Thursday, March 30, 2006

GOOD LANDSCAPE DAY!

WELL, IT WAS A REALLY GOOD LANDSCAPE DAY, WE DID A COMPLETE MAKEOVER FOR A REMODELED HOME IN MT DORA. IT WAS A SMALL FRONT YARD WITH A HUGE DRIVEWAY SO IT REALLY NEEDED THE PLANTS TO SOFTEN IT. THERE WAS A SLOPED LONG NARROW BED BETWEEN THE SIDEWALK AND THE DRIVEWAY AND I SPACED EVENLY 3 LITTLE JEM MAGNOLIA AND USED KNOCKOUT ROSES BETWEEN THEM WITH JUNIPER PARSONI ON THE SLOPE TO CONTROL ANY POSSIBLE EROSION PROBLEM. IT WAS REALLY PRETTY SO I WILL SURELY USE THIS COMBINATION AGAIN.

I FED THE FISH TONIGHT IN THE BIG KOI POND AND SPENT A LOT OF TIME WITH SPIKE OUR JET BLACK STANDARD POODLE WHO TENDS TO BE THE MORE TIMID ONE OF ALL THE DOGS. HE'S SO SWEET, VERY SOFT AND GENTLE BUT HAS A MISCHIEVOUS STREAK BUT TENDS TO LIVE IN HIS BROTHERS SHADOW. I KEEP TELLING HIM HE NEEDS TO GET A LIFE OF HIS OWN BUT HE'S ONLY INTERESTED IN FOLLOWING HIS BROTHERS LEAD. THIS MORNING THE GOLDEN WAS OUT SUNNING HERSELF ON THE DRIVEWAY AND LOOKED AT ME AS IF I WAS CRAZY WHEN I ASKED HER TO COME BACK INSIDE,SO I JUST LET HER ENJOY HERSELF OBVIOUSLY IN TOTAL SPRING BLISS SO WHO WAS I TO INTERRUPT HER PERFECT DAY. MY WIFE IS ON THIS YORKIE KICK AGAIN SO IT LOOKS LIKE WELL HAVE ANOTHER ADDITION TO THE FAMILY THIS SUMMER, BUT I ONLY WANT ONE THAT IS THE LARGER TYPES AS THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO FIGHT OFF A HAWK OR EAGLE AND BY THE WAY WE ALSO HAVE COYOTES IN THE AREA NOW SO WE HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WITH THE DOGS NOW, BEFORE WE ONLY HAD TO WORRY ABOUT THE ALLIGATORS!


THE ANNUALS ARE LOOKING GREAT I DID LOBELIA AND SALVIA AND EXPECT TO DO A LOT MORE IN APRIL.


MAN, WE ARE LOVING AMERICAN IDOL THIS SEASON ALTHOUGH I THINK THAT THIS GROUP IS LACKING IN CHARISMA, IM SURE THAT ONE WILL EMERGE TO THE TOP AND DO WELL.. ITS SO SAD TO US TO SEE THE KIDS GET VOTED OFF, IT IS HARD TO SEE THE PARENTS CRYING BUT I GUESS THAT'S THE LIFE IN SHOW BUSINESS.


I PLAYED TENNIS TONIGHT WITH MY BEST FRIEND AND COACH, CESCAR,HAD SOME AMAZING FOREHAND SHOTS BUT BACKHAND WAS EMBARRASSING BUT THERE'S ALWAYS TOMORROW AS ANNIE SAID.... TOMORROW OR UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN.

Monday, March 27, 2006

OCEAN CENTER TALK

DEAR FRIENDS THE TALKS I DID AT THE OCEAN CENTER WERE INCREDIBLE, THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CAME AS IT WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY AT ALL OF THE TALKS, I TRULY ENJOYED MEETING ALL OF YOU.

THE NURSERY IS REALLY STOCKED WITH A LOT OF BLOOMING VERBENA IN PURPLE, RED, AND WHITE. ALSO THE ANISE ARE IN 15 GALLON POTS AND ARE ABOUT 6 FEET TALL IF ANYONE NEEDS A REALLY LARGE HEDGE TO BLOCK ANY UNSIGHTLY VIEWS. THE DAYLILLIES WILL START BLOOMING IN JUST A FEW WEEKS.

AT HOME I'M TAKING GOOD CARE OF ALL THE ANNUALS AS I JUST PUT TURF PRO ON THEM AND NOW THE GROWTH WILL BE EVEN BETTER.