Accessible Gardening: Practical Matters for Physically Challenged Gardeners #10, 1 by lovemyhouse

lovemyhouse wrote:
I like the colors of the Chinese Chariot, and I am finding I prefer the forms in which the tips of the petals stay outward rather than curving back underneath. One of the fun aspects of this massive buying spree is seeing the subtle variances in what otherwise appear to be very similar blooms. I like getting them in Spring better since I do get some, if not instant, at least "sooner" gratification in those that bloom same year rather than having to wait for the following year to see. In southern areas, I don't think there is much functional difference in when you plant.

My boss is having a stone retaining wall put across the back of his property this week. I betcha I can persuade him to give me any leftovers. Previous owners had laid a double row of pavers in the back yard as a sort of path. For me, it's just something over which weeds and grass grow. Had the crew dig then all up and bring around to the front. Odd how much larger the back yard looks now. Might use them to build the next bed, might save for laying around the base of the planters we will build in the Fall. Dunno yet. The yard does seem to talk to me with each step I take. No reason to try rushing it along now. :-)

Kay, if the computer is still problematic after the Internet is corrected and the other computers online, I can have my tech manager phone Jim. After all, he IS the guy who put it together and loaded the operating software. He might have left out one little bitty step or something which he won't remember until someone is saying, "But it ISN'T doing that!!" THAT's when he'll say, "Oh, yeah, you have to do THIS, too." LOL

Here, Jim. One from last year that I don't remember...but it is definitely NOT pink!