[Magdalen] East coast storms

[Jay Weigel]

They were certainly reliable in our back yard in Madison. I remember
looking for them every year.

When Lady Bird was interviewed by Barbara Walters, she said on the subject
of LBJ's outside activities, "Well, I hope I could have learned something
from them." Very graceful, that Lady Bird.

On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 12:22 PM, cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

> I am not aware that there are any climates where tulips are dependably
> perennial
> and come up annually true to type and cultivar.  They have to be replanted
> every
> year in order for the complete color, type and form to manifest.  Even the
> famous
> Dutch bulb display garden, Keukenhof, does a yearly replanting of the
> tulips.
> The daffodils are a different story, and are truly perennial.  They
> multiply and
> keep true to form.  And the deer don't eat them.  Remember Lady Bird
> Johnson
> (the USA President Lyndon Johnson's wife), and her campaign to plant
> "drifts"
> of daffodils along the freeways of Washington, DC?  Those drifts are still
> there
> and larger by the year.
>
> On the subject of LBJ, I have read that his extramarital sexual activities
> were quite extensive.  In those days, no one bothered to complain.
>
> In a message dated 3/16/2018 11:22:16 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> jay.weigel at gmail.com writes:
>
>
> Tulips are more or less annuals down here rather than perennials as they
> are in colder climes. >>>>>>>>>>>
>