Re: Calla lilies - sun or shade?
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Calla lilies - sun or shade?
- From: G* S*
- Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 07:22:53 -0600
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Greetings from flatland Champaign, IL 61821
In 1974, as a rookie Ornamental Horticulture B.S. graduate of University of
Illinois, I thought that i "KNEW ALL THE ANSWERS". In the first few hours
of arriving in California for my first job, i learned that i didn't. As i
went through the first few years, i began to learn that there are no simple
answers in horticulture, but that the answer is generally, "It all depends."
Or, "in my experience." While this may be daunting to less experienced
gardeners, it is "in my experience", what makes Horticulture so much fun.
Please note that i say "Horticulture" rather than gardening. Gardening is
mostly art, little science. Horticulture synergizes science/art. In my
opinion, the gardening advice of any one master gardener needs to be
inspected for its inherent mix of the science of Horticulture and the art of
gardening. If not enough science, then the art becomes suspect (in my
opinion). Advice from master gardeners is like advice from Mother Earth
news, it sounds good, and feels good, but may be missing some key ingredient
of science or logic.
Dear fellow shade gardeners: Please note that i apologize in advance for
any offense i may cause to a master gardener or Mother Earth editor.
Gardening is my its very nature an emotion generating topic. When emotion
enters the discussion, logic tends to take a back seat, or leave entirely.
My point is that master gardeners are like me, when i earned my B.S. I
thought i knew all of the answers, and i was not bashful of sharing my
newfound knowledge.
Garden on, and keep experiencing more to ask more questions. That is a
large part of the "fun".
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU]On Behalf Of
> Louise Niemer
> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 10:09 PM
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: [SG] Calla lilies - sun or shade?
>
>
> I went to a seminar on container gardening the other evening and
> the person
> presenting (a 'master gardener') made the statement that calla
> lilies should
> be grown in the shade. This is contrary to some things that I've read.
> Also, seems like when I did grow mine in the shade, they'd get real leggy
> and flop. I'd actually prefer to be growing them in shade. Any input or
> experiences in this regard?
>
> Louise Niemer in Park Hills, KY
>
>
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