Thanks for writing Nandina and Cady. There is a lot of truth in what Cady said about short attention spans on televsion. Many shows today, gardening and design and general tend to have fast cuts and move quickly from scene to scene. I personally prefer a more slow pace, (like lingering over photos in a magazine), but I have found this to be the case in today's home and garden shows. Keep watching Cady, Michael and I explain the design process as well as give detailed information as to why we prepare the soil a certain way, we discuss different methods, plants and decor options. Not to make excuses, but last night's episode, "Attack of the Sago Palms" was our most extensive and labor intensive design. There was so much going on that it was difficult to include detailed information about anything in particular. The other episodes are not so hectic! Thats one of the reasons that I set up my web site to include lots of photos and relevant garden info for those who didn't "catch it all" while watching. In my marketing research I have found that there are the "real gardeners," (folks like us) and then there are the "consumer gardeners," or people who are not neccessarily interested in gardening, they just want to "decorate an outdoor living space" much like they would their interiors. They either get ideas from television or magazines or hire a professional to do it. They are not interested in the beauty and joy of the gardening process. My viewers are a mix. I get tons of email from gardeners looking for creative ideas and consumer gardeners as well. Next week on Garden Police, we create an English garden, complete with tea patio. We try to get as much design info and plant info in as we can in 30 minutes. I hope you will watch and then check my web site after the show for detailed photos and plant list! I look forward to making lots of friends on GardenWeb! Shirley Bovshow www.ShirleyBovshow.com

If you get to Milwaukee, let me know. I have clumps being given away all the time. tj

Wanted to let you know I sent my seeds yesterday. Please let me know when they get there. Thanks again for hosting. Hugs, Lisa & Kayla NEW E-MAIL: watchingthegardengrow@yahoo.com

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