Re: Gardens in Winter / new member.
At 09:09 AM 22.12.99 -0500, GeneBush wrote:
> Japanese gardens are favorites of mine for the concept of space and use of
>rocks. I do not follow the basic principles all that closely in my own
>garden, but rather try to filter through my own needs and desires.
---> that's the way I like to do it as well .. my landscape is to norwegian
to ever try to be anything else than a norwegian garden thou ... but I like
to read and learn about Japanese gardening, and it is sure practical with
bonsai plante they use, because I feel sometimes 'normal' plants grows too
big too fast. I also like all the use of water they have in Japanese
gardens, water give som much life.
> Please do tells us more of your garden and country when time is
available..
---> nice that you liked to hear about my gardening, I hope others also do,
and I will certainly tell you all more if you've like to, but not all my
gardening can be shade gardening. So how is it with subjects here in this
list, it is not always so easy to devide the garden perfecrly into
different ways ..? Do you only discuss shady subjects?
I told you about a nice walk in snow and beautiful winterweather just some
days ago .. knowing I had to take that walk and picture there and then -
because now those winterdaysa are already gone - and temp are + 7,3
*Celsius again .. that makes it about +45 *Farenheit! Weather forecaste for
'Julekvelden'=(Christmas eve) is raining and very windy - maybe storming
... so sure won't be any white christmas .. but that is quit normal ..
sometimes we have white Christmas and like it very much.
I think we get very strong plants in this climate - they have to take so
many and quick changes in temperatures.
The soil is frozen right now. But if it gets a long mild periode I am not
afraid of putting plants that stand in pots into soil also this time of
year - of course they won't root, but better to stand in the soil than only
in pots (to little time in the autumn - and got some very late too - sale!)
Arnhild
