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When Knockout Roses have holes in leaves from insect pests chewing on them, the plant ends up with unsightly holes in the foliage. [DETAILS]

7:30am I found a bag of 15 mixed beans marked down at Kroger. Was $2.96 paid $1.49. I put about 3/4ths a bag in a pan of water to soak. I want to make a big pot of ham and bean soup for supper. I saved the other 1/4 bag and put it with my garden seeds. They say you can plant store bought bags of beans. You just can't plant the split peas. Beans in this bag- Northern, Pinto, Large Lima, Yelloweye Bean, Garbanzo, Baby Lima, Green Split Pea, Kidney, Cranberry Bean, Small White, Pink Bean, Small Red, Yellow Split Pea, Lentil, Navy, White Kidney, Black Bean. 10:05am Got the garden watered this morning and hung the grape vine on the trellis. I also got all the weed debris raked up that I took down from along the fence yesterday. I have baby radishes beginning to sprout. I planted them May 14th so it took about 7 days to get this far. I also have some Zinnias coming up that I planted in the tomato beds. Now to get a game plan for this back fence and planting a flower bed in front of it. This is where I'd like to plant 4 rose bushes and 5 hydrangeas along with other flowers. This is where the back of the yard slopes downwards. Hard to tell by just a photo. Doesn't look to hard to do right? Well you figure each fence panel is 8 feet wide times 7 of them will make this flower bed 56 feet long. Now that I look at it this way I should have bought all the remaining rose bushes Big Lots had marked down half off. I might plant 2 hydrangeas (pink and hot pink but they could change their color to blue once planted in the soil) at each end of the fence then plant one in the middle of the fence. Plant 2 rose bushes (pinks and reds) on each side of the middle hydrangea. Then plant a low growing white flower like asylum in front of everything. I know everything won't fill in right away and may take years to grow so I need to have patience, lots of patience! I would so love to accomplish this look one day except with white alyssum in the front instead of hostas. Alyssum Now all I have to do is dig out a flower bed and any grass in the area in front of the fence. Hmmm, how do you make a flower bed border for cheap especially one that is 56 feet long. So I'm Googling some cheap garden edging options because you know me, cheap is my middle name, lol. Here is what I came up with- Pallet edging. You can find pallets for free. I like free! Cut the pallet slats as shown. This also includes the stakes to pound them in the ground! Paint them black to make a more dramatic flower border. ------------------------------------------------------------------- 3:30pm Got a big pot of ham and bean soup on the stove. I let my beans soak for 7 or so hours. In a large pot I added 4 cups water and 2 packets of sausage flavored country gravy mix along with a teaspoon of better than boullion chicken base. Then drained the beans and added them into the gravy. I have it all simmering on the stove on low for the next hour to hour and a half and I also threw in a large ham bone with ham. Would love to add in a little celery, onions and carrots. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3:45pm My tipsy planter petunias are starting to take off and fill in their pots. Each day I dead head the old flowers so they keep producing more and more. I like to show progress in the garden and how fast things grow. The Daylilies behind them are getting ready to bloom. April 22 May 21 ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4:35pm I filled up the birdbaths this morning. One metal birdbath bowl I put on the ground for the squirrels. Today a pair of doves stopped by for a bath. ------------------------------------------------------------- 9:00pm This evening we took all the yard waste to Tony's work to drop off. When looking for a dumpster to put it in I drove by one that had 4 trellises hanging out of it. Of course I stopped and had to have them, lol. The top two weren't so bad getting out. It was the bottom two that were a real pain because two heavy pallets and other things were on them. I was wore out by the time I was done getting them out. I figured I can wash them up and attach them to the back fence for climbing flowers. Well I am off here for now. Me and Tony are trying to plan our Father's Day weekend vacation. Very rarely do we actually go far away for a vacation and do something. The farthest the whole family has been for vacation is either Indian Lake or Hocking Hills. This year Tony wants us all to go to Michigan to a NASCAR Sprint Cup race. His friend took him free last year to a Nationwide Series race in Michigan. He loved it so much now he wants to take us. We'll go up Saturday and get a hotel room. Go to the race Sunday then back to the hotel that evening til Monday and then head back home. He's taking off a total of 5 days including the weekend. That way we have time to recover at home for a few days. It's one thing to plan for places that you have been to or know the area and it's completely different to do it with an area you've never been to. I don't know where hotels, fast foods and all that jazz are. I plan to take food for lunches and supper to try and cut the costs down. I'm sure breakfasts are free at the hotel. At least kids tickets to the race track 17 and under are half off. Still, tickets for the four of us is going to cost around $240. Oh yeah I see a headache coming on trying to figure all this out. I priced hotels and it would cost us $300- $400 for 2 nights. Then comes the idea of camping. HA HA HA. I saw the price of $229. Hmmm, wonder if we could all sleep on a blow up mattress in the back of the Suburban? -------------------------------------------------- 10:45pm I just saw this unclaimed funds link on wbns 10 tv on Facebook. Unfortunately I don't have any. So I started typing in names of people I know. Hey, if you are my aunt or a cousin that name starts with a "T", I saw that you are owed money :0) For my aunt type in your last married name. Doesn't say how much, only under $100.

Knockout roses are relatively carefree, but they do take some basic care. These three care tips will help keep your knock out roses looking great.

‘Radwhite’ PP 20,273   We welcome to the Knockout Rose family a most exciting addition—the White Knockout Rose!  It has all the best qualities of the Knockout Rose series—abundant, repeating blooms throughout the growing season from spring to fall, manageable mature size without getting monstrous, and BEAUTY! Single white flat blooms contrast strikingly against dark green foliage, and the White Knockout Rose takes the prize for drought tolerance. It won the blue ribbon for outstanding, low-water performance in the 2017-2019 Water Use Classification of Landscape Series trials. Plant the White Knockout at the back of a sunny border, or try it against that hot brick wall you don’t know what to do with! For a more relaxed vibe, mix with Pugster butterfly bush, Drift rose, forsythia, lilac, and hibiscus for a show-stopping cottage garden.

Knockout and Drift roses have long been the darlings of gardens, revered for their timeless beauty and captivating fragrance.

If you’re looking for a low-maintenance and beautiful rose bush to add to your garden, look no further than the Knock Out Rose. This popular variety of roses is known for its hardiness, disease resistance, and long-lasting blooms, making it a favorite among gardeners everywhere. But even though these roses are relatively easy to care […]

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Due to all their positive features, Knockout roses have become one of the most popular landscape plants. This will ultimately cause their demise.

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Learn to Prune Knockout Roses is part of growing this hot, colorful, prolific, minimal care, drought tolerant, black spot resistant rose [LEARN MORE]

One thing to keep in mind about Knock Out rose bushes is that they are very quick growing. A common question is "do I need to prune Knock Out roses?" Read here to look at what goes into pruning Knock

How to Prune Knockout Roses

'Knock Out' roses might be the best landscape rose in existence, but even they need pruning. Read our guide to pruning and growing 'Knock Out.'

Should you deadhead Knockout Roses? If you do, you’ll enjoy nearly constant blooming throughout the Summer and possibly into the Fall season. Please note: I may use Knock Out Roses and Knockout Roses interchangeably in this article. Although the official name is Knock Out (two words), there are many who use the word Knockout (one...Read More

Discover ten essential rules for growing beautiful roses in your garden year after year. Includes rose planting tips, rose care advice and rose pruning guidelines.

It's that time of year again when I go overboard and load up on more perennials, annuals and basically anything that flowers to give my yard, porch and pots a spring pick-me-up! While I always end up

Knock Out roses and Russian sage combines and underplanting Whitespire birch. Pink roses planted with nepeta Walkers Low. Climbing rose interplanted with white clematis. Among plants I have seen successfully used as underplantings, borders, and interplantings are plants with a gray/green to gray/blue hue. They tend to be heavily scented, often members of the mint family. They should be broad-leaved versus grasses so you could use a herbicide for encroaching grasses, if you prefer. Weeding is often an issue around roses which are underplanted or interplanted so ground coverage by the companion plant is important. Weeding around plants with thorns is not my idea of a good time. Also, the plant you chose, if it is other than clematis, should be a plant in the 8" to 12" range so the roses are not competing for sunshine. Plants I have seen used successfully include the perennials catmint, calamintha, and Russian sage, Annuals I have seen are those that can be sown as soon as the ground can be worked include alyssum. Easy Wave petunias might also be a good choice. Footnote to the list of "manly plants": Today's Bing homepage images of the full monty of the plant giant lobelia deckenii certainly fit the bill as a plant to consider for the list.

With rose buying season upon us it's time to explore some of the great new garden roses becoming more widely available in the United States. Read on to learn about these knockout roses in the Easy Elegance Series.

Read our guide to learn more about Double Knockout Roses, including the main differences between Knockout and Double Knockout Roses.

Mix and match these flower combinations for a gorgeous garden. Their colors, textures, and bloom times offer something for everyone.

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Flowering shrubs and bushes add color and beauty to your landscape and attract pollinators and birds. Here are long-blooming perennial shrubs for a colorful 4-season garden.