Is it characteristic of my sign to want to be alone?
I am a Scorpio with Gemini rising and an Aquarius moon. I have been a loner for majority of my life & don’t really like the idea of being surrounded by large groups of people. My idea of fun consists of reading, gardening, and shopping (alone of course!).
Is it characteristic of my sign to just wanna be alone?
Omg I’m also a Scorpio with Aquarius moon! but my rising is scorpio.
I like to be alone but I also like to have some friends to hang out with every once in a while (no big groups) but I prefer being alone, really.
I have a red yucca plant in my garden which has long spikey red leaves which normally point upwards and outwards. When we had the snow in the UK a few months back the leaves have been bent and pushed downwards and the whole plant now looks like it is pointing toward the floor rather than the sky! What should I do? Should I remove the leaves that are pointing down (they still look alive by the way) or should I just leave alone and hope the warmer weather will help? Many thanks
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I have managed to plant 3 miniture rose bushes but I am amazed that they are still living because I haven’t taken good care of them. I have two nice areas to plant flowers but there are a lot of small rocks in there. That I think is what is really stopping me. I have a lot of health issues and it is hard for me to get down and pick all those rocks out. I just love petunias, tulips and lilies but until I can tackle this I will never have a garden. I know it is too late this year, can anyone tell me where I begin and how to do it? I want you to know I appreciate your answers in advance.
Can you pay someone to clear a wide line or circles ?
Do you have a volunteer group in your area or a CASA group that has volunteers to go over for a few hours and do things like this?
I would leave a good bit of the rocks in unless they are overwhelmingly in the dirt so things can’t grow. They will prevent weeds.
Instead, plan where you want clusters of flowers, plant ground climbing flowers or ivy. Just don’t let the ivy get out of control. Shamrocks are pretty, too.
Add 1 or 2 large boulders to create more of a rock garden, garden stepping stones, a garden reflection ball, bird feeders, or add birdbath, a garden flag, or other concrete figure.
A St. Francis of Assisi statue, Bonsaie trees, a water pond with koi fish and water lillies and small waterfall, are other considerations. A water fountain coming from the middle of the pond is pretty, too.
If you have a large enough area, a wooden tier with dirt can produce quite a few strawberries. A domesticated blackberry bush, a blueberry bush, a hydrangea bush, are nice.
For now, I would wait for the mums to come in and set out a bale of hay (or small one), fake Fall leaves, and preplanted mums in pots. For the upcoming holidays, buy flags for the garden flag pole/holder, or lighted garlands for the pole holding the birdfeeder.
Pound short “rebars” {the metal rods put in concrete for support} or camping spikes into the ground to support the potted mums or other things. I have also driven a straightened coat hanger wire through the pot into the ground IF I was lucky enough that the ground was not hard.
If you get someone to help, think about this idea, too. Put a short, hollow pipe into the ground several feet. The pipe needs to be large enough to set a painted metal “tree” with only limbs on it. So look for the tree first. I’ve seen them in hobby shops and discount stores . It should look like a natural, unevenly branched tree. White, brown, or green is a good color to spray paint it. Set the tree up to hang red and pink hearts on for Valentine’s Day, plastic Easter eggs on, patriotic things for Memorial & Labor Day and 4th of July, attach a scarecrow to it for Halloween and Fall (along with your hay bale & mums), pumpkins & bunched corn stalks for Thanksgiving, lights for Christmas, – oops sorry, any Jewish holiday items if this is your denomination. You can take the “tree” out of the hole and put it up.
Flip through magazines or get on the computer to scan for landscape gardening or landscape flowers for ideas. I love walking through greenhouses and places like Home Depot or Lowe’s for ideas to pop in my head. I bet you will, too!
I hope this helps, because I would love for you to have fun decorating and watching nature grow !
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