I personally think so, but I have a more relaxed view of what's pretty. Being a rose, it could definitely be pruned into a more formal shape. Leaves are a glossy, deep green; they green up very early in the spring & often turn brown well after first snow. Hips are bright red and persist through the winter, slowly turning black. Stems are a nice reddish-purple. Japanese beetles can be a problem, but damage is usually cosmetic (chewed leaves/flowers). I'm ok with the thorns; the fragrance is just so wonderful!Pretty - does the shrub look nice when it's not blooming, too?
Do you have the space for all of those or are you going to go into business furnishing plants for all of the neighbors?Here's a pic of my seedlings!
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While I made an initial attempt to whittle down to my favorites this year, that didn't happen because:
1) I got stressed out by work.
2) I couldn't ski at all for part of February because my knee was being goofy.
3) I had extra shop lights and an empty folding table in the garage.
I did what had to be done.
A lot of my seed packs are getting old, and I didn't expect much...but just about every seed popped up! I couldn't just snip the extras off, so I split them into their own little cells. I am now the awkwardly uncertain possessor of 250+ seedlings.
I potted them up last week. DH thinks I'm deranged, but he dutifully helps me carry them in and out when it's warm. I think we need a greenhouse.
Here's a pic of my seedlings!
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While I made an initial attempt to whittle down to my favorites this year, that didn't happen because:
1) I got stressed out by work.
2) I couldn't ski at all for part of February because my knee was being goofy.
3) I had extra shop lights and an empty folding table in the garage.
I did what had to be done.
A lot of my seed packs are getting old, and I didn't expect much...but just about every seed popped up! I couldn't just snip the extras off, so I split them into their own little cells. I am now the awkwardly uncertain possessor of 250+ seedlings.
I potted them up last week. DH thinks I'm deranged, but he dutifully helps me carry them in and out when it's warm. I think we need a greenhouse.
Wow those trees look old!My daffodils and hellebores are still being the workhorses they are; tulips are late. Perennial herbs (chives, oregano, parsley, thyme, lemon thyme) either never died back or are up. I put shelling pea, lettuce and kale starts in, and planted radish, carrot, lettuce and spinach seeds in my little raised veggie bed. This time of year I always wish I had a bigger yard, but that's city livin' for you. I'm loving everyone's cherry trees though I don't have any.
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Wow those trees look old!
That'll be really too bad - they're absolutely beautiful.They do. Japan gifted Seattle thousands of cherry trees in the early 20th century and that started a craze that really never let up (the large gifts from Japan kept up too). The sad thing is that the old trees are at the end of their life span and so many have come down or will soon.
Post pictures later this summer, please!The jasmine on our deck has been growing pretty quickly, so this weekend we started twining it with the trellis to help it climb.
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I’m back in Vermont for a few days and checked out my old garden. All the garlic I planted is up and thriving. Many of my perennials are big enough to divide, and I was cooking with thyme and sage yesterday!
Sadly, I will soon be gardening at my daughter’s house and have no garden of my own. This is going to be hard because I’ll be working weekends at a garden center!