time to say good bye....

To my garden anyway.... It's time for me to move out of my apartment, and with that comes saying farewell to the flower beds I have worked so hard on these past five years. I am looking for a new position and with that came the decision to move in with friends rather than renew my lease another year and get stuck (they don't sublet). The upside I suppose is that the lady moving in seems to be very interested in my beds. In fact, she told my neighbor that they are the reason she chose this apartment. So there is hope they will stay intact a little longer. I will take a few things with me and move a few things to my parents house, but most everything will stay behind. My contribution to this little place for now. Now...if I could just find a new position.....

:) Kim

Wow, what beautiful beds you created. I know how it is. I had to leave my northern garden after 12 years when I moved to Texas. That was one reason the next owner of my little cottage on Cape Cod bought it. Some of my favorite plants do not grow here so I had to get some new favorites.

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When I moved from our house, I left a plant/tree 'map' for the next owners. Later I heard from a friend in the neighborhood that the new owners were so glad/grateful for the map. They also like your replacements were drawn to the property because of the landscape --but had no experience. My map at least told them what they had and allowed them to look up the needs of the plantings so that they could keep everything tended and healthy.

Aww Blue are you moving out of town?

Not yet Sylvia, but probably within the next year I will be. It's been a hard job search so far, so I am going to have to take what I can get.

The lady moving in is an elderly lady, her daughter lives just up the street. I was thinking I will leave her some information on the different host plants I have included and the caterpillar pics so she knows what to look for. I sure hope she likes it.

She will and it is great that you are leaving something so beautiful.

I am so sorry you have to leave your garden, but you will get to build more and better ones, you are still very young.
I don't know what I would do if I had to leave mine, hopefully the only time I will leave it is when I go on the big trip to that big beautiful garden in the sky.
Josephine.

Kim....I am saddened to hear you are leaving your little paradise behind; but excited that you have so many new avenues to explore. I hope you get a position that you will absolutely love and be able to once again settle down and put in a garden bigger and better than you are leaving behind.
If you come up this way on a job search, please stop in and spend the night with us, we would love to see you again.

How difficult to leave your labor of love behind, but how exciting to know that the lady moving in is interested in your garden. I would suggest you also leave her pictures of each plant so she'll be able to identify them.

Aw, Kim, I'm so sorry you have to leave your garden behind. I feel better knowing that you know how to take new starts of the plants you love most. Maybe you could think of it as a new adventure--a chance to rectify mistakes and put your new babies in that perfect spot. If you aren't going to have a lot of space immediately, can your mom & dad help out with that?

Kim...what position are you looking for? I know you have said before, but old brains forget.

Hey Kim....hope you are enjoying your birthday! (((hugs!!))) girlfriend!

Go wish Kim a happy birthday here....
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1105505/

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KIm, remember I told you my vet said for you to come see them. Its a big place and they treat all kind of animals ... come on ...try Dallas you might like it. :)
Anyway starting a new garden can be exciting too. Hopefully you dont go too far and we can contribute to your new garden. Do you think you leave Texas?
I hope not.

Oh you all are really too sweet! Actually I am looking for a postdoc position, hopefully working with adult stem cells. I've gotten interested in muscle regeneration and I think that for the stem cell field this is where the future is at now. However, the search hasn't been going well because research here hasn't quite turned out the way we had hoped and so it's been hard to publish. In the science world, publishing is everything. I'll continue searching though, I've still got some time. If I get into a bind though I'll definitely give you guys a call.

:) Kim

Sounds like you are really specialized and will one day be teaching or writing books. Guess we can say we knew you when...LOL!

I am sure you have heard about the research being done in The Woodlands. I am not sure exactly what all they are doing but if you haven't already, maybe you could check it out. There are several companies on Research Forest Dr.

So Kim are you getting ready to write a book?

No, no....we scientists have to publish our data in order for it to be recognized. This consists mainly of journals. Have you ever heard someone on the news referring to the New England Journal of Medicine, Nature, or Science? Those are some of the top notch journals we aspire to someday publish in.

As for today, I am tearing down the greenhouse. It's hard to believe 5 years ago I put it up. For all my lackluster building skills, it has lasted through two hurricanes and has served its purpose well. I am kind of looking forward to the change, even if I don't know what that is yet.

So are you going to take the GH to your Mom and Dad's place?

lol I guess stem cells is a good research field for a plant person...

I'm sure it's hard to leave you garden, but it's pretty cool that you made something long-lasting for the neighborhood, even as a renter. A lot of times people know they'll be leaving, so they don't even attempt those longer term projects.

One day when Kim is famous we can say we knew her when she lived in a small house and shared plants with her. Silverfluter can even say she met your pot-bellied pig!! Bet you forgot about that.

Yep.....the aluminum greenhouse frame will be going to live at my parents house for now. I still have to tear down the wooden frame I built behind it, that will be this weekend though.

As for the famous part....I'm not sure that will ever happen...lol. And I do remember that! I sure miss little Cleo some days.

Well I know we will be able to keep in touch since the parents are still in Texas, even if you get a position elsewhere. We do wish you the best in whatever you do. If you are in TX then you know where to get a fresh start on a garden!

Will miss you Blue Eyes. I am dropping out of gardening for a while also. More work then play now and lost the water well for a while. Do not want to spelnd 3000 to fix it so am going to cut way back.

Ted, I am so sorry you lost you water well, but please don't quit gardening even if it is just a little.
Josephine.

I still have one of your plants in a pot from a trade I think was spring 2009. Sorry you have to work more. That is an expensive repair!

Ted are you still on the "C" site? If not, please send one of us your email so we can keep in touch.

I know this is a dumb question, but how do you lose a well? you still have running water, right? ... so you can grow in pots ... Ted sure hate to go to a round up and you are not showing up with your stash. lol

Kim, I know that Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research here in San Antonio conducts stem cell research as does San Antonio Institute for Cellular and Molecular Primatology (SAICMP) which partnerships with Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research. I don't know if they are studying muscle regeneration, but do know that they are researching bone cell regeneration.