RE: Gardens & Weather

Hello Lil,
	Would you care to go into the subject in more depth? Fascinated by
the topic of color perception and how it changes with "maturity". Especially
in how that would tie in with gardening. 
Hope that I have not put you on the spot, but since you tackled that on for
a whole semester.....
	
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 lil tovey
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2009 9:27 PM
To: Perennials @ hortnet
Cc: woodyplants@hort.net
Subject: 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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