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magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
Personally, I am quite used to the most stupid of conclusions reached
by supposedly PG students~~albeit under stress, in haste, and without time for further reflection. Last year:- " If your parents could not have children then you will also remain childless" [This was not the first time I had seen this statement] "We forget how many of our ancestors died as young children, through starvation" This latter quote I initially passed and it only dawned on me some minutes later!!. I'd have thought this quote was perfectly possible - just not in the direct line. Aunts and uncles etc., are ancestors, too. ;-) I rather like "Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your children". -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds after garden to email me)________________________ Thanks for responding. Uncles and Aunts are relatives. None of our ancestors died childless. This was the trap I nearly fell into. I wondered if the 'grandiflora' aspect just implied to them that the flowers were large. On the other hand how many tyros understand any Latin these days? I agree re. our children. When they were young I thought them lovely enough to eat. As teenagers I wished I had done!! Grandchildren are different~ you can hand them back. Last week my 6 yr.o. g.daughter walked in with a trug of flower trusses from the tomatoes ~~ having previously watched me removing side shoots!!. She is still my 'best girl in the world'~~truly. Thanks again Brian. |
magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
"Brian" wrote in message ... Personally, I am quite used to the most stupid of conclusions reached by supposedly PG students~~albeit under stress, in haste, and without time for further reflection. Last year:- " If your parents could not have children then you will also remain childless" [This was not the first time I had seen this statement] "We forget how many of our ancestors died as young children, through starvation" This latter quote I initially passed and it only dawned on me some minutes later!!. I'd have thought this quote was perfectly possible - just not in the direct line. Aunts and uncles etc., are ancestors, too. ;-) I rather like "Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your children". -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds after garden to email me)________________________ Thanks for responding. Uncles and Aunts are relatives. None of our ancestors died childless. This was the trap I nearly fell into. I wondered if the 'grandiflora' aspect just implied to them that the flowers were large. On the other hand how many tyros understand any Latin these days? I agree re. our children. When they were young I thought them lovely enough to eat. As teenagers I wished I had done!! Grandchildren are different~ you can hand them back. Last week my 6 yr.o. g.daughter walked in with a trug of flower trusses from the tomatoes ~~ having previously watched me removing side shoots!!. She is still my 'best girl in the world'~~truly. Thanks again Brian. I posted the question in all good faith, I thought grandiflora & goliath referred to the flowers. I am a total novice to gardening, & am just feeling my way along, much the same as with using my husbands computer. If I have offended anyones sensibilities then I am truly sorry. & unfortunately I can't take it back from where I bought it, so like it or lump it I am stuck with it & must persevere to do my best.Thank-you for your replies though, I'm just stupid I guess. |
magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
Subject: magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
From: "frazzled" Date: 06/06/2004 20:50 GMT Daylight Time Message-id: I'm just stupid I guess. No you're not. You're just a novice and got a bit confused with the gardening language. I'm sure everyone here has made at least one mistake when they were starting off, I know I did. And that was with my grandparents imparting their gardening knowledge. Anyway, the NG is a little hypersensitive right now, we've had a few more troll attacks than usual, it's not always like this. Anyway, it's not that hard a mistake, I mean the names of plants can often have little connection to reality. Just look at all the cross dressing hollies[g]. Anyway, if you can't take it back, can you sell it on ebay? Or find a neighbour that might appreciate it? Always a good way to get to know gardening neighbours offering plants and they might be able to pass on a few tips:o) -- Rhiannon http://www.livejournal.com/users/rhiannon_s/ "The trick is to commit crimes so confusing that police feel too stupid to even write a crime report about them." Aubrey on remaining at liberty www.somethingpositive.net |
magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
"frazzled" wrote in message ... "Brian" wrote in message ... Personally, I am quite used to the most stupid of conclusions reached by supposedly PG students~~albeit under stress, in haste, and without time for further reflection. Last year:- " If your parents could not have children then you will also remain childless" [This was not the first time I had seen this statement] "We forget how many of our ancestors died as young children, through starvation" This latter quote I initially passed and it only dawned on me some minutes later!!. I'd have thought this quote was perfectly possible - just not in the direct line. Aunts and uncles etc., are ancestors, too. ;-) I rather like "Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your children". -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds after garden to email me)________________________ Thanks for responding. Uncles and Aunts are relatives. None of our ancestors died childless. This was the trap I nearly fell into. I wondered if the 'grandiflora' aspect just implied to them that the flowers were large. On the other hand how many tyros understand any Latin these days? I agree re. our children. When they were young I thought them lovely enough to eat. As teenagers I wished I had done!! Grandchildren are different~ you can hand them back. Last week my 6 yr.o. g.daughter walked in with a trug of flower trusses from the tomatoes ~~ having previously watched me removing side shoots!!. She is still my 'best girl in the world'~~truly. Thanks again Brian. I posted the question in all good faith, I thought grandiflora & goliath referred to the flowers. I am a total novice to gardening, & am just feeling my way along, much the same as with using my husbands computer. If I have offended anyones sensibilities then I am truly sorry. & unfortunately I can't take it back from where I bought it, so like it or lump it I am stuck with it & must persevere to do my best.Thank-you for your replies though, I'm just stupid I guess. _____________________________ Thank you ~~ It was gracious of you to respond. We were all at that stage at some time but tend to forget. Would be nice if you could find a suitable home for it. ~ Must have been quite costly. Best Wishes Brian. |
magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
In article , frazzled
writes I posted the question in all good faith, I thought grandiflora & goliath referred to the flowers. Grandiflora does. You're just unlikely that this particular grandiflora comes with a body to match ;-) I am a total novice to gardening, & am just feeling my way along, much the same as with using my husbands computer. If I have offended anyones sensibilities then I am truly sorry. & unfortunately I can't take it back from where I bought it, so like it or lump it I am stuck with it & must persevere to do my best.Thank-you for your replies though, I'm just stupid I guess. No, not stupid. Just new to gardening, and having had an unthinking moment All of us make silly mistakes, and we don't stop making them just because we're more experienced. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
On 6/6/04 20:50, in article , "frazzled"
wrote: snip I posted the question in all good faith, I thought grandiflora & goliath referred to the flowers. I am a total novice to gardening, & am just feeling my way along, much the same as with using my husbands computer. If I have offended anyones sensibilities then I am truly sorry. & unfortunately I can't take it back from where I bought it, so like it or lump it I am stuck with it & must persevere to do my best.Thank-you for your replies though, I'm just stupid I guess. LOL! Of *course* you haven't offended anyone but it did sound a bit improbable! Could you give that Magnolia to someone as a present and get another more suitable to the size of your garden, do you think? But at least urg has given you one piece of advice, I hope, which will help you in the future - if in doubt, ask before you buy! And if it's of any comfort to you, you'd be a very strange gardener, beginner or not, who didn't make mistakes! We all do and some of them are expensive ones. I'm sorry I thought you might be a troll, we've had a rash of them lately and it raises suspicions! -- Sacha (remove the weeds after garden to email me) |
magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
On 6/6/04 16:38, in article ,
"Sacha" wrote: snip I do think some people *always* ask the appropriate questions in nurseries; snip Sigh - should be: "I don't* think some people..." etc. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds after garden to email me) |
magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
In article , Sacha
writes The OP may well be genuine but I don't think many people buy something of that name without getting a clue as to its tendencies. 'grand' but the 'grand' was applied to the flowers! and 'goliath' alone would be a hint. Yes - that was my reaction on seeing the 'goliath' And if it was as expensive as Magnolias can be, IME most people ask first as to whether or not it's suitable for their garden. I do think some people *always* ask the appropriate questions in nurseries; in some garden centres they'd be pushed to find someone who *could* answer them. I was after a male pernettya out of flowering season. GC had an 'information point' - they looked completely blank (despite having a whole stand full of pernettyas). -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
Personally, I am quite used to the most stupid of conclusions reached
by supposedly PG students~~albeit under stress, in haste, and without time for further reflection. Last year:- " If your parents could not have children then you will also remain childless" [This was not the first time I had seen this statement] "We forget how many of our ancestors died as young children, through starvation" This latter quote I initially passed and it only dawned on me some minutes later!!. I'd have thought this quote was perfectly possible - just not in the direct line. Aunts and uncles etc., are ancestors, too. ;-) I rather like "Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your children". -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds after garden to email me)________________________ Thanks for responding. Uncles and Aunts are relatives. None of our ancestors died childless. This was the trap I nearly fell into. I wondered if the 'grandiflora' aspect just implied to them that the flowers were large. On the other hand how many tyros understand any Latin these days? I agree re. our children. When they were young I thought them lovely enough to eat. As teenagers I wished I had done!! Grandchildren are different~ you can hand them back. Last week my 6 yr.o. g.daughter walked in with a trug of flower trusses from the tomatoes ~~ having previously watched me removing side shoots!!. She is still my 'best girl in the world'~~truly. Thanks again Brian. |
magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
"Brian" wrote in message ... Personally, I am quite used to the most stupid of conclusions reached by supposedly PG students~~albeit under stress, in haste, and without time for further reflection. Last year:- " If your parents could not have children then you will also remain childless" [This was not the first time I had seen this statement] "We forget how many of our ancestors died as young children, through starvation" This latter quote I initially passed and it only dawned on me some minutes later!!. I'd have thought this quote was perfectly possible - just not in the direct line. Aunts and uncles etc., are ancestors, too. ;-) I rather like "Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your children". -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds after garden to email me)________________________ Thanks for responding. Uncles and Aunts are relatives. None of our ancestors died childless. This was the trap I nearly fell into. I wondered if the 'grandiflora' aspect just implied to them that the flowers were large. On the other hand how many tyros understand any Latin these days? I agree re. our children. When they were young I thought them lovely enough to eat. As teenagers I wished I had done!! Grandchildren are different~ you can hand them back. Last week my 6 yr.o. g.daughter walked in with a trug of flower trusses from the tomatoes ~~ having previously watched me removing side shoots!!. She is still my 'best girl in the world'~~truly. Thanks again Brian. I posted the question in all good faith, I thought grandiflora & goliath referred to the flowers. I am a total novice to gardening, & am just feeling my way along, much the same as with using my husbands computer. If I have offended anyones sensibilities then I am truly sorry. & unfortunately I can't take it back from where I bought it, so like it or lump it I am stuck with it & must persevere to do my best.Thank-you for your replies though, I'm just stupid I guess. |
magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
Subject: magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
From: "frazzled" Date: 06/06/2004 20:50 GMT Daylight Time Message-id: I'm just stupid I guess. No you're not. You're just a novice and got a bit confused with the gardening language. I'm sure everyone here has made at least one mistake when they were starting off, I know I did. And that was with my grandparents imparting their gardening knowledge. Anyway, the NG is a little hypersensitive right now, we've had a few more troll attacks than usual, it's not always like this. Anyway, it's not that hard a mistake, I mean the names of plants can often have little connection to reality. Just look at all the cross dressing hollies[g]. Anyway, if you can't take it back, can you sell it on ebay? Or find a neighbour that might appreciate it? Always a good way to get to know gardening neighbours offering plants and they might be able to pass on a few tips:o) -- Rhiannon http://www.livejournal.com/users/rhiannon_s/ "The trick is to commit crimes so confusing that police feel too stupid to even write a crime report about them." Aubrey on remaining at liberty www.somethingpositive.net |
magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
"frazzled" wrote in message ... "Brian" wrote in message ... Personally, I am quite used to the most stupid of conclusions reached by supposedly PG students~~albeit under stress, in haste, and without time for further reflection. Last year:- " If your parents could not have children then you will also remain childless" [This was not the first time I had seen this statement] "We forget how many of our ancestors died as young children, through starvation" This latter quote I initially passed and it only dawned on me some minutes later!!. I'd have thought this quote was perfectly possible - just not in the direct line. Aunts and uncles etc., are ancestors, too. ;-) I rather like "Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your children". -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds after garden to email me)________________________ Thanks for responding. Uncles and Aunts are relatives. None of our ancestors died childless. This was the trap I nearly fell into. I wondered if the 'grandiflora' aspect just implied to them that the flowers were large. On the other hand how many tyros understand any Latin these days? I agree re. our children. When they were young I thought them lovely enough to eat. As teenagers I wished I had done!! Grandchildren are different~ you can hand them back. Last week my 6 yr.o. g.daughter walked in with a trug of flower trusses from the tomatoes ~~ having previously watched me removing side shoots!!. She is still my 'best girl in the world'~~truly. Thanks again Brian. I posted the question in all good faith, I thought grandiflora & goliath referred to the flowers. I am a total novice to gardening, & am just feeling my way along, much the same as with using my husbands computer. If I have offended anyones sensibilities then I am truly sorry. & unfortunately I can't take it back from where I bought it, so like it or lump it I am stuck with it & must persevere to do my best.Thank-you for your replies though, I'm just stupid I guess. _____________________________ Thank you ~~ It was gracious of you to respond. We were all at that stage at some time but tend to forget. Would be nice if you could find a suitable home for it. ~ Must have been quite costly. Best Wishes Brian. |
magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
In article , frazzled
writes I posted the question in all good faith, I thought grandiflora & goliath referred to the flowers. Grandiflora does. You're just unlikely that this particular grandiflora comes with a body to match ;-) I am a total novice to gardening, & am just feeling my way along, much the same as with using my husbands computer. If I have offended anyones sensibilities then I am truly sorry. & unfortunately I can't take it back from where I bought it, so like it or lump it I am stuck with it & must persevere to do my best.Thank-you for your replies though, I'm just stupid I guess. No, not stupid. Just new to gardening, and having had an unthinking moment All of us make silly mistakes, and we don't stop making them just because we're more experienced. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
On 6/6/04 20:50, in article , "frazzled"
wrote: snip I posted the question in all good faith, I thought grandiflora & goliath referred to the flowers. I am a total novice to gardening, & am just feeling my way along, much the same as with using my husbands computer. If I have offended anyones sensibilities then I am truly sorry. & unfortunately I can't take it back from where I bought it, so like it or lump it I am stuck with it & must persevere to do my best.Thank-you for your replies though, I'm just stupid I guess. LOL! Of *course* you haven't offended anyone but it did sound a bit improbable! Could you give that Magnolia to someone as a present and get another more suitable to the size of your garden, do you think? But at least urg has given you one piece of advice, I hope, which will help you in the future - if in doubt, ask before you buy! And if it's of any comfort to you, you'd be a very strange gardener, beginner or not, who didn't make mistakes! We all do and some of them are expensive ones. I'm sorry I thought you might be a troll, we've had a rash of them lately and it raises suspicions! -- Sacha (remove the weeds after garden to email me) |
magnolia grandiflora goliath - help me please
On 6/6/04 16:38, in article ,
"Sacha" wrote: snip I do think some people *always* ask the appropriate questions in nurseries; snip Sigh - should be: "I don't* think some people..." etc. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds after garden to email me) |
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