tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229841509165139361.post8251887790119574121..comments2023-04-16T08:23:31.652-07:00Comments on Roots & Shoots Garden: Home - Wisconsin VisitAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17037365651182656844noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229841509165139361.post-36233946600544224572013-05-27T10:25:22.046-07:002013-05-27T10:25:22.046-07:00Holley and Laurie - You're right! So much is d...Holley and Laurie - You're right! So much is dependent on the weather and Mother Nature's cycles. I've learned to take copious notes on what/when/why. I've also learned that one extreme follows another, so I'm preparing (and hoping) for a more mild winter this year. My plant purchasing ethos is now focused on buying more of what did work and making a design statement with the reliables. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17037365651182656844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229841509165139361.post-18549513901159789552013-05-23T10:08:38.012-07:002013-05-23T10:08:38.012-07:00Yes! I get discouraged--like right now as a matter...Yes! I get discouraged--like right now as a matter of fact. I just finished a post myself about this topic because we're supposed to get more freezing weather. Again. It's frustrating when the weather won't cooperate and yup, I lost some plants over the winter, too. Hasn't stopped me from wanting to continue gardening (and expanding the garden), though, so there must be more good days than bad. Or, I'm just nuts. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05548741073390482956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4229841509165139361.post-46805128882447301982013-05-20T16:07:48.427-07:002013-05-20T16:07:48.427-07:00I get discouraged every year at the same time. Ri...I get discouraged every year at the same time. Right about now, or maybe a little later. When the heat really sets in, things stop blooming (or dying), and the weeds take off where I haven't finished my chores. But I keep plugging away and in the autumn, the weather cools, the blooms come back, and by then I've just about got the weeds once again under control. I guess everyone has a different time schedule, but I think we all get discouraged a bit when our gardens don't mesh with what our minds imagine. And I would definitely take back the perennials if I didn't believe it was total neglect on my part. Then get some more! Part of the fun of gardening is the challenge. Good luck! HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.com