RE: [gardeners] Thursday [but not] in the garden
Ron Hay (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:00:43 -0800 (PST)
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Hello, friends,
I know of the devastation winter wreaks on plants, having lived both on Long Island and in Albany, N.Y. That is why, like George, I opted to live in a Mediterranean climate. But there is trouble in paradise, everywhere.
When the Santa Anas blow, no tree is really safe: last year, our floss silk blew right over, breaking several major branches, even though it was staked and tethhered; and about a month ago, we lost 5' off the top of our macadmia when, once again, the Santa Anas did their worst.
Thankfully, our smallish urban lot in L.A. is on a nice flat valley floor, subject to neither floods nor brush fires, nor the ravages of coastal flooding, but not, unfortunately, immune to the perils of earthquakes. Wherever one lives, there is some element of nature which can prove ruinous.
Ron
Van Nuys, CA
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<P>Hello, friends,</P>
<P>I know of the devastation winter wreaks on plants, having lived both on Long Island and in Albany, N.Y. That is why, like George, I opted to live in a Mediterranean climate. But there is trouble in paradise, everywhere.</P>
<P>When the Santa Anas blow, no tree is really safe: last year, our floss silk blew right over, breaking several major branches, even though it was staked and tethhered; and about a month ago, we lost 5' off the top of our macadmia when, once again, the Santa Anas did their worst.</P>
<P>Thankfully, our smallish urban lot in L.A. is on a nice flat valley floor, subject to neither floods nor brush fires, nor the ravages of coastal flooding, but not, unfortunately, immune to the perils of earthquakes. Wherever one lives, there is some element of nature which can prove ruinous.</P>
<P>Ron</P>
<P>Van Nuys, CA<BR><BR></P>
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