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On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 20:48:05 GMT, "Doug Kanter"

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On Thu, 19 Aug 2004 15:38:29 GMT, "Doug Kanter"

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Hmmm....rugosa. Forgot about that. They not only survived the worst
abuse
imaginable at my last house (drought, rock salt, falling ice chunks),
but
they actually thrived.


Yes, but as a foundation plant, wouldn't you want something evergreen?

Maybe. But, this will require much professional planning which, in my
garden, means placing the big lounge chair in the appropriate spot and
having the right tools nearby: Beer, and several hundred pounds of books
&
catalogs. :-)


That's a combination of conditions for a good time! How do yaupon hollies
do up
there? I know they are natives here in TX, but outside of that I don't
recall
seeing them up north for the first 37 years of my life.

Never heard of yaupon hollies. Other varieties do well, though, even when
battered by snow & ice, so a pair of them will probably end up in my yard.
My first job, though, is to dig an enormous vegetable garden and bring home
80 tons of manure from the mounted police stables.