A virtual tour of the new pad. Probably not safe for dialup

[Jessie]

We need a decorating party at ig's house.

Of course, I'll just be manual labor, because I have no idea what any of you are talking about.

The only think that caught my eye was the little door and the fact that there's a fireplace.  I like fire.

[nishi]

i finally found a place online that has color samples. also, you can "paint the walls" of their sample rooms and get a sense of what some of the colors will look like (there are several sets of samples, from different manufacturers)

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=Promos/paintvizsplash.html#

they also have a pretty good general guide on painting:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=Improve/GidIntPnt.html&rn=RightNavFiles/rightNavHowTo

[nishi]

and another good link there:

http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=pg&p=HomeDecor/paintProjCtr_index.html&rn=none



don't get freaked out reading about all the prep. it doesn't take as long as it might sound unless your house is old, which it is not, and spending a little bit of time spackling and sanding and prepping and all makes an HUGE difference in how the room looks when it's done.

welcome to home ownership!

[cnamon]

The only advise I can give is make it feel like home...sounds logical, but a lot of times, people decorate and paint and do all this stuff and their home is not inviting.  Have fun with it.  Put up pictures that says things about you.

[Jessie]

I think having plants makes a home homier.

[Jessie]

I think having plants makes a home homier.

Not the kind Mike meant, though.

[Alice]

I think having plants makes a home homier.

All my plants die.  I blame them though.  They don't run up and paw me or bark at me when they are thirsty.  Lazy bastards deserve to die.

[ignom]

Thanks for the help so far!

I need plants for my flowerbed, what should I put in there? I need something I don't have to water and lasts for a really long time.

[Jessie]

I think having plants makes a home homier.

All my plants die.  I blame them though.  They don't run up and paw me or bark at me when they are thirsty.  Lazy bastards deserve to die.

I've often said that Timothy was lucky to have been born knowing how to cry.

[nishi]

Thanks for the help so far!

I need plants for my flowerbed, what should I put in there? I need something I don't have to water and lasts for a really long time.

how much sun does it get? and is that black stuff mulch or some kind of black gravel?

[Beefy]

I like the shower curtain.

[ignom]

how much sun does it get? and is that black stuff mulch or some kind of black gravel?

It's mulch or woodchips or something like that.

I don't know about the sun, I haven't been there enough during the day to notice. I'm sure it gets quite a bit.

[nishi]

for shrubs, you might look at juniper



bayberry




and butterfly bush




some junipers have more horizontal growth and some are more vertical. so that part of your garden stays green all year, i'd recommend both. talk to a local greenhouse about which upright juniper, so you don't end up with one that's 20 feet tall.


you want a mixture of shrubs and plants.

[BigDun]

[Youphoric]

[Jessie]

Youph, BD, beautifuk.

Just beautifuk.

[meredith]

Youph: time to shave!

ecky- ecky- ecky- ecky- pikang- zoop- boing- goodem- zoo- owli- zhiv

[nishi]

for the plants, perennials are more expensive (much), but you only have to plant them once. annuals you have to plant every year. so, when establishing a garden, it's good to start with some of both, and over time, reduce how many annuals you have to deal with by planting more perennials each year. unless you find that you like to garden, which some people discover that they do.

here are some of my favorite perennials that would work in your garden and that don't require upkeep:

false indigo:



stella d'oro daylillies:



brazilian sage (this is a terrible picture, but i couldn't find a better one. it gets about 3 feet tall, and has deep cobalt blue flowers - it also attracts hummingbirds. i can send you a start from my plants)



blue oat grass:



red hot poker (and how could any self-respecting junto-ite NOT have this in their garden, i ask you??)



and coreopsis:

[Youphoric]

Youph: time to shave!

If only I was that tan!

[nishi]

if you wait until fall, you can get trees, shrubs, and perennials (usually) on sale, and they can be planted - in your area, i think - probably into november.

let me know the measurements of those spots and we'll figure out something.

[ignom]

I bought a condo instead of a house for the sole fact that I hate mowing, I doubt I'd like gardening.

[cnamon]

I bought a condo instead of a house for the sole fact that I hate mowing, I doubt I'd like gardening.

Its nothing to it if you have perinnials!  Just water them until they root and they let nature take its course.

A lot of the flowers have started to bloom...I'll take pictures tonight of them.

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[nishi]

I bought a condo instead of a house for the sole fact that I hate mowing, I doubt I'd like gardening.

i hate mowing more than death, and i, like most people, came to gardening later. it's more pleasing than you might think. playing in the dirt is MUCH more fun than pushing a fucking lawn mower. plus, there's a lot to be said for walking out your door with a pair of scissors and coming back inside with fresh flowers.

you can also grow a lot of herbs in that plot, and then you have them for cooking. also enormously gratifying. rosemary, basil, sage, thyme, savory, parsley, oregano - all would grow beautifully there.

[Jessie]

I bought a condo instead of a house for the sole fact that I hate mowing, I doubt I'd like gardening.

Its nothing to it if you have perinnials!  Just water them until they root and they let nature take its course.

A lot of the flowers have started to bloom...I'll take pictures tonight of them.

That blue one is really neat!

[nishi]

I bought a condo instead of a house for the sole fact that I hate mowing, I doubt I'd like gardening.

Its nothing to it if you have perinnials!  Just water them until they root and they let nature take its course.

A lot of the flowers have started to bloom...I'll take pictures tonight of them.

that is so cute!!!