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Comments (7)I live in the city and bought a butterfly bush last year. To my amazement, a butterfly joined us for a whole day in our garden! I grew up in the suburbs, so figured I would never see butterflies in a city! Got hooked quicker then a worm on a hook in a fish farm! This year, I have more butterfly loving plants, but most haven't started blooming yet. (Butterfly bush, Russian Sage and lavender seems to keep them happy.) This year, I've seen a huge variety, often all at once. Now, I'm not you, so can't tell you what any of them are. (Did research last year's visitor, which also fueled my addiction, since I never noticed any butterflies that weren't monarchs until then.) So, what can such a novice teach you about what I've learned? In the mid-Atlantic states, last year was a crappy year for vegetable gardeners, particularly tomato lovers. I don't know too many gardeners around here, but the two that I do know (one 50 miles away, the other 75 miles away) are both very knowledgable about how to garden, and yet I (I've had to read excessively to stop having what felt like a permenent brown thumb LOL) was the only one, who managed to get any tomatoes at all last year. It was so bad, even the news reported it, and commericial growers were in bad shpae. (I live in Philly. The commerical growers are mostly in South Jersey and one of the main reason its nickname is "The Garden State.") They had plants of course, but little grew for them. Why? The spring of 2006 was extremely wet around here -- flash floods, flooding in towns that only get any flooding about once ever 100 years, and it just seemed to rain forever! This spring was perfect -- rained enough, and only had a flooding problem once for areas proned to flood. I had the same three plants that are flowering now, in bloom last year, but only saw one beautiful butterfly then. It might just be a reaction to your incredibly wet spring. Unfortunately, it might be foreboding about your garden in general this year, too. At least my story will let you know, if it is a bad butterfly season this year -- it doesn't mean the end of butterflies for your area, just lower numbers this year. BTW, you grow butterflies inside?! Might sound like a strange comment to write in a butterfly forum, but this is my first visit, so, ...how cool!!! And your knowledge? I'm so impressed!!! Thanks for sharing!...See MoreGranite came in and it's even better than I thought!
Comments (16)The main colors are green, salmon-red, and black. We are going with Dynasty (Omega brand) cabinets in a flat panel/mitered mission style. They are cherry with the 'ginger coffee' finish. We are actually going with a black cabinet on the island to go with the verde fire. The outer perimeter (majority) of the cabs are in the ginger coffee stain. I thought that would be a fun contrast. Thanks so much for all the compliments! I think you always panic near the end about your choices and it's good to hear positive comments! We are starting drywall in another week, so unfortunately, I am going to have to leave you hanging for awhile on FINISHED kitchen pics....See MoreI don't know where to post this so I thought I'd start here...
Comments (8)GOTCHA!! I see the whole picture here! Thank you all for your imput! It is very understandable and I see things a lot clearer now. Choosing non-married couples makes sense for a lot of reasons. I am no longer miffed and will be very supportive. Actually, I am kind of glad it happened this way because it will allow my fiance a better understanding of the relationship I have with my own god daughter. He is such a wonderful partner and father, that any child he is able to have an intimate relationship with would be truly blessed anyway. No - I am not Catholic, but the rest of my family is. To Carla35 - Yes I do know what it means to be a God Parent. I am a God mother to my best friends' daughter. We baptized our son last July so I am very familiar with the Catholic religions practices regarding God parents and the sacrament of baptism. To Colleenoz - My fiance's neices and nephews not calling me aunt doesn't bother me. I used it as an example for you all to better understand my relationship with the children. It is up to their parents and them as to what they call me and if they ever decide to even call me "aunt". Also - we DO have tentative wedding dates set for either November 1st or 8th of 2008. We plan to marry in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Thank you all for your comments!...See MoreWell, it's looking better than I thought it would at this point ...
Comments (15)My take on automated sprinklers is: err on the side of underwatering and keep your eyes peeled for plants which look thirsty despite watering. Saves time and your efforts are focused on those that need extra attention. when we first installed a sprinkler system, I truly had the naive notion that the water was going to go to those plants that needed it the most. It took me a season of drowned plants, thirsty plants, to understand the concept of a brainless hose and timer. We planned and planned and planned the irrigation layout and timing, and still lost plants. The following year and henceforward, we are conservative w/watering times, then spot water. Hope this makes sense....See Moredesertsteph
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