Hi folks. We went to Home Depot for another few bags of mulch and they are LOADED with flowers as is Lowe's. Usually by Memorial Day the nicer baskets are gone but I think the numerous Amish greenhouses are garnering more sales every year. Their plants are nicer, larger, and cheaper. The 4" pots of vines and such are $3 and $3.50 in New Wilmington and $4.50 and $5 at the big stores and Kraynak's nursery. Baskets $15 to $18 (mine were $13!) are $25 locally. My 10" basket petunias are growing rapidly and you can't get more bang for your buck that the Vista series. I prune the centers to keep them full and transfer to larger containers, maybe that helps the prolific blooming. This is the Fuchsia color and the newest color (Paradise) is lighter and more on the coral side. Next year!
The Silverberry grows like a maniac too. Already pruned once and they are both doing so well, even without fertilizer yet. If you want maintenance free tunias, look for the Vista series.
I was surprised to see Creeping Jenny come back from last year. Our ground is like concrete but it's rooting itself in the mulch. Love that color.
Taking Carole to the doc tomorrow, will stop for an iced coffee. I bought the stainless steel tube and make my own, much better than DD's. The sweet lady that worked at our local coffee roaster/shop for 20 years passed away from C. diff after a routine surgery. She was in the hospital for quite a while fighting while our small community prayed for her, but it took her in the end.
Hard to believe last weekend is already four years since my friend Patti passed away, and over thirty years since we lost Mark's best friend to the tornado. I've mentioned him before. He was an umpire at a Little League game when the twister headed toward the field. He put two youngsters (his niece and a young boy) in his vehicle and sped away only to be lifted by the gusts. He then got them out and threw them into a ditch, laid over them, and was picked up and gone in an instant. An F-5, half mile wide, not lifting for 47 miles. No one was expecting that in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
Going through sampler charts, I may list them on the FB group that I can't remember.
Hope your week is so far, so good!
Thanks for visiting.
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I have two extra dmc color cards W200N of actual thread still wrapped in cellophane. Color numbers 3801-3830. I will probably keep my older guides so I can have them in other rooms. Not that I stitch there, but my odds of finding a misplaced guide are much greater if there are three. Although many dye lots have changed somewhat since the original booklets were offered, the majority of my floss is from many years ago and matches them. If you are interested in this card, the first two requests will get one, either comment or email.
We are working around the house today, Spectrum was here all morning to fix a problem they can't find so new cables will be run later. I finally found brown chair glides for outdoor, the white was noticeable, and added them to all benches, tables, and chairs. 
