My lawn was nice before I put down SBM now it's dying. WHAT!?! I've never heard of such a thing. Ron, take photos and post a new thread. If an animal can eat the soy (and they can), it's extremely unlikely to kill your lawn. They're sturdy. Something's very wrong.

Hey Omar, Unfortunately, this bed has zero irrigation. Annuals will not live here. It is a very small patch of dirt next to stones that get about a billion degrees in the summer. There are coreopsis plants up there already, and I have added a lavender to the very front. Just wait until the rosemary, russian sage (purple and blue) and the threadleaf coreopsis (yellow) start blooming. I also have a small test patch of petunias...we'll see how that goes. I have been thinking about adding some pink salvia to it. I will take more pics in the summer so everyone can see the blooms!

Don't even know how many homes I've put RG in at this point. I will tell you that I don't put RG and Blonde together much any more unless there is substantial natural light. Reason being you can hardly tell the difference between the two. In a couple of homes that's worked out well. Blonde was just a snidge lighter than RG so it all looked like the same color, but in the individual spaces the lightness of Blonde helped *lift* that area whereas the RG would have been too dark. If a definite difference between areas is desired, I pair RG with Believeable Buff. BB ended up being what several people thought Blonde would have/should have looked like next to RG. Had a couple clients repaint Blonde with BB because they thought there would be more of a difference. I suggested only partial repaints for them because RG worked out great just needed to tweak the contrast with BB. If you sample in your space and you can easily see a diff between Blonde and RG, it should be fine. Just be aware and really look before you decide. Don't assume RG and Blonde are a good pairing just because of how they are ordered on the strip.

That’s a good idea, Vap! I’d have to be quick to come back in and edit the text in with my phone after posting the pictures with the tablet, though. I know you only have an hour to edit anything in your original post, and after that what’s done is done. You’re “locked out” from editing your opening post after an hour. I’m a real slow poke and I’m easily distracted, so I’ll have to make sure I get it done in an hour. I just now saw that my title has a typo, and I can’t go back and fix it. It is an option though, and a good one. I’m far faster at “texting” my words in, than typing on the screen of that Fire tablet. My laptop’s keyboard doesn’t work anymore, so that’s just as awkward. I can only use the touchscreen to type on it. I DO have to Houzz app installed on my iPhone, but I no longer use it at all. I can’t do anything through the app. I stay signed in and my phone shows a “frequently used” list as soon as I open my browser. I just hit “Antique Rose Forum”, and I’m in. It’s unfortunate that I need a “work around “ at all, but it’s better than nothing. I had forgotten about that Fire tablet, and began to wonder how it would work here, just yesterday. I really was shocked when I could post photos with my original post from it. It’s a cheap $30 tablet compared to my rather expensive phone. I’ll have to try a post doing it the way you suggested, Vap. There’s just not a whole lot worth taking pictures of, atm. Lisa