Anyone familiar with Lynn's Legacy (Tx Sage)
Xtal in Central TX, zone 8b
11 years ago
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roselee z8b S.W. Texas
11 years ago
Xtal in Central TX, zone 8b
11 years agoRoselee,
Does this look like what you've seen? I'm hoping to hear more about this plant from others who might be growing it. It's apparently one that is hard to locate.Xtal
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Does anyone have a raised flowerbed this tall?
Comments (23)With a tall bed like that, it would seem to be difficult to reach it to give all the rose care needed for many roses. I actually liked the grasses in the first photo. Seems you would need some taller things to give interest, and textures/different greens would be good. An OGR rose I have really liked this year is Maman Cochet - a $5 sale bin find. I too am from Texas and it gets plenty hot in the summer tho it looks like you have a sprinkler systerm there. I have used grasses with great success in some of my beds....Go to a nursery [or if you are near Blue Moon Gardens near Tyler, by all means GO!] Get ideas, look at plants, ask garden center's opinions. Sky pencils are good plants, stay green, are tall and cylindrical...chartruese potatoe vines are a must in the summer - they would trail and look gorgeous there along with hot pink periwinkles, asparagus fern is good, trails, handles the heat just great and comes back in the spring. To balance, I have read that you should divide long beds into sections and repeat the same plants in each section. Some dont like them, but the double Knockout roses never stop blooming, always look good, a great spot of color. I have had good luck self sowing taller zinnias - they come up fast, grow and bloom and love sun. In spring.....larkspur is divine[lavenders, reseeds itself and comes back each year], and sowing poppy seeds in November will reap tall, blooming beauties in spring and they will come up every year. Edging in summer you could use periwinkles - they cant be beat, or lantana can weep and is perennial. Unless you have a gardner, I would think it would be hard to crawl up there and work on the plants every day or two, so a lush planting that could take care of itself might be the better option. I really like it - its a beautiful look....getting ideas and putting lots of thought into it will reap big benefits - I really like it! Also...some lighting for night enjoyment that could bounce off the grasses, shrubs would be lovely. Good luck! Judith...See MoreAnyone growing Plumeria in the ground?
Comments (43)Hello iandyaz, late spring is best for cutting and planting. Wait till the new leaves are about 3 inches long then cut the main branch, let the new cutting dry and callous over, maybe 3,4 or 5 days. Then plant only 3 to 5 inches deep. The roots will take over for stability. I have rooted 2 inche thick branches as well. It all grows. Air layering is cool and grafting works even faster! Graft on to another plant and no waiting for roots to form Oh and the darker the color as in dark red, can take months to root. Cheers! Let me know in the spring how things go....See MoreParanormal experiences, anyone?
Comments (21)Yes I believe in the paranormal and have had ghosts here on and off, mainly on, since we had this place built 19 years ago. This isn't some old house with a history, it was built for us, which I find a bit odd. We've had 2 friendly ones and one angry Indian. He scared the daylights out of several visitors over the years, as he hung out in the guest room and DD's bedroom. He came and went, but we finally had to have a highly regarded paranormal "ghost buster" come and get him to move on. It worked, thank goodness, and we haven't had him back since, which was about 6 years ago. Our home here is in the mountains and there were never any homes here on our property previously. The paranormal expert told us that he felt that this was where the Indian had hunted. The ghost/spirit/soul of a close friend of mine, our (adopted) son's birthfather, stopped by the day he passed, earlier this year. I didn't see him but he whooshed through me, making me feel instantly very chilled and light-headed for a minute. I know that he came to say goodbye. He told me many times before he died that he had his heart set on going to Afghanistan to watch over DS (sadly, his only child) after he died if he could. I like to think he did just that. DS returned safely from his year tour over there on August 25th. Besides being considered a ghost-magnet by my family and close friends (LOL), I've had other paranormal experiences throughout my life. It runs in my family on my mother's side, who came from Scotland. My maternal grandfather, my mom, one brother and one sister have it also. Gramp and my brother were/are "rescuers". They see events before they happen and are guided by something to be there to help. My grandfather saved a number of lives because of this. My brother has as well. My mom, sis and I don't have that "gift", but do each have others. But, unlike the people on tv who can "call up their gifts" at will, none of us can. I tell you all this because you only know me though this website. Unless you're part of my close family or a very close friend, I never mention this. Neither does my mom, brother or sis. Most people expect you to just call things up at will, which we can't. Lynn...See Moredoes anyone say you are obsessed with your home?
Comments (51)I am obsessed a/b decorating. Not so much a/b my house. I spend more time reading, thinking, sketching than actually doing any decorating or remodeling on my house. When I do other people's house, I can get things done so quickly. But when it comes to my house, everything moves at snail pace! I don't have the self-imposed pressure of having to have things done so I just let things slide. I bought this sofa with the intention of reupholstering it and now, 2 years later, it's still sitting in the living room in it's original musty moldy fabric LOL :-D I agree the roughest part of being a SAHM is when the kids are young. When they are a bit older & in school, you have the morning away from the kids but once school's out, it's crazy with their 1001 activities. Most SAHM moms I know with older children volunteer at school in the morning, or work in the morning until kids are out. Some went back to school so they can work once kids are in college, some open their own business. The hardest part is to find a job that allowed you to get out early at 230 pm to pick up the kids. Dh want to be a house husband once my youngest in public school. He has it all planned out: drop kids off at school, go to the golf course play 1 round, pick them up at 3pm. Goes home fix them (and himself) a snack then take a nap. LOL :-D My sisters are working moms and I think they have it tough. After working all day, they still have to deal with homework, chores, cooking, etc. They have pressure on their jobs too whereas I am pretty much my own boss. Their kids can't do any extracurricular activities like piano lessons or dance or sports because nobody has time to shuffle them around. Another friend of mine has a full-time live in nanny who drives the kids to school & all activities. Someday she said she doesn't even get to see them awake. I think once my DS2 is in public school, I'm going back to work the morning shift 6am-2pm. That way I won't miss out any of their moments. However, that means I won't have the morning to dream, sketch, and basically obsess a/b decorating. :-(...See Moreroselee z8b S.W. Texas
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