RE: Rhododendrons/gardenias

Dot and Donna,

The point of my email was not to incite depression or envy, but just to
point out the paradox of us as gardeners/people -- always wanting what we
can't have and not appreciating what we do have.

I was born and raised in California and because of that, even though I live
in Oregon now, I can't abide tropicals!  There is a real craze here for
"tropicalisimo" as someone has coined it, and I just can't imagine adding
cannas and bird of paradise to my garden.  I can barely tolerate the thought
of brugmansia and agapanthas (the agapanthus were the plants they used in
all the boulevard dividers, so you can imagine how common they were).

The only plants I wish I could still grow -- probably to the degree you wish
you could grow rhodies -- is gardenias and 'Alice DuPont' -- oh drat, what
is that vine's name?  Starts with an "M" I think.  Anyway -- I do miss those
plants a lot and have tried them here, hopeing to succeed even for a few
mild winters, but no such luck.

I think a plant you can grow that I cannot (to make you feel better) is
commonly called Carolina jessamine -- I can't remember the botanical name.
Tried that a few times here too (it has yellow flowers and I'm a sucker for
yellow), but failed miserably.

So you can gloat and tell me how incredibly your plants are doing that I
can't grow!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James & Donna Davis [d*@intop.net]
> Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2000 12:12 AM
> To: woodyplants@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Rhododendrons
> 
> 
> Susan
> 
> envy,  that's what my problem is,  instead of having a bad case of the
> flu,  I've got a bad case of envy.   I've decided to take to 
> my sick bed
> with a large dose of castor oil.  The thoughts of castor oil 
> will surely
> cure me of anything.   ha ha ha
> you are as bad as Doreen on the perennial list.  she had hollyocks
> coming up in her lawn,  and you refer to Rhodies as weeds.
> you are both doing this to torture me,   ya'll  hate me.
> 
> I'm not going to allow myself to be discouraged.  I'm still 
> going to try
> (1) Rhodie, and pray,
> maybe I'll have better luck with the Rhodies than I have had 
> in the past
> with the hollyhocks.   I know I've planted at least 1 zillion 
> seed   and
> I have 2 plants that might survive,  but I wont bet the house on it.
> 
> wish me luck
> Happy gardening
> Donna in NE Mississippi   zone 7
> 
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