ubject: Subject: Re: Subject: flowers, >Vera >Belinda

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Vera,

English gardens are so pretty. I am opting for a cottage garden

affect. Like you I stick flowers in and if I don't like where they

are I move them. I also move them if they don't like where I put

them. I am still working on getting the 9 flowerbeds the way I want

them. I have a lot of clay being in Georgia. I at first didn't get my

soil prepared right and I was sticking flowers in. They don't always

like Georgia clay so I have to redo the dirt in them. The 2 next to

the house are doing well. I guess because I have been putting flowers

in them the longest. I want more lavender this year. I love the smell

of it. I went out about 3 days ago and was removing the dead and I

haven't been able to do anything since then. It is so hard to be sick

and do like I use to. I have to keep them going though because my

husband said when it gets to where I can't he is getting rid of the

flowerbeds. I have been the only one to do the flowers. No one else

in my house wants to do them. I love flowers so much. I have glads

coming up everywhere even where I haven't planted them. I love glads

though in vases because they last so much longer than other flowers.

I love zinnas the small variety. They are so pretty and multiply so

nicely as well vincas. I havent been to the nurseries yet because we

still have some cold weather. I am anxious to see what they are show

casing this year. So that is what I am doing right now with my land.

We also have a lot of hills that I have to deal with. Even though my

kids say there is nothing to do, I never seem to see that there is

nothing to do. Of course, when I mention to them what needs to be

done they scatter and I don't see them for a while. hehe Sometimes

that is a blessing!

God Bless,

Belinda

> Belinda:

>

> Oh! what I could do with your 21/2 acres. Why couldn't you have

it all

> flowers? I'm trying for an English garden with my yard. I just

plant

> everything anywhere I think that it would look good. Then I put

flowers in

> places that I can hardly get anything to fit in. I've got blocks

around the

> veggie garden and I've put flowers in the blocks. Hey! if I can put

dirt in

> it why not? ) With your 2 1/2 acres you can put out wild flower

seeds.That

> would be pretty. I'm thinking about putting some sunflower seeds

out in the

> veggie garden next to the block wall. I had some last year in the

kids

> garden, put more in it this year, but have more seeds left, so

really

> thinking about doing that. Only thing I may get more birds, then I

have now

> and they are eating me out of house and home already. Let me know

what you do

> with your 2 1/2 acres.

>

> HUgs Vera

> *************************

> Subject: Subject: Re: Subject: flowers, >Vera >Belinda

>

> Vera

> I have thought about using that preen and green before but I was

> afraid it wouldn't really know what is a weed and what is a flower.

I

> have flowers that I have seen on the sides of the road and to some

I

> guess they might be a weed. I live around a lot of farm land and

> figure that once there was house there until the road came through

> and that is why flowers are on the side of the road. Hey, its

> possible. >grinning< I am going to try it though. I have 9 very

> large flower beds and my husband is talking about putting more in.

Do

> you think you can make 2 1/2 acres into a complete flowerbed? GROAN

> It might be better to fill it up with trees. I will let you know

what

> I think about it. Also, tell your son to leave your computer alone

so

> we can still enjoy talking to you! Everyone on here would miss

seeing

> you if you didn't post!

> God Bless,

> Belinda