Asking Google Bard (Gemini) to write me a story about roses
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Gemini for fragrance/where to buy
Comments (17)Windeaux I am glad you are reconfirming the strong fragrance that is listed with all of Anne Morrow Lindbergh descriptions whether it's in HMF, Dave's Garden, and other sites. They always and very consistently describe the Anne Morrow Lindbergh as having a strong fragrance but AML is very rarely grown it seems so it's nice to hear a firsthand account from someone who actually does own AML. Roses definitely can range in color depending on the climate, but in the link I listed both mine and the depicted Anne Morrow Lindbergh are definite twins. If you copy and paste the link into another web window you can't distinguish the difference. They look like they came from the same bush. Here is another bloom that just opened up today. Again, the similarity. But I often wonder-- with people you can sometimes pick up a strain from several generations back. Blue eyes where no one else in the immediate 2 generations have blue eyes. My border collie the same thing. All her siblings and parents had brown eyes; so did her grandparents; so somewhere previous to that generation one of the dogs had blue eyes. She was the only one with one blue eye and one brown eye; that sort of anomoly. I still believe sometimes one will get a genetic "skipping" of lineage with roses as well, perhaps? who knows? Athenainwi and I really lucked out. Zyperiris, I'll be interested in what you decide. Again, with everyone else says who grows Gemini, the consensus is that Gemini is the superstar when it comes to beauty, health and form. It deserves its ARS top rank. Scent, well go with the majority that in all likelihood yours will have very little scent. And if you find one at a nursery that has a lovely scent, grab it! before anyone else finds it!!!! and snatches it away LOL! Zyperiris I can guarantee that Gemini will be a knockout! If an idiot like me can get beautiful blooms like this, you can just imagine what a trouper that Gemini is......See MoreWhat's your hosta story?
Comments (45)I was browsing previous postings and found this one. I loved reading each of your personal stories. Here is mine (a bit late, but what the heck)! I've always liked to garden. It brings me joy to see something flourish. I do not recall where or when I got my common hostas. I have been in my current house for over 25 years. (Yes, I am that old.) I remember going to a nursery and seeing other better looking ones (maybe 5-10 years ago). I purchased a few "newer" ones like Fortunei Aureomarginata, Wide Brim and one other one. I didn't know that there were so many different hostas and that the nurseries didn't carry all of them. Life seemed pretty good until we began a journey in our lives that would last almost five years---a part of life filled with illness, hospitals, nursing homes and then death (my father and father-in-law). As if that were not enough, the will settlement began---a stressful nightmare. So when I was able to pick myself up again, there was a "nice" hosta in my garden that I realized just hadn't been growing very well. So in spring of 2011 I took about half of it, potted it and placed it in more sunlight. And that hosta put on such a fantastic show---it blew my socks off! And that was the beginning of my love of hostas. So what was that particular hosta I potted?---Great Expectations. I especially relate to leafwatcher "So I have been looking after my Mom, which seems to make any job seem unimportant in comparison" and moccasinlanding's view "My plan is not to own them ALL. Just to grow what I have well."...See MoreDottie's 'Stuck in the Tub' story
Comments (14)I was here in 2000,but i don't remember that story,must have been one of those days i skipped!! That was sooooooooooooooo funny,i was literally LMAO,didn't think i was going to get control of myself for a few minutes there.This is one ofthose stories that will probably come to mind when i'm falling asleep,and make me laugh all over again.I'm glad she wasn't hurt,and i'm sure she's smiling down on all of us now knowing that she made our day once again. Thanks for sharing that again. Kathi...See MoreGood Grief! Could not find Antique Roses!
Comments (17)Yeah, it's...interesting, to say the least. It really doesn't seem like Houzz and these garden forums are a great fit. And things seem to be getting worse. I hope they have some incentive to improve things, and ultimately to keep the garden forums alive. The changes that have been made seem to suggest otherwise. Do any of us actually patronize Houzz, beyond forum usage? I know I don't. In fact, if it weren't for the banner at the top of this page currently announcing a "rug sale," I'd have no idea what they sell, or even that they sold anything. Nor would I care. If you visited my home, you'd find that most of my furnishings are purely functional practical stuff, and I'm ok with that. Any "design" or "style" within my home is entirely accidental, LOL. (The fact that there even exists a forum devoted to "Design Dilemmas" perplexes me to no end; the only reason I know about it is that it keeps popping up and forcing me to de-select it in order to post in a gardening forum. Argh). My garden, on the other hand...now THAT's where I spend my money, time, and effort. And it's entirely for myself, not for "curb appeal" or for whatever other concern the recommended forums on this site keep promoting. Anyway, all grumbles aside, my real concern is that if we're all (from Houzz's perspective) a bunch of non-profit-generating dead weight, why should they care about keeping us happy? I do miss Gardenweb. Kinda like how I miss actual garden-related programming on HGTV. Hopefully these forums aren't headed for the same fate....See MoreMelissa Northern Italy zone 8
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