'Foundation' Planting... a good thing?
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Please help with foundation planting design!
Comments (12)What makes you think the roses are gonners? Maybe i can't see from the pictures but what i do see is they are not doing as well as the other big one but they dont look dead to me...they have nice green foliage on them and appear healthy, but maybe they just appear that way in the photo. It seems where the large one is there are not alot of flowers around it, but the two that are not doing well seem to have alot of flowers around it and maybe it is not getting what it needs with all that is in there. I don't know i am a far cry from a expert, guess i just hate to see a rose bush bite the dust...my husband would have a million if we could he loves them! I am probably gonna catch three kinds of hades, but i think i would remove everything but the rose bushes in that particular bed, you can plant elsewhere or give them away if your not gonna use them. Then i would plant a perennial toward the front in between the first and second and the second and third roses...one that has a nice circular uniform shape and maintains it...you said virtually maintenance free right? If it were me i would plant a few hosta's there but when i have suggested that in the past there have been people that said they can't imagine them growing in the same area...but i do mine and my hosta's are huge and my roses flourish...i am in indiana though and it may make a huge difference as to where you are....See MoreThe wierdest thing - flopping is a good thing!
Comments (6)back in suburbia.. on limited lot size... i too fixated on size ... etc .. moved to 5 acres... i dont have to worry about all that nonsense ... given i have no space constraints ... you know what..??? .. the garden can take care of itself and i dont have to force my predisposition on it all ... and 99% of the time... i like the result ... its what i would call the 'cottage garden' look ... as compared to 'formal garden' look ... the other 1% die.. for not cooperating with my outlook .. lol ... my point.. if i have one... you spent a lot of time and effort.. trying to force your will on the plants ... and you were constantly frustrated ... thats not quite what the garden should do for you.. raise your blood pressure ... let the peeps with the garden staff.. do the whole 'formal' thing .... so you let them do their own thing.. and now they are happy.. and you are happy ... one might call that .. a more zen approach to the garden ... ken...See MoreToo much of a good thing
Comments (4)man and i'm thinking of all the ones i didnt do and am making a list for next year!! I did over do it on the tomatoes though. I didn't know there were indet and det toms I've only seen little det's so i have no idea what i'm gonna do w/ all those toms, and peppers too. Had too well of a germination rate w/ the serrano peppers! Next years list keeps getting longer, but hubby wont let me put in any new beds. He wants his lawn! The only planting I've done is foundation, the sunflower house, a few veggies on the side of the house, but still foundation, and I planted 3 lilac shoots in the back corner! So today I expanded where the lilacs are into a big bed. He said I had that corner cause I already planted the lilacs there!! Oh yeah, there's the tom and pepper bed on the back of the house, but it was just a giant weed patch that he wasn't gonna mow, cause it's a big hill, and we had no plans for it. Men!...See MoreSome good, and some not so good things going on in my garden
Comments (15)Yes vesfl, my Mary rose is nice and saturated deep pink. I believe this is because it only receives morning sun. I really like the nonstop blooming. The fragrance is actually pretty good, needmore. I just never cut any anymore, because they only last about a day or so cut. That's a real bummer, because cutting is a at least half the fun for me. I like to enjoy my blooms indoors, especially when it's too hot to be out much. My Mary Rose is VERY heavily virused, but still blooms really well. I am LOVING this cooler weather! I cannot remember it ever being like this in midAugust. I sure hope we don't get a furnace blast of heat after this, but it's likely. We are supposed to have a week of mild temps. Then September will probably bring our Santa Ana winds, heat, and fire. I dread that, but at least my water and electricity will get a break this week. Ingrid, I know what you mean. It really is always something, isn't it? Goodness, I think if everything was ever all perfect at once, I'd invite everyone I knew over for a look! I'd also make a utube video and post it here:) I don't have any raidiating heat, like you do. I know makes a big difference, plus the temp difference is substantial considering how few miles we are apart. I'm no fan of those LONG MRI's either. I've been putting it off, and it needed to be done. Yesterday I was worthless afterwards, as they had given me Valium in the IV. I've had lots of muscle spasms lately,(always worse in the summer heat) and they needed me to be still for two hours. When I came home, I was still dopey and dumb. Best not to garden like that. I'm thankful it was such a cool day, and not even the pots required water. I just watched some TV with Sebastian. Interestingly, I have found he will lay on the bed with me if I remove the comforter. Following the advice of someone here,(sorry name escapes me atm) removing the scent of Millie seems to help. He does however, continue to lose weight. I'm going to have to send him back in with my son soon. It's just so hard. In order to get the 75% discount,(which I need) he has to go to work with my son all day. Sebastian gets squeezed in for his tests or exams whenever they have time. He hates it there, and I feel terrible sending him all day long, adding to his stress. One day, he even came home without being seen at all, because they were so busy. I can't complain though, this would already have cost me thousands instead of hundreds, and I'm so grateful. The scary/confusing thing is that he has lost nearly 5lbs in 2 months. He is VERY sensitive to my health and emotions, plus Millie is bothering him. The head vet there says that amount of weight cannot be emotional. Yet, they are not finding anything. It's very troubling, and just adds to my stress, which in turn, probably adds to his. He really does stress out when I do. Sorry guys, I probably should have emailed that to Ingrid. I didn't intend to go into all that when I began. Cassandra, I'm not 100% about what I'm going to use. I know I need to do it fast, before my whole garden is affected. I don't spray or use chemicals either, but I'm going to in this barrel. I was just in no shape to have my dad stop somewhere yesterday so I could look over my options. I'll research and update it here. I know exactly what you mean about a bell going off on n your head. I have all sorts of bugs, and I complain about them, but most of the time I don't even identify them because I'm not going to do anything to them. When Jim posted pictures, I heard that same dingdong:) That's why it's never bloomed! When I looked, sure enough, the ends looked burnt and they crumbled off when I touched them. The midge can get into your whole garden and all your roses. You could have no blooms, and no new growth. Whatever we do, we need to do it fast. It's something like every 14 days the larvae hatch out of the soil and start eating and multiplying again. They can devastate an entire rose garden. Let me know what you do, too. I'm going to research and do something today. Lisa...See Morekarinl
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