Northeast Gardening: Garden clubs, 1 by pirl

pirl wrote:
Thanks, Lucy. It's by the shin bone and that's doubly confusing since my legs are underneath as I kneel and garden, so that portion of my legs never gets tanned and always crushes the grass. It's puzzling how just that one dime sized spot happened but the doctor said the sun was the cause of it.

Thanks, so much, Patti. I've had the same issue on my face and it required two surgeries to get the entire root removed. Now, when I try to search for the spot, I can't find it - hurray! Let's hope the spot on the leg disappears within a year but, more importantly, I hope the root is now gone.

We certainly have our share of "pointers" here! Until last year we only hired help with tree trimming but moving established 15 year old hydrangeas would have been too much for either of us and yet it wasn't a problem for our wonderful Neri, who returned (permanently) to Guatemala in late November.

That question about being "done" always makes me laugh. One neighbor plants just impatiens and begonias so she truly is done after she gets them planted. If it makes her happy it's fine with me and she makes no pretense about being a serious gardener. Many others don't plant a thing and very few can appreciate actual gardens as compared to a plant here in the back and one more in the front.

Sadly, many just walk through the gardens at a quick pace and have no appreciation for anything. I wish they'd stay home rather than do a five minute tour and say, "How nice".