Well, I thought I detected an old disease showing tell tale signs lately.
First pots of dianthus stuck to my hands. Then a little red dianthus called
Persian star stuck to my hands, in fact, two of them stuck tight and I had
to pick them up. A pussywillow stuck next. Then a red dogwood followed
me home, followed by a large three gallon pot of Double file viburnum.

Then of all things, a TREE called a Forest Pansey redbud and a Sand cherry
stuck to my truck and came home, and today as I dragged my beaten and tired
body thru the nursery at Lowes where I work, a pot of President Grevy lilac
(a blue lilac.......), a deep pink with deep red eyed phlox, a Espirea
Shirobana Spirea, and a Espirea Hoja Tostada "Crisp Leaf Spirea" flung
themselves into a cart and insisted I take them home with me. They sat
proudly in the floorboard of the car that I was driving instead of the
truck..........this sticky pot syndrome is beginning to clutter up the
middle terraced portion of my slope................I need a good twelve step
program. Think there's hope, Zhan?? GBSEG
madgardener up on the ridge, back in fairy holler where I can hear the peals
of twinkly laughter at my weakness, overlooking English Mountain in Eastern
Tennessee, zone 6b,Sunset zone 36 where I'm so tired I can't even think of
planting the new babies yet.........but I will dream of it tonight and
hopefully by Monday I will have them nestled in the soils here.

You are so entertaining sometimes. I was reading taking it all
seriously, thinking, man, what is this sticky flower disease?? Then i
read on and OH! Yes, i was diagnosed with that back in 89...

I have good news and i have bad news. The bad news is, it doesnt go
away. The good news is, it doesnt go away (and is in fact good for
your health)



On Fri, 4 Apr 2003 20:46:24 -0500, "madgarder"
wrote:

Well, I thought I detected an old disease showing tell tale signs lately.
First pots of dianthus stuck to my hands. Then a little red dianthus called
Persian star stuck to my hands, in fact, two of them stuck tight and I had
to pick them up. A pussywillow stuck next. Then a red dogwood followed
me home, followed by a large three gallon pot of Double file viburnum.

Then of all things, a TREE called a Forest Pansey redbud and a Sand cherry
stuck to my truck and came home, and today as I dragged my beaten and tired
body thru the nursery at Lowes where I work, a pot of President Grevy lilac
(a blue lilac.......), a deep pink with deep red eyed phlox, a Espirea
Shirobana Spirea, and a Espirea Hoja Tostada "Crisp Leaf Spirea" flung
themselves into a cart and insisted I take them home with me. They sat
proudly in the floorboard of the car that I was driving instead of the
truck..........this sticky pot syndrome is beginning to clutter up the
middle terraced portion of my slope................I need a good twelve step
program. Think there's hope, Zhan?? GBSEG
madgardener up on the ridge, back in fairy holler where I can hear the peals
of twinkly laughter at my weakness, overlooking English Mountain in Eastern
Tennessee, zone 6b,Sunset zone 36 where I'm so tired I can't even think of
planting the new babies yet.........but I will dream of it tonight and
hopefully by Monday I will have them nestled in the soils here.

"madgarder" wrote:

Well, I thought I detected an old disease showing tell tale signs lately.
First pots of dianthus stuck to my hands. Then a little red dianthus called
Persian star stuck to my hands, in fact, two of them stuck tight and I had
to pick them up. A pussywillow stuck next. Then a red dogwood followed
me home, followed by a large three gallon pot of Double file viburnum.

Then of all things, a TREE called a Forest Pansey redbud and a Sand cherry
stuck to my truck and came home,

You know, if you spray yourself with WD-40 before you go to the
nursery, this will not happen!



Tsu

--
To doubt everything or to believe everything
are two equally convenient solutions; both
dispense with the necessity of reflection.
- Jules Henri Poincaré

I'm afraid they'd attach themselves to me leg
instead...................GBSEG
madgardener
"Tsu Dho Nimh" wrote in message
...
"madgarder" wrote:

Well, I thought I detected an old disease showing tell tale signs lately.
First pots of dianthus stuck to my hands. Then a little red dianthus
called
Persian star stuck to my hands, in fact, two of them stuck tight and I
had
to pick them up. A pussywillow stuck next. Then a red dogwood
followed
me home, followed by a large three gallon pot of Double file viburnum.

Then of all things, a TREE called a Forest Pansey redbud and a Sand
cherry
stuck to my truck and came home,

You know, if you spray yourself with WD-40 before you go to the
nursery, this will not happen!



Tsu

--
To doubt everything or to believe everything
are two equally convenient solutions; both
dispense with the necessity of reflection.
- Jules Henri Poincaré

if I made you smile today, then my job here is done...............until the
next time
madgardener
"jammer" wrote in message
...
You are so entertaining sometimes. I was reading taking it all
seriously, thinking, man, what is this sticky flower disease?? Then i
read on and OH! Yes, i was diagnosed with that back in 89...

I have good news and i have bad news. The bad news is, it doesnt go
away. The good news is, it doesnt go away (and is in fact good for
your health)

On Sat, 5 Apr 2003 18:28:50 -0500, "madgarder"
wrote:

if I made you smile today, then my job here is done...............until the
next time
madgardener

Thanks

Oh, Maddie - you have discovered the joy and the pitfalls of working with
plants. They all want to come home with you! Now in my 6th season of nursery
work and the disease just gets worse. This week a callistemon and an oleria
invited themselves home with me - last week, it was yet ANOTHER clematis, potted
alliums, a new hardy ginger and a bunch of Pam's Choice foxgloves (naturally!)
Earlier in the season (when I got your ninebarks), it was a new, purple leaved
elderberry, a 'Razorbill' rhodie and a Koreanspice viburnum. I try not to notice
the trees anymore - they are no longer welcome to go home with me - I ran out of
room for them ages ago (although I have had my eye on a new black
eucalyptus...... :-)).

pam - gardengal



madgarder wrote:

Well, I thought I detected an old disease showing tell tale signs lately.
First pots of dianthus stuck to my hands. Then a little red dianthus called
Persian star stuck to my hands, in fact, two of them stuck tight and I had
to pick them up. A pussywillow stuck next. Then a red dogwood followed
me home, followed by a large three gallon pot of Double file viburnum.

Then of all things, a TREE called a Forest Pansey redbud and a Sand cherry
stuck to my truck and came home, and today as I dragged my beaten and tired
body thru the nursery at Lowes where I work, a pot of President Grevy lilac
(a blue lilac.......), a deep pink with deep red eyed phlox, a Espirea
Shirobana Spirea, and a Espirea Hoja Tostada "Crisp Leaf Spirea" flung
themselves into a cart and insisted I take them home with me. They sat
proudly in the floorboard of the car that I was driving instead of the
truck..........this sticky pot syndrome is beginning to clutter up the
middle terraced portion of my slope................I need a good twelve step
program. Think there's hope, Zhan?? GBSEG
madgardener up on the ridge, back in fairy holler where I can hear the peals
of twinkly laughter at my weakness, overlooking English Mountain in Eastern
Tennessee, zone 6b,Sunset zone 36 where I'm so tired I can't even think of
planting the new babies yet.........but I will dream of it tonight and
hopefully by Monday I will have them nestled in the soils here.

Last night 2 more hardy water lilies followed me home.

Ah yes, spring and sticky pot syndrome!
Well, I have sticky cyber plant sale syndrome!
I ordered 5 verbena and a jasmine plant from wayside gardens. The
jasmine is in a gallon container so hopefully it will take off quickly.
The verbena were a REAL steal!
lOVE cARYN
"Come into my garden, my flowers want to meet you!"

Oh goodness, Cindy. My heart just sank. I am so sorry for your loss.
Really, eventhough i am a stranger....



On Sun, 6 Apr 2003 08:36:00 -0400, "Cindy"
wrote:

OMG gf, thanks for the laughs. God knows I need them right now. My husband
passed away Tuesday morning of a massive heartattack at home. I NEVER want
to relive that experiance again in my life. I hope that when I go, that my
children will not have to deal with what I did.
His children from his first (ages 38 & 33)are here now to take the ashes
back to Holland to be buried at sea as was his father and his father before
him. Hans was a shpis captain and can from a long family line of them.
I am going to miss him terribly but thank goodness I have my own family here
in Jefferson City.
I am going to plant a tree in his honor, a cherry tree I think. There was a
young one in the backyard, that he never got to see bloom, because he was
always gone to sea when it bloomed. He was due to leave this past thursday
to go back to work in Ft Lauderdale, and the tree was budding out but no
blooms. Funny, The day of the memorial, Friday night, it bloomed furiously.
I picked many blooms off of it and made a bouquet for the memorial.
I am hurting terribly, he was a friend to everyoone who ever met him, a
great human being nd a wonderful husband and father.........

Cindy

Now, that would be the part of working at Lowe's that I would love. I just
never thought of it as 'a sticky pot syndrome'...
I understand.. I have plants call out to me at stores quite often.
I have always wondered if I pick them, or they pick me.. :-))
Susie :-))

"madgarder" wrote in message
...
Well, I thought I detected an old disease showing tell tale signs lately.
First pots of dianthus stuck to my hands. Then a little red dianthus
called
Persian star stuck to my hands, in fact, two of them stuck tight and I had
to pick them up. A pussywillow stuck next. Then a red dogwood followed
me home, followed by a large three gallon pot of Double file viburnum.

Then of all things, a TREE called a Forest Pansey redbud and a Sand cherry
stuck to my truck and came home, and today as I dragged my beaten and
tired
body thru the nursery at Lowes where I work, a pot of President Grevy
lilac
(a blue lilac.......), a deep pink with deep red eyed phlox, a Espirea
Shirobana Spirea, and a Espirea Hoja Tostada "Crisp Leaf Spirea" flung
themselves into a cart and insisted I take them home with me. They sat
proudly in the floorboard of the car that I was driving instead of the
truck..........this sticky pot syndrome is beginning to clutter up the
middle terraced portion of my slope................I need a good twelve
step
program. Think there's hope, Zhan?? GBSEG
madgardener up on the ridge, back in fairy holler where I can hear the
peals
of twinkly laughter at my weakness, overlooking English Mountain in
Eastern
Tennessee, zone 6b,Sunset zone 36 where I'm so tired I can't even think of
planting the new babies yet.........but I will dream of it tonight and
hopefully by Monday I will have them nestled in the soils here.