Re: new kid on the block
Well, Hank
Looks to me as though your are having a good time. I hope you never find where
it all ends......
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Hank Zumach <zumach@EXECPC.COM>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 11:45 AM
Subject: [SG] new kid on the block
Hi All--- In response to Gene's questions about my garden---I moved into this home
in mid summer 1992. It is located on a wooded, steep, hillside overlooking the
Mississippi River. A few areas get, at most, a few hours of direct sun a day. Many
areas only receive filtered light. When I moved in I had no knowledge (or
interest) in gardening. I decided to put in a few ground covers to replace a weed
patch too steep to mow . The rest of the story describes a slow, downward spiral
into what I have come to know as "hostaholism". My partner in this whole process,
Betty, has kept me going downhill by suggesting new beds and by putting in at
least as many garden hours as me. I think the term is "enabler".
Anyway, the few groundcovers have turned into about 150 varieties of hosta (with
another 50 on this years wish list) and more sane collections of astilbe,
pulmonaria, ajuga, cimicifuga, daylilies, sedum, etc. I have something around 225
varieties of companion plants. The plants are in various beds around our home
that total several thousand square feet. We have about 2.5 acres of land, so who
knows where this will end?
Hank Zumach
Stoddard, WI
zone 4
