It is common knowledge to those who have even a shadow of a shade of a green thumb, that the proper location of flowers is vital to their thriving...
This is the first year I have had anything in the begonia family at my home, and I have been learning the hard way that they really prefer not to have too much sunshine. Well, it has taken some trial and error, but I think I have found the perfect place for my hanging basket. It looks amazing right now and the giant pink blooms are gorgeous. Here are a few pics so you can see what I mean...
I designed my own planter boxes and wicker hanging basket this year. All the plants are from Zomer's Geenhouses where I am working. Lovely to have so much variety at your fingertips...
One final gardening note:
I think I told Rick that my idea to solve my "weeding around the rose bush" woes was going to be to buy some baltic ivy to grow all around under the front window and around the rose bush so I wouldn't have to pull weeds by it any more. However, I never really got to fulfill that plan...
I weeded the garden after work yesterday, and I was attempting for the second time to weed around our last standing rose bush. (Rick dug the other one out last summer.) There were some giant dandelions growing around it and last time I tried to weed around it I quit after getting a wonderful big scratch down my arm. So, let's just say this last attack by the bush was the final straw. It got me in the leg! I'm sorry to say that I lost it after that. Rick was busy cutting grass in the backyard, so I didn't even wait for his help. I went at it with the shovel and it is no longer in my garden. What a satisfying moment to grab it by the roots and throw it into the grass. It lived a beautiful long life, but this gardener is not going to miss it.
Another crucial aspect of my gardening philosophy is...if you don't like it...either pull it up or DIG IT OUT!
Guess I don't need to buy that baltic ivy. Then again, I might just put some under there anyways...
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