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Comments (11)PRICELESS... This is good for a whole new thread... Free dog... (actually SOB) owner is gonna euthanize the 6 month old pup snuggling her head into my shoulder while we carefully stretch her broken leg out to take x-rays. Cheaper to get a new Lab than repair a major fracture to the growth plate of her femur she got 'jumping' out of the back of an open pick-up. NOT. $600 later (2 orthopedics and a spay) she still limps, and is gun-shy (not that I care) but is the best 'snuggler' I've ever had. And I love Lily dearly even tho she has a fondness for water hyacinths. Take two... Sheriff's dept. picks up dog run over by owner and then abandoned, neighbor reports it, it's 10 days before they get her to us - multiple pelvic fractures and ... you got it... bad fracture to the growth plate of her femur. After 5 months of after care with Lily, and knowing this dog has already been dragging herself around on her front legs for 10 days, the decision was made to amputate her rear leg mid-femur. I took her home to recuperate, and never let 'Kate' go! And she had a much faster recovery. My Mom asked me why I didn't get a 'normal' dog. (She was kidding!) Just today 'Kate' was out in the field on 3 legs hunting like her instincts tell her to do. Her nose for pheasants is a plus, 'cause this 'free' dog would be here to stay anyway! And then there's my golden retreiver 'Emma'(I actually paid money for her) that tore a 4' x 6' (that's right, feet) corner out of my kitchen linoleum the first time I let her out of her crate for 30 minutes while I was gone (at age 9mo.) ...it was a test run :(, so attractive to have a duct taped square instead of an entry way rug :). And then there was the night I ran out to the barn at 1am to check on a ewe that was due to lamb. Came back in 20 minutes later and it looked like it had snowed in the living room. SOMEONE had eaten the couch pillows, and Emma looked mortified! Like I said, Ya gotta love em!...See MoreShasta Daisies
Comments (12)rouge21 - Have to agree with your comment re: L. 'Banana Cream.' I'm glad I've learned (the difficult, sadly,costly way) that nurseries de$perately want serious as well as amateur gardeners to foam at the mouth & shell out their $$ in order to purchase whatever they're pushing each year in terms of New or Improved perennials. I've only been perennial gardening in any serious way for less than the last 10 years but I've quickly discovered that the new introductions so very often disappoint. I'm guessing for serious gardeners, the 'twice bitten, once shy' may become our mantra but I do pity the newbies who will continue to be unknowingly sucked in to the marketing maelstrom. My best advice to any newbies is this: ask first, spend after. There's plenty of good advice on this forum that might save you $$ in the short term and enhance your gardening experience/flowerbeds in the end. Each of us who are more experienced has a vision of what our beds should look like once we've accomplished our goals. It's not a short road to achieve what you envision the way your garden will ultimately present itself. Picture it in your head, the look you'd like to drive...See MoreWhat on your Fall to-do list?
Comments (54)Got all the shrub and tree caging done, just in time. I found the PG Hydrangea with rabbit nibbles on a stick, bud gone. They have SO MUCH else to eat, why the PG? They ate it to the ground last year, had to resprout from the roots and finally was looking nice. It is caged now, no more snacks. Funny how other Hydrangeas never get any nibbles, even when it is really cold. Also caged the new tree saplings in sunken pots, out in the holding garden. They are TINY things, probably real tasty, so best protected. Got the field trees caged, used plastic mesh and tomato cages because I ran out of wire. Have to see how they do against rabbits THIS year! Pulled in all the decorations still out, statues, big pots, emptied dirt, stacked in the shed. No frozen dirt in pots like last year!! Felt bad because the plants were still blooming despite the cold, but waiting was what caused problems last year. Got the couple dahlias, two cannas dug up into sawdust, potted geraniums, down in the basement. Only put in a few new tulips, replaced what the puppy dug up. Will probably do more bulb work next year. I may have to redo a bed then to put in a new path. Have to collect seeds from Marigolds, striped Zinnias, Cosmos, fancy Sunflowers still. With rain last week, everything has been slow drying out to collect. Still some trimming of plants, lily and peony leaves to remove. Roses I moved recently seem quite happy, even blooming. I need to pull some trellis', going to just trade locations with tall and short. Should be a quick job. Pond is netted, set until filter needs changing on the bubbler. I leave that run all winter because it keeps the water cleaner, prevents the ice from freezing so quickly. Small pond, so not much work. Water squirter put away and lines drained. Puppy is turning into a nice garden dog. She drags trimmed branches around, likes laying by me as I work in the yard. Luckily she seems happy digging in the empty tomato bed. That will be easy to fix with rototilling in spring. SEEMS to help with keeping holes in the same location! Maybe she likes easy digging, that is nice dirt. The barn cats have been coming out to supervise, rolling around in the garden, wanting to be petted as I work. They tend to stay behind the fence on beds, so dog runs around and around, watching them. Both seem to be having a good time. We still haven't got half the leaves down, so not raking them yet for shredding. Still need to wrap the plastic around fence surrounding the Japanese Maple. Plastic cuts the wind on tree, seems to help prevent as much die-off on the tree top. One of those zone border-line trees, needs no extra work beyond the plastic on fence. Love the curly little leaves it has. Hoses need to be picked up and coiled, put away for winter. We were gone on vacation last week, so coming back after a break makes it more fun. Did have a lot of fun looking at all the plants, trees, gardens as we drove along. Very attractive plantings of wildflowers, mostly Cosmos now, in the dividers of Highways in North Carolina, West Virgina. Ran for long strips of road, bright colors really perked up the view. This warm weather is sure great for being outside, finishing off the yard jobs. After the outside stuff, the garden shed will need sorting. I keep tossing everything in there, run off to do something else, so order needs to be restored!...See Morenew: garden scene readers rr
Comments (102)Jeanette, so glad to hear the mascotts are both resting safely in the infirmary. I see that we can't send any more of these guys out on road trips. they must not be as tough as old nuts the squirrel... though he did get a bit beat up in his travels too. I have been reading magsfrom the box that Remy sent and need to send thanks for the goodies that were included in the box. The special fall Country Living Gardener is terrific is beautiful with so many good articles and the sunflowers on the front cover. Extra special, thanks. Peanut butter kisses are favorites. My brother worked for years for the company that makes them and they always bring happy memories. MMmmmthanks Remy, the watch is so pretty. Thank you so much. My watches are so totally functional and utilitarian it will be a treat to wear something Pretty for a change. Sue, did you make the soap? I want to make some too and have some questions. It sure smells good. I love stuff that smells good. The garden stake and pink glads will go out front in the spring. and the thank you cards are both attractive and practical. Love the old timey wheelbarrow and wish I could find one for my yard. What a treasure that would be. There are also recipe cards and stickers.... hope I didn't miss anything but there were a lot of goodies especially considering how much good reading material was in there too. I appreciate the Green Scene mags as they are close enough to give me ideas of things to plant and places to visit. I've been reading those and enjoying them a lot. I might decide to join PHS myself. When the birdie that is at Jeanettes finds her way home that will be the end of this swap at least until after Christmas. I figure most of us will be pleanty busy from now to then. Thanks everyone for playing. This magazine RR is one of my favorite GW activities. BB...See MoreElmer J Fudd
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