[geeks] I really don't get it ...

[Mike Hebel]

Chris Hedemark wrote:
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> On Sunday, October 27, 2002, at 12:12 PM, R. Lonstein wrote:
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>> Not that I have a lawn in NYC, but what if you plant wildflowers and
>> put out areas gravel and slates? Not much maintenance.
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> Brambles.  They feed you, they secure your property from trespassers and 
> they take almost zero maintenance (though with some watering and 
> fertilizer they will feed you abundantly).

I've never eaten brambles before - I thought they were inedible.


> I've known others to plant bamboo, which is terribly invasive and won't 
> stop until it hits pavement or some other impenetrable barrier.  It's an 
> excellent privacy screen, and has many practical uses after you harvest it.

The thought had occurred to me but I'm not sure how it would grow here 
in the midwest.  Bamboo and Poplar trees.  That sounds like a good 
combination.

Mike Hebel