Re: [SG] Introduction

Hello Chuclk,

How do the iris do in Phoenix?  Clearing and landscaping is very exciting.  I have
an old Dutch farmhouse here in the Hudson Valley.  It and the property had been
neglected for many many years.  It still doesn't and probably never will resenble
the gorgeous gardens of my friends, but it has been wonderful clearing out black
raspberry bushes, wild rose bushes, and others which I can't name.  And I am the
only one who can truly appreciate it because no one else knows how much I had to
do.  Each year it looks better.  My happiest times are digging and planting.  I
hope you enjoy landscaping the ten acres.

Frances

Chuck Evans wrote:

> Hello, my name is Chuck Evans.
>
> I live in Phoenix, AZ (Zone 10) where it is difficult to find much shade.  The
> shade we do have gets over 110 degrees in the summer here, so it is difficult
> to maintain a shade garden that most of you would recognize.  I do have a very
> shady spot on the north side of my house where I experiment with various
> plants.  I collect different plants whenever I travel around the country, and
> try growing them there.  I currently have a wild rose from near Telluride
> Colorado, violets from my Grandmas house in Glendale, a bleeding heart that I
> bought in Missouri, a few different primrose varieties, mountain laurel from
> northern AZ, numerous Bearded Irises that I have acquired from friends in
> different states, wild strawberries from Minnesota, aloe vera, and a shrub
> that they call buckbrush in Missouri.  I also own land in SW Missouri (Zone
> 6).
>
> I joined this list because I wanted to learn more about gardening in the
> shade, not only in Phoenix, but on my 10 acres in Missouri most of which is
> wooded with very old (and large) oak and hickory trees.  I spend about 5-6
> weeks a year there, most of it working on the landscape.  I have a travel
> trailer set up there to stay in, and intend on building my retirement home
> there in the future.  I would like to have a lot of the landscape established
> already at retirement time.
>
> Well, that is why I am here.  I will probably ask more questions, than I can
> answer.  I am sure I will enjoy this list.
>
> THANKS for listening,,,
>
> Chuck Evans
> Phoenix, AZ
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