What can you tell me about Michelangelo (Romantica)?
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What Can You Tell Me About Heucheras 'Can Can' and 'Milan' ?
Comments (3)I have Can Can. It gets sun from 7am to 2pm. The color stays thru the whole summer. I've had it about 6 yrs now...could be 7, and after 2 yrs, I bought another. I love the leaves and color. I water once a week deeply. If it gets too much shade, you'll lose some of it's beautiful color. Just water deeply and make sure you put it in an area that drains well. Kat...See MoreDo you grow any of these and what can you tell me about them pls?
Comments (8)We grew "Lundy Lane" and I found it to be a very lovely mostly-yellow Pernetiana. Its' foliage is a very light-medium green, and very attractive. One caveat: of all the Pernetiana roses I've grown it suffered the most badly from blackspot. I have an organic rose garden and never sprayed it with anything other than Cornell. It continued to bloom c. 3 weeks later in Autumn than my other Pernetiana roses, which also endeared it to me. For comparison, these are healthier Pernetiana roses for our area, near Oakland, California. I never needed to spray theses with anything: "Duquesa de Penaranda" the healthiest of all Pernetiana roses in our area. The climbing form is fantastic!!! "Soliel d'Or" "President Herbert Hoover" the most fragrant of the Pernetiana roses to my nose. "Gruss an Coberg" "Mari Dot" a fabulous Dot rose but very small on her own roots, I'd love it on rootstock. Luxrosa...See MoreWhat can you tell me about this type of block?
Comments (12)Hi Tanama. Congratulations on your cool new old house. Two of the big advantages that were touted by concrete block manufacturers was that the stuff was cheaper than stone, and--when used as the main construction material in ahouse--that it eliminated the danger of termite & rodent infestation. In my old town, there was whole neighborhood of concrete houses, and after almost a century's worth of algae & moss & general weathering, those houses look just like real stone, or, at least, what real stone would look like if all stones were identical. Anyway, that's the nice thing about concrete: being compunded from sand & limestone & sometimes a rough aggregate, it eventually takes on the varying colors of natural stone and blends into the landscape. Your foundation has already aquired the nice patina of age, so I wouldn't be in any hurry to blast all that away and recover the dead gray of fresh concrete. That's also why I'd leave the ivy alone. It's historic. Ivy can play havoc with old brick buildings, but that's genrally because the mortar used with the relatively soft brick is more vulnerable than the hard mortar used with concrete blocks. Good concrete will last just about forever. It's what The Emperor Hadrian used when he rebuilt the Pantheon in Rome--which is still standing almost 1900 years later--and it was what Frank LLoyd Wright used to make his Mayan-Deco 'textile-block' houses in Southern Califnia back in the 192Os. At any rate, your concrete block is one of the things that contribute to the period character of your house, so be careful before you erase the patina that took decades to develop with a too-aggressive cleaning. Regards, MAGNAVERDE....See MoreCan you please tell me what you know about this lamp? Thank you!
Comments (2)This lamp is most likely one of the many versions of the popular Danish Modern/Mid Century Modern Tulip lamps. If you can find any identifying marks that allow you to link it to a specific designer then its value is generally much more than lamps without manufacturers mark. This version is not as ornate as many versions I have seen. Tulip lamp designs range from very simple to those featuring gracefully carved wood bases and ornate tulip shape glass globes. With proper research you may be able to identify the designer. Good luck in your search....See MorenanadollZ7 SWIdaho
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