Earlier today, I went to the mobot website, and found information on Dr. Raven. He sounds like quite an interesting man. I think he's going to be talking about ecology, and not gardening, from the sounds of the article. There are so many events that come up that I want to go to, but end up not going to. (I guess I said that already.) I'll let you know if I make it or not. I just looked up the date Elvis died, 8/16/77. DH and I were at the Missouri Botanical Garden that day, in the area for a Jackson Browne concert in Edwardsville, Illinois. We were walking next to a white building of some kind, when they either made the announcement of Elvis's death for those who were there, or else we heard it from a radio that was playing. It was a great place, and the Japanese garden had recently been put in, but it looks like there have been a lot of additions since then. Thanks for the replies, Sue

I am looking for the perfect soaking tub. I adore the Kohler Memoirs but cannot get it with a rt drain. I found one that seemed to fit at a home for sale and the name was Rocaille. I have searched the internet and found it advertised in Homes for Sale but no finding of any company that sells this tub. Any ideas for me to find out if I can get it or what price? many thanks for your input.

Marketing Pro here... There are parallels between the vernacular of military campaigns and marketing campaigns. The intent of both is to decimate their foe/competition. That's the core of what marketing is, with "weapons" such as advertising, e/mailing campaigns, coordinated press releases, and much more. In the military, it's about killing off the enemy; in marketing, it's about killing off the competition. Don't blame me for the words, I'm just trying to crystallize Marketing Campaigns 101 for those who want to know. Phrases I've heard: "We can do an end-run around their latest...." -- with these new apps, "we will kick their a$$", and such. In my experience, most of this language comes from testosterone-laden marketing flacks. In all fairness, though, the goal is the same, but the fairer sex seems to frame the same intent in nicer, more consensus-based language. And sometimes I find that a bit (unintentioned) diabolical since the overall intent is to get everyone to agree with your a$$-kicking, competition-killing marketing plan.

I have no idea why the Victory Gardens guy did it on big plants- maybe to make it easy on a big scale to film the technique? Like I said in my first post, I've never tried using this method for SVB... Knock on wood I haven't had SVB problems- my bane has been squash bugs. But I to understand the wrapping technique due to using sports tape to bandage broken and split damage on vines. I would imagine the pantyhose make for a stretchy and permeable bandage that can stand up to weather- and probably a good use for recycling the ones that get runs in them and otherwise would be thrown away. I don't happen to have pantyhose much to recycle, but I do happen to have sports tape around. Mesh sports tape works the same way. Pantyhose probably provides a gentle more breathable layer between the "skin" of the plant and the overbandage. With mesh sports tape on humans, this protects the skin from the adhesive overtape used. I would imagine the pantyhose provides the same sort of protection from the foil- though with foil it isn't adhesive irritation, more likely accidental sharp edges of the foil. And also, the pantyhose would provide a bit of a squish layer between the plant and foil to help the foil conform to the plant- kind of like using a foam tape vs flat tape for sealing window plastic, the squish tape helps fill the nooks between the two layers. Purportedly, SVB's like to attack a smoother and more vulnerable surface- the pantyhose with it's mesh-ness wouldn't be as favored- but foil has that nice smooth open surface they like to lay eggs on- the SVB gets confused and lays the eggs on the foil instead on the plant.