A Short Trip Through The Under Garden
Christopher CNC
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Comments (35)Christopher, thanks. We could do that. If you come after the weather warms up bring your version of a "tucker". Kitty, that little history of colonial dresses is SO interesting. I never knew about "tuckers", but you know those hard working ladies had to do something to help them keep cool! I loved hearing about one way they did it and seeing your photos. Thank you!. You know, I can remember EVERY nook, plant, and cranny of my grandmother's yard and house -- better than I can remember houses that i've lived in as an adult. I also remember the mischief I got into like chewing off one of her elephant ears to play with and how my tongue swelled up.. It's a wonder it didn't kill me ... lol. Thank you Daisy and Bluegirl, and everybody, for your kind remarks. It's been fun getting to know you all better. I heard a simple quote once, but I guess it was the Knowledge in which it was said that still moves my heart. "We're all just people here." So simply and yet so sweet. This post was edited by roselee on Thu, Apr 18, 13 at 21:19...See MorePlanning an English Rose Garden Trip
Comments (24)I'm envious, too! I would strongly urge you to get a map of the London Underground as well for the London area. I was there 10 years ago and there wasn't much we couldn't get to that we wanted to see (including Kew) that wasn't too far from the Tube. (Oh, that we had something like that in L.A.!) And no, it wasn't creepy like you might expect a subway. Of course your mileage may vary, but if you plan ahead, you can take advantage of discounting by buying several days or however it works, I don't remember anymore. London city may be the worst of driving by car so you won't miss anything except angina ;-) We also found the Tube to run often enough for convenience. Whatever you do, Mind the Gap!!!! 'Nother thought in London if you have time, there are walking tours here and there, most meet near a Tube station. Most tour guides have some sort of schedule. We took the evening Jack the Ripper tour by a guy that wrote a book on him, as he was the most recommended. Your taste may vary! But there are all kinds of these for what was reasonable pricing. A good time filler per one's interest and time offered. You might also do the London bus tour early on to get an over view of the city and decide what you'd like to see. If you have time for anything not garden related (!?!), the most wonderful time we had was at the Tower of London / White Tower where King Henry killed many of his wives, and little princes were bricked up in the masonry and so on. As I recall, there are also replicas of the crown jewels, the armory (fascinating!), the tower ravens, and many, many more things. I cannot begin to say what a good time it was and we both wished that we had planned a FULL day to take it all in, imho, if you see nothing else touristy in London, this is a MUST see. The Beefeaters were MOST excellent tour guides. If you're lucky, you might also find one of your relative's names carved in stone before they were executed! Alas, poor cousin Henry T!!! My cousin wanted to go to the pottery district, dunno about pricing with the dollar now, but we both got stuff for ourselves and Christmas presents. We went to Wedgewood only due to time (took the train, I think from Manchester, I'm not sure) but worth a stop for you if it is on your way to somewhere else just for the tour of how they make the china. There are many other companies like Spode in the area so something to check ahead to see if it fits in (if you do buy, we had our pieces shipped home). Nowadays with these shops more common over here and online, I dunno that it's worth to stop to buy except for the memory, but again, the tour was a great memory of something we don't have over here. Have fun!!!...See MorePomegranate trip and garden update
Comments (23)BR, The Dwarf pom I've had 5 years, the Wonderful I've had 4 years and the Russian #8 I've had it for 3 years. (and they still are in 5 gallon buckets) They all three were sent bare root at approximately the size of our new UF poms. The poms will try to bear fruit rather young even when small. We should see some blooms on them next spring (depending on the weather) but I would pick them off to put power into growth much like we do for BB plants. Lou...See MoreMy horrible trip to Hardy DL garden in CT
Comments (27)This is just a bit amusing to me. Not what Natanya went through at Hardy's, but just some thing that turned up on the net when I googled Hardy DL garden CT. What appeared to be an independent review of Hardy Daylily Gardens appears if you follow the link posted below. The review which was posted today no less has nothing but the utmost high regard for the owners of this establishment. I read through this whole thing and then looked at the links to the right of the review. To the right of the post you will see this link (Click Here to View Our List of Favorite Outdoor Plants to Grow in California). Anyway I went ahead and clicked on this and it takes you to Amazon.com and if you look to the right where it says about this Listmania author. Underneath you will see the name J. Hardy "expert", and below that "Plant Expert" Like I said above, I think it's pretty amusing that someone would right a review dated today in the wake of this unfortunate insident (and its repercussions by way of negative feedback), and when you follow the links it leads right to someone else whose last name happens to be Hardy. Hmmmmmmmmm. Could this have been written by a truly satisfied customer?? Maybe, but when you see the name at the Amzon site it does make you raise your eyebrows and wonder some. People do make mistakes and we all have bad days. If and when it happen you say you're sorry and get on with life and work a bit harder so the same thing doesn't happen again. It just looks bad when you see this kind of bandaid put to use in order to compensate for a negative review. JMO Linda Here is a link that might be useful: CALIFORNIA PLANTS...See MoreChristopher CNC
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