On Fri, 25 Apr 2003 15:58:24 -0400 (EDT), "Shiva"
wrote:

dave weil wrote:

BZZZZT! Wrong! Sure, it looks green. Well, the 7 or 8 different kinds
of weeds and odd grasses growing amongst the bermuda (believe it or
not, actually crowding *it* out) are also green.

Aha! And the really cool thing is that as we all grow more and more
nearsighted, our "lawns" can only look better!

Yep.

As I've said before, I like green expanses to complement gardens. BTW,
that big hackberry tree on the left hand side by the street was hacked
by the power company, which took half of its canopy. I'm having them
take it down and they've given me a redbud in its place, which you can
barely discern seemingly sticking up out of the flowering pear in the
middle of the yard (it looks like a stick). I think the tree will be
down in a week or two...

Hey, whatsa hackberry?

It's a big local tree here. Grows pretty fast. It's undistinguished,
except for the fact that the trunks can be somewhat distinctive and
substantial.

Everything looks so healthy!

If you look closely at the "foundation garden", you'll see a wonderful
groundcover of chickweed and something else that seems to be taking
over. So yes, even the weeds are healthy! Plus, I've almost got more
bermuda growing in that garden than in my yard at the moment...I will
admit to making half-hearted attemts to keep it at bay by pulling
stolens that must be 3 feet long...

I took some swipes at my wild garlic yesterday. Very halfhearted since I
now have reason to suspect that it repels aphids!

By the way--Mutabilis is an amazing rose. It is COVERED with blooms that
really do look butterfly-like, and has been for a week. Cass was right
about it blooming one at a time later in the season, but the first flush
is a killer. Makes de heart sing.

I've considered Mutabilis and will probably end up with it at some
day.

Mine gets too much shade. After about noon, it's totally shaded by the
porch...If I had my druthers, it would be out in full sun like most of
my other roses...

So, what is getting between S and the sun?

The house g. It gets full sun until about 12, but then the sun rises
over the house. The porch faces due east. Felicia's almost on the same
plane but it's not shaded by a porch. It's out in the open and as
such, gets another hour and a half of sun.

By the way--I am going to get some film and take some photos with my
regular camera--one of those weird little cigarette-pack-sized things with
the auto everything. We will see how it does.

Cool!