On 3 Sep 2003 10:40:55 -0700, (Lee) wrote:

i've been watching H&G and all the landscaping programs and
gardening by the yard, etc... and i am wondering why the
landscapers/gardners are not watering the plants/holes when they plant
them? am i missing something?

Some of these programs are simply display setups -- "here's how this
tree and this flower and this pathway can transform your landscape."
Like cooking shows that have bowls of chopped onion and minced parsley
handy, there are certain operations that may seem to boring to go over
and over again. BBCAmerica's 'Ground Force' almost always shows at
least a sample of properly preparing a planting hole, and thoroughly
watering before and after the plant is inserted. A strictly
'landscaping' presentation may want to spend the time showing 2 more
shrubs rather than precise instruction on planting methods.