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Chesley1
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Chesley1

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  • Gardening Background

  • Biographical Information
    Born in Winston-Salem, NC, spent 4 years in the US Coast Guard, married a NY city girl, graduated Guilford College in Greensboro, NC, retired after 32 years in law enforcement.

  • My Mulch Profile

  • Gardening Ability
    4 - Experienced
  • My 5 favorite plants are
    Dianthus (all varieties), Gaillardia, Kniphofia, Indigofera amblyantha, Foxglove
  • What is a garden myth you hear frequently which you know is untrue?
    I seem to kill everything I plant.
  • And, what is the reality?
    You don't understand the nature of plants and their needs. Read a book on gardening.
  • What is your favorite gardening outfit or costume?
    Shorts and shoes. My wife makes me wear a hat and shirt.
  • What is the one question about gardening you would really like people to ask you?
    What works for me.
  • And what's the answer?
    Anything you see that's still alive.
  • Who is your own favorite gardening personality on TV, radio or in print? Why?
    There is a woman on WPTF 680 AM radio which broadcast from near Raleigh, NC on Saturday mornings. Her name is Ann Clapp and I swear she knows everthing or at least has an answer for everthing.
  • Do you have a gardening philosophy you would like to share with other gardeners? What is it?
    Don't be afraid to try anything as long as your site preparation is excellant and the plant is suited to your geographical area.
  • If you could grow only one plant, what would it be?
    To be able to grow only one plant would be a punishment of sorts when so many plants compliment each other.
  • What plant have you tried to grow that has given you the most trouble? Or, what plant would you like to grow and can't, and why?
    Fruit trees seem to be my bane. They are time consuming and pest attractants.
  • What is your favorite time in the garden?
    Putting in a new plant.
  • What is your favorite color in the garden?
    All colors have a place and time.
  • What is your favorite place or activity in the garden?
    My patio, surrounded by plants that beg for attention.
  • What is your favorite public or private garden in the world? Why?
    If I only had the time and money to visit them all, or just 5 percent.
  • What individual has influenced your gardening interest the most? How?
    Subtly my mother. She was a "yard" person.
  • Gardening Dilemmas
    So many plants, so little time, and money
  • What do you dislike most about gardening?
    Nothing ????
  • What do you like most about gardening?
    The amazement of watching things grow and evolve.
  • Favorite Nursery
    Durham Garden Center
    4536 Hillsborough Rd.
    Durham, NC 27705
    919-384-7526
  • Cat or Dog person
    Both Cat and Dog
  • What is your Garden Test Score?
    11-15 Now We're Talking

  • Education

  • Favorite Quote
    "mine" from Finding Nemo
  • Interests
    physicis, astronomy