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Posted by Joan797 on May 5, 2006, at 19:09:34
Just like the compulsive obsessive person I am, I compulsive garden. Anything I do compulsively I usually do quite well. Compulsive eat. Compulsive drink. Compulsive smoke. Compulsive shop. Compulsive-aholic.
I ordered yellow lilac bushes off E-Bay. They are rare. I have plenty of purple. In many different shades. I don't have yellow. I ordered 3 bushes. Gave one to my MIL who is a princess gardener to my queenlyness. Of the two left, one has sprouted a small sprig of blooms. The sprig is purple. I know - buyer beware. Whatever happened to getting what you paid for. It may take$75.00 to fill my SUV with gas, but I'm pretty sure it's gas, not water.
So now, I have to find time to find that seller's e-mail and send them a note of my discovery.
By the way, I get the impression that life is what you make of it. IF I spend the rest of my life crying and feeling sorry for myself, I will end up a misserable old lonely woman. Guess I need to get a hold of those boot straps and pull myself up out of the pig sh*t, because it ain't getting better on it's own.
Joan
Posted by Phil on May 5, 2006, at 20:22:44
In reply to Comfort Gardening, posted by Joan797 on May 5, 2006, at 19:09:34
Those scoundrels!!
Posted by Deneb on May 5, 2006, at 22:12:43
In reply to Comfort Gardening, posted by Joan797 on May 5, 2006, at 19:09:34
I think some compulsive things might be good for us...as long as they don't interfere in negative ways with our life. Gardening sounds like a relaxing hobby. It gives you purpose and occupies your time.
Sorry 'bout getting the purple instead of the yellow. I hope you get your money back or get a free replacement.
Deneb*
Posted by Phillipa on May 5, 2006, at 22:52:33
In reply to Re: Comfort Gardening » Joan797, posted by Deneb on May 5, 2006, at 22:12:43
I guess that's why I have feel, touch, see before I buy anything. Oh well time. Love Phillipa
Posted by Dinah on May 7, 2006, at 19:56:22
In reply to Comfort Gardening, posted by Joan797 on May 5, 2006, at 19:09:34
I saw that Wayside Gardens is carrying yellow lilacs again, bare root. Might be too late to plant them this year. Here it's already boiling hot.
I have always wanted lilac bushes, but I'm in Zone 9.
My garden is past being a source of comfort. :( I want to get a professional to come out and re-establish the beds, but my husband's balking at the cost.
Do you get to garden often? I used to love my annuals and go out every weekend early in the morning to deadhead them and keep them fresh. Very soothing.
Posted by Joan797 on May 9, 2006, at 10:44:16
In reply to Re: Comfort Gardening » Joan797, posted by Dinah on May 7, 2006, at 19:56:22
> I saw that Wayside Gardens is carrying yellow lilacs again, bare root. Might be too late to plant them this year. Here it's already boiling hot.
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> I have always wanted lilac bushes, but I'm in Zone 9.
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> My garden is past being a source of comfort. :( I want to get a professional to come out and re-establish the beds, but my husband's balking at the cost.
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> Do you get to garden often? I used to love my annuals and go out every weekend early in the morning to deadhead them and keep them fresh. Very soothing.I deadhead as much as I can. Sometimes every evening that I am home. I only wish I could deadhead my life.
But many times I don't get to do much at all. Depends on who wants what from me.
Posted by Dinah on May 9, 2006, at 16:18:23
In reply to Re: Comfort Gardening » Dinah, posted by Joan797 on May 9, 2006, at 10:44:16
I understand.
I've been fighting the urge to hide under the bed whenever the phone rings. I just can't stand one more person needing one more thing from me.
Not even the things they're entitled to need.
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