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Comments (6)Ken, I'm not sure if you'll be disappointed or not but... it is all true. The house I bought was owned by a very old woman who died in it. According to the locals she was born in this house and planted the trees. She did no maintenance on the place for more than thirty years. The driveway was decomposed granite. The property is big enough that the driveway did a circle around a garden of sorts with a bunch of different trees. The only one that was still alive was the big crepe myrtle that I moved. The house itself is being held up by the termites. I'm afraid that if I tent it the place will turn to dust. The slope between the dinning room and living room is steeper than most beginner ski hills. Around the house itself are a bunch of these huge ornamental trees that I am slowly but surely moving to other parts of the property. There are a couple of big ones that I can't move and so I am designing the new house to be built around them. Oh I almost forgot. As the old lady headed into her dotage she became paranoid and the place is ringed by a 7 foot concrete fence. There are stadium level lights that come on at night or would if the bulbs weren't burnt out. The only thing missing is concertina wire or maybe guard towers. An acre of land in the city covered in mature trees. I love it. I have even become fond of the fence. I have now got almost enough foliage around the perimeter that I can't see it and no one can see me. The problem that I am trying to rectify is that the whole lot is essentially a swamp and I really do like to walk around all these trees. I also would like to be able to use all of my driveway. The chances of me taking the driveway down to hardpan and building it up are zero. For starters that would be about 8 dump trucks worth of dirt and the cost of rock fill would be huge. Finally the advice came from a friend who owns an orchard and a geologic engineer. I am just worried that changing the ecosytem will be a hardship for the trees. That I would not want....See Morelooking for a home for two chairs- opinions please (many photos)
Comments (22)Pretty chairs, but in the sitting area they look as though they've been brought in as extras. They'd look less so with back and seat padding. this would require sewing skills or having them made, which could be cost prohibitive. Something I must remind myself of occasionally: just because I have it and like it, does not mean I must always have it out. How about keeping one, add a good looking seat cushion and a throw over the back, and store the other. Oh! How about keeping them at the table and buying slipcovers for them( with a pad tucked underneath), and voila! You have the look you want without buying new upholstered chairs.Must say, I'm not sure where this type of slipcover can be found...Ballards, maybe?...See MoreYet another request for backsplash opinion
Comments (27)Oh palimpset and redroze -- I believe we have some kitchen ESP happening. I was just on Daltile's site in the early evening looking at their subs, wondering if I could interest DH in another color, actually looking at the bisque and then the gray. They have some 4 x 8's available (can't remember the color anymore, since it's been a whole 2 hours ago) And Redroze, I've had your 2 x 8's on my mind, and showed my husband your kitchen on Saturday. He isn't a fan of 3 x 6's, and is attracted to the unique sizes and like yours . . . And I think you hit it on about the "non 3 x 6" size being a focal point itself. I have tomorrow off. I will be running around trying to find some varied color, non 3 x 6 subs. Wish me luck in this wee Southern town. I cannot tell you how much I greatly appreciate this input. My husband is OOT this week, luckily he's used to coming home to changed game plans about the kitchen details. He's learned that the ideas I have been offered here are fabulous!...See MorePlease, request the opinion of OLDROSARIAM. Thank you!!
Comments (5)I too, like Rebecca said, are concerned that your roses are so close to the cement wall. There is nothing wrong with planting close to cement if you are aware that cement, both old and new, tends to leach out lime into the soil. Over time, too much may have entered the soil and the roses are complaining. Bourbons like a rich soil so they can produce the large, beautiful blooms. Cutting them right down hard seems like it should get rid of the problem, but it doesn't. It can also shock the rose and you won't get many, if any, flowers. Cutting roses right down hard is a myth that seems to linger, even though rosarians tell you it has been proven that it weakens the rose roots. I would say that of all the old roses, Bourbons don't like to be messed with. If you do, they resent it and you may get poor growth plus the no flowers. The brown dead canes in the third photo are caused by pruning too far from the bud eye. Because the budeye produces new laterals, that is where the hormones are the strongest. So if you cut about an inch above the buddy, it heals over quickly. Cut farther away means the healing hormone doesn't get there and the open cane gets a fungal problem which will continue to die right back to the bud eye and maybe even to the ground level. The photo of the rose leaves are just showing that they are dying. Something in the soil is causing the problem. You didn't say how old the roses were. If they are young, I would make a test of one of the roses, say Madame de Sevigne. It would be ideal if you could pot them in different soil but moving them might destroy some of the roots. Because you have cut her down, try digging out some of the soil around her and replace it with store bought soil. Give her the equivalent of human broth which is fish fertilizer at half strength once a month. Lets us all know how your roses are doing. Writing from pictures is not an accurate way to give advice to a gardener. Much better if you are standing with them by the roses. Something that where you live I would really enjoy....See MoreAlisande
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