The Inside Dirt at iloveplants.com - November 2005

In This Issue:
* Pass-along Plants
* Garden Wisdom � Putting the Garden Tools Away for Winter
* Garden Bargains
* Rate & Review a Website
* From My Garden...

Greetings fellow gardeners and a warm welcome to all of our new subscribers!

As the air grows cooler, the heart grows warmer with thanks and gratitude during the month of November. There is so much to be grateful for, and the love for plants that gardeners have is one small blessing that we each share. One way that we share our love for plants is by sharing them with others, and this month we�re featuring a wonderful article on pass-along plants.

You will also find some helpful tips on cleaning and storing your garden tools for the winter. And as usual, there are some money-saving garden bargains, website reviews, garden folklore, as well as what's new at iloveplants.com and in my zone 9 garden.

I hope you enjoy this month's newsletter and that it contains some helpful gardening information. Drop me a line anytime you like with requests for future information or just to say hi and let me know what's growing in your garden.

Wishing all of you a warm and joyful Thanksgiving holiday!

Susan

�A garden is a link to the passing seasons� - Sheryl London

Pass-along Plants

Pass-along plants are very near and dear to my heart. In my garden, I have the offspring of an angel trumpet and a golden candlestick plant that my mother grew when I was a young girl. I�ve also got several orchid cactus� from my aunt in Germany, amaryllis from the garden of the woman who used to baby sit me, bromeliads from another aunt, daylilies from my step-father, mint from my mother-in-law, morning glory from a friend, as well as several other plants received from a neighbor who loves to garden and share her bounty.

Gardener�s are generous in spirit and eager to share with others, which is why I think you will really enjoy this article called, �Pass-along Plants, Passing on Values� from The Christian Science Monitor. This article is bound to bring back welcome memories of a relative�s garden. Click here to read about Pass-along Plants.


Did You Know?

Early English settlers introduced cider to America by bringing seeds with them upon their arrival to the new land. Hard cider quickly became one of the most popular beverages in its day, largely in part to the efforts of Johnny Appleseed (John Chapman), who planted a large number of trees across the Midwest. Click here to read more about Johnny Appleseed.


Garden Wisdom � Putting Away the Garden Tools for Winter

Once the fall garden chores have been completed, its time to put the garden tools away until spring. But before you do, Ed Hume Seeds offers some simple and easy tips for cleaning and storing tools so they will last longer. Click here for the Tips on Putting Away Garden Tools for Winter.

�Nature is not at variance with Art, nor Art with Nature, they both being servants of His Providence. Art is the perfection of Nature�Nature is the Art of God.� � Thomas Browne, Religio Medici, 1635

Garden Bargains Online

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In My Garden�

Nature has a way of keeping us on our toes. For the most part, she seems predictable but then when you least expect it, things can change. We experienced that in October when Hurricane Wilma and a cold front blew through hand in hand. A first for us! I popped outside early on the morning Wilma arrived hoping to rescue my gazing ball before the wind whisked it away. I was expecting to be blanketed by the heavy humid air that accompanies such storms, but to my surprise the wind felt like a blast of arctic air (a little exaggeration, but in Florida fifty degrees feels like arctic air to us). It served as a reminder to me that the unexpected can be a pleasant surprise. The mix of a volatile tropical storm with a cold front from the North produced a unique fall storm for us � a much needed watering and the arrival of fall. Hurray!

Susan Myers