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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Aug 21, 2005

Time for some fun!

Old gardeners never die they just (fill in the blank)________________.

They just go to pot!

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Aug 21, 2005

DH said - they just go to seed.

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mgh Willamette Valley, OR(Zone 8a) Aug 21, 2005

They just rust.

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Dea Frederick, MD(Zone 6a) Aug 21, 2005

they just decompose

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Aug 21, 2005

they just throw in the trowel.

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nanx Nashville, TN(Zone 7a) Aug 21, 2005

[Not terribly different]

They just compost.

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sarv48 south of Grand Rapid, MI(Zone 5a) Aug 21, 2005

dry up and die

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GardenGeek_WI Central, WI(Zone 4a) Aug 21, 2005

Get Planted

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Starzz Newcastle, ON(Zone 5a) Aug 21, 2005

Bloom in a better place

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MitchF Lindsay, OK(Zone 7a) Aug 21, 2005

slowly fade

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Aug 21, 2005

they just look that way!

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Dea Frederick, MD(Zone 6a) Aug 21, 2005

they just spade away

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Aug 21, 2005

Excellent!

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MitchF Lindsay, OK(Zone 7a) Aug 21, 2005

:-) I was thinking like a flower fades towards the end to spring up again from the seeds again.

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Joan6aON Mississauga, ON(Zone 6a) Aug 21, 2005

... they just lose their bloomers.

Joan

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Joan6aON Mississauga, ON(Zone 6a) Aug 21, 2005

... they just push up daisies.

Joan

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defoecat Pleasureville, KY(Zone 6a) Aug 21, 2005

Amend the soil!!

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Darleen 8 miles from Athens, OH(Zone 6a) Aug 22, 2005

they just die on the vine

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Aug 22, 2005

LOL.

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Sep 02, 2005

recycle...

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dmcdevitt Schroon Lake, NY(Zone 4a) Sep 07, 2005

go dormant for awhile?

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Sep 07, 2005

....get spaded in?

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Tropicman Bushland, TX(Zone 6a) Sep 13, 2005

Snap crackle and POP!

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Joan6aON Mississauga, ON(Zone 6a) Sep 13, 2005

Tropicman, I like that one.

Joan

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Sep 14, 2005

Yes, Joan, I like it, too. Right now I can hear the pop of my knees, see the crackle of the skin on my hands and I'm just waiting for the snapping of my back!

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Tropicman Bushland, TX(Zone 6a) Sep 14, 2005

LOL! Your there!!!!
Ah! The golden years!!!!

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Sep 14, 2005

Yes sir, I have arrived and I wouldn't change a thing.

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Gardengirl1204 Richmond, VA(Zone 7a) Sep 16, 2005

....but after a day in the garden, they sure smell like they did". Sorry.....

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Gardengirl1204 Richmond, VA(Zone 7a) Sep 16, 2005

".....they just re-seed themselves."

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teateacher Franklin Springs, GA(Zone 7b) Sep 22, 2005

Get new "buds". LOL

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pirl (Arlene) Southold, NY(Zone 7a) Sep 22, 2005

That's so good!

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sylvi74 Oak Grove, MN(Zone 4a) Sep 22, 2005

Keep on flowering!

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Fog_in_the_Mist Lordsburg, NM(Zone 7b) Sep 25, 2005

multiply!

(Like old Math teachers )

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Tropicman Bushland, TX(Zone 6a) Sep 26, 2005

Yesterday,today,and tomorrow!!!

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