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Forum: Article: The Story of Queen Anne's Lace Replies: 5, Views: 40

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Seedtosser1
Glenview, IL
August 11, 2008
10:35 PM
Post #5402149
Clarriemont,

THANK YOU! Very nice read today.

I really love QAL! It was nice to read the history.

Isn't there just something about the sway dance in the breeze?

...hmmm, thinking I will have to try the dye some one suggested!

Anyways, I enjoyed your article. smiling too!

carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
August 11, 2008
10:52 PM
Post #5402214
Thank you for your comments, and I like your name. (And mine's not Clarriemont, it's Carrie Lamont, but who's counting?) Thank you for your mysterious smiles.
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
August 11, 2008
11:26 PM
Post #5402399
Wonderful info! Here is a pic of the field next to us, and they stretch as far as the eye can see! The fragrance is heavenly--I stood in the middle of them all and just deeply inhaled...mmmm!

Click the image for an enlarged view.
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
August 12, 2008
11:23 AM
Post #5403962
And it is my belief that the fragrance is not the FLOWERS but the FOLIAGE. How curious! I'll bet that field was mowed at some point. . .

Thanks for writing!
KyWoods
Melbourne, KY
(Zone 6a)
August 12, 2008
04:38 PM
Post #5405137
Really? I never thought of that--I will have to sniff the leaves next time! And yes, it was mowed and is well fertilized. They used to keep cattle.
carrielamont
Milton, MA
(Zone 6a)
August 12, 2008
05:19 PM
Post #5405255
The fragrance from the foliage (I love carrots, I should mention) is so lovely I never have noticed any from the flowers themselves, at least from MINE!

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