Something wonderful . . .

On 12/16/03 9:55 PM, in article
, "Karen C - California"
wrote:

Surprise Lilies (or Naked Ladies -Amaryllis belladona)

Naked Ladies are very popular in California. And although they're a pale
pink,
they seem to be quite popular among men, who like to brag that they've got a
whole bed full of Naked Ladies. leer Of all the plants that Grandma grew,
this was the only one that Uncle Hal learned to identify by name.

I have a few in one corner of my yard. What I really want is a yard full of
Bird of Paradise. Can any of you gardening geniuses tell me, do I sidle up to
the house on the corner and take cuttings while she's not looking, or am I
going to have to find a place that sells bulbs (or whatever they grow out of)?


Well, most gardeners share willingly and happily.
But, you can try Zimmerman and McClure, my favorite bulb source and I think
I saw them there.
Cheryl

On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 03:28:00 GMT, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

On 12/16/03 9:55 PM, in article
, "Karen C - California"
wrote:

Surprise Lilies (or Naked Ladies -Amaryllis belladona)

Naked Ladies are very popular in California. And although they're a pale
pink,
they seem to be quite popular among men, who like to brag that they've got a
whole bed full of Naked Ladies. leer Of all the plants that Grandma grew,
this was the only one that Uncle Hal learned to identify by name.

I have a few in one corner of my yard. What I really want is a yard full of
Bird of Paradise. Can any of you gardening geniuses tell me, do I sidle up to
the house on the corner and take cuttings while she's not looking, or am I
going to have to find a place that sells bulbs (or whatever they grow out of)?


Well, most gardeners share willingly and happily.
But, you can try Zimmerman and McClure, my favorite bulb source and I think
I saw them there.
Cheryl
Your local nursery should have both species of Strelitzia--the Bird of
Paradise (the little colorful one) and the Giant Nick (S. nicolai), a
whitish-flowered one and quite large.

....says she who oughta be out transplanting daylilies
Darla
Sacred cows make great hamburgers.

On 12/17/03 12:09 PM, in article ,
"Darla" wrote:

On Wed, 17 Dec 2003 03:28:00 GMT, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

On 12/16/03 9:55 PM, in article
, "Karen C - California"
wrote:

Surprise Lilies (or Naked Ladies -Amaryllis belladona)

Naked Ladies are very popular in California. And although they're a pale
pink,
they seem to be quite popular among men, who like to brag that they've got a
whole bed full of Naked Ladies. leer Of all the plants that Grandma
grew,
this was the only one that Uncle Hal learned to identify by name.

I have a few in one corner of my yard. What I really want is a yard full of
Bird of Paradise. Can any of you gardening geniuses tell me, do I sidle up
to
the house on the corner and take cuttings while she's not looking, or am I
going to have to find a place that sells bulbs (or whatever they grow out
of)?


Well, most gardeners share willingly and happily.
But, you can try Zimmerman and McClure, my favorite bulb source and I think
I saw them there.
Cheryl
Your local nursery should have both species of Strelitzia--the Bird of
Paradise (the little colorful one) and the Giant Nick (S. nicolai), a
whitish-flowered one and quite large.

...says she who oughta be out transplanting daylilies
Darla
Sacred cows make great hamburgers.

Hey - I wouldn't mind doing that!
Cheryl
(with lots of slush everywhere!)

On 12/13/03 7:11 PM,"animaux" posted:

Thank you. I've been wanting to do this for years. I have been published in
newspapers
and journals of all sorts, but now this is a book I truly believe is needed.
I am a very
experienced gardener and I made countless mistakes when I moved to Texas.

It's a great idea. When I had the house built in ABQ, it was quite a
challenge to garden. Since I grew up in the tropics of Miami, and then moved
north, and learned to garden here - then moved to the SW - well, talk about
confusion. I found a great book by someone written for transplants - from
the Northeast to the SouthWest or desert gardening. It's still packed away -
I think the author's first name was Rosemary - but it was a great, necessary
help and addressed a lot of the major differences in ways to think, plan,
etc. Big help in getting the garden put in, ABQ being kind of high dessert -
hot, with more water and less heat than Arizona, and snow in the winter.

Texas has its own issues - look forward to seeing what you come up with!

ellice

"Karen C - California" wrote

Did you try stuff with lots of thorns to scare the deer off?

I had some pernettya and berberis which did OK but no matter how thorny the
roses, they always seemed to chew on them!

emerald

Welcome to the world of the pre-published book author! (That's what we call
people who are writing a book but haven't published it yet.) It's a huge step
to go from "I could write a book" to "I am writing a book." It's even bigger
than the next step: "I have published a book."

Congratulations, and best wishes for success!

Mary Monica
aka Monica Ferris

There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, nobody knows what
they are. -Somerset Maugham

emerald wrote:

"Karen C - California" wrote

Did you try stuff with lots of thorns to scare the deer off?


I had some pernettya and berberis which did OK but no matter how thorny the
roses, they always seemed to chew on them!
I got some stuff at the garden store called "Liquid fence". It'e
mostly predator urine (fox, coyote, etc.). It really stinks when you
first spray it on, but (most) humans can't smell it after it dries. I
got it last year to deter my bunnies. Seemed to work pretty well.
HTH!
--
Joan

See my first-ever design he
http://www.heritageshoppe.com/joan.jpg

"Stitch when you are young and poor, frame when you are old and rich."
- Elizabeth's (rctn'r) sister's MIL (Barbara Marr)

On 12/18/03 9:18 PM, in article ,
"animaux" wrote:

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 11:16:44 -0600, Joan Erickson

opined:

I got some stuff at the garden store called "Liquid fence". It'e
mostly predator urine (fox, coyote, etc.). It really stinks when you
first spray it on, but (most) humans can't smell it after it dries. I
got it last year to deter my bunnies. Seemed to work pretty well.
HTH!

The most vile, inhumane treatment of the animals they extract that urine from
is
not my idea of a good solution. You probably had no idea how horrible they
treat these animals to get this urine. I won't go into it, but it's
disgusting
and horrible for the animals.



I know some friends that had great luck using predator cage sweepings from a
local zoo.

Cheryl

On 12/19/03 10:52 AM, in article ,
"animaux" wrote:

On Fri, 19 Dec 2003 11:38:48 GMT, Cheryl Isaak
opined:

I know some friends that had great luck using predator cage sweepings from a
local zoo.

Cheryl

Yes, but the zoo's have gotten smart and they now bag and sell what's called
"Zoo Doo." This is the Native Plant Society of Texas' list of deer resistant
plants. As they say, nothing is deer proof, but deer certainly have an order
at
which they will feed. Their primary food type are forbes. Here is a list
which
may translate many parts of the country. All of these plants are Texas and
other US state native plants:

http://www.npsot.org/plant_lists/deer_resistant.html


This lady is near the Stone Zoo in Stoneham MA - she goes and collects the
stuff from the zoo directly; the "small cats" and the reptiles! Shudder, no
wonder the deer stay away. (wonder if it would work for the ground hogs!)
Cheryl

Cheryl Isaak wrote:

This lady is near the Stone Zoo in Stoneham MA - she goes and collects the
stuff from the zoo directly; the "small cats" and the reptiles! Shudder, no
wonder the deer stay away. (wonder if it would work for the ground hogs!)
Cheryl

I think I will not feel guilty the next time Harry lifts his leg in your
yard. I'll just assume he's helping you keep your garden safe. *grin*

Elizabeth
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The most important thing one woman can do for another is to illuminate
and expand her sense of actual possibilities. --Adrienne Rich
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