Hope you were able to rescue them Jessica!!...isn't it a great feeling,
especially when you see them perk back up again?


"Jessica" wrote in message
...
Just rescued one on Monday! On Sunday, I was wandering about Rite Aid and
noticed they had a 50 percent off rack with a few wilted, abused plants
that
looked as if they had not seen a drop of water in a long time. I saw a
very
limp Blue Marguerite daisy for 50 cents. At least that is what the marker
said, it could be a different daisy for all I know, the blooms have all
dried up! Of course, the store had just closed when I went in to go buy
it.
Fearing someone else might snatch it up the next day, I hid it behind
healthier plants and went back for it on Monday. Silly, I know, but I'm
very
fond of blue daisies and none of the other stores in town were selling
any.

"Plant rescue" I said to my fiancé as he drove me into town the next day.
"I
should start a mission and call it PETP: People for the Ethical Treatment
of
Plants!" To which he just laughed and told me to just get my flowers and
lets get going "as we had other places to be." So I purchased the
relieved
daisies for 27 cents (as it was half off) and promised the others I'd be
back on Wednesday to bring them to a better place. Hopefully, Rite Aid
will
not throw them away by the time I get there!




"Roseb441702" wrote in message
...
I was at my local Franks store because I wanted some tomato plants. I
must
have been there after the good ones were taken but I was determined not
to
leave without one! I got one that was so thin and small but I bought it
and
took it home to plant it in the ground. My mother (she grew up on a
farm)
made
such fun of me but it did get healthier and produced some tomatoes.



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Last fall a local nursery had a hell of a sale on trees that probably
wouldn't make it through the winter in pots. A weeping cherry
originally $150, paid about $12 and it's doing great. Also a peach, a
plum, a pink dogwood and a few others that were originally around $100,
paid $7 for them. Out of 5 trees, probably the easiest one to grow, a
Mimosa, didn't make it.

At my Drs. office there was something, I don't know what it is, kind of
looks like a palm tree? About 5 foot tall. It was so sad looking I
told the recepionist that if they don't water it I'm going to steal it
and bring it back to life. She said that they were going to throw it
out and I could have it, along with the ugly pot that was inside the big
nice pot. That's doing fine (inside). Someday I'll have to figure
out how to identify plants.

Tono

Yup, went back and got four more! Will probaley go back this weekend if
they're still around and save the rest of them!

-Jessica


"Barbara Yanus" wrote in message
.. .
Hope you were able to rescue them Jessica!!...isn't it a great feeling,
especially when you see them perk back up again?


"Jessica" wrote in message
...
Just rescued one on Monday! On Sunday, I was wandering about Rite Aid
and
noticed they had a 50 percent off rack with a few wilted, abused plants
that
looked as if they had not seen a drop of water in a long time. I saw a
very
limp Blue Marguerite daisy for 50 cents. At least that is what the
marker
said, it could be a different daisy for all I know, the blooms have all
dried up! Of course, the store had just closed when I went in to go buy
it.
Fearing someone else might snatch it up the next day, I hid it behind
healthier plants and went back for it on Monday. Silly, I know, but I'm
very
fond of blue daisies and none of the other stores in town were selling
any.

"Plant rescue" I said to my fiancé as he drove me into town the next
day.
"I
should start a mission and call it PETP: People for the Ethical
Treatment
of
Plants!" To which he just laughed and told me to just get my flowers
and
lets get going "as we had other places to be." So I purchased the
relieved
daisies for 27 cents (as it was half off) and promised the others I'd be
back on Wednesday to bring them to a better place. Hopefully, Rite Aid
will
not throw them away by the time I get there!




"Roseb441702" wrote in message
...
I was at my local Franks store because I wanted some tomato plants. I
must
have been there after the good ones were taken but I was determined
not
to
leave without one! I got one that was so thin and small but I bought
it
and
took it home to plant it in the ground. My mother (she grew up on a
farm)
made
such fun of me but it did get healthier and produced some tomatoes.



***************************************
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We rescued an 11-12-ft Thundercloud flowering Plum tree. My husband was
project manager at a wreck/rebuild construction site (truckstop). A nice
tree growing in a strip near the building was going to be razed. My husband
asked one of the contractors to dig it out, and they helped him wrap the
root ball. He brought it home in the bed of his truck and planted it 5
years ago.

The neighbors were all wondering how much such a large tree cost. Just a
matter of being in the right place at the right time.

-- pelirojaroja
-----------------------------------------------
"There is a garden in every childhood,
an enchanted place where colors are brighter,
the air softer, and the morning more fragrant
than ever again."

-- Elizabeth Lawrence
"Jessica" wrote in message
...
Just rescued one on Monday! On Sunday, I was wandering about Rite Aid and
noticed they had a 50 percent off rack with a few wilted, abused plants
that
looked as if they had not seen a drop of water in a long time. I saw a
very
limp Blue Marguerite daisy for 50 cents. At least that is what the marker
said, it could be a different daisy for all I know, the blooms have all
dried up! Of course, the store had just closed when I went in to go buy
it.
Fearing someone else might snatch it up the next day, I hid it behind
healthier plants and went back for it on Monday. Silly, I know, but I'm
very
fond of blue daisies and none of the other stores in town were selling
any.

"Plant rescue" I said to my fiancé as he drove me into town the next day.
"I
should start a mission and call it PETP: People for the Ethical Treatment
of
Plants!" To which he just laughed and told me to just get my flowers and
lets get going "as we had other places to be." So I purchased the
relieved
daisies for 27 cents (as it was half off) and promised the others I'd be
back on Wednesday to bring them to a better place. Hopefully, Rite Aid
will
not throw them away by the time I get there!




"Roseb441702" wrote in message
...
I was at my local Franks store because I wanted some tomato plants. I
must
have been there after the good ones were taken but I was determined not
to
leave without one! I got one that was so thin and small but I bought it
and
took it home to plant it in the ground. My mother (she grew up on a
farm)
made
such fun of me but it did get healthier and produced some tomatoes.



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On Wed, 16 Jul 2003 14:17:41 -0400, "madgardener"
wrote:

what kind, Polar?

Duh - one was a very ordinary hanging basket geranium. The other one,
I have to ID. Thanks for reminding me - I'll take it in to the
nursery this afternoon -- or maybe tomorrow; I don't even want to go
outdoors; we are going through a hot/humid spell that is illegal for
this area! Usually happens in Aug/Sept; early this year.

--

Polar


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.. .
On 14 Jul 2003 23:55:06 GMT, ospam (Roseb441702)
wrote:

I was at my local Franks store because I wanted some tomato plants. I
must
have been there after the good ones were taken but I was determined not
to
leave without one! I got one that was so thin and small but I bought it
and
took it home to plant it in the ground. My mother (she grew up on a
farm) made
such fun of me but it did get healthier and produced some tomatoes.

I do it all the time.

Just "rescued" two handsome plants from the alley. Neighbor
who moved had dumped a lot of stuff. Had to pick one plant out of the
trash can.

--

Polar

Roseb441702 wrote:

I was at my local Franks store because I wanted some tomato plants. I
must have been there after the good ones were taken but I was determined
not to leave without one! I got one that was so thin and small but I
bought it and took it home to plant it in the ground. My mother (she grew
up on a farm) made such fun of me but it did get healthier and produced
some tomatoes.

Yes I have done this,.. its a risk but sometimes worth it..

Some come from skips, some from shops trash, some are just dumped.. Got
a couple of mature yucca's just by hauling away some mature Yucca that
someone had dumped & sawing them up and sawing them into pieces.

Its a risk because you never know if you are gonna catch anythign
pestwise. I ususally put any strays through a rough 'decontam' process
which varies depending on the material.
//
Jim

For some inexplicable reasons, "pelirojaroja"
wrote:

:We rescued an 11-12-ft Thundercloud flowering Plum tree. My husband was
roject manager at a wreck/rebuild construction site (truckstop). A nice
:tree growing in a strip near the building was going to be razed. My husband
:asked one of the contractors to dig it out, and they helped him wrap the
:root ball. He brought it home in the bed of his truck and planted it 5
:years ago.
:
:The neighbors were all wondering how much such a large tree cost. Just a
:matter of being in the right place at the right time.
:

I did something similar. A local (Central FL) RV park had
been sold to a developer. Between its closing and bulldozing, I went
and "rescued" many cacti, bulbs, bilbergia, lantana, yucca, and other
plants that had been left by snowbirds with long-term lots. I filled
my trunk, back seat, and the back of a small pick-up.

I planted everything in beds and planters around our house in
place of some anemic annuals planted when the house was for sale.
After two months, everything is still living.



--
Wendy Chatley Green

Back in the 1950's in Los Angeles when they where buldozing homes for the I-10
freeway, My dad would take me and we've drive the area, when a house had a red
tag, meaning that was it's last night standing, we'de get out and walk around
the place, this is how we ended up with over 100 Roses, and all the rest of the
plants we had around our place at that time.





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"Wendy Chatley Green" wrote in message
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For some inexplicable reasons, "pelirojaroja"
wrote:

:We rescued an 11-12-ft Thundercloud flowering Plum tree. My husband was
roject manager at a wreck/rebuild construction site (truckstop). A nice
:tree growing in a strip near the building was going to be razed. My husband
:asked one of the contractors to dig it out, and they helped him wrap the
:root ball. He brought it home in the bed of his truck and planted it 5
:years ago.
:
:The neighbors were all wondering how much such a large tree cost. Just a
:matter of being in the right place at the right time.
:

I did something similar. A local (Central FL) RV park had
been sold to a developer. Between its closing and bulldozing, I went
and "rescued" many cacti, bulbs, bilbergia, lantana, yucca, and other
plants that had been left by snowbirds with long-term lots. I filled
my trunk, back seat, and the back of a small pick-up.

I planted everything in beds and planters around our house in
place of some anemic annuals planted when the house was for sale.
After two months, everything is still living.



--
Wendy Chatley Green



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Quite frequently. My first rescued flower was a catteleya (sp?) which a
greenhouse had thrown on its trash heap, and my best friend's family let me
keep it in their greenhouse. Now I keep a sharp lookout for sales at local
supermarkets--what often happens is a plant that is sold for a special holiday
or just for its blooming stage is let wither after its "due date," and if I
can catch it before it, too, goes into the trash and the price is right, into
my garden it goes. I'm getting brasher and brasher about stopping my car or
steps when I see someone uprooting a lot of plants bulldozer-style, and asking
him/her, "Are you throwing those out or just replanting?" Usually I get a
couple, even if they are replanting. The good thing about this sort of find is
that these tend to be passalong plants--plants that have a long history of
healthy adaption to local conditions and hence grow like weeds.
zemedelec

A local (Central FL) RV park had
been sold to a developer. Between its closing and bulldozing, I went
and "rescued" many cacti, bulbs, bilbergia, lantana, yucca, and other
plants that had been left by snowbirds with long-term lots. I filled
my trunk, back seat, and the back of a small pick-up.

I planted everything in beds and planters around our house in
place of some anemic annuals planted when the house was for sale.
After two months, everything is still living.



Good show!!
zemedelec

what kind, Polar?
wrote in message
...
On 14 Jul 2003 23:55:06 GMT, ospam (Roseb441702)
wrote:

I was at my local Franks store because I wanted some tomato plants. I
must
have been there after the good ones were taken but I was determined not
to
leave without one! I got one that was so thin and small but I bought it
and
took it home to plant it in the ground. My mother (she grew up on a
farm) made
such fun of me but it did get healthier and produced some tomatoes.

I do it all the time.

Just "rescued" two handsome plants from the alley. Neighbor
who moved had dumped a lot of stuff. Had to pick one plant out of the
trash can.

--

Polar