favorite gardening Christmas present
> > Date: Friday, November 20, 1998 5:56 AM
> >
> > Hello Nancy and Barb P,
> >
> > you girls have the best Xmas wish list so far and I would like the same
> > things--some one to do all the house work (including windows--which I
> > hate to do--dishes and ironing are second and third worst indoor chores)
> > cook  IF I'm not in the mood  then some big dumb brute to help hold the
> > dumb end of the tape measure when my husband need a helping hand-----and
> > I could spend every daylight hour in my flower beds or vegetable garden.
> >
> > The compost tumbler sounds like a GREAT gift also.  I have a LARGE
> > compost bin about 5ft by 10ft and a small pitch fork  but my goodness
> > turning all of that over is a back breaking job.  I am getting a little
> > too old for that much heavy lifting because it sure makes me sore the
> > next day.----But the results are so good to apply to your perennial
> > gardens the next spring and the soil is so easy to work after applying
> > compost for several years.
> >
> > Dee Ann zone 6
> >
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