Re: [SG] Something Odd
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Something Odd
- From: M* R* W* <m*@JUNO.COM>
- Date: Thu, 13 May 1999 12:59:54 -0500
Love it, Barbara! Haven't we all seen it?
Mary
> I've been a little puzzled that no one has yet mentioned the classic
> Southern garden as described in "Passalong Plants" (or maybe it was
> "No Bad
> Dogs"---well, nevermind---I know I read about it somewhere in one of
> my
> books).
>
> This front yard has all the proper accents---pink flamingos, "crown"
> tires
> (turned inside out and a sawtooth effect cut into the edge) filled
> with
> petunias in bright colors, rock borders painted a bright white, and
> that
> jewel of delights, the "glass tree," a medium-sized tree
> (preferably
> dead), hung with a dazzling display of bottles in many shapes,
> colors and
> sizes.
>
> Alas, I have spent all my money on hostas and "companion" plants
> (it's
> getting so hard to find suitable companions for hostas these days,
> what
> with all the violence on the streets, not to mention gardens). So I
> have
> been forced to do without the beauty of the "classic" garden.
> Instead, I
> have had to rely on building dirt mounds and adding whatever rocks I
> can
> work into place with a hand truck.
>
> All my plants are perennials, can't afford annuals that have to be
> replaced
> each year. So the hosta, rodgersia, ferns, vancouveria and other
> passedalong plants just keep getting bigger and better each year. So
> maybe
> I'll just stick with this scheme. Seems to work for me, but I'll
> always
> have the yearning for a REAL glass tree !!
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