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Yay! Happy for you, GA.
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Visited David Austin Roses website, where a free handbook is offered.
Those are truly beautiful roses GA!
As always, thanks for sharing, making our days better with distractions from being the caregiver.

Things can get pretty scary when the caregiver gets sick, if even temporarily and we get distracted a bit to do some self care. Every time I need to see the doctor, my dH does something tricky, proving that he will never be able to be there for me due to his condition. Always the caregiver, no vacays!

So, I am still okay!
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My daffodils are blooming. Some others are coming up and budding. Maybe spring is almost here.
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Love reading about the flowers "springing" up. My garden is still covered in snow and what I watch each day is how much the piles of snow that along the driveway are evaporating/melting. The neighbour has started shoveling his snow in a patch of lawn that belongs to me. Generally speaking, I don't mind as it is a strip between our properties, but my hostas on that side don't like it. They were late last year and didn't even bloom properly, I think it was because they were covered in snow longer than usual. It will be mid April before the snow is all melted and that patch may well be later. 😟
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I was given a David Austin rose as House warming gift when we moved here to Idaho. I did not get positive responses to the post. I do hope you love your David Austin Rose as much as I love mine.
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Crocus started coming up a couple weeks ago. Now I am starting to see daffodils and tulips peeking through the snow.🌼🌺🌷🌷
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I have to cut back my plumbago. It bloomed like crazy this season.

I love the blue color of plumbago. I wish there were more blue flowers. They are so pretty.
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Karl Forrester got it's spring haircut today. Up to 78 degrees today. Tomorrow, 82.
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SharynMarie,
I don't remember your post about a David Austin rose, but do remember your blue Irises before you moved! It was wonderful to contemplate that many irises blooming, in blue.

I wish there were more blue blooming plants, my favorite color.
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Glad,
Did not remember:
Karl Foerster grass

'Karl Foerster' is the most popular of the hybrid feather reed grasses sold in commerce today. It is noted for its narrow-vertical growth of bright green leaves to 3' tall and 2' wide and feathery plumes of summer-blooming pink to purple tinged flowers on narrow upright stalks rising well above the foliage to 5' tall.
Common Name: feather reed grass
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My flower garden is very old. A lot of the plants are overgrown. I have a landscaper who specializes in flower gardens is coming Tuesday to make recommendations for what needs to be done. I’m anxious to see what he recommends.
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Just seen the post about David Austin roses. I am a big fan and have several in my garden. Their form and fragrance are unbeatable, my garden favourites being Gertrude Jekyll and Munstead Wood, both of which repeat flower all summer. I also agree that it’s sometimes hard to find true blue garden flowers, but good summer examples are Delphiniums and blue iris varieties, especially Iris sibirica. In my garden the irises seem to be as tough as old boots and survive the worst weather every winter. This year I found some that flower in January (iris ungularis I think), very valuable at that time of year, so now have several iris varieties flowering from January through to mid summer.
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Happy Easter! Got up this morning to about 50 tulips in full bloom, along with pallet whites starting to come out. A friend brought me a big basket planter of hot pink geraniums. She has a large green house businesss. Her flowers are beautiful.
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I noticed on my walk the other day that green shoots are starting to push through the leaf litter along the river trail, the wildflowers won't be far behind.

Despite several days of colder weather (snow, ugh!) the grass is really green and growing - or a least other people's grass, mine is looking thin and weedy. I guess that I'll be mowing before too long.

After waffling I finally started a few seeds and they are beginning to pop up, so far I have tomatoes, morning glory, pie pumpkins, lupine and peppers. Now I just have to keep them alive until they can go out.
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I love wild flowers, cwille. So pretty.

We have Louisiana irises, black eyed Susans and another one whose nick name is ham and eggs. It’s actually lantana and blooms like crazy!
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Our weather is crazy warm, more like May than April. Today on the trail both anemones and a few hepatica are in bloom, and of course coltsfoot but since it is an invasive species I don't think it should count as a wildflower.
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Had a really productive day, propagating plants and sowing seeds in the greenhouse, mainly to get away from the freezing cold winds. I’ve propagated several mint varieties just by putting stems in water. After a few weeks, roots have formed on the stems so I potted them up in compost today. I’m now trying the same technique with oregano and catnip. I also tried taking basal cuttings of some perennials a few weeks ago as I’m keen to develop new propagation skills. So far, they are still alive, so I’m hoping for some new rooted plants in the next month or so. This time of year, everything just wants to grow, so anything that’s looking strong and healthy gets a quick snip from me to see if I can make more plants!
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Chris,

Isn’t it rewarding watching plants grow?

It is work. I have severe allergies so I don’t garden like I used to. I got tired of suffering from my allergies.

I decided to have a lower maintenance garden.

I love seeing others beautiful gardens and enjoy visiting botanical gardens.

Glad your plants are thriving!

I heard an interesting thing on the news the other day.

Since Covid, people are taking a higher interest in houseplants.

Veterinarians have said animals have died due to eating poisonous plants. 😞 Sad.
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Need, my frustration with gardening is that being very fair-skinned I get sunburned very easily, from late April to mid September, so I have to garden before 9am or after 7pm unless I'm slathered in sunblock, which feels horrible. Houseplants are so fashionable now, but I avoid them because of my two cats.
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Chris,

Oh yeah, the harsh sun can really burn us!

The sunscreen is a mess at times, kind of sticky. I did try the spray on kind. I like it.
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Oooo, anything related to mint makes me nervous, I've found it has a tendency to get out of bounds 😲
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Cwillie, completely agree - mint is a thug! I only ever grow it in pots...
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cwille,

Mint is quite aggressive! I love mint in my tea.

I have Asian jasmine that has grown like crazy! It really spread quickly. It’s a good thing that I love it! 😊
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Typical Spring weather here today! Woke up to a light dusting of snow, got caught in a hailstorm at the garden centre, enjoyed bright and breezy sunshine in the garden this afternoon with a race against the clock to finish the many jobs before a snowstorm forced us indoors. Very happy though as the potatoes are planted and the greenhouse is full of seedlings.
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Chris,

You have been busy!
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NeedHelp, I am feeling it now! Aching a bit!
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Chris,

Yep! Gardening will use our muscles!
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I love to dig in the dirt. By that I mean I find great peace in doing any kind of yardwork that absolutely nobody else really wants to do and for which nobody will ever offer commentary on the quality of the job/outcome! Ever have somebody criticize the way you dug a hole, spread mulch or pulled weeds? Not me. Hardwork yardwork is my no-pressure zone-out time. Angry, frustrated, ready to scream? Take it out on the dandelions with a hoe. You can actually THROW things around by way of venting. Yep, this is a highly under-appreciated benefit of gardening☺.
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Hubby and I just put out new mulch in the flowerbeds, planted dusty miller, verbena, and lantana. I bought the first flat of vinca but haven’t put them out yet. Azaleas are wrapping up their blooms, snowball is blooming profusely, while others are starting to make their appearances after winter freezes. It’s beautiful outside these precious weeks before the oppressive heat kicks in
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Sgcinsd - I always think of gardening as going out to play in the dirt, kind of the equivalent of making mud pies only it's for grown ups .😉
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