Hi, friends,
I can't believe I've been away for so long. Tomorrow is our plant sale, and I've been busy and tired, so that's why, I guess. All kinds of drama regarding the plant sale. Last September a friend showed us how to propagate roses, and I ended up with seven beauties. As the weather warmed up, I battled rust, powdery mildew, aphids and white fly. Annoying but manageable. Three days ago, two roses went from healthy to droopy to dead - as if I hadn't watered them, which I had. I found no help either from the internet nor from any of my friends. Meanwhile, my other roses were looking less than wonderful. i brought them inside, and that seemed to help. This morning found aphids - armies of them. I'd been picking them off the plants as I found them, and I've been checking almost every day. I will never again try to propagate roses. We have a LOT of succulents. No surprise, since they're so easy to propagate. And I'm really tired. I haven't done that much. I guess I just tire easily these days. Rats.
On the bright side, I'm writing like crazy and it's coming out better than it used to. Well, you're supposed to get better the more you do something.


Good wishes.

Elaine