Re: [gardeners] Shrub/tree mania - and it's all Liz' fault
George Shirley (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Sun, 21 Sep 1997 11:46:58 -0500 (CDT)
At 09:34 AM 9/21/97 +0000, you wrote:
>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
>
>
Of course the Silky Stewartia is named after Martha isn't it?
George, feeling better this day