To do

[msmemory_archive]

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...

[jdulac.livejournal.com]

roses theoretically need full sun, but in actually they can be more flexible than that. 6 hrs is generally plenty.

A lot of modern roses are lower maintenance that the traditional hybrid tea rose. The really low maintenance roses (like the various "Knockout" roses) generally don't have a lot of scent.

The classic deep red, fragrant rose is "Mr. Lincoln," a hybrid tea. This is a long-stemmed rose. Generally I don't recommend people looking for "low-maintenance" use HT's, but it might be worth it to you. It is widely available.

I've had good luck w/the David Austen English Roses -- "William Shakespeare" is a deep red variety that tends to be pretty available. These are technically shrub roses, and have a lax habit. They also are generally fragrant, have big old-fashioned blooms. Don't require a lot of fussing

If you want an easy yellow rose w/red edges, you might consider "Joseph's Coat", also widely available. It is a climber, pretty vigorous. Not a heavy fragrance, but it has the interesting property that the roses begin more yellow and gradually the edges get darker and spread.

more later, I must leave now.

Re: requirements gathering...

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

The "William Shakespeare" at Mahoney's was a very pretty shade of purple, but not the glorious deep velvety shade of the other one you mentioned in another comment.

So I ended up with a "Mr Lincoln" even though it's a hybrid tea and may not survive my benign neglect, and a "Rabelais" which I was much taken with.

Re: requirements gathering...

[jdulac.livejournal.com]

good for you! that is the way to choose roses -- by what strikes you personally. I hope you enjoy them!