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It´s all about pruning and training of those lanky roses
Comments (64)I have a question about Gertrude Jekyll. I pruned mine after its last flush to about 2-2.5ft and it looked pretty tidy for about two weeks It's since put out a couple of basals and new growth that has to be 5ft at least at this point. Gertrude Jekyll on 8/2/16 Gertrude Jekyll 8 days later As you can see, my GT is looking kind of gangly - Clearly I didn't prune it hard enough! My question is is it necessary to wait until after the cane blooms to cut it down? This is sitting out in front of a window at my apartment, and is kind of an eye sore to look at, plus, I don't want to draw unwanted attention. If it helps to know, I'm in NC zone 7b. AKA humid and hot!...See MoreBlue, Blue, Blue, Blue......I am still working on it! *S*
Comments (16)Not too many names yet...they were really waiting to find out boy or girl to start the search. I think there are 3 that have kinda been 'okayed' by both....Kason Michael, Jackson (Jack) Edward, and Hayden Michael. But it is way early...so I am SURE it will change. Sept 7 is the due date...but all this time I have thought it was Sept 4, so that is what I am going by! LOL Not sure if I will be sewing the nursery or not. Kalie is looking to see what she likes, and we will go from there. But you can BET that I will be doing ALOT of additional sewing once she gets it figured out. =) Linda...you KNOW that "C" word (Iowa State Cyclones) is a bad word in their house! We hit some 2nd hand stores yesterday and I found 2 little IA Hawkeye (Iowa & IA St are BIG rivals!) outfits! I told Kalie I was going to pick up a Cy outfit just for fun...but didn't....See MoreWhat else, pink. It’s Spring, yes?
Comments (43)Yes,I have had these for 2 or 3 years. the dark pink on the left is Dianthus 'Firewitch' and Dianthus 'Bath's Pink' on the right. I have had Firewitch for 5 years before I killed it by taking a summertime vacation during a drought. This last NOID dianthus is three years old.There are many buds under the pink blossoms. They just started blooming . I have another glaucous leafed one that is just getting started on its second year and has one bloom....See MoreHail Mary - save my plan before it’s too late
Comments (52)I was reading along, not meaning to comment until I came across this: DH feels strongly about being able to look out at the pool from the kitchen, and keep an eye on the little ones if he runs in to make lunch. I hope that you are not designing a house so as to be able to do this. I wouldn't bother. You CANNOT take your eyes off little ones in a pool to make lunch, nor to answer a phone, nor to grab a coat out of the house. Of all the crazy things. I didn't see anyone else comment on this, but this is a non-starter. If my DH ever said anything like that, it would be the last time he was allowed to watch anyone in the pool. Our kids have grown up with a pool, and I never so much as read a book while I was out there watching them. If a friend came over, we were both seated facing the pool. It is a constant head-counting situation, and anything less is dangerous. To design a house or a pool around that idea is preposterous. It really doesn't matter if you trust your kids or they can swim, because they're going to have friends over, etc. We don't even leave our dogs unattended in the backyard like that, with the pool. We designed our (elaborate) pool in order to be able to see every bit of it from the patio. I suggest you do the same....See More- 6 days ago
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