Some random pictures from this morning;Mel’s Heritage, Wild Edric, etc
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Comments (56)Since we seem to have a lull in the nomination process, I thought I'd do some totals and list the best of the best! Since over 40 Austins were named, the majority got one vote only, but the following ones got 2 or more votes. Abraham Darby--6 votes Golden Celebration--6 votes Munstead Woods--5 votes Evelyn--5 votes Carding Mill--3 votes Crocus Rose--3 votes Bishop's Castle--3 votes I guess we would call these the "Honorable Mention" Austins. Lady Emma Hamilton--2 votes Molineux--2 votes Wild Eric--2 votes Prospero--2 votes Lycidas--2 votes Jude the Obscure--2 votes Graham Thomas--2 votes Shakespeare 2000--2 votes Go ahead and post more nominations--3 top favorite Austins--if you want. We can re-total again later, if necessary. : ) Kate...See MoreMajor Dilemma, Should I Convert to White Trim or Keep Original?
Comments (38)I remember the craze, in the 1980s, to strip every old piece of furniture to "expose the beautiful wood grain." And you'd see pieces in the antiques shows/shops with these crazy grains, mismatched woods, etc. My mom always said, "the guy who made this would be beside himself to see his ingenious usage of scrap wood exposed like this. If he thought you were going to stain it, he'd have at least made sure to use the same species of wood, and he'd have hidden the crazy grain on the shelf or in the back." Oh yes! & I, personally, think the appearance of old wood rarely benefits from application of poly. When I rebuilt a pantry window (1913 house) I found the casing was painted quarter-sawn oak. I'm sure it was always painted - and that much of the house was trimmed with scrap wood. That window remains uncased while I do other things. I haven't uncovered the other casing to confirm my scrap-wood theory. If it's not all nice 1/4-sawn I'll find somewhere else to use that and put something new (paintable) on the window. My first experience stripping paint was in the 1950's, as a child. My mother had an impulse to strip all the oak woodwork in her 1911 house and, as always, enlisted the passel of kids to help. We used stryp-eze - the harshest stuff almost - and no masks or gloves. We did a staircase, 8-10 double hung windows, some doorways. It's not something I would recommend, obviously, the use of the kids (or stryp-eze) but it's an indication that stripping paint is not rocket science. In her next house mom stripped '30's era "blonding" from a whole lot more oak woodwork, without help from any kids but this time she wore gloves and used a LYE solution & a WIRE BRUSH. (Blonding involves grain filler, I believe.) It was, for some reason, her habit to stain wood without any further finish and that made for an easier job - at least one that required less finesse and skill. So, besides self-indulgently remembering a couple of stories, my point is that it's tedious and annoying to strip paint but it doesn't require that much skill and it can easily be diy....See MoreDavid Austin's Supplementary List
Comments (58)I am very surprised by a few things here, first of all in my garden Heritage & Pat Austin are both very healthy & constantly in bloom, compared to a few other Austin's they are better by leaps and bounds (CPM, crocus, jude, I'm looking at you). Also, I always hear people talking about Crocus rose being so healthy for them, yet for me it is always the first rose (Austin or non austin) to get blackspot, and definitely the first to completely defoliate, usually by early June it is naked & looks horrid amongst my other happily blooming roses. I was hoping it would grow out of it, I really wanted to put it on the ground this year, it has been in a very large pot for 2 1/2 years, but it ALREADY has blackspot here in early april, so I think I may be removing it soon, I don't know if it would be any better in the ground, but I don't want to go though all the trouble of planting it if it is going to completely defoliate every year, I have too limited space to deal with that. Roseseek, that is a very interesting observation and it definitely makes sense, nature is often so surprisingly purposeful in its actions. Too bad some of the new, human made cultivars can't take a hint & hold off on the blackspot until late summer! Jessica...See MoreHere’s what’s been blooming lately
Comments (115)Thanks for your compliments. Honestly, that arrangement WAS effortless. I did it outside as I deadheaded. Golden Buddha and partner, clematis ‘Franziska Marie’ are looking too nice not to share today. I just love all the dark to light color progressions Golden Buddha’s blooms go through. Felicia is really blooming well. A little spotty from the rain, but still pretty. Felicia’s blooms have a special sheen to them, impossible to capture with my phone camera. Carding Mill A nice new cane coming up in the middle of Carding Mill. Lisa...See MoreLisa Adams
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