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[SG] Vinyl deserts and shade gardens

>From: Matt Trahan <matttrahan@ecsu.campus.mci.net>
>
>Matt Trahan wrote:
>, aside from the fact that "Vinyl Deserts" don't tempt me in the
>> least, wouldn't you and your gardening spouse enjoy moving to a nice tract
>> of farmland with excellent topsoil?
>
>Hi Matt
>        I would love it but if you do the math just think how fast and how
much
>habitat etc. a million or so new homes with a couple to five acres uses
>up each year or could use up. There is a 10 mile stretch between Solon
>and Iowa City, Iowa that have about 10 acre lots each. There wasn't that
>many houses and in just a couple of years the towns were connected. This
>was only in one direction along one highway. There is alot more
>construction going on just like that around Iowa City and that is only
>one city.
>Bye
>Bob
>
Hi Bob,
 Yeah, I know, I was just playing devils advocate. ;-)
 What it really comes down to is population control, whether it's deer
eating your hostas, rabbits munching on the roses, or cities and towns
increasing the minimum lot sizes in an attempt to reduce their overall
population. (my old hometown went from 1/4 acre minimum lot size to 2
acres. Just as an effort to restrict growth)
 Like they say on misc.rural, keep going until you can't find another soul
and think that you will have peace and quiet for the rest of your life,
then go another 50 miles.

 We are fortunate to live in a fairly woody area, most of the 2 to 5 acre
type lots are left as woods with a 1/2 acre area of grass and house. Less
upkeep, and most people buying them are looking for some privacy. LOTS of
woodland shade gardening potential! Some people really do a wonderful job
of it.

 Since some of the issues we are sort of dancing around include, town and
city growth, food production (or deliberate lack of) in an increasingly
populated world, and, I guess ultimately, human population control, we
should probably continue this off the shadegardens list.
 (My tie-in's have been pretty weak, at best) ;-)


 We finally got some rain!!! about 4 inches in the past 2 days! The
pulmonaria are looking much happier, so are the hostas and the 'crispy' ajuga.

Hope everyone else that needs it is as fortunate as we have finally been.

Matt Trahan  <matttrahan@ecsu.campus.mci.net>
USDA zone 8, AHS heat zone 7, Sunset zone 31, northeastern N.C.
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