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NeedHelp, I am feeling it now! Aching a bit!
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Chris,

You have been busy!
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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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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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Cwillie, completely agree - mint is a thug! I only ever grow it in pots...
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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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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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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,

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Karl Forrester got it's spring haircut today. Up to 78 degrees today. Tomorrow, 82.
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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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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 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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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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My daffodils are blooming. Some others are coming up and budding. Maybe spring is almost here.
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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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Yay! Happy for you, GA.
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Yelling, shouting, grinning, and excited:

I received my David Austin rose catalogue this morning!    I'll spend the rest of the day soaring in Rose Heaven, planning all sorts of new gardens, pricing trellises and tuteurs, or designing some from sturdy saplings I'll cut down.

What else could be so as inspirational as pages and pages of David Austin's stunning roses?

Today is a good day to dream, paraphrasing Klingon Worf:  "today is a good day to dream of roses and gardens."
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cw,

Yes! Our spring is quite different from yours! Louisiana is a swamp! 😆 LOL

We are already feeling the muggy weather here.

My daughter that moved to Colorado says that she doesn’t miss the humidity here. She does say that she is using more lotion because her skin feels a lot drier.

I used to plant bulbs with my grandpa. Grandma loved her flower garden. He planted lilies. They were so pretty.
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Your spring is different than mine NHWM. 😆
I was just getting ready to tell you all that the bulbs I mentioned earlier won't be held back so I went ahead and put them out in my planters, the crocus opened up today.
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Spring is just around the corner!

The azaleas 🌺 are blooming like crazy all around the city.

They are so beautiful!
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