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[oyceter]

Ugh, so being unemployed I sleep very late. And I am woken up every day promptly at 9:30 by the very annoying sound of the leafblower guys outside my window, and this goes one for a full hour. Now they're back at it. It's the most annoying perpetual sound ever, this constant loud buzzing noise. It even got through to my dreams.

In other words, the roses haven't died yet. This is a good thing.

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[angeyja.livejournal.com]

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...

[oyceter]

Hee, that is one expensive plant! I'm already begrudging sites that have 10 dollar bushes and make me buy three of them... but then, they have the Black Jade, and I already have my heart set on that, sigh.

But yeah, I keep popping outside to see if my babies have miraculously grown three feet or something ;). I found Robin McKinley actually has a few very entertaining essays on her site, and one of them is on roses and the way she gardens. It sounds much less stressful than my book makes out. This is also a good thing...

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[angeyja.livejournal.com]

Yesssss. Nina's wonderful but I suspect we're polar opposites in the gardening department. They're coming up for a visit on the 16th so must remember to check on the danged peony... on an up note, I understand my brother mowed over theirs, so mine must look good by comparision. Right? *grin* Love my brother.

I like ease in the garden and I just won't be bothered to fuss or spray and I'm just lucky that the clay is what the roses love since I do love them. The peony though is sumptous and if I had more space.... famous gardener's dangerous thought!

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[oyceter]

on an up note, I understand my brother mowed over theirs, so mine must look good by comparision

Bwah! Small oopsies on his part...

I'm now starting to greedily calculate just how much balcony rail I can use... I think I can fit six more pots in! The boy thinks I should wait to see if I'm lethal to roses, but but but... there's a rose called Lady Eowyn, and really, she's pretty, and there's no way I can avoid getting something named after Eowyn... right? /whine