Jack Morthole (jmorth) in the Garden of Memories forum

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crawgarden

Oct 19, 2021 7:38 PM CST

Name: Rj
Just S of the twin cities of M (Zone 4b)

Great guy!

As Yogi Berra said, “It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”

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gardenfish

Oct 20, 2021 5:19 AM CST

Name: Lynda Horn
Arkansas (Zone 7b)
Eat more tomatoes!

This beautiful tour made me feel once again the pain of losing this individual…. Jack was a Master in gardening, but his greatest asset was his unstinting kindness to everyone he met. He was truly humble. He often took the time to help our newest members, including me, and never missed an opportunity to help any gardener with their specific issues. The world is poorer for his passing.

Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.
Mother Teresa

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joannakat

Apr 21, 2022 8:24 PM CST

North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b)
Life & gardens: make them beautiful

Just toured Jack's garden again. As stunning as before.

https://garden.org/ideas/view/...

You don't kick walls down, you pull the nails out and let them fall.
AKA Joey.

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pardalinum

Apr 21, 2022 8:56 PM CST

Name: Connie
Willamette Valley OR (Zone 8a)

Great memories of Jack's gardens.
Sure miss him and his posts and photos. And Sharon too... gone but not forgotten

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Weedwhacker

Apr 21, 2022 9:35 PM CST

Name: Sandy B.
Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b)
(Zone 4b-maybe 5a)

Every time I see a cabbage butterfly I think of Jack - he posted a lot of photos of "cabbage whites". They are a huge pest for me so I think of him often during the summer!

“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer
C/F temp conversion

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crawgarden

Apr 22, 2022 5:45 AM CST

Name: Rj
Just S of the twin cities of M (Zone 4b)

Great guy, always enjoyed corresponding with Jack.

As Yogi Berra said, “It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.”

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Legalily

Apr 22, 2022 6:23 AM CST

Name: Ginny G
Central Iowa (Zone 5a)
Plant Addict!!

I was thinking of Jack when the bulbs started to emerge. He had such beautiful gardens and was always so helpful

Be a person that makes others feel special.

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EscondidoCal

Apr 22, 2022 4:42 PM CST

Name: Cal McGaugh
Escondido, California (Zone 10b)

Thanks for reminding me about his garden tour, Joanna.
What an amazing guy, and reflected in he & Deby's garden.
A real labor of love. And Plato helped out, too.

Jack was on my mind a few days ago when I saw my Gloriosa (Fire) Lily starting to emerge.
I was having trouble growing them, and asked him what his secret was.
He said he just put his in Miracle Grow Potting Mix, and it worked great.....and he was right.

I would like to grow asters like he did, & haven't had success yet.
But will try, try again. For Jack!

Learn and/or create something every day.

Our Duck Pond The thread "Pool to Natural Pond Conversion" in Ponds and Water Gardening forum

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joannakat

Apr 22, 2022 5:58 PM CST

North Central Massachusetts (N (Zone 5b)
Life & gardens: make them beautiful

Hey Cal,

I wouldn't be surprised to hear that many others had a similar experience. Jack guided me through New England Asters and now, I can't get rid of them! They're huge and prolific! But the butterflies don't seem to like it as much as they seemed to for Jack. Oh well, they're still beautiful, and always remind me of him.