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Re: [SG] Intro

Hey Beth!  Welcome back to Shadegardens!!  Good to see your name here
again.

Marge

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Beth and Bob Matney <bmatney@MAIL.SNIDER.NET>
> Date: Thursday, October 15, 1998 10:54 PM
>
> I joined this list back in 97 but was forced by circumstances to sign off
> last March, so some of you make recognize me from this and other lists.
>
> Basic info: We own 66 acres of ex-timberland consisting of high and
(very)
> dry mostly sunny hills dropping down to low almost swampy at times heavy
> shade. 80 feet elevation difference. Lots of mixed hardwood (oak,
hickory,
> sweet gum, black gum and lots and lots of large native dogwoods) and
pine.
> We are gradually reclaiming and thinning out the scrub and replacing with
> more horticulturally desirable plants. So you might say that we are
> gardening in three stages: clean-up, reshaping and enrichment. Though we
> have built a fair number of terraces on the slopes and introduced
thousands
> of bulbs where appropriate, few formal beds have been built as yet. Now
> that we are finally living on the property, hopefully this will change in
> the not too distant future. Future goals: about 40 acres of gardens and
the
> rest in natives.
>
> Beth Matney <bmatney@mail.snider.net)
> USDA zone 7b (min.temp 5F)
> AHS zone 8 (90-120 days > 86F)
> Sunset zone 33
> Koppen climate group Cf
> Bailey's Ecoregions 231/M231 -
>   Subtropical Division
>   Southeastern Mixed Forest Province/Ouachita Mixed Forest
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