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wrote:

Billy wrote:


In article
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"Dan L." wrote:


I used to think Roses were cool and part of all nice gardens. Now in my
old age I hate the things. I now think there ugly. Not even worth
putting in a vase. Years ago I had dozens of them. Now down to four
bushes and tempted to rip them out.
Trust me. You need roses.
LOL! I'm with Dan on this one and somewhat grateful that he has
"seen the light"; LOL! In fact, I dislike virtually all garden flowers.
Even in my younger days, found flowers to be garish and ugly. Always
regarded growing flowers to be as silly and as great a waste of
resources and as abusive of the environment as maintaining a "lawn" and
simply don't do either. In fact, I had hoped that by now enlightened
jurisdictions in U.S.A. would have begun banning lawns (among the
largest, most environmentally destructive of all large-scale
"monocrops") and restricting flower gardening but, I guess it ain't
gonna happen: The movies-induced vision of happy family in its quaint
bungalow replete with picket fence and green, green lawn simply remains
too strong, I guess.
Man, don't _even_ get me started on those nasty-assed European
honeybees-from-Hell and the ignorant, lazy, irresponsible twits who
continue to allow them to escape into the environment, at large, and
naturalize.

My lawn has been destroyed by chickens which are not caged, my vegetable
garden is caged. However, I like those european honeybees from Italy
they are mild creatures and I like their honey. Bees belong in the
natural environment. If they escape in a swarm too bad, prove they
belong to me neighbor! Flowers are needed in my garden for the nectar
that bees need to survive. I need a variety of flowers that bloom at
different times of the year, food for the bees. Roses however provide
little in return for the amount of work needed to care for them.

If you don't like Roses, lawns, flowers and honey bees.
What do you like in a garden? Rocks and Sand?

--
Enjoy Life... Dan

Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan.

In article ,
"Dan L." wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

Billy wrote:


In article
,
"Dan L." wrote:


I used to think Roses were cool and part of all nice gardens. Now in my
old age I hate the things. I now think there ugly. Not even worth
putting in a vase. Years ago I had dozens of them. Now down to four
bushes and tempted to rip them out.
Trust me. You need roses.
LOL! I'm with Dan on this one and somewhat grateful that he has
"seen the light"; LOL! In fact, I dislike virtually all garden flowers.
Even in my younger days, found flowers to be garish and ugly. Always
regarded growing flowers to be as silly and as great a waste of
resources and as abusive of the environment as maintaining a "lawn" and
simply don't do either. In fact, I had hoped that by now enlightened
jurisdictions in U.S.A. would have begun banning lawns (among the
largest, most environmentally destructive of all large-scale
"monocrops") and restricting flower gardening but, I guess it ain't
gonna happen: The movies-induced vision of happy family in its quaint
bungalow replete with picket fence and green, green lawn simply remains
too strong, I guess.
Man, don't _even_ get me started on those nasty-assed European
honeybees-from-Hell and the ignorant, lazy, irresponsible twits who
continue to allow them to escape into the environment, at large, and
naturalize.

My lawn has been destroyed by chickens which are not caged, my vegetable
garden is caged. However, I like those european honeybees from Italy
they are mild creatures and I like their honey. Bees belong in the
natural environment. If they escape in a swarm too bad, prove they
belong to me neighbor! Flowers are needed in my garden for the nectar
that bees need to survive. I need a variety of flowers that bloom at
different times of the year, food for the bees. Roses however provide
little in return for the amount of work needed to care for them.

If you don't like Roses, lawns, flowers and honey bees.
What do you like in a garden? Rocks and Sand?

Some times it is just space and intent and if the garden muse gifts you
beauty.

http://gardendesignpictures.com/imag...pictures10.jpg

--
Bill Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA

In article , Charlie wrote:

On Fri, 16 Apr 2010 15:07:19 -0500, wrote:


Billy wrote:

What are you doing in a gardening group, if you don't like bees and
flowers?

Time to crawl back into your drink, and consider yourself "slimed".
Which part of "rec.gardens.EDIBLE" exceeds your level of
comprehension?

"This is one of the disadvantages of wine: it makes a man mistake
words for thought." ~~Samuel Johnson

And you accuse *me* of sliming a group.

Go have another drink, you POS. I do believe you have outdone
sheldon, in the gin rummy category.


Charlie

"Sometimes when I reflect back on all the beer I drink I feel ashamed.
Then I look into the glass and think about the workers in the brewery
and all of their hopes and dreams. If I didn't drink this beer, they
might be out of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say
to myself, it is better that I drink this beer and let their dreams
come true than be selfish and worry about my liver." ~Jack Handey

Just got to believe in "Flower Power", right on.
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html

"Dan L." wrote in message
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"FarmI" ask@itshall be given wrote:
"Dan L." wrote in message

Permaculture by Toby Hemenway"

Now that name is a blast from the past. He used to post in the
alt.permaculture newsgroup many moons ago.

He probably got rich from your postings

LOL. Well I did find one of my posts repeated in full (with no attribution)
on a commercial site.

In article
,
Billy wrote:

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because
thorn bushes have roses."
--Abraham Lincoln

I like the quote. The quote alone is one good reason to keep at least
one rose bush alive

--
Enjoy Life... Dan

Garden in Zone 5 South East Michigan.

In article ,
"Dan L." wrote:

In article
,
Billy wrote:

"We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because
thorn bushes have roses."
--Abraham Lincoln

I like the quote. The quote alone is one good reason to keep at least
one rose bush alive

The bees will thank you ;O)
--
- Billy
"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the
merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Arn3lF5XSUg
http://www.thirdworldtraveler.com/Zinn/HZinn_page.html