Ms. Strega has been out in the dampish garden today, defoliating blackspotted rose leaves off the many bushes (my roses are: Bella Roma, Aromatherapy, Angel Wings, Pink Peace, Blaze, Mr. Lincoln, Dream Cloud, Elena, and two unknown miniatures, as well as cuttings this year from Paul's Scarlet Climber and a mystery rose). Black spot is one of the nastiest rose diseases and I've had it devastate roses before. So, I sprayed everything with Safer, disposed of the nasty leaves in the trash, well away from the rosebushes, and am praying for the best.
Seeds I have planted so far: poppies, sweet peas (lots of different varieties, including a red one called Lipstick), moonflowers (for attracting bats), zinnias, larkspur, Chinese blue delphiniums, and ruffled pansies. I hope they come up. I'm trying to get the whole garden sown in one week--the rains have made the flower-planting schedule go a bit wacko. But plant I must.
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