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Comments (17)I have not been on much this year...have had a summer full of family visits and a long vacation in Europe while DH was working, but came home refreshed and ready to put my heart back into my business next year. This year I had too much Neon Dianthus. I sell to a very small group of people and after about 3 weeks of a flower no one wants it again, thay want something different. So once again my problem is not to plant too much of any one thing, but to keep different varieties coming on. Spring bulb flowers start us off about the first of March, but this year most of my beautiful tulips were virused. They were beautiful Colorblends tulips so I think the virus falls out of the madrona trees that form the border between the street and my garden. I think it is just a plain garden variety of Botrytis, rather then the Dreaded "Tulip fire", and so I am cutting way back on tulips and mostly growing the viridifloras that seem more resistant. THe few others I plant will be in crates(Prefereably early tulips to force) or in sunny spots completely away from any trees! Clarkia and neon dianthus were big space wasters this year. I think about a dozen plants of white clarkia to use for fillers....another dozen neons, and more white lacy things would be a better use of space. I also have poor luck with the annual chrsanthmums "Merry maids" but could probably sell all I grow. I grow a lot of dahlias and they are my mainstay in the autumn but I need more fillers to use in their bouquets. Favorites I never get tired of are Delphinium Blue Bouquet, the cloud larkspurs, and snapdragons. I grew 3 kinds of snaps this year and will do the same with possibly a 4th kind next year. The Madame Butterflies open the season for me and give me buckets and buckets of lovely azalea type blooms in wonderful color combinations. THis year I tried "Snappy Tongues", not sure where I got them, but they have a white trumpet with bright colored crown,,,very striking! THen the wonderful Costa II'S, that have lasted, rust free, until frost. We had a cooler and greyer summer then usual here so the zinnias did not do well...but even what we had were very useful. I will move them to the sunniest spot available next year and plant lots! I need more summery foliage and fillers like dill, fennel, etc. And much as I Love Cosmos they do not sell well here at all. OH yes, I use lots of lilies, roses, and other bulb flowers and plan to plant atleast 500 butterfly glads next year. And I will be opening a stand at my home, and trying to switch my customer base to buying direct, and enticing in "Cut your own bouquet" customers. Also more advertising about subscription service (I deliver) and about doing weddings and parties....See MoreRough opening a little too small
Comments (0)Greetings - I've ordered windows that are approx 1/8 of an inch larger than my rough opening's height. I need to get a minimum of 1/16 of an inch at both the header and sill. Ay thoughts on the best way to do this? Reciprocating saw, power planer, any other ideas? Also, any thoughts on how much wood should be removed in order to get a proper fit? Thx!!!...See MoreToo much??- Light fixtures for open concept
Comments (11)ali7895, we have an open concept house, and we wish the original owner had installed outlets in the floor, especially since there's one logical place for a sofa, so outlets in that spot would have made sense. We compounded the error ourselves by not installing floor outlets when we replaced the original carpeting with hardwood. We have pot lights that we almost never turn on, as we find overhead lighting in the living room is harsh, so we use table and floor lamps pretty much exclusively. The lamps on either end of our larger sofa of two has an extension cord under the sofa, but the cord still has to travel a few feet to the wall outlet....See MoreHelp with Open Concept Layout!
Comments (7)The former owners almost had it. Put your TV back in the LR instead of the walkway. Use a mount that tilts. Get a sectional or at least face your sofa to the TV and get two chairs and a coffee table. The blue room is the DR with the chandelier? Your front bay window is the perfect spot for your settee and another chair with a small table. It's a conversation area. The walkway goes between those two, toward the DR or turning left to the kitchen, where youcurrently put your TV. That's a walkway...See MoreR.D. London Studios
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