Garden

[aimeekitty]

TODAY'S TEA: Fortnum & Mason Earl Grey Classic

So grateful that we're making our storyboarding deadline at work. It's the first major deadline for Futurama show 610. This show has been harder than my previous ones, but it's a great show, I can't wait to see the animatic. So I have a great feeling of relief today... and besides, it's a beautiful day!

I know my sakura trees probably won't bloom this year, but I keep staring at them anyway. This one's the double pink. I've been enjoying going out everyonce in a while in the mornings to check the plants. It's really nice out lately!


I planted a decent sized pink camellia in the front yard in a shady spot and it went into shock for a while and all the buds stopped progressing. But this week it volunteered it's first flower, so I think it's feeling better! This is actually the first bloom I've seen from it at all, because it wasn't blooming when I bought it. I like the flower! It's very intense pink... but it's very cheerful. (It's Marie Bracey Camellia)


This is one of my Madame Alfred Carrieres. I've been going around to all the roses every couple days to check for aphids. (I need to buy some lady bugs). I have to look at the roses pretty close to spot the bugs... and I find myself saying hi to the roses, in particular, the MACs... as "Good morning, Madame!" I'm such a goof. The Madams are definitely larger. I'm hoping they will grow to be big giant monsters and can brave that partial shade spot.
These are two of my mystery roses. They -were- labled, but they were sent to me as mysteries... so they probably aren't what they're labeled as? I'm looking forward to seeing what they are. They seem really happy so far. Belle Storey, one of the ones I got a larger plant of, looks really happy, too. I'm glad I got a couple larger ones, hopefully they'll bloom sooner and I'll have a little more fun this year even though the garden is new. :)
~~~ One of my roses is having a little trouble... I think it's "The Prince"?... anyone know what's wrong with the leaves?

I bought a couple herbs (lemon thyme, two types of sage, chives... um... and something else) and put them in a pot. MMMM CHIVES ON BAKED POTATOES...

Comments

[poisonedwriter.livejournal.com]

It looks like your Prince might be developing black spot. It's a total bitch to get rid of, so start now when it's developing. You'd need to buy anti-fungal powder and spritz/spread it all over your infected roses and the plants nearby. You could probably snap off a couple of the infected leaves and take them to the home depot/whatever when you go to buy the stuff you need.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

thanks! I'll take a leaf or so into lowe's tomorrow probably. <3

[mommyspike.livejournal.com]

Mix up a couple of tablespoons of baking soda to a two cups of water, put it in a spray bottle and spritz it on your roses. This has always worked for me in the past and it will keep the black spot from spreading until you can get the stronger anti-fungal stuff from your local nursery.

[taperkat.livejournal.com]

It could be black spot, i've also seen it identified as Rust (not as common here, but very common west coast) -

http://www.rosemagazine.com/articles02/pages/rust.asp

also, looks like basil or something like that in your pot. Nom nom nom i <3 herbs.

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I didn't look at the underside to see if it looks like the rust pictures online or not..

but the "Reasons for rust" sound plausible because we're west coast and we've had a shit-ton of rain and cold weather in the past week or so, and the rose didn't have this before that.

I think it probably is basil. :)

[taperkat.livejournal.com]

Nom nom nom! :D

psst, where do you usually sell your (especially egl) clothes when you do? eBay or LJ?

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

I'll post on EGL Sales comm and I'll post a link to that here, or I'll post it here and link on EGLsales or whatever.

It's nicer not to have to deal with ebay fees, I guess. Though EGL members can be very flakey. It's always "hold it for me.... oh, oops, never mind, my dog died".

[taperkat.livejournal.com]

I just wanted to make sure I didn't miss them :3 I totally understand ebay. I trade on another site, but it's mostly people who are very nice but very cheap and while they get angry if you have higher prices they have no problems charging the same.

[calalillith.livejournal.com]

Your garden posts give me itchy fingers for dirt.. the camellia is gorgeous! :)

[sakurae.livejournal.com]

love your little herb garden! I always wanted to cut my own herbs for cooking whenever I watch Food Network people do that LOL

[aimeekitty.livejournal.com]

if you have a sunny spot to set a pot in, you should do it! :) I know the dog is an issue, but a pot or a window garden isn't that much space. I'm really looking forward to using these. YUM.

[quentin-watson.livejournal.com]

Your garden is gorgeous! I love gardening, but I think I have a black thumb. :( Lol...