[gardeners] Shrub/tree mania - and it's all Liz' fault
Catharine Vinson (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 21 Sep 1997 09:34:53 +0000
Atlanta's god-awful drought continues, even as the new shrubs/trees start
arriving at my favorite nursery. Fall planting ain't going to happen until
we get some rain (and it was also 93F! yesterday!!), but my Fall
binge of wanting to scarf up "can't live without" stuff is underway.
After two hours of rationalizing, bartering with the Fates and other acts
of self-delusion, I'd gotten my "wish list" down to eight shrubs/trees (I
had started the nursery junket promising myself to limit myself to three
new shrubs). Leaving my list with my Enabler (masquerading as nursery
employee) so I could sleep on it and call this morning with the final
purchase OK, I had just about talked myself into cutting the list down to
five plants. Then I read Liz' note about the Japanese Maple. That did it.
I'm getting all eight....and maybe a couple more things that just might
not be there next week.
Thanks, Liz....you have just contributed to my deepening addiction and
on-going fiscal crisis and plant budget deficit. <bg>.
Will post the list of goodies when I get home from nursery later today. I
think the biggest "coup" is the Silky Stewartia. Any Stewartia is
magnificent, but I've never been able to locate this variety
locally before.
Catharine, the unrepentent addict
Atlanta, zone 7b