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To: Voltaire who wrote (5341)	2/27/2000 3:19:00 PM
From: Jill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 35685

Hi Volty, I did a bit of that nursery/big gardening stuff in Australia, on 20 acres in the wild. I went to all the nurseries and bought various flowering plants and trees and Japenese elegant bushy things...tree ferns grew wild there, too, and I transplanted a few small tree ferns next to the Japanese plant....the two shot up like I couldn't believe, it was as if they fell in love, but most probably they had a chemical affinity, or signalled to each other thru their root systems...it was fun watching stuff grow. In particular there was one lemon tree that I grew fond of. It had almost died at one point and entirely resuscitated itself. Jilly

To: Voltaire who wrote (5341)	2/27/2000 4:15:00 PM
From: mtnlady	Respond to of 35685

V my garden is my 'refuge' as well :-) Don't ask me the name of any of the plants though! Lol! But I can say that all our neighbors come over to look at it. God has blessed this yard. In reality though I planted with just the hopes of making it a little bit of what I see on my hikes through the hills and mountains. Such beauty! If I could have any 'garden' it would merly be a path out to a meadow, stream and a view over looking a valley capped at one end with a range of snow topped mountains. p.s. The most amazing flower I think I ever saw was the tiniest little flower I found hiking down a canyon in Kaui one year. Something about it caught my eye but didn't know what until I got up close. There I found, to my amazement, every flower was a rainbow of colors! Each and everyone was a 'garden' unto itself! I just marvel at a God with such love and creativity. And thankful to the rest of my days that I stopped to see one of the 'smallest flowers' growing on the side of a canyon that surely couldn't have been traveled much.

To: Voltaire who wrote (5341)	2/27/2000 5:58:00 PM
From: D.B. Cooper	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 35685

OT Hello Voltaire, I couldn't help but read your post about your garden. It sounds great. If you are a hosta or clematis fan, you should check out the varieties at Etera.com (the clematis are proprietary from a breeder on the Isle of Gurnsey and are the best in the world). Etera produces all of their plants with a patended growing process and are quite amazing. Etera also sells to fine independent garden centers across the country so you can check them out at your favorite gc. Etera is about to quit their direct to consumer sales and open an online virtual garden center that will be a portal website for independent garden centers across the country. Over 500 IGCs will be aboard when the site launches. These garden centers will be providing all of the custom gardening tips and product recommendations on the site so gardeners across the country will be able to logon to etera.com and have a unique and locally relevant experience. It will be very impressive...the best site in the horticulture industry without a doubt. Their is quite a bit of interest on wall street regarding this progressive b2b model. Rumor is they will be filling their S1 sometime soon. Happy Gardening - Don