Roses & My Love - Hate relationship for them...
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jim1961 / Central Pennsylvania / Zone 6
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Comments (13)Cindy, turfgrass is the BANE of modern civilization! It's the most environmentally unfriendly thing a person can do with land, plant-wise... It's an unnatural way for the grasses to grow, requires continual fertilizing (with excess fertilizer running off into storm drains and causing problems downstream), and even worse results from the continual needs for herbicides and pesticides... On top of that, the gasoline engines in lawnmowers are 6-10 times more polluting per gallon of gas used than automobile engines, and to keep that lawn looking good, we have to take valuable "spare hours" out of every week or two and go out there in the hot sun to cut it (and if it WEREN'T cut, and were instead allowed to grow to its natural height, like in a meadow, it would automatically suppress weeds by shading them out -- of course it ALSO wouldn't look like a "lawn" and your neighbors certainly wouldn't be happy about it). You're MUCH better off -- especially if you already DON'T have good conditions for growing grass -- doing as others suggested above and planting shade-loving ground covers, such as pachysandra, vinca, ajuga (there's a low-growing "chocolate chip" variety that's lovely), liriope and others... Along with establishing raised beds between the patches of groundcovers and filling them with perennials that like the amount of light they get in those areas. Bear in mind, also, that you CAN put in some full-sun plants, so long as they're EARLY-SEASON full-sun plants, such as daffodils. I have a row of daffodils all along the front of my house, in their fourth year now and looking better than ever. They get WAY TOO MUCH SHADE in the spring and summer to do well, IF they were active that time of year, BUT daffodils have bloomed and pretty much wilted, foilage and all, by about the first of May, and it's about that time before all of my deciduous trees in the front yard really start to fill out, so they DO get "full sun" WHEN they need it. Think creatively like that and you may find your options virtually unlimited... Just please do the planet a favor and stay away from turfgrass! Happy Grasshating! :) Jeff...See MoreMy partner's son hates me, how do I build a relationship with him
Comments (6)Hi, Nbee - I think you should just give it some time. Think of the changes in his life; he's only 3, and his world has been disrupted. You didn't say how long your boyfriend has been divorced, but this little guy has experienced Dad leaving, going back and forth from Mom's to Dad's and vice-versa, and having a new person living at Dad's house. Did you spend time letting the kids get to know you and accept you before you moved in? 5 months is short (IMO) to move in with someone and expect little ones to "get it" and accept you. Fortunately the 5 year old does; I hope that continues. It's great that you care and are trying to form a relationship with the 3 year old, but don't force it. Remember, too, that you're only 5 months into this relationship with your boyfriend (don't know how long you've lived with him). Think of the additional upheaval on the kids should your relationship go bad and you move out. If they come to love you, that'll be yet another loss for them. I wish you the best. Just go easy, understand his life, and give him time. Suzieque...See MoreMy love hate relationship with throw rugs
Comments (8)My mom is like Dilly dally's mom; seems to have a love affair with throw rugs. Beautiful tile, covered up with rug, after rug, after rug. Carpet, covered up with rug, after rug, after rug. It's like there are walking trails everywhere. In my house, I have carpet; it gets worn, well that happens. When it gets dirty, I clean it. No throw rugs on my carpet. I have wretched linoleum in my kitchen and although it really should be covered up with something, anything, no it's just there. Exception is by the back door where the dogs get taken in and out (need to have somewhere to wipe their feet when they come in) and in front of the kitchen sink (they like to lie in front of the floor vent under my sink). I have one carpet in the entryway and all the remaining hardwood is bare except under the chair in front of the computer desk. I like my bare real wood hardwood floors and have no desire to cover them up at all....See MoreLove hate relationship with Jude the Obscure
Comments (31)Frankly, I can do without the cold weather, and I am jealous of you, fragrance. This chill was the worst in twenty some years of rose growing because it came on Nov 15, 2014, when all the roses were not dormant, and things still looked quite nice. Temps hit about zero for three days and just messed up the roses. Didn't trouble much else. It's always the roses--what prima donnas. Anyway, there was a clear demarcation between which plants can take the cold and had no damage, or very little, and those that don't do well at all dealing with this strange, unexpected kind of cold. I've concluded that it's genetics, pure and simple. Didn't matter what part of the garden they were located in, or even how young they were. I hope this doesn't happen again, but two years ago, we had something similar, too, so an awful pattern may be emerging. Diane...See MoreMichaela (Zone 5b - Iowa)
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