For better or worse, what garden "rules" do you ignore?
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Comments (17)LOL! This is GREAT! When I first started to garden, in Florida, I ignored much advice. Here's the list...all things shared by very knowledgeable and well-meaning gardening friends... 1) grow the right plant in the right place! "You mean...impatiens will need tons of water in full sun?" or "What do you mean Majesty Palm likes shade and moist soil and fertilizer...gardenia too???" 2) Bring your orchids in when the temperature gets below 50--some of my orchids survided freezes by being under very hardy evergreen shrubs, but I noticed that the next year that I protected my orchids on those bitterly cold nights the better they grew when summer came! 3) Use succulents, hoyas, haworthias, and agaves in hanging baskets--oh I wish I had listened sooner because of how well those all did the next year when the droughts came! 4) Mona Lavender Plectranthus, dry soil, and full sun do not mix... 5) Amend, amend, amend...boy do these things disappear quick! But I found that the plants loved the aged pine straw that I would keep adding...and the black cow...etc 6) Plant things that will only require supplemental watering rarely...especially when you already work at a garden center and need time to just sit back and appreciate what YOU have at HOME (and you've watered an acre's worth of plants twice a day in summer!) 7) Wear sunscreen 8) Start small...but dream big! 9) Plant shade trees first...and a variety of them! Be careful when planting palms that are not guaranteed to grow in your zone. What do you mean Hibiscus, plumeria, and ixora are tender in zone 9??? Even though bromeliads are tough...still cover them when freezes are on the way! Trust me... Don't be afraid of crape myrtles because they aren't evergreen...there are red varieties that are more stunning than the freeze-prone poincianas that everyone wants (also they do lose their leaves too!) A Queen Palm in the front yard won't shade anything! I could go on for hours!...See Morefor better or for worse
Comments (24)Scarlett2001- I really did not see or touch my dress until about 30 minutes prior to walking down the aisle. (At least it seemed like 30 minutes...it may have been an hour or so, but time goes by sooo fast that day). Anyway...The way it worked for me was that the show required me to get professional measurements taken about a week prior to beginning to film. My dress is based on those measurements. Now for some, their group buys a dress and has it altered to the measurements they were given from the bride. In my case, my dress was made by a designer from scratch, so she made it based on my measurements. Therefore, as long as my weight didn't fluctuate much in the two weeks before I put on the dress, we were fine. But, correct measurements are imperative. Also, as far as undergarments go, I was asked to bring along a couple different types of things (corset, strapless bra, etc.) because they would not tell me what I needed exactly because that may have spoiled the surprise. Same goes for shoes. I brought white heels, clear heels, black, and nude/brown heels. Four pairs of shoes was a drag to carry around, though. :) It all was worth it, though!! But, point is, as far as I know, brides on the show really don't try their dresses on until right before they walk down the aisle. Roselvr- Thank you for the compliment!! The dress was a design I would have chosen myself...and my favorite part of it was the sweep train. I do like the color purple, and even remembering telling them I hate the color red and didn't want it anywhere near me on my wedding day, but truth be told, the red looked great. I wouldn't have chosen it myself, but loved the way it turned out nonetheless!! The only pics that I know of to view online are at the TLC website for For Better or For Worse, under "Show Central", then by clicking on our episode. There are 7 pics there and the last 2 are of me and my husband and you can see a bit of the dress....See MoreWhat to do when what you like breaks design rules?
Comments (31)In our previous house, we put up a tile backsplash just like the ones used at the Belgian-inspired kitchen in Portland. I scored tons of different colors when HD was closing out their colorful square tiles at, IIRC, about 50 cents a tile. I like lots of color, too. It makes me happy. :) Anyway, I wish I had a photo handy but we had a laminate counter with a bit of a faux stone look to it. However, much less movement and all the color tones were much paler than your Venetian Ice. Our cabinets were Hickory which is a busier wood with a lot of grain and visual interest. I thought it looked great. But I'm unsure if you could pull it off with that particular stone. I agree with getting out your paints, markers, crayons, whatever, and coloring on paper what you think you'd like and then hanging it in the backsplash area to see how it looks. Don't just do a small bit. Make colored copies and really cover that area to give you a good feel for how it might look. It might look great or you might decide you need to bring color into the room with the art and accessories. I dunno. I think people should do what makes them happy. I also hate to see people spend time, effort and money on something that doesn't work for them. I think a test run is a good way to make sure you are going to be happy with your choice....See MoreWhat gardening "rules" have you broken...
Comments (82)Rule #219 broken. LaLennoxa to himself: "You have absolutely no more room in this garden to put anything. You have reached capacity. You have a small garden and every single inch of it is taken, DO NOT ADD ONE THING MORE." A few days/weeks/months/hours later: "I think I see a small corner over there where this is nothing and I'm sure I can plant the bulbs which I just got on a clearance in that space. Actually, now that I am looking at it, I see quite a lot of empty spots in there, where I know I can squeeze something more, because when I made that crazy statement about no more space - which I can't event really remember now because it sounds so absurd - I must have been on something and not been able to see the potential in front my own eyes. Yes, it is fall and I know things grow but I must not have looked into these corners because it's not like I am looking at every inch of this garden throughout the year looking for space to add things......See MoreLaLennoxa 6a/b Hamilton ON
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