Major Regret - Now What??
Lori Kaye
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Comments (5)Remember that containers are mobile. Start them out in the coolest, shadiest place you have. So long as you can get them in and out, a basement isn't out of the question. Somebody here had a pretty slick idea for how to cover bareroots in containers, but unfortunately I neither remember who it was, or what the method was. The normal mounding doesn't work since the mulch just slides off. At least it always did for me. I've done it with damp towels, which is my version of burlap. After they have some decent growth on them, they can be moved out into more sun....See MoreMajor Garden Overhaul...Now?
Comments (23)To the OP I would not completely overhaul those beds, just do them piece by piece, every time improving the soil when you dig and replant. you are stuffer, I recognize the style, am one of those myself, like to stuff plants in until there is no empty space left. Couple things to think about- dimensions of your bed with coneflower is difficult- it is long but not wide enough. Unless you could move that walking path couple of feet I recommend going only to half to 3-4 of the fence height. Now you could leave your coneflower in place and make it center of the bed. Put shorter phlox on the both sides and spread that veronica in front, remove everything else. I would add short tufty grass like penisetum Hameln on both sides of your veronica for fall interest. Lilies visually better in the larger corner bed where BYS are and butterfly bush could be the center of the bed where tradescantia is. Last picture has same problem- you have a tendency to plant tall plants at the edge which shortens visually distance. That bush what is it burning bush- needs more bed to look good. When you plan your design- it is better to go with larger swaps of same plant as opposite to stuffing many different. If you like me and need to have all those plants, try grouping them together by the type and height of foliage. Place several mounding perennials together to create big area, put several tall spiky foliages in the middle. Even if it is not same plant from the distance similar foliage type will look better. Also something to think about what are you trying to achieve in each of your bed- are those beds for all time interest or you want to try grouping them together by the time of bloom- spring bed, summer bed etc. One more thing- look at the pic of your corner bed where birdbath is. It has proportions and looks great. There is focal point of white cleome, which sided by tall birdbath and counteracts by spiky crocosmia. remove that tall gangly tree shrub right at the fence near the path and picture will b perfect. Reason- you have a focal point and nice offset balance to it. This is something to keep in mind when you redoing other beds. Please, do not think I am trying to teach you Gardening 101, am simply sharing ideas which took me very long time to figure out myself and I kept getting upset why my beds were looking so mish mush... well some of them still do but that is why we have shovels... good luck!...See MoreOrdered cabinets and now I am regretting pull out spice base cabinet
Comments (28)Not a solution for the OP-this is how I usually do them. Pictured is a 15" frameless. I aim for 15-18", 21 max.I rarely allow a 9" cabinet into a design but have done these at 12" For semi custom brands ordering is a hack, talk with your KD and get detailed drawing and order info. Should be something like- door shipped loose (or deleted and separate door ordered) one standard RO, one tall RO or drawer box (8" high). Method for field install of door depends on door style-options include : 6" tall narrow angle brackets on sides, "L" bracket on top of bottom box, ply attached to door, sometimes can just attach the door to the bottom box-depends. From mid range and up can just be ordered. I disable the soft close on the bottom RO often to cut down on stress when opening and no the bottles don't fall over. We used to do this a little differently so I don't have current photo just rendering but the cut away side helps clarify (have a few installing currently and will get pix once they are loaded)....See MoreWhen you were very young, did you say something awful you now regret?
Comments (20)This is humorous looking back, but mean none-the-less. When I was about five, the plastic trolls with the wild hair were making their first go-around as a popular toy. We had some, and my brother was about 3. I told him they had magical powers, and they were my friends, and if he didn't do what I said, we would make him disappear and never bring him back. I went on to say that there was a witch in the car, same deal. And then I even went on to start in with magical incantations a couple of time if he wasn't scared enough. First my parents were frustrated as to why my brother suddenly became terrified of the Chevy station wagon, and no amount of logic could convince him otherwise. Because you see, only I could communicate with the witch, not Mom and Dad. Then, one bedtime, when Mom was trying to figure out why he was so upset and scared, he spilled all the beans. She stormed into my room, and was pretty darn upset, rightfully so. I was so focused on getting what I wanted from my little brother, I didn't think about how I was scaring him and making his life miserable, not to mention lying and taking unfair advantage of someone younger than me. Once it dawned on me, even at five, I felt horrible, horrible. And every time I think about that story, I want to go back in time and smack myself upside the head!...See MoreBri Bosh
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