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Solly Mack

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11. I love the results but the work is getting to be much too much.

Thu Jun 28, 2018, 01:44 PM

Jun 2018

My bee balm needs year round attention if only to make sure their growing area is ready for the next season then once blooming, a lot of pruning and shaping to keep it contained.

My flowers are in a small area so I have to constantly work at keeping all the flowers happy.

My front flower beds are easy - water and deadheading. They die back during the winter and come back strong during the spring. It helps that I built an actual flower bed for them.

The back will get a flower bed after this season to make it easier on me.

I enjoy the gardening but my back - Oh, my back - doesn't.

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The new Zinnia, now fortified with Bokeh [View all] alfredo Jun 2018 OP

Pretty! Looks like a few of my blooms. All big and red. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #1

Thank you. alfredo Jun 2018 #5

Sounds gorgeous! Solly Mack Jun 2018 #8

I've gong lazy, growing cactus. They ask little of me. alfredo Jun 2018 #10

I love the results but the work is getting to be much too much. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #11

My front garden is on a slope, that makes it tough for these old legs. alfredo Jun 2018 #12

Can't fault an adventure for excitement Solly Mack Jun 2018 #13

I've rolled down that slope a few times. alfredo Jun 2018 #14

Oh, damn! But funny. You weren't hurt were you? Solly Mack Jun 2018 #15

When younger, I feared being seen a klutz. alfredo Jun 2018 #16

Stubborn and proud Solly Mack Jun 2018 #17

No, didn't even lose my glasses. alfredo Jun 2018 #18

Glad you weren't hurt and that no one saw you. :) Solly Mack Jun 2018 #19

Yeah, I am too. alfredo Jun 2018 #21

Wear a hat and long sleeves. Something soft and loose. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #22

I also wear long pants not just for protection from the sun. alfredo Jun 2018 #24

I assumed you would wear pants, long or otherwise. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #25

I got a sunburned butt one time. Never again. alfredo Jun 2018 #27

Me, too. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #28

I fell asleep alfredo Jun 2018 #30

Me, too. Though I prefer to think of it as napping. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #31

It could have been worse, I usually sleep on my back. alfredo Jun 2018 #32

You win Solly Mack Jun 2018 #33

I like to thank the academy and all the little people that made this possible alfredo Jun 2018 #34

Don't forget the sun. Solly Mack Jun 2018 #35

That's right, you can't get a moon burn. alfredo Jul 2018 #36

But you can get a moonbeam Solly Mack Jul 2018 #37

Wish Jerry "moonbeam" Brown was my governor alfredo Jul 2018 #38

I probably could use a governor on my mouth from time to time. Solly Mack Jul 2018 #39

It gets harder as you age. It's easier to get away with it when you are old alfredo Jul 2018 #40

I've been looking forward to that time. Solly Mack Jul 2018 #41

Eat a clove of garlic before you go out. Ask strangers for directions. alfredo Jul 2018 #42

I do things like that already. Solly Mack Jul 2018 #43

It's interesting watching people struggle to be polite. alfredo Jul 2018 #44

It's so nice knowing I'm not the only one. Solly Mack Jul 2018 #45

I piss people off by driving right below the speed limit. alfredo Jul 2018 #46

I like to speed too much. Solly Mack Jul 2018 #47

I had an uncle who did the bed along his very long driveway in zinnias. CrispyQ Jun 2018 #26

Thank you alfredo Jun 2018 #29

Very nice! RainCaster Jun 2018 #2

Thank you alfredo Jun 2018 #6

How gorgeous, dear alfredo! CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2018 #3

Thanks alfredo Jun 2018 #7

Lovely! Rebl2 Jun 2018 #4

They are quite photogenic. alfredo Jun 2018 #9

Love the title! ManiacJoe Jun 2018 #20

Usually I am "f8 and be there." I went for max Bokeh, at f 1.7. alfredo Jun 2018 #23