To do

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And who's this going to interest, besides me?


Unpack and stow luggage
Swap polos and turtlenecks out/into storage
Frugal Fannie's if they have any more Miraclesuits in stock
Patri's memorial
Prune forsythia
Trim box hedge and that green bush out front
Buy a rosebush. Never had one before. (damascene, jdulac, that's a hint for advice!)
Get tomato plants if not already too late
Hunt up mail from last two+ weeks and deal, esp. bills
Lochleven guest meeting
Laundry, ironing, laundry, ironing
Do we know anybody who wants to do garden work for pay?
Organize receipts for expense report
Change bed linens, wash sheets & towels
Clean downstairs shower
Amazon order
Compile (or find!) list of electrician tasks; call electrician.
Hair appointment?
Freecyle list entry for old couch
15 minutes of sorting old paperwork in office (baby steps)

Comments

Re: requirements gathering...

[cvirtue.livejournal.com]

I am only a dillatante gardener, but: roses generally take a fair amount of fussing, even the relatively low-fuss varieties. Water, bugs, powdery mildew, etc.

I *think* that if you get heirloom types you'll have less trouble-- but check with those in the know. I decided I wanted complete abscence of trouble, and went with rosa rugosas, which take abuse of all kinds.

Here's a list of easy things to plant that will flower in succession -- from gardening junkmail which I got earlier this year:

"List of flowers that will have something blooming successively throughout the growing season:
crocuses*, daffodils*, tulips*, lilacs, peonies, roses, tall garden phlox, daylilies, asiatic and oriental lilies, coreopsis, black-eyed susan, tall sedum, asters, and mums."

(*Clearly for northern areas that get below freezing in the winter.)

They didn't mention daylilies, especially reblooming ones, but they should have. Oodles of colors.