Viewing post #429909 by Skiekitty

CindiKS said:Toni that is incredible! Your roses go from zero to 60 in under 5 seconds, don't they?!
Even more impressive than you growing these in such a harsh climate, is that you work full time and maintain this by yourself. Wow wow wow.
Good show!

My gardens are my stress relief. When I get home from work, throw out the dogs so they can go pee, then wander around looking at the roses, pulling weeds (and more weeds.. and more weeds.. and more weeds... I swear to friggin cawd that bindweed grows overnight!!! Through the weedblock!!), take pictures.. digging holes & admiring big fat worms... I even have a few resident robins who literally follow me around the yard knowing that I'm going to be disturbing the mulch & that's where the big worms are! I made the mistake early this spring moving some mulch & finding some kind of yucky nasty big white grubs & threw the grubs towards the robins. Now they follow me around almost like a puppy begging for a treat! Or I'll just sit there on the porch (well, I will as soon as the damned painter dude is done painting!!!! ) watching the goldfinches & house finches on the feeders... I love it. But I hate that it's so damned hot right now so I can't really do much until after 7-8pm. Then I'm outside for 2-3 hours (usually until about 10pm where it's just way too dark to do anything), being skeeter food, weeding & watering... but I wouldn't change it for the world. And since I just drove through Eastern Colorado, through half of Kansas (to Hays, then south), through Oklahoma, & down into Texas last Saturday, I don't even want to live in a warmer climate! Too freaking hot & humid! Ugh!!! And windy!! OMG talk about wind!!!