On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 14:54:30 GMT, "Mark. Gooley"
wrote:

How does one bounce back from gardening disaster? It's
getting harder and harder as I get older and more cynical.
Dead china firs, dead bamboos, live sweetgum and persimmon
shoots everywhere...and I can't even get a big healthy thorny
Mermaid that's too big for Bambi and his chums.

Mark., feeling a bit blue



My suggestion? Fresh venison chops.

Let 'em try to devour roses whilst being devoured themselves.

PS, do I *really* need an emoticon here?