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From: Steven Clift Date: May 11 19:18 UTC Short link

Now that we've passionately unleashed on Lake Hiawatha, I'd like to take a dip
in another topic.

Is our neighborhood more of a tulip or daffidoils neighborhood?

Here is the idea. Find a bulk provider of hardy bulbs this fall. Get 100 or
more neighbors to agree to buy a dozen at a normal price and donate the extra
dozen to planting in public spaces around the neighborhood. So 100 participants
would get us 1200 bulbs to "share."

So if we become the most bulbulious neighborhood in town, what flower says who
we are?

Also, can we actually donate bulbs or plant them say around park signs at Lake
Hiawatha or naturalize a cluster or three along the light rail, etc.? Or would
distribution need to more of a night-time affair? ;-)

Steven Clift

From: Nathan Lind Date: May 12 02:13 UTC Short link

Great idea Steven.  I think tulips.  I'll buy in.
Thanks,
Nathan

From: Jeffrey Swainhart Date: May 12 02:19 UTC Short link

Daffodils, count me in...

From: Karen Newell Date: May 12 11:27 UTC Short link

Daffodils!  We're in.

Also, can we get our cameras out and take a new, GREEN picture of the SE sign
for our front page?  The winter is gone, and I'd love to see a spring shot of
the sign to share with the world.  I'm sure Steve would
welcome some choices from us....  just an idea.

Karen Newell

From: Laura Hansen Date: May 12 15:36 UTC Short link

Eithor or, I like 'em both. Count me in.

----- Original Message ----
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Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Tulips or daffidoils. What are we?

Daffodils, count me in...

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Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:16 AM
To: <email obscured>
Subject: [Mpls-StanEric] Tulips or daffidoils. What are we?


Now that we've passionately unleashed on Lake Hiawatha, I'd like to take a
dip in another topic.

Is our neighborhood more of a tulip or daffidoils neighborhood?

Here is the idea. Find a bulk provider of hardy bulbs this fall. Get 100 or
more neighbors to agree to buy a dozen at a normal price and donate the
extra dozen to planting in public spaces around the neighborhood. So 100
participants would get us 1200 bulbs to "share."

So if we become the most bulbulious neighborhood in town, what flower says
who we are?

Also, can we actually donate bulbs or plant them say around park signs at
Lake Hiawatha or naturalize a cluster or three along the light rail, etc.?
Or would distribution need to more of a night-time affair? ;-)

Steven Clift





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From: Andrew Zimmer Date: May 13 22:15 UTC Short link

We are in but how about something completely different.  When I was a kid in
Bloomington, MN we had Siberian Squill,
http://www.hort.wisc.edu/mastergardener/Features/bulbs/scilla%20siberica/scilla%20sibirica.htm,
in the grass in the front yard.  They smell like purple candy but they only
bloom for a week or so first thing in the spring.  I moved some Siberian Squill
to our backyard here where they have bloomed and lost their petals before our
daffodils and tulips started flowering.

The US Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Center has some information about
bulbs for our region,
http://www.bulb.com/templates/dispatcher.asp?page_id=northerncentral.  A bunch
of Alliums would be pretty cool.




-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Swainhart [mailto:jeffrey@swainhart.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 11, 2008 9:19 PM
To: <email obscured>
Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Tulips or daffidoils. What are we?

Daffodils, count me in...

-----Original Message-----
From: <email obscured> [mailto:clift@publicus.net]
Sent: Saturday, May 10, 2008 10:16 AM
To: <email obscured>
Subject: [Mpls-StanEric] Tulips or daffidoils. What are we?


Now that we've passionately unleashed on Lake Hiawatha, I'd like to take a
dip in another topic.

Is our neighborhood more of a tulip or daffidoils neighborhood?

Here is the idea. Find a bulk provider of hardy bulbs this fall. Get 100 or
more neighbors to agree to buy a dozen at a normal price and donate the
extra dozen to planting in public spaces around the neighborhood. So 100
participants would get us 1200 bulbs to "share."

So if we become the most bulbulious neighborhood in town, what flower says
who we are?

Also, can we actually donate bulbs or plant them say around park signs at
Lake Hiawatha or naturalize a cluster or three along the light rail, etc.?
Or would distribution need to more of a night-time affair? ;-)

Steven Clift





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Ericsson, Minneapolis
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From: Joshua Moberg Date: May 14 16:32 UTC Short link

I prefer the daffodils, though I like the tulips and squill, too.  I believe
daffodils tend to bloom earlier and propagate more readily than tulips.  If we
plant the bulbs in areas where the city mows the grass, later bulbs might not
complete their blooming cycle before the first mowing.  Whatever flower is
chosen, I'm happy to help make this idea happen-- thanks for suggesting it,
Steven.

Josh Moberg

From: Sean McNiff Date: May 21 06:45 UTC Short link

Andrew:

Any recomendations on where to get squill?

From: Joshua Moberg Date: Sep 11 13:53 UTC Short link

The latest Breck's bulb catalog arrived in my mail slot the other day.  Are
people still interested in a neighborhood bulb blitz like we discussed this
past spring?

From: Laura Hansen Date: Sep 11 15:48 UTC Short link

I planted tulips and daffodils last weekend!

Laura Hansen
43xx 29th Ave.

From: GadgetGirl Boettcher Date: Sep 12 19:38 UTC Short link

I plant new tulips and daffodils every fall. I so enjoy them in spring. What is
the bulb blitz that was mentioned?



Joyce Boettcher
 2115 E. 36-1/2 St.
 Minneapolis, MN 55407
 (612) 729-2284
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To: "Joshua Moberg" <jcmoberg@gmail.com>, "Minneapolis Standish Ericsson
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Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008, 10:41 AM

I planted tulips and daffodils last weekend!

Laura Hansen
43xx 29th Ave.

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Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Tulips or daffidoils. What are we?

The latest Breck's bulb catalog arrived in my mail slot the other day. Are
people still interested in a neighborhood bulb blitz like we discussed this
past
spring?


Joshua Moberg
Standish-Ericsson, Minneapolis
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From: Kari Keller Date: Sep 12 19:46 UTC Short link

I need to start a garden so count me in

Kari> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 12:31:49 -0700> From: <email obscured>> Subject:
Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Tulips or daffidoils. What are we?> To: <email obscured>;
<email obscured>; <email obscured>> > I plant new tulips
and daffodils every fall. I so enjoy them in spring. What is the bulb blitz
that was mentioned?> > > > Joyce Boettcher > 2115 E. 36-1/2 St. > Minneapolis,
MN 55407 > (612) 729-2284 > PPlease consider the environment before printing
this email> > --- On Thu, 9/11/08, laura hansen <bigelle71@yahoo.com> wrote:> >
From: laura hansen <bigelle71@yahoo.com>> Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Tulips
or daffidoils. What are we?> To: "Joshua Moberg" <jcmoberg@gmail.com>,
"Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum"
<mpls-staneric@forums.e-democracy.org>> Date: Thursday, September 11, 2008,
10:41 AM> > I planted tulips and daffodils last weekend! > > Laura Hansen> 43xx
29th Ave.> > ----- Original Message ----> From: Joshua Moberg
<jcmoberg@gmail.com>> To: Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum>
<mpls-staneric@forums.e-democracy.org>> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008
8:54:03 AM> Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Tulips or daffidoils. What are we?> >
The latest Breck's bulb catalog arrived in my mail slot the other day. Are>
people still interested in a neighborhood bulb blitz like we discussed this
past> spring?> > > Joshua Moberg> Standish-Ericsson, Minneapolis> Info about
Joshua Moberg: http://forums.e-democracy.org/p/joshuamoberg> > This topic's
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From: Steven Clift Date: Sep 12 20:44 UTC Short link

The idea I shared last spring was to see if a bunch of folks would like to
pool in together and buy a bunch of bulbs in bulk - for every ten we'd order
we'd donate/plant ten in various public places around our neighborhoods.

For example if 25 of us pay $25 each for 20 high quality bulbs to plant in
our own gardens, we'd have 500 bulbs to donate to a couple public sites in
our area.

A potential source (their catalog was recommended to me by Arboretum staff)
for a good mix:
http://www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/spring/productview/?sku=47-0110

Unfortunately, I don't have a spare minute these days, so someone would need
to volunteer to coordinate this (we can use a tool like
http://www.thepoint.com to gather interest and money -quickly-) and if we
really want to plant bulbs publicly (perhaps Sibley and Hiawatha Park this
year) someone would need to get permission.

Steven Clift

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From: Kari Keller Date: Sep 13 22:52 UTC Short link

This is an awesome idea.
I'm new to the neighborhood so would love to help out plus that I can meet more
people that live here.

Kari> Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:44:18 -0500> From: <email obscured>> To:
<email obscured>> Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Tulips or
daffidoils. What are we?> > The idea I shared last spring was to see if a bunch
of folks would like to> pool in together and buy a bunch of bulbs in bulk - for
every ten we'd order> we'd donate/plant ten in various public places around our
neighborhoods.> > For example if 25 of us pay $25 each for 20 high quality
bulbs to plant in> our own gardens, we'd have 500 bulbs to donate to a couple
public sites in> our area.> > A potential source (their catalog was recommended
to me by Arboretum staff)> for a good mix:>
http://www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/spring/productview/?sku=47-0110> >
Unfortunately, I don't have a spare minute these days, so someone would need>
to volunteer to coordinate this (we can use a tool like>
http://www.thepoint.com to gather interest and money -quickly-) and if we>
really want to plant bulbs publicly (perhaps Sibley and Hiawatha Park this>
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From: Steven Clift Date: Sep 18 04:47 UTC Short link

Joyce has agreed to coordinate and promote this! Thank you Joyce.

To do my part, I've set up a simple website where 25 of us can pledge $25
dollars, then receive 20 quality mixed daffodil bulbs to plant in your own
yard.

The system will securely register your credit card and ONLY when we reach 25
participants will you be charged. We will then put in a bulb order ASAP.

So in the next five days - by next Monday night - we need 25 determined
daffodil doers to make it a go.  Pledge here:

http://www.thepoint.com/campaigns/daffidols-for-standish-ericsson-neighborhood

This year we will go with Brent and Becky's reliable "Perennial Daffodil
Mixture" that blooms year after year:
http://www.brentandbeckysbulbs.com/spring/productview/?sku=47-0110

Cheers,
Steven Clift

P.S. The biggest question is whether we can get permission to plant some of
"extra" 500 bulbs in Hiawatha and Sibley parks. I'd like suggest under the tree
where the wood chips are very near the Hiawatha Park sign.  If we have trouble
getting permission, each person ordering could plant the 20 extra bulbs in
front of the willing home of an elderly neighbor or in a visible place needing
an uplift not on their own property or boulevard.

P.S.S. Hey there garden fans, the new Frattallone's Ace Hardware -
http://www.frattallones.com - at 3915 East Lake is selling out a huge
collection of Bailey's, Monrovia, etc. perennials and shrubs for %50 off. You
could tell that few have discovered their stock - so I couldn't help but pick
up two shrubs for the side of the house and three new plants to stick on the
boulevard. I normally wouldn't post something like this, but a good deal is a
great deal if we all get to enjoy each other gardens.

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