ugh. I'm tired, filthy, and burnt. Temps today were in the mid-80s and I don't like using sunblock. So my arms, face, lips, and the small of my back (from where the shirt rides up when I bend over) is slightly toasted. It was a good rose day (other than putting poor baby Wolfgang down). I went through my west side of the back yard and found a LOT more dead than I thought... lost both of my South Africa back there, plus my Peter Mayle (it was a very weak rose when I put it in the ground). I put the Lavender Simplicity in the spot where I had lost one of my Blue Girls, Outrageous went in one of the South Africa's spots, Hot Tamale went in the other South Africa's spot. Gypsy went in Peter Mayle's spot (I may try him again), and then just put a Sterling Silver in a spot just 'cuz I liked it in that spot.. plus weeded (got thistles again.. bleh!) and put in some agastaches (take note: do not buy big agastaches.. buy them small. Big one die. Little ones grow up & survive.). Then, on the east side of the yard, along side my fenceline & in front of my pond area, I took note of which mums survived & which did not (4 out of 5 did not). So I put the other left-over Sterling Silvers in the places where the mums were (the only survivor got placed where I had lost a mum in my pond area). Took note of the itty-bitty babies I got from Burling.. both Silk Hats & Double Features, which were these teensy little babies, are still very green and starting to think about putting out leaf-"pimples". Yay! In the front, I'm going to put my pathetic little Golden Princess in a spot that I lost a echnacea (I have NO luck with those) and need to figure out where I'm going to put the other roses. Oh, I have space,... that's NOT the problem. I have lots of space. Just have to envision where they need to go. Concreted in my arbor over where Freyja is laying and I have Purple Splash in place ready to climb up it. I think I'll move my Harlequin into the other side so I can have those two conflicting up the arbor. Looks like I lost my sweetgum tree.. maybe I'll put a maple in it's spot.
Just spent 20 minutes washing my hair (it's almost down to my butt) free of sticks & dirt (have to wash it 2-3 times to get it degrimed) and now ready for bed. I'm tired.
