ken, yes, the idea was to get larger hostas sooner, than with starters or 2-3 years old ones...The future hosta bed is an empty space now, and I thought it will be nice to have some larger plants almost right away, and if I need to add one, or two, or three, I can afford to buy smaller plants, but hosta bed will look pretty decent... -------------------------------------------------- I also bought 15 ferns from Hallson and 3 Blue Mammoth divisions from Venero, they are on their way... I bought 50 lbs of Vermicompost (spl?) to mix with the soil in hosta holes only (and handful of bone meal for each hole), and the topsoil that is currently there will be mixed with 10" of compost. And I will remove as much subsoil as I can for total of about 16" bed depth...I cannot build lasagna, the area where I plan to plant hosta is right by the chain link fence, that I share with my neighbors, so I can't go up too much, besides there is my own sidewalk and a shrub, that I do not want to remove or replant (it has attitude and grows very slowly). So, I decided to go with sort of double dig method and removing subsoil... I also bought 20 Kg of Coconut coir to hold lacking moister and to fluff the soil, and if I get lucky I plan to get 1 or 2 contractor bags of alfalfa pellets to mix with soil. Someone also told me to bury one or two large fish heads 7"-10" below the roots for better growth, but person grows roses, will it work for hosta, too? So, how does it sound? Am I all set, or I need to buy something else?

Royal National Rose Society, The Rose EDIT Magazine (2009) Page(s) 15. Vol 103. part 1. Includes photo(s). Bred by Peter James and introduced by Chris Warner. Chris rates this as an outstanding novelty. He says, 'I started work with the Persica hybrids in the early eighties when I purchased 'Tigris'. My hybrids, crossed with 'Baby Love', were a step forward in disease resistance on the earlier Harkness hybrids and one, 'Chewtiggle', won an award at St Albans. But they needed old wood to repeat and though 'Tiggle' did repeat it stopped flowering in September. 'Tiggle' proved a dead end. I fortunately had a small group to help me with my project on the understanding that anything of worth came to me first. Ronnie Rawlins from Fixby, Huddersfield joined later and received 'Tingle' rather than 'Tiggle'. Fate decreed that 'Tingle' produced two usable hybrids and from these real progress is now being made'. 'Eyes for You' has 4" flowers in trusses in a mauvy-lilac shade with a very large purple blotch at the centre of the flower. The impact of the flower colouring is very dramatic. The plant is short, bushy and free flowering. There is also an outstanding fragrance inherited from Blue for You. From the References section on HMF. From this statement, it is easy to extrapolate that Bull's Eye and Eyes for You are very likely sister seedlings. From Tom Carruth, Week's tested both but couldn't get Eyes to produce sufficient Grade 1 plants, but Bull's Eye does. Eyes doesn't mildew, but Bull's Eye does, and it's the one which got released here.

yeah, it was that glaucous, almost turquoise foliage which got me too. Mine is just ramping up to its second flush - one thing this rose does here, which I like a lot, is to have a massive all over spring showing then nothing at all until mid-August ...when you look in it's direction and realise it is absolutely bulging with buds...although this is one of the only roses I give a hard dead-head to stop it growing too tall. The later flush is as generous as the early one (and in a mild year, there is another go-round in late October). I have mine growing with phlox which neatly mirror the dark- centred two-tone blooms.

Tishtosh, I am sorry that you see some of my story in yours-- but has your situation been improved? I certainly do not feel wonderfully talented and mothering these days has been leaving me drained. You are so kind to think that of me. Justgotabme, I think the fact that you can communicate so rationally with your spouse speaks volumes! Mine usually just gets defensive. How wonderful to be married happily for so many years! It is the best gift you have given to your children, in my opinion! Debrak, I find it amazing that your relative changed his behavior. That is really something, and I find it unusual. It seems that not only do some people not change, but maybe even MOST people don't change? I have threatened to leave. I was really serious about it last week because he was so hostile towards me for repainting. I thought, no way can I, as a grown woman, live with a man who is so hostile to me for doing such a simple thing. To me, that is crazy. I was doing all the work, staying up to all hours, and he only had to do a little extra housework. He will always change for a little while after a big fight but then it goes back to same old. I am on the fence about how not to be a doormat. My mom taught me that the best response to rudeness was to stay silent. However, while this sometimes works-- it does not always. There was a performance art piece of a woman who stood naked in public for 6 hours or so. She surrounded herself with different objects-- some that were gentle and some that could hurt her. As she stood without moving, people bullied her. But when her 6 hours were up and she began to move, people scattered. She interpreted this to mean that just "ignoring" does not work. Lukk, congrats on the upcoming anniversary! We just celebrated (without celebrating) our 15th. You are very right that my husband and I have a long history of issues, and also so true about not being able to take things back. There have been MANY things (and issues) that should never have been said or allowed to happen. Unfortunate, but what can one do, except move on and keep trying, I suppose. As for counseling-- we did go to a professional. The initial marriage counseling was done through the church but later we went to a dedicated counselor, complete with a PhD. He had a lot of good insights, and I think some of the key messages were very valuable. It's putting them into practice that has been the issue. Blfenton, I like what you said about respect. I don't know where my husband stands on that issue regarding his view of me because more often it is the digs vs. a full-blown approach. I am so glad you are also leaving the room and hope you have seen results. It helps to not escalate the situation yet get the point across. We don't have control over what people say, but at least we can not "take" it. Cyn, I am so sorry you have been subjected to abusive behavior. I looked up signs of emotional abuse and my DH fit most of them (there were 30). BUT, when I read the stories of people who were truly being abused, they didn't sound like mine at all. They tended to have more possessive spouses/partners or it happened day in, day out. So, I feel like I am complaining when it is so minor compared to others. And I can't help but keep coming back to all I have done wrong. You are so right that what he says is intended to shut me down. That is the #1 way he "discusses" things. If I bring up a problem, he tells me I do the same thing, or I am perfect, uses absolutes like "always," "never," etc. Rococogurl, that does help. Thank you! Awm03, those are such beautiful words to say! Thank you so much. I don't feel I fit them but I very much appreciate that you see me that way. I really like your perspective of seeing this as a challenge, not an insurmountable obstacle. I feel so touched by your support-- and hee hee about the salmon puff recipe! Just thinking about it makes me smile. Ellendi, yes-- it sounds like, with your husband, it was more an issue of what was on his radar vs. yours, but there was no malice behind it. My MIL is like his, so you are right that I need to keep that in mind. When our first daughter started walking and my DH shared the news with her, she said, "Well, babies learn to walk." NOTHING is ever a big deal to her . . .it is so hard, if not impossible, to get even a nod of approval. So, I need to remember this with DH, that he is starting from a place where people in his life held on tight to saying nice things. Maybe it was seen as being weak? Such good advice, too, to make a joke of things. Holly-Kay, if I recall correctly your first husband died quite young, yes? In his 40s? I feel so bad for your son, to carry around the anger. There is hope he can let go. I am so glad counseling made a big difference for you. And please know I have been thinking about you as you go through this stressful period of selling your business! Thank you all again. This has been very helpful.