"I wouldn't mess with it, April, as we don't really have insect problems so much in the cool weather here in north Texas. You need to keep on top of termite extermination, because they will devour your house, but they are most active in…"

"Hi again, April, I finally figured out where to find these pics! I swear I feel brain-dead sometimes! You have got a wonderful area for garden areas there! You may just want to plant something behind the monkey grass and leave it...this stuff is…"

"I envy you, too, Lee. I hate the boiling hot and so humid Texas summers, lived in Texas my entire life, and hated every summer here. Your gardening conditions and living conditions sound like bliss! I wish I could live in a place like Portland. I…"

"Fantastic, LOVE IT!"

"Just beautiful! Love fairies! And I just noticed, your name is Joanne, mine is the same, except spelled JoAnn!"

"That's right, Charlie, the best way to enjoy the bluebonnets is to look at them all along the highways and in the fields! They dont' last too long, but they are gorgeous when they're in bloom."

"Bluebonnes grow wild and free over here in the north Texas, so April you can look forward to those in early srping! Yes, I have a medical condition myself...onw which makes me very heat sensitive, so yes, you have exactly the right idea, garden in…"

"The only good thing about Texas is the winters, really. I know the citizens are all crazy about Texas, and most of us just can't get away from it, but it sure is hot and humid in north Texas. You cannot live without air conditioning here for…"

"Yeah, April gonna LOVE that air conditioning after fighting the fire ants and sweatin her tail off. I was born here and lived her my entire life, and all I gotta say is Wecome to Texas!!!!"

"April, fire ants will become the bane of your existence down here. They can get inside your home, too, so welcome to hell! You've never felt heat like this, let me tell ya, isnt' that so, Charlie?! I'd love to wake up tomorrow morning…"

"I hate our summers in north Texas. They last forever. I'd kill to live somewhere cooler, just not as hot and ever-lasting as Dallas. It's hitting around 100 every day now, and in the foreseeable future. And the fire ants down here? Forget…"

"Yes, the blue color is just everything, really sets off the flowers, doesn't it? Love it."

"I wish someone would sell a chair for $4 anywhere around here! I love the look of chairs in the garden with plants and flowers in them!! I also loved that pic of the other chair you have with a vine growing through it, just so pretty!!"

"Yet it doesnt' remotely look like junk!"

"Girl, I am in awe of your arty gardening skills!!"