All the plants that I thought were well and truly dead have miraculously sprouted back up. The angel trumpet, the hamelia patens, the tropical hibiscus, shrimp plants, plumbagos, coral vine, sedum, literally everything. I had already cut the angel trumpet down to the ground and planted a sweet olive there to replace it. Now the angel trumpet is coming back from the roots and the olive is literally right on top of it. Would you move the olive? or just let them be mingled up together??? Come on, somebody say just let them battle it out since I really don't won't to move it. It's so happy there :) It's been planted about 3 weeks and has shot up at least a foot in height in that time. Would you move it?
Crow
Okay, what do I do now?
I would probably leave then alone till fall, they could make a very interesting combination.
I probably would move the angel trumpet, but wait until fall. The olive tree probably won't get too big in one season, so you're probably okay for now.
lol - I vote battle it out. Heart that natural selection...
Oh ye of little faith! LOL what a dilemma!
I'd second the "move the olive" vote. ( Is it Osmanthus fragans? ) Place it where you will enjoy the fragrance and it won't stand up and fight with the Brug fragrance. Get busy with that shovel!!!
Did your younguns enjoy a blueberry yet?
Thanks all.
Pod, yep they've had blueberry pancakes, blueberry muffins, etc. They just don't know that the berries came from the grocery store :)
Yep, it'd definitely be easier to move the osmanthus than the brug. That brug has been in ground there for about 5 years, so I definitely don't want to be digging that out! The plant is an osmanthus fragrans and I put it there because it's right next to the patio and back door. I've put condederate jasmine right outside the gate and near the back door too. I love having fragrant plants near the patio, doors and windows.
Absolutely on the fragrance plants near by. Sadly the confederate jasmine is a short bloomer but for that month I love it. I'm trying night phlox this year. It's an annual with insignificant blooms till night time and they are supposed to be wonderful.
Good for you on the blueberries... Grammys know how to make things work out. I recently was visiting with a lady I knew in the vets' waiting room. Her grandson had helped them plant last years garden. They planted a big watermelon patch and everyday he begged to harvest the melons. They said on July 4th he could pick them. On the night of the 3rd, critters wiped out the melon patch. Like a true Gram, she ran around the county buying up melons. Her husband cleaned up the old and placed the new melons. She took a stick of hot glue and a cigarette lighter and attached them to the stems. He never knew the difference and was elated. Grandmas ~ the fixers of the world. Gotta love everyone of you!
Oh podster - I love your Grammy story.
I did too! I couldn't believe how sweet that was.
Pod, I'm sooo glad you posted that. Now if the watermelons my little darlings planted don't do well, I'll know just what to do :)
My oldest grandson is 5 and last year he was in a pre k school program. His other grandmother usually took him to school every morning and I got him in the afternoon. This one has always been a grandma's boy and stays with me a lot. I had to take him to school one morning and he cried and cried to come back home with me. The teacher finally came over to try to help me get away and she finally said "Cristian, you never cry when your other grandmother brings you to school. What's the matter, do you like this grandmother best"? And my little darlin' said "Well, duh, Yeah!" It was all I could do not to laugh.
Those night blooming phlox sound wonderful. I'll have to find some of those. I have a small area of soil around the fountain that's near the back door. It sounds like a perfect spot for some. Where did you find them and was it seed or plants?
Crow
Crow -- Children are great aren't they? They take no prisoners and tell it just as it is....he feels better with you and has no qualms in letting others know. My MIL had that same situation when she watched her great grandchildren. But it got to be embarrassing at family gatherings where both Great Grandmothers were present. So my MIL taught them they could feel just as good if they only "thought" about her. That way it didn't matter where they were, they could feel as good and as safe as when they were with her with just their mind.
It worked....not only did it make the children aware that they had control over how they felt, it also stopped the hurt looks from the other Great Grandmother at family functions. Kind of a win-win all the way around.
You are also the perfect person to teach them since they love you so much already.
Pam
Well duh, yeah ~ I love it! It is so fun to see things from the little ones eyes. Without a doubt you are high on that list.
The night phlox were from seeds. They said the flowers do not look like much. I wish I could remember where I read about them... said the fragrance was exquisite. http://www.selectseeds.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.cgi/04731.2.5164266715740907971