Well, I had to go to Lowes on Saturday and walked out with a poor,
homeless rose. Couldn't stand it's begging... It looked so sad.

Anyway, I've started planting roses in the common area behind my house.
I figure I *am* beautifying the property. Right? *grin* Since the
grounds commitee for the development currently has *no* members and I
intend to be on it, who'll vote against me?

Anyway, it was a poor waif Pristine, slight fragrance, mainly white (two
avoids for me usually) but has some really wicked thorns. *evil grin*
It should keep the neighborhood juvenile delinquents away from it.

Now, what else to put with her because we can't have a lonely rose now
can we? *laugh*

I did spend all weekend in the yard and it felt *great*. Got Pristine
all settled in, a new gardenia to replace the one that got killed during
the December ice storm, my dwarf fig repotted, my pepper plants in the
vegetable bed and lots of lots of time spent weeding the bed by the
walkway that has a chickweed infestation in it amongst my violets.
*sigh* I try to pull out as many of the running roots as I can but it
seems to be an unending task.

Anyone have any experience with Preen and chickweed? How about putting
Preen in a bed that also has flower seeds sowed in it? (I have not used
the Preen yet as I want more advice on using it.)

Susan
s h simko at duke dot edu