On 7/17/2012 10:04 AM, Chris J Dixon wrote:
Janet wrote:

I knew someone who cut off every single flower bud (hundreds) on a huge
old healthy shrub rose, just before they started to open. She told me such
a magnificent flowering would "exhaust its strength and kill it".

That's the sort of logical person who pays extra for leather car
seats, then protects them with PVC, so they look good for resale.

I once knew a woman who put slipcovers on her brand new living room
furniture to protect the upholstery, covered the slipcovers with clear
plastic covers to keep the slipcovers clean, then put towels over the
plastic, to protect it...