is this better??
Tracey Kooros
6 years ago
I painted the trim and windows in my dining room. Need honest opinions on before and after.
My husband doesn’t like it:(
My husband doesn’t like it:(
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Comparison..better & better!
Comments (10)Thank you Rita. I can't wait to see bloom 4. It's been so dry here, the buds may dry up though! Debra, I have DML but have never used her. I only got her year before last so this seedling was already growing. I wish I could find the labe..Believe me, I've looked!! Thanx Jean, I hope to be able to post another!! Thank you maryl.. Kathy, the foliage looks like a dip but you have given me an idea. Next bloom, I'll try that.. Thank you Val. It will be a few days but I have a few more buds!! Thank you ngraham. You never know about first year seedlings though. It may be a dog next year but if it is, I have a picture...Hehehe!!! Linda, every now and then, we find a good one. So now I have to watch next year for branching and bud count but I am moving that baby to my house so I can watch it! Thank you Kay!! Thanks everyone for the heads up on my seedling!! Ellie...See MoreWell I better get better at this fast
Comments (16)Leava, The watering issue always will be with us so I try not to stress over it when I have to stop watering and let plants die, which generally happens about 1 out of 3 years here. Unfortunately, it often happens 2 or 3 years in a row, but then after that, I know it likely won't happen for a while again. It is excrutiating to leave our lovingly-raised plants to suffer, but that's just how it is when you live and garden in an area prone to drought. It is a shame that some years we have way too much water and other years we have way too little, but we sure can't do anything about it. Succession planting sounds harder than it is. If you know you're planting broccoli, for example, and it matures in 60 days from transplant, just look at the calendar 60 days out from your transplant date and ask yourself what grows well if planted in that month. I usually start seeds of succession crops in tiny bathroom-sized paper cups with the bottoms cut out about 5-7 days before I expect to harvest the in-ground plants. Then, with harvest in the morning and transplanting the new crop (cups and all to lessen transplant shock) in the afternoon (or evening if the weather is very hot), that bed doesn't stay out of production long. You also can plant many succession crops by direct-sowing the seed in the ground, but with each crop you have to know your soil temps and air temps and make sure it isn't too hot for the succession crop to sprout. I just like starting mine inside in cups so I'll have an "instant replacement" and fill up that space and put it to work right away. I hate sowing seed in summer, waiting a week or two for it to sprout, and then having to thin or replant in areas as needed. I'd rather have the sure think of plugging in a growing plant into each bit of available space. Really, if you're replacing cool season crops, you have to replace them with a warm season crop so that narrows down your choices a lot, and it shouldn't be tomatoes or peppers (unless they're a new batch for fall) since they already should be in the ground before you're harvesting something like broccoli or cabbage. It can be harder to decide on succession crops for fall because you can choose from both some shorter-season warm-season crops or some of the cool-season crops. For fall, I try to plant more of whatever we have put up the least of or whatever we like the best. I don't necessarily succession crop after mid-summer if it is a very dry summer because there's no point in planting something that will struggle with a lack of water. Dawn...See MoreBest Shade Hydrangea? The bigger the better, the bluer, the better.
Comments (15)Yup! H macrophylla and serrata are the two main kinds that are pH sensitive, and that's it. Asperas and involcuratas mint also be, but they're much less common. In addition to arborescens, paniculata and quercifolia are not pH sensitive. The trade off is you only get whites/greens aging to pinks. And another reminder - Bella Anna has been killed as an ES product line and shouldn't be sought after. If you want a pink arborescens it will be Proven Winners' Invincibelle series, which now includes Spirit II, Blush, and Ruby. So you've got plenty of choices to try. :)...See MoreBetter fertiliser=better leaves
Comments (7)Sinha, it's in a very fine granular form, just like sugar. Nice plant you have there too, it's got an interesting caudex. Yes I'm pleased it solved those tough leathery leaves, plus that cork patch was very odd too, all those have disappeared, so something must definitely have been lacking in what I was feeding them...poor things! Steffen, I think you may be asking me about the 'second' watering? If so, maybe you misunderstood what I wrote? I was meaning that they had just been watered before I took the pic, that minute, that second in fact! Hence the fact that if you look closely at the trays in the multi pot pic, you can see they are actually sitting in the run off....not that this was their second time of watering with the new feed :-) sorry for the confusion! Gill...See More
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5 years agoNo worries Julie, I know you’re a busy woman! Like to stay around $300 to $400. Something for the table, buffet and something for one of the corners, like a plant or something. Maybe on a side table so it can be seen. I have a few plants but on the floor. Blank slate photos.
Excuse mess in living room;)
Tracey Kooros
5 years agoNo worries Julie, I know you’re a busy woman! Like to stay around $300 to $400. Something for the table, buffet and something for one of the corners, like a plant or something. Maybe on a side table so it can be seen. I have a few plants but on the floor. Blank slate photos.
Excuse mess in living room;)
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If you do white vases down middle of table I would add a oversized orchid onto the buffet...Pier One has a really nice one......5 Stars.....I use it for clients all the time...really great for the price!
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5 years agoCheck out interior homescapes.com, they have lots of pretty vases. I saw these too and thought the texture was interesting.
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5 years agoFinally, all the trim in the living room is painted! The BIG question, should I put the entire entertainment center back together (6 separate pieces) or leave as is? The tv can be mounted to the back panel or the panel can be taken off. Would like to know what everyone’s thoughts are:)
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5 years agoThanks Julie! it looks a little bare, but I guess I’ll get used to it. would like to have something besides the plants and of course the kids electronics on the floor maybe something on the walls?also the drapes and the picture are temporary. I ordered the same drapes as the dining room just waiting on them
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5 years agoHi Julie! So sorry it took me awhile for these pictures. Yesterday we were figuring the best way to get my son to Boston next wknd for hockey. I did not expect his senior year to be so expensive:( Anyhow, I removed everything that can go. Except for the family bible on the coffee table, lamps(I love my lamps) but I can use them somewhere else.
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5 years agoOh, the mirrors will stay just until my husband fixes the hole in the wall. My wonderful child somehow put there with his elbow...I don’t even ask how anymore:))
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5 years agoWhat do I think of these lamps? Is the white drum shade too matchy matchy with the dining room? The silver and black lamp is in my bedroom. Maybe I can switch with the living room lamps??
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