RE: Gardens & Weather

Well Gene, I hate to have to tell you this, but the ability of the aging
(O.K. strike aging - lets call it maturing!) eye to differentiate subtle
colours diminishes as time goes on. We need sharper contrasts, colours become
bolder. Spent a whole semester learning about light and the eye's reaction to
colour, shadow, etc. in college.



Lil T.

Georgetown ON

Zone 5


> From: genebush@netsurfusa.net
> To: perennials@hort.net
> CC: woodyplants@hort.net
> Subject: RE: Gardens & Weather
> Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2009 09:01:18 -0500
>
> Well,
> I suppose one should be careful what they complain about /wish for.
> It started raining just after I sent the last message. Darn nice rain
> yesterday morning. Cleared up and then began again last evening. Still at
it
> this morning. My garden has now been watered. Thoroughly. In fact, rain is
a
> strong probability every day this week. May catch up on my paper work yet.
> I have been working on clearing out a small area or two in my garden
> where I have a bit too much of any one plant....something took over an
area.
> At first it looked good, now it is just too much. I look at it as exercise
> and an opportunity to purchase more plants. Perhaps put a bit more punch
> into the garden in color choices. In my addled old age I am appreciating
> stronger color more.
> Is the desire for stronger colors in the garden come with age...or
> just me wandering around in my garden?
>
> Gene E. Bush
> Munchkin Nursery & Gardens,LLC
> www.munchkinnursery.com
> Garden Writer - Photographer - Lecturer
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf
> Of
>
> We had a 'misting' yesterday. Our prediction today is for a 70% chance
> of thunderstorms, but the sky is blue and the sun is shining. I don't
> think it's going to happen.
>
> Chris
>
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