Hi Need your help. What plants / flowers ... beyond the Shamrock ... do you think of when you think of Ireland? Would really appreciate your thoughts. We need to re-plant a good part of our backyard after a new sewer line had to be installed. Our climate around Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest is similar to that of the Emerald Isle. It is a temperatie climate, and is very very green due to lots of rain. So, we thought that it would be kind of nice to look for plantings that we'd likely see in Ireland. This yard requires both shade-seeking and sun tolerant plants.... trees, bushes and flowers. All ideas most welcome! Thanks. Pat Wood Fircrest, WA -- Pat Wood

Hi, A plant we saw everywhere in Tipperary was fuschia. The story I was told is that wherever you saw a fuschia bush, it was likely the site of an old house that had fallen down. We saw plenty of fuschia bushes. Other plants that you really don't want that seemed to be prevalent were thistles and sedge - the sheep avoided those. We already have enough of these in the Pacific NW. (I live on SJ Island and would be interested to know what other plants you come up with.) I bought a booklet of Irish flowers and will try to find it to see what else it lists. Sandra San Juan Island, WA -----Original Message----- From: wood.pat@comcast.net [mailto:wood.pat@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 8:37 AM To: IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Irish-American] Irish plants Hi Need your help. What plants / flowers ... beyond the Shamrock ... do you think of when you think of Ireland? Would really appreciate your thoughts. We need to re-plant a good part of our backyard after a new sewer line had to be installed. Our climate around Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest is similar to that of the Emerald Isle. It is a temperatie climate, and is very very green due to lots of rain. So, we thought that it would be kind of nice to look for plantings that we'd likely see in Ireland. This yard requires both shade-seeking and sun tolerant plants.... trees, bushes and flowers. All ideas most welcome! Thanks. Pat Wood Fircrest, WA -- Pat Wood ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc.

During our trip to Ireland during June I especially remember a beautiful light pink wild (looking)rose along the roadsides. It had a small, fragrant, many-petalled blossom. The leaves were also small and the stems were quite thorny (small thorns). Don't know if it has a name ... wonder if it's the famous rose of Tralee? Rob Stevenson Maryville, TN -----Original Message----- From: wood.pat@comcast.net [mailto:wood.pat@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 11:37 AM To: IRISH-AMERICAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Irish-American] Irish plants Hi Need your help. What plants / flowers ... beyond the Shamrock ... do you think of when you think of Ireland? Would really appreciate your thoughts. We need to re-plant a good part of our backyard after a new sewer line had to be installed. Our climate around Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest is similar to that of the Emerald Isle. It is a temperatie climate, and is very very green due to lots of rain. So, we thought that it would be kind of nice to look for plantings that we'd likely see in Ireland. This yard requires both shade-seeking and sun tolerant plants.... trees, bushes and flowers. All ideas most welcome! Thanks. Pat Wood Fircrest, WA -- Pat Wood ==== IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List ==== The IRISH-AMERICAN Mailing List Website and Lookup Service http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/ Use this to unsub, change your subscription, links, etc.