Re: Gaura

Well- I'd offer you mine if you lived closer.  I yanked it out today.  
Was driving me crazy.  Also ripped out a calendula for the same reason 
and transplanted a Geum to a better location.  Also deadheaded 
everything, weeded, and watered.  A bit of sunburned back- not to back 
though-  i was inside by 11 am.  I ditched the painting today- just not 
in the mood.  Instead went grocery shopping and completely cleaned my 
car inside and out.  MUCH better!

Theresa

Donna wrote:

>Mine also flops, although it doesn't look like it made it this winter here
>(4 year old plant tho, so hum?)
>
>It looks best (IMHO) as something coming from behind rather than a specimen
>planting. Mine just flowed in the wind and looked nice by the sundial. May
>have to replace it if doesn't show life soon....
>
>Donna 
>
>  
>
>>Theresa -- your energy amazes me (and inspires me)!
>>    Yes my Gaura flops too, but since I am trying to fill up space, I
>>don't
>>really mind.  I am going to experiment with cutting off the flopping parts
>>and seeing if the center parts will stay more upright.  But I think it is
>>just its pattern.
>>--Barb Tandy, Grass Valley CA
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
>>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>>Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 7:29 AM
>>Subject: Re: [CHAT] update
>>
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Ugh!  You should be immobile today from the sounds of it!  Hope you took
>>>a nice long soak in the tub last night!
>>>
>>>Here I just finally got the laminate flooring put into my office at
>>>home!  It's so nice not to be walking on the cement pad any longer.
>>>Nothing like ordering furniture to get the clock ticking....  New desk
>>>and bookshelf come on Tuesday.  Of course, in the process of working
>>>around the house yesterday, I decided that the laundry room is my next
>>>project to tackle.  I already picked out a paint color, and will use one
>>>of 2 tile choices for the floor  (the linoleum has to go!).  I also
>>>decided that I hate to color my husband chose for the the hallway- so
>>>actually I will be painting it the same color as the laundry room.  When
>>>he gets back from Mexico on Thursday, he may think he walked into the
>>>wrong house!
>>>
>>>Today it is a toss up- I can either paint, or mess with the chainsaw and
>>>prune back the Bradford pears.... The chainsaw is borrow and likely
>>>needs a new chain....not sure I'm really in the mood for that.  Think
>>>I'll just do regular deadheading/pruning for a while this AM, and then
>>>come inside to paint after it gets hot.  Supposed to be 90 again today.
>>>Summer may have finally decided to come!
>>>
>>>Oh- on a gardening note...I have 2 guara plants- I think they are both
>>>"siskiyou pink".  Mine flop all over the place.  I thought it was
>>>becuase they didn't get enough sun, so I moved one to see if that would
>>>improve things-  Nope- now it is just more visible (and hence more
>>>annoying).  Anybody else have this problem?  The dang stems absolutely
>>>drag on the ground where they aren't leaning on other plants.   This may
>>>turn into another project today- to yank this out!
>>>
>>>Theresa
>>>
>>>Donna wrote:
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Well I feel like Theresa tonight... worked my butt off today!
>>>>
>>>>We finally got the pond cleaned out although we still have the two
>>>>waterfalls to tackle tomorrow. It turned out to be a bigger project
>>>>        
>>>>
>>than
>>    
>>
>>>>either of us thought. With all the rain we have been getting it was a
>>>>loosing battle, not to mention we got water under the liner somehow in
>>>>        
>>>>
>>this
>>    
>>
>>>>process. Lotsa innovated ways to get a pump under the liner to drain
>>>>it....and quite a bit of heated discussions on how to do that.
>>>>
>>>>Also took a few minutes to see what is happening in my garden. Not much
>>>>        
>>>>
>>in
>>    
>>
>>>>bloom, but any day now they are all gonna pop. What really impressed me
>>>>        
>>>>
>>was
>>    
>>
>>>>the size of my hostas! Geesh... this wet weather made them grow like
>>>>        
>>>>
>>crazy.
>>    
>>
>>>>Speaking of wet weather, I found it interesting that much of the soil
>>>>        
>>>>
>>under
>>    
>>
>>>>the surface a few/6 inches is dry. I can NOT understand it with all the
>>>>        
>>>>
>>rain
>>    
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>>>>we have gotten lately. Did also get the beds on the side and back of
>>>>        
>>>>
>>house
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>>>>weeded and assessed. Need something for where the sweet autumn clematis
>>>>        
>>>>
>>was,
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>>>>as it got moved out to an area it can overtake. Any suggestions, would
>>>>        
>>>>
>>like
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>>>>something about 6 ft tall and has about 3-4 ft for width space. Full
>>>>        
>>>>
>>sun,
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>>>>western exposure. Decent soil, drains, will be against a beige brick
>>>>        
>>>>
>>wall.
>>    
>>
>>>>Donna
>>>>
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