Re: [aroid-l] Hope Thursday went Ok

From: LMassey628 at aol.com on 2002.12.15 at 18:26:30(9734) In a message dated 12/15/02 11:52:23 AM Eastern Standard Time, hortma@yahoo.com writes: > Linda, what exactly is the charge? Growing a stinky plant? It doesn't seem +More > possible. Do you have to get rid of it or your whole garden? > Val-MI. > Hi Val Not just one Amorphophallus, that one just happened to be mentioned. They object to the variety of plants in my garden. I have mixed beds of many types of plants, a hibiscus next to a Brunfelsia next to a Colocasia, next to a Sansieveria next to a heliconia next to a Costus. They are all trimmed back behind a white brick edging. From the street some ignorant people don't know what they are looking at so they just interpret the mixed plants as weeds or a "jungle". If I were growing 20 feet of ixora or plumbago they would calm down because they recognize those plants, but I like a mixed garden. My point is that as long as everything is trimmed back I have a right to grow as many varieties as I like, and my choices can't be held back by the most ignorant people in the neighborhood. My nearest neighbors agree with me. I can send anyone a photo of my garden out front that they want me to destroy. Linda

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