tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620580.post6996181897096917875..comments2023-05-02T06:06:00.795-07:00Comments on Tropical Embellishments: Blue Skies and Empty SpaceChristopher C. NChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620580.post-24311006851656757582007-05-01T22:07:00.000-07:002007-05-01T22:07:00.000-07:00It has been a very long time since I was in Highla...It has been a very long time since I was in Highlands NC. I have heard it has gone all fancy rich. I look forward to exploring the area once I am settled.Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620580.post-61019881355066338062007-05-01T19:04:00.000-07:002007-05-01T19:04:00.000-07:00When my husband was in graduate school we'd drive ...When my husband was in graduate school we'd drive up toward North Carolina, stopping at waterfalls and hiking trails. There was a touristy town called the Highlands where we took my parents when they came to visit. Quilts hung on clotheslines, handmade and for sale. <BR/><BR/>I remember fabulous wild rhododendrons and in late summer you'd see Dahlias planted in big square patches near the road, Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620580.post-37518401569122574492007-05-01T17:21:00.000-07:002007-05-01T17:21:00.000-07:00Wow - now that will be a different three acres, an...Wow - now that will be a different three acres, and the rhododendrons and native azaleas make perfect sense. Us Charlestonians (not that I really consider myself one all that much) head up to that part of the world to escape the heat and to find cool shade. What a beautiful part of the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620580.post-54366032237105266742007-04-30T18:07:00.000-07:002007-04-30T18:07:00.000-07:00I looked at the National Arboretum zone map and I ...I looked at the National Arboretum zone map and I am going to be a zone 6a most likely because of my elevation, or 6b possibly. <BR/><BR/>My parents have been gardening on their mountain for thirty years. I will have a lot of live-in botanical memory of success and failure.<BR/><BR/>Yes it is gorgeous there. You can see some of it from last June here:<BR/><A HREF="http://Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620580.post-59423760426421651032007-04-30T17:37:00.000-07:002007-04-30T17:37:00.000-07:00Christopher;I recently went through Asheville on t...Christopher;<BR/>I recently went through Asheville on the way to Nashville, Tenn., and it's a beautiful area. I imagine it will be a trifle colder than Maui - do you know what zone you will be in? I am guessing maybe even 5, or 6?<BR/><BR/>bevAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620580.post-62681971085605899702007-04-30T17:27:00.000-07:002007-04-30T17:27:00.000-07:00Right now I am going in circles it seems. I am scr...Right now I am going in circles it seems. I am scraping off the first layer of crud (stuff) of living in the same place for sixteen years and thinking about hosting a party on Cinco de Mayo and up coming garage sales. Wish me victory over the evil forces of accumulation.<BR/><BR/>It is a little odd to wake up with no preprogramed things to do, places to be, chores to get done. The key I think is Christopher C. NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621322814577793080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620580.post-52456276571376968942007-04-30T16:59:00.000-07:002007-04-30T16:59:00.000-07:00Wild basil - that sounds wonderful. Since I am new...Wild basil - that sounds wonderful. Since I am new to your tropical garden, I'm not sure of where you are going to - but native azaleas and other rhododendrons are a bit of a hint. It sounds like a new garden is taking shape in your mind already.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21620580.post-56380809960581707972007-04-30T13:51:00.000-07:002007-04-30T13:51:00.000-07:00Keep us updated on the progress. I like watching ...Keep us updated on the progress. I like watching the transition.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12367467798229082341noreply@blogger.com