I need help on deciding where to move this shrub, or if I shouldn't
So I have a flower bed I'm working on outside of the fence..I dug up a bunch of stuff from existing beds to put out there now leaving those bed bare..which is fine because I am reworking everything anyway...so I found a dwarf redbud tree that grows to about8'-10' tall..so I was thinking of moving my ninebark shrub to another bed I just moved a weigela shrub from, and then putting redbud in the ninebark place..but then after digging in the rain all day, I'm not sure I feel like digging out the ninebark and moving it..only to not like the tree there...so I figured I'd of course ask some opinions..I will show the bed (not weeded or tended to yet) where I was going to move the ninebark to, and where it is now along w the tree that I am putting in.
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Comments (28)I'm another one who would vote for telling your kids, but doing it in such a way as to not tell them outright to go tell their dad, but in such a way that they will think they've got a great secret that they're telling him. Or, just go out and buy a box for yourself, either before or after the holiday, depending on how much you want to spend. But I am totally against sending it to yourself or doing anything that would lead your husband to even remotely think that the candy was a gift to you from someone else. That's game playing, and at this stage of your marriage, especially since you say he's always been faithful and provided well for you, that's just wrong....See MoreShould I, or shouldn't I?
Comments (20)Update: It may not have been logical to buy this, but I wanted it so badly, and nobody else seemed to want it, so I bought it. I love it. my3dogs, I did the paper layout on the floor and found it wasn't nearly as big as it seemed when I was just holding the tape measure. I think that was the deciding factor. Thanks for that! The shape isn't as severely hexagonal as it seems in photos. Since the glass is gently bowed out on each side, it looks very rounded when looking down on it IRL. The brass base is more delicate looking that I thought it would be too. For $100 I think I did pretty well. This post was edited by TheRedHouse on Tue, Feb 18, 14 at 17:39...See MoreShould I trim or shouldn’t I?
Comments (33)I've read it's best to move them when dormant. DJ, I like your JM there. Why do you want to move it? I'm lucky to live 2 hours away from Maplestone Ornamentals and only 6 miles from Dawes Arboretum that both have world class JM collections. I've managed to visit and buy more than a few times. MO sells in gallons so they're not too expensive and I get to watch them grow up. Dawes has really great prices on nice sized trees. My collection is now up to 22 different, but they are getting harder to place. I've got room for a couple more sun loving ones, perhaps this fall when Dawes has their sale. I managed to get a few more pics that show what I'm doing, but I'm far from an expert. Here's the Orange Dream from a better angle. I'd like to develop a strong central leader, but it seems like it wants multiple ones. I'll probably try staking one soon, but I'm done cutting on it this year - just once in the spring. I had no idea this was such a quick grower and might have planted it too close to the house, but it looks like it is growing away from it anyway. This is Smokie Rise Church and definitely planted too close to the house. I thought it would be more upright so I'm trying to train it that way and pruned some of the wide growing branches off already. I didn't have a place for it, so I just put it in the ground last fall (since I killed the last one over winter in a pot) and it's really taken off.It looked really cool this spring and you can see how much its grown this year. I took a branch growing toward the down spout and staked it up so the tree was balanced more forward. This is Emerald Mist just bought it a month ago. Its supposed to get big fast and take lots of sun. I love the way the leaves turn red in sunlight. I guess its a pretty green in the spring. (I can move the daylily later). I just staked it up for now, it was a bit too sprawling....See MoreI need help deciding where my accent wall should be? Moving in soon.
Comments (7)I do like accent walls, and I have such in my current home - I put them there and remain satisfied because I'm trying to please me, not a decorator. But I think the room as shown is too small for an accent wall to work well. But in any case, we need to see all four walls to work with you. It may be hard to get extra photos at this time since the tenants still live there, however....See More
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