Comments on: doodle by andre: the plant wars http://awaytogarden.com/doodle-by-andre-the-plant-wars Organic gardening inspiration from Margaret Roach Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:18:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Margaret http://awaytogarden.com/doodle-by-andre-the-plant-wars/comment-page-1#comment-10186 Margaret Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:21:51 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=4936#comment-10186 @Becky: Great story, thank you; how wonderful that you have been able to share in this man's legacy. I hope they didn't dig it under, too. Oh my! @Becky: Great story, thank you; how wonderful that you have been able to share in this man’s legacy. I hope they didn’t dig it under, too. Oh my!

]]> By: becky nielsen http://awaytogarden.com/doodle-by-andre-the-plant-wars/comment-page-1#comment-10177 becky nielsen Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:20:06 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=4936#comment-10177 We haven't bought many plants. Our day lilly collection came from a retired psychiatrist we met on an island in Maine. He had the most incredible garden of daylillies - used to develop and sell them but had stopped doing that by the time we met him. Each year when we visited, I'd spend a few mornings helping him deadhead - obviously an impossible task to keep up with with day lillies. When we got hom the first year we got a lovely package in the mail with some plants and then a few months later some seeds with specific instructions on how to winter them and get them going in the spring. When we toured his garden, he would tell me the names and special characteristics of each of his hundreds of types. He would point out which he had spent a lot of money on - "I can't give you some of those - that cost me xxx; but you can have one of these that is somewhat similar - but not as new so now less expensive." We would laugh about this. Clearly, I didn't know the difference - only that some I loved, even if they weren't "precious". The last summer we visited, the gardens were running themselves - he wasn't able to do much and he didn't remember who we were, or the names of any of the flowers. He got his money's worth out of his gardens. He loved them, they brought him his only joy, besides his beloved little dog, Maxie. I wonder if whoever took over his house ever had an inkling about how much those flowers were worth. I hope they didn't dig them under and plant grass. We haven’t bought many plants. Our day lilly collection came from a retired psychiatrist we met on an island in Maine. He had the most incredible garden of daylillies – used to develop and sell them but had stopped doing that by the time we met him. Each year when we visited, I’d spend a few mornings helping him deadhead – obviously an impossible task to keep up with with day lillies. When we got hom the first year we got a lovely package in the mail with some plants and then a few months later some seeds with specific instructions on how to winter them and get them going in the spring.

When we toured his garden, he would tell me the names and special characteristics of each of his hundreds of types. He would point out which he had spent a lot of money on – “I can’t give you some of those – that cost me xxx; but you can have one of these that is somewhat similar – but not as new so now less expensive.” We would laugh about this. Clearly, I didn’t know the difference – only that some I loved, even if they weren’t “precious”.

The last summer we visited, the gardens were running themselves – he wasn’t able to do much and he didn’t remember who we were, or the names of any of the flowers.

He got his money’s worth out of his gardens. He loved them, they brought him his only joy, besides his beloved little dog, Maxie.

I wonder if whoever took over his house ever had an inkling about how much those flowers were worth. I hope they didn’t dig them under and plant grass.

]]> By: Amanda Lewis http://awaytogarden.com/doodle-by-andre-the-plant-wars/comment-page-1#comment-9120 Amanda Lewis Thu, 28 May 2009 15:55:58 +0000 http://awaytogarden.com/?p=4936#comment-9120 Wow I feel rich after reading that Betsy paid $150 for her eastern redbud. My dad has given me about 10 small sapling from his tree and a million seeds to boot. My big expense this year (or my husbands' expense for my birthday) was on 3 david austin roses. One of which is Jude the obscure, from which I have heard rave reviews about it's intoxicating fragrance on this sight. I'm a bit spoiled too, as my mom is always buying rare perennials the way some women collect bags and shoes, and she is always willing to divide them for me when they gain in size. I TRY to never buy unless I can't think of anyone who has the plant I want and is willing to trade. I think this site should have a trade section:) Wow I feel rich after reading that Betsy paid $150 for her eastern redbud. My dad has given me about 10 small sapling from his tree and a million seeds to boot. My big expense this year (or my husbands’ expense for my birthday) was on 3 david austin roses. One of which is Jude the obscure, from which I have heard rave reviews about it’s intoxicating fragrance on this sight. I’m a bit spoiled too, as my mom is always buying rare perennials the way some women collect bags and shoes, and she is always willing to divide them for me when they gain in size. I TRY to never buy unless I can’t think of anyone who has the plant I want and is willing to trade. I think this site should have a trade section:)

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