Comments on: Making a Hot Dog Arrangement, and a Saturday Garden Stroll https://gardern.co.za/2010/05/appreciating-both-sides-of-gardening/ Horticulturist Matt Mattus shares gardening expertise, research and science from his home garden and greenhouse. Thu, 13 Aug 2020 22:46:43 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Anonymous https://gardern.co.za/2010/05/appreciating-both-sides-of-gardening/#comment-4356 Sun, 30 May 2010 15:38:21 +0000 #comment-4356 Hi Matt nice post. I've been working in my garden too. This weekend is planting weekend. I too have notice that most plants are 2-3 weeks ahead of schedule, but a few weeks ago we had a frost and it got to some of our young grapes. If they don't come back we'll replant next year.

I like your Japanese Maple. I have some "durable" Bonsai: ginger root ficus, jade, ferns. Most of the "classical" Bonsai have passed with the dry heat winter. I hope to get back into larger outdoor types: Alberta spruce, Larch, etc when I have the time.

I'm also reclaiming an area in the front yard for a small Japanese style garden, and eventually a meditation garden behind the house.

Your old classmate,
Doug Saball
About 2 miles south of the college.

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