[Nfb-krafters-korner] Spice bags and gardening

[Henrietta Brewer]

Hi Valery,
I have never heard of the scented leafed variety.  I have several 
types, exotic, seed, waxed leaf, but all have the same scent that I 
consider the scent of geraniums.  I will look around for the types 
you are talking about.

Mine come from a fund raiser for a garden club in the area. They are 
full and very nice.  I usually keep one to winter in my bassement. 
This years is kind of spindly but I will plant it outside and see what happens.

The only thing that can live and thrive in the winter here is evergreens. lol

Our winters are very very cold and snowy.  We can expect ice storms a 
time or two each winter.  My Father used to say we had winter and 
July here.  Our July, August and September can be quite warm.  Well, 
90 or near 100 a few days.  Normal is in the 80's

We have Cardnals, blue Jays, owls, and squirrels in our 
yard.  Humming birds if we are lucky.  We have geese because we live 
just above the river and deer in the winter.  Racoons love to rummage 
in the trash and sit on our roof eating their finds just at dusk.

Now Carol is right on the river and has more company in her 
yard.  Her deer love to sleep in the garden.

HenriettaAt 06:19 PM 5/17/2009, you wrote:
>Hello Henrietta, A this is kind of linked to craft, hope the moderators will
>not mind me talking of geraniums and such. Do you grow the scented leaf
>geraniums, they are lovely.  We have a highly scented lemon leaf and an
>apple scented leaf, one also of a pine leaf scent and an orange like one
>too.  These are lovely dried and used in with the spice herb mix that goes
>into spice gift bags. Geraniums here will grow outdoors through our winters
>so it is milder in temperature.  The peppermint  geranium we had died after
>so many years of growing, so we need to replace it again, it has such big
>felty leaves and smells so minty.
>
>How nice to have so many trees in your garden, we have a huge Tasmanian Blue
>Gum right down the back of the yard, it is always filled with birds mainly
>parrots  and now and again a koala visits there, sometimes he comes down
>into the yard - very cute.
>It's been great for me to lean of your USA too, so much in common, but also
>so much to learn of new things  new crafts especially.  You are right about
>gardening in pots, it is a great way to have things on hand near to the
>house and also easy to move the pots to sunnier or shaded areas when you
>need. .
>Very best wishes.. Valerie
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Henrietta
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