Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 08:08:04 -0500 Reply-To: Maryland Birds & Birding Sender: Maryland Birds & Birding From: Gail Mackiernan Subject: Re: SI hummers 12/10 - good and bad news In-Reply-To: <008501c3bf99$89d5d660$61bffea9@pubrat> Mime-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi -- Perhaps the orange flowers can be transplanted temporarily into a freeze-resistant container and tucked away a bit where the birds can find them. I am sure the gardens have plenty of such "working" pots around. However, if truth be known, the flowers probably aren't going to last much longer anyway. Maybe Jim Felley can ask about this? Gail Mackiernan Silver Spring, MD on 12/10/2003 10:47 PM, Dan Mullarkey at pubrat@MEGAPIPE.NET wrote: > Now for the bad news. The gardener in Ripley Garden mentioned that > the gardener in Haupt Garden was planning to move the orange flowers > inside today. I told her that the hummers were both still using them, > and asked if the move could wait. She said the flower pots were > costly and not winter hardy. I suggested that maybe they could remain > outside until the forecast called for another freeze, and she said > she'd mention it to her colleague. So if they are still outside > tomorrow and you happen to see the Haupt gardener, put in a good word > for our 2 young ladies. > > Best, > Dan Mullarkey > ======================================================================= To leave the MDOsprey list, send e-mail to listserv@home.ease.lsoft.com with the following message in line 1: signoff mdosprey ======================================================================= =========================================================================