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Comments (4)in general, with our short growing season and cold winters - and the fact that I don't have time to really feed and dote over individuals... mine really tend to sleep, creep, grow dammit!, then the big "leap" comes in years four or five. And some don't leap, they just increase steadily. The sleep, creep, leap saying isn't a rule - it's something made up to try to get folks to practice a little patience in the garden. Don't buy a hosta from me in May, then come back the next year to complain that is hasn't grown very much... Best bet is to plant about 500-1000 varieties... let them grow at their own rate - like Ken says, when they are darn well ready... and then walk around being startled when a plant all of a sudden captures all the attention in an area. This happened to me with Satisfaction last year. It was just ok for several years - then wow! Everybody had to know what that hosta was. The tag was missing and I actually had to check my maps to identify one of the most striking plants in my garden....See MoreSilly question--Where do hummers sleep?
Comments (12)I think mine spend the nights in my tall spruce. They are always going in there. A friend told me that he saw one hanging upside down off the perch of a hummingbird feeder and thought it was damaged and went out and touched it and the poor little thing fell to the ground. He picked it up and took it into his house and soon when it moved around , he took it back outside. He said it then flew away.. I told him that the bird was ok , it was just sleeping.. Said he never knew that.. Now he knows enough to not disturb it again if that happens.....See MoreDog sleeping in bed question
Comments (10)It sounds like the dog was smart enough to get on the bed after the alarm went off and hubby got up. What confused him was when hubby was gone and he got to spend the entire night. Needless to say, hubby doesn't want to be waked up at 4 in the morning. That's why he's objecting to the dog on the bed. So go back to the original plan. If hubby goes out of town again, don't let the dog get on the bed until the alarm actually goes off. Otherwise she'll have to spend time retraining the dog every time hubby comes back from a trip. The dog knows he has to wait for the alarm and your friend still gets her snuggle time. Don't change the rules and confuse the dog. As far as a dog on a bed. It's her bed, if she wants to pet the dog in the morning, why not?...See MoreI found out today that my other DD had to put her dog to sleep .
Comments (1)So terrible when people have pets and don't take proper care of them. At least she was happy for awhile she was with your daughter. Sue...See More- 10 years ago
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