Tale of Two Wus
Jon 6a SE MA
6 years ago
The second Wu to be planted was done so by digging a hole in sandy soil under a huge White Pine simply because the area looked naked.
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6 years agoJon 6a SE MA
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What's with these two Fairy Tale roses?
Comments (17)Susan, whack the rogue canes back to 3". You can let them bloom first or not. Then the cane makes 2 or 3 laterals; cut these back to 2 or 3 leaves each and you get more branches. Etc. Or, if the canes are flexible and 4-7' long, bend the cane in a hoop and tie it to its own base ("self-pegging"). It will make 3 or 4 laterals at the top of the arch. You can cut off the outer/downward section later if you want. Or, something that works with some varieties not others is to pinch out the growth tips of strong basals when they are about 14" long. Be sure you get the fleshy growth tip, not just leaves. Some roses will branch in response, others will make just one shoot and keep going up. Most shrub roses have an awkward adolescence. You have to be patient and work with them for a few years, just as you know your daughter won't be 13 forever....See MoreA tale of two Wisteria.....
Comments (3)just thinking outside the box ... could you just kill the maple.. and leave it standing there.. as garden art .. it might rot and fall in a decade or so ... im just thinking .... sooner or later.. you arent going to be able to keep it in check ... ken...See MoreThe tale of two spots and two perennials...
Comments (5)I believe the intent of the above was to let you know this is not intended to be a gardening forum :-) It was designed for input into the functioning of the website overall and to the individual forums as well. Per the forum heading: "This is the place to offer your suggestions and comments about GardenWeb. If you have an idea on how to improve the forums, or what businesses we should try to bring online, etc., this is the place to do it. But please keep in mind, we receive a lot more." Your question would get the attention it deserves if you would repost in the Shrubs forum....See MoreA tale of two contractors: help me choose!
Comments (12)Thanks all! It is such a tough decision and your input is really really helpful. Just to clarify, there was a $150k differential between the highest and lowest bids, but two of the four came in at about the same, $60k higher than the lowest bid. The low bid worries me (which seems crazy, because the low bid is double what we went into this thinking we'd spend!) Both contractors have been around a long time. Not sure which one is larger. I came here sort of implicitly favoring our old contractor. There's something really tempting about knowing what you're getting into - the bad as well as the good! - when you're doing something so far outside your own expertise. And really, after a few false starts with shady guys when we first approached our kitchen project, working with someone who's basically honest and fixes his mistakes counts for an awful lot. But after reading your comments, I think I lean toward the contractor who's worked with our architect. They've done everything from custom new builds and seem to specialize in additions, kitchens, baths, etc. Our project would be squarely within their usual competencies. Plus the relationship with our architect. Plus a lower starting cost (because we all know the price will only go up once the work gets started.)...See Morenicholsworth Z6 Indianapolis
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agomy new (fall2016) one and only Wu..record rain and it was flooded for a bit..planted on the high end of a baby slope..has some yellow leaves and the scape is yellow :-( hope it's a rare occurance..hate to move it..seems like I JUST planted it!..I read that because pines are narrow at the top as opposed to a deciduous tree plants under them get some light..interesting huh?..of course mine is under many deciduous trees :-(
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