tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post5522689855047674121..comments2023-08-20T03:12:29.935-05:00Comments on Cinj's Chat Room: Shh! It's A Surprise for CheeseheadAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09582157624382487302noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-85680064483902586842008-09-12T12:04:00.000-05:002008-09-12T12:04:00.000-05:00Looks great! I agree-skip the landscape fabric. Be...Looks great! I agree-skip the landscape fabric. Better for the soil and the froggies, salamanders, etc..lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-62468044608267058242008-09-11T13:47:00.000-05:002008-09-11T13:47:00.000-05:00Tina- They're still a bit spindly, but I'm thinki...Tina- They're still a bit spindly, but I'm thinking about asking a neighbor if they want some divisions next year. They don't have much money either and want to start a garden so we'll see.<BR/><BR/>Kathleen- Thanks! I'm blushing. It feels good to get a good day's work in, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>Valerie- Thanks for dropping by. I don't know why he thinks the weeds could be any worse without the fabric than they are with it. Hope to see you again sometime.<BR/><BR/>Linda- I know. I have a few more I am thinking of dividing and moving pieces over by the shed, but it's supposed to be pretty rainy the next few days. I sure hope so, we need the rain! It also helps that I just laid down a whole lot of grass seed and I'm hoping that it comes in nice and thick.<BR/><BR/>Gail- Thanks! Yup, you guessed it. I found a few that were quite nice sized. Still no really nice big landscaping rocks, but I have a bunch that I put in our window wells to keep all of that sand from splashing up on the windows. I thought about newspaper, but since I don't have any I am hoping that the weeds were all pulled out when I went through all of that work. I know that's too much to hope for, but....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582157624382487302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-58043513089878371252008-09-10T21:06:00.000-05:002008-09-10T21:06:00.000-05:00Hi cinj,You have done a great job, it looks wonder...Hi cinj,<BR/><BR/>You have done a great job, it looks wonderful Nice rocks...from the back yard? Did you dig them up! I don't use fabric cloth at all...but I do use layers of newspaper<BR/>and put the mulch on top of it...In case I missed a weed!<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-39472615091731814882008-09-10T19:04:00.000-05:002008-09-10T19:04:00.000-05:00Hi Cinj, wow, your new bed looks beautiful! I'm a...Hi Cinj, wow, your new bed looks beautiful! I'm all for saving $$$ on gardening, and do a lot of dividing. Some plants I buy, I divide them before planting them the first time. Divisions are serious dollar savers. <BR/><BR/>I love the stone border, and I'm with you on weed barrier fabric. I hate the stuff. It's harder to weed with it than without it, and after the first year or two it's very ineffective in preventing weeds from sprouting. <BR/><BR/>I strongly discourage my clients from using it, and dislike working in client's beds with weed barrier. They have as many, if not more weeds than gardens without it, and the fabric just makes it so hard to weed since the weeds weave themselves into the fabric, making them much more difficult to remove than if they're just growing in the soil.garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-89032576778327753942008-09-10T06:51:00.000-05:002008-09-10T06:51:00.000-05:00That really looks great! We worked one time and u...That really looks great! We worked one time and used landscape fabric and I hate it too. The weeds still come through. Thanks for the comment. I love your blog!Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10594313154015365616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-78559205175353055822008-09-09T23:24:00.000-05:002008-09-09T23:24:00.000-05:00You are definitely no slacker, that was some hard...You are definitely no slacker, that was some hard work girl. The results look great, you should feel so proud. And add me to the list of "no landscape fabric" please. I detest that stuff. It was put all over the place in my garden (by the former owner) and I'm still trying to get rid of it 7 years later.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-6889848503212307142008-09-09T22:19:00.000-05:002008-09-09T22:19:00.000-05:00You can divide plants anytime you want more. I wou...You can divide plants anytime you want more. I would if you are pressed to fill in. More peonies can never be bad but if you want them big and full, don't divide.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-56051226790188520302008-09-09T20:51:00.000-05:002008-09-09T20:51:00.000-05:00Skeeter- oops, did I say no mulch? I meant no fa...Skeeter- oops, did I say no mulch? I meant no fabric. I "talk" so fast I don't even realize what I'm saying sometimes.<BR/><BR/>Kathi- He loved it. Of course he made a snide comment about a weed takeover but I'll show him!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582157624382487302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-65568237357883171092008-09-09T20:46:00.000-05:002008-09-09T20:46:00.000-05:00Good Evening Cinj,I think it looks awesome! You wo...Good Evening Cinj,<BR/><BR/>I think it looks awesome! You worked very hard, I hope cheesehead will love it! <BR/><BR/>Hugs,<BR/>Kathi :)Kathi~Lavender, Lace and Thymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08782261786291024562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-56196021030102442192008-09-09T20:27:00.000-05:002008-09-09T20:27:00.000-05:00Skeeter- Thanks. I feel pretty good about all of...Skeeter- Thanks. I feel pretty good about all of that hard work. I told him there was no mulch and he put me in charge of weeding. Like I wouldn't have been otherwise????<BR/><BR/>Tina- It's been 2 years since they were last divided. Should I have divided them again already? I will ask the neighbors if they want any for their garden next year. I guess I didn't really think about it.<BR/><BR/>Debbi- He wasn't mad, just informed me that he was hands off on the weeding.<BR/><BR/>????- Thanks. It was nice to meet you.<BR/><BR/>Ben- Cheesehead likes the rocks with the mulch so much that he wants me to do it on the other side of the driveway too. Who would have known all of these free rocks would add so much to our landscaping?<BR/><BR/>Darla- Thanks.<BR/><BR/>MMD- Thanks, what a wonderful compliment. I've made to mistake of using that junk in my other landscaping projects. NEVER again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09582157624382487302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-51672384331366757062008-09-09T17:08:00.000-05:002008-09-09T17:08:00.000-05:00Wow, that bed look great! You've shown how cre...Wow, that bed look great! You've shown how creativity can trump cash. I swear it's easier to install brick paver edging that that black plastic stuff. I'm too afraid of it to try. I'm still yanking out the landscape fabric the former owners put in. It's got weeds growing on top of it & through it.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-7650876859288338352008-09-09T10:44:00.000-05:002008-09-09T10:44:00.000-05:00Looks very nice.Looks very nice.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13061146166736270529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-25054402848298081322008-09-09T05:39:00.000-05:002008-09-09T05:39:00.000-05:00This looks fantastic, Cinj!!! Great job!!! The roc...This looks fantastic, Cinj!!! Great job!!! The rock edging looks just perfect! And I'm with Deb---no landscape fabric. You did good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-45336498321417247092008-09-09T00:31:00.000-05:002008-09-09T00:31:00.000-05:00You have a good idea.You have a good idea.Akihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02393393565504327287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-71440448046170452592008-09-08T22:51:00.000-05:002008-09-08T22:51:00.000-05:00Yeah cindy, not weed cloth. If he has to know mak...Yeah cindy, not weed cloth. If he has to know make him read my rant yesterday. Better yet, lets just keep this to ourselves.Aunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-13182668187140329382008-09-08T21:59:00.000-05:002008-09-08T21:59:00.000-05:00It looks good! I was wondering why you didn't divi...It looks good! I was wondering why you didn't divide your peonies to make more. Fall is the best time to divide them.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36363347.post-25540322641413908372008-09-08T19:15:00.000-05:002008-09-08T19:15:00.000-05:00I think it is beautiful! You did a great job and n...I think it is beautiful! You did a great job and no fabric in my gardens either! lol... The Saint thinks I should use if but if you have a good base of mulch, you should have few weeds... Now if only I could get a good base of mulch! ha ha.... You did great on a budget!Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.com