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Joanna Crandell's avatar

Last week my neighbour mowed down beautiful pale purple iris plants that had buds on them. I “rescued” the plants when no one was home and they are flourishing in pots on my back deck. Crime pays!

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The Bob's avatar

Yep, I see people just clear trees and beautiful stuff all the time. I think, as my newsletter often points out, people are really stupid.

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Barb's avatar

Is that ?

A Fern grows in Brooklyn?

Or Manhattan?

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The Bob's avatar

Manhattan, Barb.

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ANDREA DENNINGER's avatar

Perhaps your anxiety level is raised by your neighbors . . . mine was, just reading about them. I. LOATHE. NEIGHBORS.

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The Bob's avatar

What percent of neighbors ENJOY being annoying?

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ANDREA DENNINGER's avatar

The ones who've followed me around the country since 1973 - barking dogs, threatened by gun, more barking dogs, cutting down trees (in a neighborhood named Tarpon WOODS), leaf blowers, barking dogs (and I've had eight+ dogs at one time - one bark, and inside they come), screaming kids, mufflerless cars (in a neighborhood where the houses go for $500,000 and up, but they can't afford a muffler???). On and on and on . . . sorry, you got me started and it's hard to stop. OTOH, I'm 76 and still see the grass from above, so I try to stop complaining (obviously, 'try' is the important word in that sentence).

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The Bob's avatar

My neighbors in the city are beautiful and are like minded. I find those with beauty around them in the country often take it for granted.

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Carol P-H's avatar

Hope you were able to get a used crosstrek at least! : 0 )

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The Bob's avatar

Ha, ha, Carol! We actually found ourselves with a car, unexpectedly, through an inheritance. Not our first choice, maybe our last choice, but free.

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Janise Gates's avatar

My husband once “trimmed” a bonsai and whittled it down to just the trunk. Every time he grabs the trimmers now I remind him to not “bonsai” it.

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The Bob's avatar

Janice, some bonsai instructors are pretty aggressive with pruning and others preach patience.

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cwnidog's avatar

Been to Brimfield a few times, need to go again.

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The Bob's avatar

Some feel it’s changed for the worse. Or is that the country they are referring to?

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cwnidog's avatar

Could be either. I'll withhold judgement on the fair until I've seen it again. It's only about a 90 minute drive for me.

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Christopher Manson's avatar

Bonsai trees. Thank God KARATE KID III is on Tubi.

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Carol P-H's avatar

Thanks for all of the chuckles! Love the flea market finds and the good memories they trigger! Much better than my "present" memories unfortunately.

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The Bob's avatar

Wel, yeah, we are in the middle of history. Will people in the future even read history?

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Joanna Crandell's avatar

Don’t give up on the bonsai garden. Ferns are just horizontal trees - free spirits, non-conformists, ‘shroom trees…

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ANDREA DENNINGER's avatar

Down here in FL, wild ferns are abundant; I have a forest of them growing in our pool's french drain and I won't let hubby cut them down. They are gorgeous, and prolific among the bushes along the fence, too. Better than bare ground, I feel.

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The Bob's avatar

Yes, better to have any ground cover than cement. I love moss over other ground cover.

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The Bob's avatar

Oh, yeah I agree, Joanna. But having grown lots of ferns, I’m still not the biggest fans of them compared to other plants—not challenging enough!

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