"Ann" wrote in message

Anne, have you ever been to England? I went on a horticulatural tour
a few years ago.....those people _garden_. They have pensions for
gardeners. The Chelsea Flower Show is incredible. I don't know what
you mean about 'modern terms', but with regards to gardening, they
definitely know their stuff. And a good gardener learns all about
his/her plants from many sources. The Garden magazine, a publication
of the Royal Horticulatural Society, is an amazing source of
information.

Paul and I went to England for a week 3 years ago. We just missed the
Chelsea Flower Show though.
I went to Hidcote, Sissinghurst and a couple of other more minor gardens.
At Hidcote, my friend and I actually ran into Christopher Lloyd in the
garden walking his dachshunds! Barky little things they were g.
I was so thrilled to finally see Sissinghurst. It was the beginning of June
and seemed an especially good time for the garden.