We had a water main break during a snowstorm this winter on my street and the poor guys were out in front of my house for eighteen hours with this incredible... well I don't even know what to call it. Vertical battering ram? The ground was frozen of course, not to mention they had to get throught the concrete first... my house literally shook all night long and not in a good way. But I heart them... I had hot water for my shower the next morning. When it snows they often wait for me to move my car instead of plowing me in. And they smile.
Plus, they are the same guys that are building me a rose bed this month at the street Park. I love my DPW boys... your experiences may vary of course! Woken up by leafblowers. Yikes. But I sort of have a soft spot for guys that can put their backs into it or work with their hands. They're very easy to be with.
I know it's hard but try not to worry too much about the roses. I lose a lot of stuff. I also grow a lot of stuff so it kind of works out. And I don't think anyone can predict what's going to like you're environment. I like to think that it's part of gardening the trial and error, and that a green thumb really means finding the things that like what you have to offer.
My biggest fear came two years back when my sister-in-law Nina got me a Chinese Tree Peony from Cricket Hill Nursery: Zi Lan Kui - Grand Duke Dressed in Purple and Blue http://207.76.73.236/templates/clientvars.cfm?clientc=NO&wherefrom=CELLAR&whichord=0&vendorcode=OWNER&usepasswords=N&subname=NA&gospecials=Y&special=R&department=ALL&pcode=P60 I've never even spent twenty dollars on a plant let alone that much! Then of course I go to check the cultural info and it likes sandy loam... I have pure hard pack clay... death to things of this sort. I was sure it was a goner! The pressure! Anyway, I can't garden that way... my garden is a place heartease.
But I like the way you phrased that: In other words, the roses haven't died yet. chuckle...
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Thu, Aug. 7th, 2003 11:48 pm (UTC)Plus, they are the same guys that are building me a rose bed this month at the street Park. I love my DPW boys... your experiences may vary of course! Woken up by leafblowers. Yikes. But I sort of have a soft spot for guys that can put their backs into it or work with their hands. They're very easy to be with.
I know it's hard but try not to worry too much about the roses. I lose a lot of stuff. I also grow a lot of stuff so it kind of works out. And I don't think anyone can predict what's going to like you're environment. I like to think that it's part of gardening the trial and error, and that a green thumb really means finding the things that like what you have to offer.
My biggest fear came two years back when my sister-in-law Nina got me a Chinese Tree Peony from Cricket Hill Nursery: Zi Lan Kui - Grand Duke Dressed in Purple and Blue http://207.76.73.236/templates/clientvars.cfm?clientc=NO&wherefrom=CELLAR&whichord=0&vendorcode=OWNER&usepasswords=N&subname=NA&gospecials=Y&special=R&department=ALL&pcode=P60 I've never even spent twenty dollars on a plant let alone that much! Then of course I go to check the cultural info and it likes sandy loam... I have pure hard pack clay... death to things of this sort. I was sure it was a goner! The pressure! Anyway, I can't garden that way... my garden is a place heartease.
But I like the way you phrased that: In other words, the roses haven't died yet. chuckle...