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Variogotta di Bologna has a sport
Comments (5)'Variegata di Bologna' is not the most stable of roses. In fact, if you grow VdB long enough, chances are VERY high that your plant eventually will produce solid-colored roses -- a reversion, no doubt, to its immediate progenitor, whatever that may have been . Issues regarding VdB/Victor Emmanuel/Huntington Brocade/Mrs Yamada have been discussed here at various times in the past. Here's a link to one such discussion (which contains links to other such discussions). Anyone who finds roses of a solid red color on their VdB might consider relaxing as they realize that the rose is simply doing what it has done many times in the past in many different locations. We hardly need yet another VdB "sport" with yet another name. Here is a link that might be useful: VdiB Discussion(s)...See MoreDavid Bowie dies of cancer.
Comments (18)He hadn't been doing well for a few years. It wasn't publicized, the way some do nowadays, but it was kind of known. I don't think anyone realized how very sick he was, however. I think maybe he was holding on for the release of Lazarus, the way people do when they want to see a milestone day. Great irony in that song...as usual. :) David Bowie will be missed....See MoreIs this bareroot from David Austin okay?
Comments (8)Thanks for the feedback everyone! It's great to have a lot of rose experts to consult with =). Patty you aren't cranky at all! We pay good money for the bushes and I do expect decent quality, though I also completely understand giving a pass to small businesses. I do expect more from David Austin's because they're such a big company and make tons of money. So we'll see what the replacement for the replacement looks like. I'd be happy with just one thicker, healthy cane. Due to the advice of some lovely people here, I've found better and more local sources for healthier Austin bushes so that's part of the reason I'll likely stop ordering from them in the future. I've shopped with Regan's, a wonderful nursery local nursery called Alden Lane, another local nursery nearby, and Palatine's this year and all of their bareroots have been much nicer than many of the ones I've received from DA in the past - though I know everyone's experience with companies are different. But that + this headache with the Princess has me looking elsewhere first before ordering with DA in the future. Sue and oldrosarian, thank you! I did end up contacting them about a replacement today. I think I'd have been more likely to give them a pass if this wasn't a replacement for one from March 2016...but I've already wasted time and resources on one dud and don't want to waste time on this one only to have it die a few years down the road with the canker + cracked canes. Thank you all for your opinions!...See MoreNewb needs help with outdoor lighting that has died
Comments (14)Viche, FYI the tester is not inherently safer except that it works better saving frustration and frustrated workers can get dangerous. An electronic voltmeter has too little impedance to work well in some instances. Sometimes you can get currents with considerable voltage induced in conductors. They can drive you nuts with their indications of voltages that vary all over the place. A yes/no detector that provides a load will fix that, faster, and better. " ...never buy a house with a hilly yard. :-/" makes me smile recalling my time in Pittsburgh. If a real estate ad was going to have it. "level yard", it was in the first line of the ad. It appears that if you want lights there and don't want to dig behind the wall, some low voltage replacements might be in your future. Find where the circuit goes underground. That is where you install your power supply for the LED lamps if it is not too far away. Running low voltage is less demanding. If the junction box is too far away (voltage drop), you can bury underground cable to a closer point. LOL @ DavidR's anecdote. It is not every day that you find that someone can break two rules with only one cable between splices, but I bet others will post....See More- 22 days agolast modified: 22 days ago
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