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In case you missed Foxfire sale or have never been...

14 years ago

I took video while I was at Foxfire, and have now posted it to my blog.

Jen

http://cheeseheadgarden.blogspot.com/

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aka_margo
Original Author
14 years ago
Here is the link.

Here is a link that might be useful: Foxfire Gardens Trip
hostasformez4
14 years ago
I had to take the time out from canning tomatoes and g-beans to get on the forum!!!

Loved the video. So glad you made it easy for me to watch.

Connie
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Well what a great report from you, pitimpinai!! The last I heard you were still very low in energy and still on a ton of medication and little appetite, and listen to you, helping the neighbor till up a lawn! LOL What a nice neighbor you were to plant tomatoes and Dahlias. :-) I am happy to hear that you've also benefited from a shorter work day. Great that you had all that time off saved up. I bet you really needed it to get your energy back. We have gotten pretty much back to what is normal for us here. The weather has been stupendous in the past month! I have never seen the cover crop in the veggie beds so high. We've also gotten all the leaves mowed and collected in bins, ours and three neighbors. [g] We have gotten somewhat cleaned up for the year in the garden, but I keep adding to my list of what I want to get done before the weather turns. Still have a small amount of bulbs to plant and three shrubs to get in the ground, some pots to clean and put away and that will just about do it. I am actually looking forward to a break from the garden. Not that we don't get outside and enjoy it, but it's nice this time of year, to focus on other things. During the gardening season, the garden seems to push out other priorities. [g] I enjoy the winter garden and by the time spring comes, I am just itching to get back to a new growing season. Glad you are able to enjoy gardening again and hope you stay well this winter! :-)
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Hi I was hoping that you had some way to communicate BEFORE you hired a service. Seems that misunderstandings are the norm not the exception. Sure been true in my case. I had one who was perfect but only did lawns because he was unemployed Wouldn't you know he'd find a job ?? Damned economy lol My lawn is too small to get bids and the present co does it because they do a half dozen neighbors. Since the lead man is the only one who speaks english and is usually not there doing the actual work double problem. I just let them do the front lawn edging and cleanup. Never go into the backyard and I put whacker guards on the trees. When I tried to communicate not mowing so close to the shrubs the next time they left a 6 foot edge of grass lol I'm in need of help with trimming and shudder what that will bring lol Funny story , I hired a co to remove a very overgrown travelers palm including digging out the roots and filling the hole. They ran over a couple of beds getting the bobcat to the area kind of expected as it was so tight. I watched over them like a hawk the entire time and though they did damage the shadehouse a bit .good job The house was still standing and no body was injured. When he came to collect the money he informed me that the orange tree had serious disease problems . Went out to look and the "disease " was 40 orchids attached to the limbs lol had a hard time convincing him that it was okay lol Thank the lord he didn't "prune" it lol. Now for advice on a REAL problem .How do you communicate with Contractors lol. Is there one that actually works on time,on budget and does anything remotely like you want?? If so how do you pick him out of the crowd?? lol gary
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mctavish6
14 years ago
Thank you for doing that video. What fun it must have been. I wish I'd been there.
newhostaaddict
14 years ago
great video jen...i must get over to see your garden again...it's been a couple of years and you seem to have crammed a LOT more in there....LOL...

i don't see me in your Foxfire video...i can't believe we didn't cross paths there...

jill
aka_margo
Original Author
14 years ago
LOL! Crammed is the exact word for it!
Jen
jel48
14 years ago
Jen, I'm trying to figure out the sale. I don't see anything about it on Foxfire's website. I hope it wasn't a going out of business sale. I can't believe they let people come in and dig like that, given the danger of hvx. I'd have loved to have been there though. Can you tell us (those of us who don't know or missed it) what was going on?
aka_margo
Original Author
14 years ago
They are going out of business.
candicenovitzke
14 years ago
Read the thread from the top to get the full story. They did in fact go out of business. Got there the week before during the $10 special. Acquired way too many plants :-)
candicenovitzke
14 years ago
sorry, my bad. the full story is on this thread:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/hosta/msg0820181421018.html?19

Here is a link that might be useful: Foxfire thread
Janice
14 years ago
Jen---YOUR GARDEN IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO INVITING!!!!--Oh, boy!!!

Seriously--I love your blog and your garden is SO lovely! you have a great hosta-collection,
AND, many wonderful 'companion' plantings, TOO! What weeds??? Oh, and water features--love em, too!

Thank you, so much, for allowing us to visit your garden and get to see 'you', too! I love putting faces with
'handles'!!! Now, if we run into one another--I'll recognize you, hopefully!!! I will revisit your blog many times,
I suspect!! So, inspiring to look at what you've done!
heartsease
14 years ago
Thanks for the video ... I looked for a friend who went on Saturday but didn't see her. She said how impressed she was that 'most' people were courteous and helpful to others. I went with three friends on Monday ... it was just the strangest experience after visiting there for over twenty years. There were still so many wonderful hostas left ... the bobcat was being used to take out some of the big clumps for buyers. You couldn't help but salvage as much as you could because that was the last day and the word was it was going to be leveled. I even dug out Delta Dawn next to a bee nest!
Janice
14 years ago
Oh, and the FoxFire video was neat, too! Boy--it just breaks my heart to think there may be
hosta left behind that get plowed under! Say it ain't so!!!
aka_margo
Original Author
14 years ago
Thank you Janice!

How sad that they are taking the bobcat to them. I was wondering how they were going to take out the huge ones that were left.
Jen

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