Re: [SG] Introduction from new member Laury Epstein
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Introduction from new member Laury Epstein
- From: G* <g*@OTHERSIDE.COM>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1999 08:48:48 -0400
Hello (again) Laury,
Good to see you here on the ShadeGardens List.
You may want to try cutting back your "bamboo" and then painting the stubs
with a shrub and brush killer. That is a sure way to kill the root system.
Just be careful when using this stuff. Also keep it cut back so it can not
bloom and form seed or you are wasting your time digging.
Sounds to me like you are off to a good start on your new shade garden.
have fun,
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: by way of Sherryl Sandersfeld <shsande@ionet.net> <Leotah@AOL.COM>
> Subject: [SG] Introduction from new member Laury Epstein
> Date: Monday, June 07, 1999 5:26 PM
>
> I'm not just a new list member, I'm a new gardener, having begun the task
of
> overhauling a large, unkempt garden in the second home we bought in
southwest
> Massachusetts. The beds were nicely laid out, but the previous owner was
not
> big on upkeep. Moreover, she had allowed the rampant proliferation of
what
> is called "native bamboo," or knotweed, which is a relentless invader.
> Trying to eradicate it has taken over my life.
>
> We have both sun and shade gardens, and I've come to realize that I
prefer
> the shade to the sun--something I suspect will deepen as the summer gets
> hotter. So I'm trying to learn about shade plants. Thus far I've
planted
> epimedium, pulmonaria, aruncus, cimicifuga, ligularia, lamium, and
replanted
> many many hostas that had been in the sun (I don't know why). We have a
good
> number of ferns, but I'd like more. In fact, learning how to transplant
them
> correctly is something I hope to learn from this list. So I'll check the
> archives.
