Kalanchoe's 2nd bloom changed color
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Comments (4)flyingflower, you are not alone in this difficulty to visualize in three dimensions things that are presented in two. In fact, I would venture to say that this situation is more common than not with potential landscape design clients. One of the duties - I believe - a good designer should fulfill is to convey as accurately as possible the vision they have for the client's landscape. If that means going beyond the typical plan view, then so be it. Different designers work in different mediums - some are very computer-literate and oriented and some are much more old school in their approach and tend to deal more with pencils and paper. But both should be able to provide you with enough detail and delineation of the proposed design so that you have a very good sense of what the final, installed outcome will be. Old school type of person that I am, I stick to the pencil and paper method but that will often include elevations and sections as well as perspective sketches to illustrate what I am trying to convey. And yes, the blown-up photo with trace overlay of the new landscape elements is an excellent visual aid and one that requires minimal artistic talent. I'd not consider this an "extra" to the design but part of the process and should already be worked into the fees. Before signing on with whomever you choose, make sure you convey that this type of graphic presentation is going to be necessary to get you beyond the circles on paper plan. Any designer worth their salt should be happy to comply....See MoreColor changing within a plant bloom cycle (pics)
Comments (10)Wow! That second difference is just amazing! I have several plants that I call my "chameleons" who's blooms are drastically different depending on weather, time of bloom cycle, etc. Daylilies are also drastically different in appearance in different zones. If you are in a cooler zone like mine, you have to resign yourself to the fact that teeth, watermarks, edges, and blue type eyes are probably not going to show themselves in your garden. Helps keep the list down a little at least! Julie...See MoreNEW: I.E. 2nd Annual Spring Fling Swap
Comments (59)My box from Melissa arrived today! Inside was a very nice basket full of great stuff! Lots of chocolate goodies, which the kids immediately tried to talk me out of ... don't think so, LOL! Lilac and lavender scented candle Sharpie marker (thank you, thank you, my old one was just about dried up, and I use them for labeling my wintersown containers) Cute little notepad that says "If you pray for rain, be prepared to deal with some mud." (Love it!) Green metal turtle windchimes (very cute) Pair of heavy duty leather palm gloves (Boy did I need some of these! My husband's work gloves are way too big, and regular canvas or cloth garden gloves just aren't tough enough for some jobs.) In addition to all of these goodies, there were tons of seeds in the basket too: Greencrop bush beans Henderson bush lima beans Early Sunglow corn Parade cucumber (can't believe you found one I didn't already have) Poona Kheera cucumber (grew it for the first time last year. They were very large, and crisp, almost melon-like, and a very good producer.) Sakata's Sweet melon (Can't wait to try this one!) Orangeglo watermelon (on my wishlist) Louisiana Green Velvet okra (our nights might be too cool, but I'm going to try it anyway - I miss fried okra!) Burgess Buttercup squash Cocozelle squash (I almost sent this one to you too, LOL) Mini Bell Yellow pepper (Would you believe I grew a Mini-Belle Mix last year, and only got red and chocolate, no yellow, so thank you!) Czech's Excellent tomato (new to me, yippee!) Nature's Riddle tomato (also new to me!) Emerald Evergreen tomato (yep, didn't have that one either) Wow!!! I am so pleased and thankful for the wonderful box of goodies you sent. Thank you very much, Melissa! Bonnie (who plans on keeping those chocolates for herself!)...See MoreNEW: 2nd Annual 'Adopt a Newbie' Swap!
Comments (150)Hi everyone. Peppers: Leave them alone. I used to hve trouble with them too and then last year I planted a zillion b/c I always have so much trouble with bell peppers. Well, I did not amend the soil this year and I really did not water as often. I think the biggie is that before I treated them like my tomatoes. I watered the same and fed the same. Last year it dawned on me that these are a southwest native. In other words, they LIKE a lot of heat and can be on the dry side. Let them be. Esp. if you are getting lots of lush foliage but not fruit. This means you are feeding too much or the bed is too rich. This was m exp. last year and when I planted zillions, I did not need that many. I still have baggies in the freezer of them. Carrots. I have trouble with them too. I can gro beats and radishes like a magazine picture. But for some reason my carrots don't tend to do much of anything. Last year I actually had long skinny root but they did not grow like supposed to. But that was better than previous years when they sprouted nd then went kaput....See Moregovpartner
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