Re: "Native Plants"
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] "Native Plants"
- From: m* l*
- Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 10:46:25 -0600
Please do not write "x-oscape". Too many people pronounce the word
"zeroscape." That means nothing, nada. Dirt and rocks, maybe volunteer
cacti. The word copyrighted or trademarked by the Denver Water Board is
spelled "xeriscape." If you doubt that you can grow lovely things where you
are, go to www.highcountrygardens.com or better yet, get their free
catalog. Margaret L
12:20 PM 4/28/2000 EDT, you wrote:
>Well, I can tell you if I only grew native plants all I would have are a
>couple sage brush, creosote bushes, some desert grass and what we call desert
>broom. Now they are all very nice right now, with gray greens, deep greens
>and yellow but when summer hits full force, all is not so nice. So I search
>out x-oscape plants, it is hard because I love the tropical but they require
>to much water. Someone once told me you can grow anything here if you give
>it enough water, boy isn't that the truth.
>Natives are great out on the open desert, but I want more. To me gardening
>is creating a get away, a place to retreat from the world and relax. That
>requires softer plants, the desert is harsh. I do have my desert garden, but
>with imported plants.
>glo
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