Ah, but we do have acid soil here in my area. Ours was tested last about 5 years ago. Maybe I will add just a little to see what it does. Anne in FL zone 9b, sunset 26 I'd rather be gardening ----- Original Message ----- From: "David G. Smith" <dgsmith@delanet.com> To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com> Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 5:44 AM Subject: Re: [gardeners] My garden > I wonder if they need acid soil for blue, like some hydrangeas. > > David > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Annetta Green <Agreen@cfl.rr.com> > To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com> > Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 4:26 PM > Subject: Re: [gardeners] My garden > > > > David, > > The pictures are beautiful. You were lucky with your "Splish Splash" > > geraniums. The seeds I got from Thompson & Morgan have pink flowers. I > > still like them. > > Anne in FL > > zone 9b, sunset 26 > > > > I'd rather be gardening > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David G. Smith" <dgsmith@delanet.com> > > To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com> > > Sent: Sunday, August 13, 2000 3:40 PM > > Subject: Re: [gardeners] My garden > > > > > > > Finally I got around to putting together some more garden pictures, > > > including one of the front of the house. It looks awfully bare to me, > and > > > it looks like we're going to lose the dogwood (just visible in the left > of > > > the picture) to dogwood anthracnose. There's a dead dogwood a couple of > > > houses down on direction, and a very sick one a couple of houses the > other > > > way. Ours has the brown spots on the leaves, but doesn't look bad from > a > > > distance. I'm thinking I'd like to get a Chaste-tree (more blue > flowers!) > > > to replace it. > > > > > > Anyway, here are the pictures: > > > http://www.delanet.com/~margecl/garden/ > > > > > > David > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: penny x stamm <pennyx1@Juno.com> > > > To: <gardeners@globalgarden.com> > > > Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2000 3:11 AM > > > Subject: Re: [gardeners] My garden > > > > > > > > > > David -- your photography is superb! Not only are the > > > > pictures crystal clear, but you have captured the many > > > > kinds of blue -- which I find extremely difficult to do! > > > > > > > > Eventually you must allow us to see a view of the house, > > > > so we can understand how the flowers are used.. > > > > > > > > BTW, this cannot be Newark, New Jersey --? I am only > > > > a stone's throw from there, and our area flowers are > > > > definitely NOT in bloom.... and our veggies are not > > > > producing yet. Oh, except for radishes. > > > > > > > > On the subject of the baby birds, was the nest in a > > > > low and vulnerable position? The only way I can > > > > visualize their disappearance when newborn would > > > > be from a cat, a giant condor perhaps...? or a > > > > neighborhood boy. That's sad. > > > > > > > > Very pleased to have had the opportunity to share your > > > > family page! > > > > > > > > Penny, NY > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > > YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! > > > > Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! > > > > Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: > > > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >