Re: [SG] Made My day
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Made My day
- From: G* <g*@OTHERSIDE.COM>
- Date: Tue, 23 Feb 1999 09:30:42 -0500
Hello Wayne,
I am afraid that is the natural order of things down here. There is seldom
much snow cover, but winter temperatures and winds continue on schedule. A
lot of freezing and thawing. Just long enough to get the soil temps up and
then drops back down below freeing. Hard on plants and they sure do look
ratty by mid winter. Not much to be done but spring clean up in the garden.
While I am an organization person and enjoy neatness almost for its own
sake, I gave up on trying to do that with my garden or 5 acres some years
ago. I am getting too old for that kind of wasted energy in most areas of
my life today. Far too many other areas of more importance. Mostly today I
just accept and go on dealing with things as they come. Also turned loose
of the concept of perfection. Nature does not demand perfection from
herself so why should I?
Spring will be here soon now and we can all enjoy the renewal of the
plants and ourselves. Why, even your smile will probably return... Good
gardening, Gene
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
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> From: Wayne Martin <MYG1728@AOL.COM>
> Subject: Re: [SG] Made My day
> Date: Sunday, February 21, 1999 5:33 PM
>
> >If you found that line funny you have, indeed, been inside far too long.
> >Also I think it does not take much to make you smile...;-))
>
> Probably right on both counts. It is sunny today so we are getting out
> and clean up some of the winter debris. We notice with the lack of snow
> cover for most of the winter things look pretty grim. Nothing ever got a
> chance to harden off. The roses looked good up until two weeks ago now a
> lot of wind burn, We are afraid with no snow cover, low temeratures, and
> this drying wind we will see a lot of damage. We have noticed many of the
> usually evergreen epimediums are anything but evergreen.
>
> w martin
> myg1728@aol.com
> http://www.oakmediacreations.com/myg/index.html
> Zone 5, Southwestern Lower Michigan
> Martin's Yard & Garden
