Ok tree people, put on thinking cap
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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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Dave in NoVA • N. Virginia • zone 7A
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Comments (7)A prostrate rosemary might not need so much pruning to keep it short as a tall one would, although since it grows out as enthusiastically as the upright ones grow up, maybe it would, so it didn't cover more ground than wanted! Lavender might do, if it is planted relatively high and dry. Not variegated, but not really green either, more a silver green. A dwarf Raphiolepis, Indian Hawthorn, while not varigated, might do, flowers in either white or pink. It's not wholly evergreen, but keeps its leaves late, and leafs out early, so would a variegated caryopteris do? You get blue flowers in late summer, which butterflies LOVE! Also not wholly evergreen, Gold Mound Spirea, while needing some shaping to keep the size, is a lovely color, and has flowers in the summer. On the silvery side, lamb's ears are nice - either the regular ones which flower in summer along tall stems, or the larger-leaved, greener, non-flowering 'Helene von Stein'. The leaves are smaller in the winter, but they are still there. 'Helene' can flower, but I have had maybe 20 flower stems in 6 years, so it's not much. They spread, so you would have to keep them in the bounds you set....See MorePut on your thinking cap...
Comments (2)could you attach some white fiberfill to a lightweight disc...this will become the head and face ...the kind you tole paint xmas ornaments on ..put a roller on the "hair" ..wrap the hair like you remember with a similar kind of scarf....paint on a very primitive face.. and attach a tag "Grandmas are just ANTIQUE little girls" write on the back of the ornament ..her name and DOB...and any other info so they will have it to remember her too. For her kids..." Moms' are what memories are made of"...just an idea, it's hard to describe what you see in your head to someone else. I think the discs are three inches in diameter and come in packs of 12. Wooden heads would work but be costly and styrofoam would be hard to write info and a face on....See MorePut your thinking caps on !!
Comments (14)Hi Rita, Southern Manitoba is on what was the bottom of large Lake Agassiz, centuries (millenia?) ago, so is quite flat and several rivers flow into the area. The area has developed some world-class systems of coping with floods - ran an expensive diversion around Winnipeg, the capital, where the Red River, coming up from Fargo, ND, joins downtown with the Assiniboine, coming in from Brandon, in the west, where the flood is bad, now. When they built that large diversion channel, about 40 years ago, I think, there was substantial criticism, but they've been thankful, several times since. To send some water to you, we'd have to haul it overland to drop into Lake Superior, then send it down through the Great Lakes. Or send it upstream down the Red River, then overland to the Mississippi, and upstream through one of the tributaries of the Mississippi, which wouldn't get it very close to you, I expect. So it looks like quite project. And no fishy stories included, either! At least your fish are large enough that the crows that caught some smaller ones in another member's backyard pool would have a hard time dealing with them - maybe the heron that was also a culprit would find them too hard to handle! I hope that you're keeping your lines on the back porch far enough under the roof that a high wind doesn't blow the rain in and wet your lines. Hope you're having a satisfying season. ole joyful...See MorePlease put on your thinking caps....
Comments (8)Fill them with spice mixes. Like chicken soup mix, or cinnamon and sugar, or Garlic salt and a big loaf of good bread. Maybe some really good jams or homemade jellys or seasoned butters. Use some colored sharpies to decorate. Fill with M&M's or nuts or something. If you know someone who likes lip gloss make them some lip gloss and fill a tiny cup. Fill it with bath salt or bubble bath. Wrap it with really nice wash cloths. What a fun way to get cash. Fill with bills folded to fit.I filled some puffes of cloth and stuffing with really good bath powder tied them with ribbons and set them in fancy bowls as party favors. Tons of stuff ya can do with glasses. Let us know what works for you....See More
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