Re: new kid on the block
I wonder if there is a genetic trait that accounts for us collective'plantaholics'.??
If there is I hope they never find a 'cure'.
Good testimony Hank,here's to you,have another Hosta.:-)
Connie Hoy
GeneBush wrote:
> 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
