The rain and the yellow have gotten me mellow
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Have: Yellow rain lilies
Comments (3)Hi, I have white rain lily, if you would be interested in that. You have SO much stuff I would LOVE to have...AHHH, I 'm dreaming...lol. Anyway, or you can look at my page, maybe I have something you would like. Thanks, Fran...See MoreHave you ever gotten sick from gardening?
Comments (26)Hi - It is not very likely you would get a flu virus from your roses. Flu is still out there this year, and that is one possibility. Another possibility: When I was in school for Microbiology, I remember our teacher saying "The certification exam always has a case study that includes a rose gardener. This is a clue that means a fungal infection from wounding with rose thorns." Most people with healthy immune systems don't have a problem fighting this off. If you do have a fungal infection, antibiotics will not help - they only kill bacteria and not fungi. Did you mention to your Doctor that you were handling roses? Many times doctors do miss fungal infections. They are taught to look for the most commonly occurring problems. There is an old saying in the medical community: "When you hear hoofbeats, expect to see horses, not zebras." In other words don't look first to the uncommon. Because of your headaches and stiff neck which could be meningitis, he gave you antibiotics. That is absolutely the correct thing to do. If that does not help and you are still feeling badly, your doctor expects you to come back in and he will look for other causes. It doesn't sound to me like he is a bad doctor. I hope you are feeling better by now. If not, please make another trip in to see your doctor!...See MorePlease help with my yellow (not so mellow) basement
Comments (14)The wall color is your biggest problem. It is easy to make the mistake of thinking that yellow will make the room sunny. Strong yellow is the most anxiety producing color, particularly in a closed, underlit space. It really only works in a place with lots of strong natural light. So if it were me, the first thing I'd do is choose a pale, creamy, yellow-toned neutral like Benjamin Moore's Linen White for the walls, and a bright, high-gloss white for any trim. It will lift the room up out of the ground, and keep the sunny warmth you want better than any other color. Then you need a more workable and less disjointed arrangement. I'd rotate the sectional and TV 90 degrees - put the television on the wall where the bookcases are now, with one on either side of the TV. Then you can paint the one wall behind the TV and the shelves that great terra cotta (firenze, from Benjamin Moore's Affinity line, is a gorgeous one...not too pink, not too red, not too dark), and add movie posters on either side of the bookcases. Place the sectional so that the support column falls right at the corner, and the back of the sofa that crosses the room is flush with the back edge of the column. Set a long narrow sofa table behind the sectional, and a side table between the sectional and the wall, with lamps with clean white shades on both. Hang a tall mirror on the wall above the side table, to break up the expanse of wall on that side, and throw the light around. Find a slender bookcase that is the width of the little window and comes up to the sill (or as close as you can get it). Put a matchstick blind at the ceiling above the window, and let it just cover the upper trim. Hang a slender pair of very simple curtains out to the side on a rod at the ceiling. Those elements will settle the window into the room. Then find an attractive table for your computer, and set it against the wall to the left of the window, with wall shelves above it if you need them, or a nice pale pretty print...or both. Add a good swing arm lamp on the side wall to light up the corner, and give you task lighting. Move your pretty floor lamp to the corner to the right of the window, and set a comfortable chair there, facing into the room across the corner. Set a round or square table and four slender chairs in the corner where the computer is now, with a swing arm floor lamp, that you can use as a game table. Hang a long mirror on the wall there, too, to elongate the view and increase the light. Put a pair of lamps on the two bookcases flanking the TV, add an ottoman in front of the sofa with a big tray on it to use as a coffee table, and you're done! I think you can find everything you need at the consignment store, or yard sales, or on Craigslist...be prepared to give some things a coat of white or terra cotta or deep green paint, to do this on a reasonable budget. Rugs can come last, once your arrangement suits you. Whew. That was fun!!...See MoreExperience with pruning and height of 'Ogon' Spirea ('Mellow Yellow')
Comments (5)I hate the trade name ‘Mellow Yellow!’ What is wrong with Ogon which is used exclusively for yellow foliaged plants?! Rant over. If I were to prune mine, I would hard prune in spring, either before or after blooming since I don’t find the blooms particularly effective. However, mine at 3 years and 5 or 6 years haven’t gotten taller than 3-4’, so they haven’t needed pruning. I would never prune branches half way which would wreck the plant form/shape, but would only prune branches down to the base of the plant....See Morebossyvossy
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