Re: [SG] Introduction

Hello Kenda,
        Welcome! sounds to me as though you have been doing some good homework.
Garden Gate is a good project orientated magazine I enjoyed subscribing to
from the first issue. I also have most of Ken's books and enjoy the
knowledge and photos of his books. My partner subscribes to Country Living
Gardener and I pick up her copy on occasion.
        Having the backbone to know and live with what feels right to you rather
than what others think you should be doing is not always easy but it is
very rewarding in gardening. I think you already know what you want, it is
just a matter of letting it all come together in its own time and way for
you. The rest is just finding the materials to assist the flow.
        There are many fine nurseries specializing in shade plants out there to
assist you,
        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: Kenda Skaggs <skaggs@WEBZONE.NET>
> Subject: Re: [SG] Introduction
> Date: Monday, February 22, 1999 5:52 AM
>
> Hi everyone!
>
> My name is Kenda Skaggs and I subscribed to this list a couple of days
ago.  I
> am a very inexperienced gardener and hope to learn a lot from all of all
of
> you.  I have been subscribed to Garden Gate for the last couple of years
and
> have learned a lot from it.  I also subcribe to Country Living Gardener
which I
> like for the pictures.
>
> I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma and have lived at this house for 11 years.
Since
> moving in I have been trying desparately, in vein, to grow fescue in my
> backyard.  We also had a pool installed about a year ago.  Numerous
landscapers
> have suggested that I cut down some of the trees in my backyard to allow
grass
> or other plants to grow -- which I will not do!!  When we had the pool
put in
> we only cut down the trees that were absolutely necessary rather than
clear the
> yard like the pool company wanted.  The pool is "on ground" which means
that
> one end of the pool is in the ground one foot and the other end four feet
so
> the pool is level with our deck which comes off the back of our house.  I
have
> decided to forgo grass in most of my backyard and plant shade plants and
ground
> covers.  I want the yard to look natural but not like I planted ground
covers
> because I can't grow grass.  I have been reading The Natural Shade Garden
by
> Ken Druse for ideas and knowledge.  Due to a back injury I was unable to
work
> on my yard much last year but the prior year I planted the entire side of
my
> house which is also very shady -- I was very pleased with the results.
>
> I have been reading your posts about different mail order companies.  How
does
> Shady Oaks rate?  Are there any other nurseries that you can recommend to
a
> Tulsa gardener?
>
> Thank you for your help and I am glad to be here!
>
> -- Also, I've been told by some that I'm in zone 6 and others say 7 --
anyone
> know which zone I'm really in?
>
> Kenda
> Tulsa, Oklahoma
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