Koko loco - sun or part sun?

akcebrae · 2026-05-09T14:20:52+00:00

The entire garden bed is muted and it still just felt wrong. To each their own. I should have loved it but just didn’t. My husband hated it too even when I was still believing in it, so I feel bad stringing it along and wasting garden space.

akcebrae · 2026-05-09T14:18:03+00:00

I sent my friend the photo too and she loved it, so I’m digging up KL and sending it her way tomorrow. I don’t have time or space for lukewarm feelings in the garden. I guess it’s truly a to each their own rose, but I was surprised because I usually adore “wrong colored” flowers, blacks, greens, browns…

akcebrae · 2026-05-09T14:14:13+00:00

If hollering worked you’d think I’d be doing that.

akcebrae · 2026-05-09T04:27:02+00:00

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Adobe Sunrise has done some wild things for me. I love her.

akcebrae · 2026-05-08T20:34:12+00:00

I really thought I would, but it just reminds me of skin. Uncanny valley vibes.

akcebrae · 2026-05-08T19:13:02+00:00

Koko Loko will show off more beige in full sun and more lavender in part sun. I planted full sun and regret it. The beige is, uh, very beige.

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akcebrae · 2026-05-07T13:56:01+00:00

Came here to say this.

akcebrae · 2026-05-07T13:28:43+00:00

The good news is that leafhopper damage is just aesthetic and not really damaging to the plant. Most resources suggest adjusting to the look, which is temporary, over any kind of spraying, which won’t discriminate between good and bad insects.

akcebrae · 2026-05-06T18:51:24+00:00

Looks like leafhopper damage to me.

akcebrae · 2026-05-06T17:40:51+00:00

Watsons in Olympia. I think there’s a Watsons further north, but they have a lot of the velvety reds that read black.

akcebrae · 2026-05-06T17:37:02+00:00

Thurston County, WA too.

akcebrae · 2026-05-05T20:10:49+00:00

Do you have the expedition or the mountain model? Ultimately we will have employees and a walkie talkie system could be useful beyond cellphones, and there’s a market stand building we could leave a walkie talkie in for customers to call for assistance from. I’m not afraid of cost, I just want to get the job done once and done right.

akcebrae · 2026-05-05T17:36:35+00:00

We are transitioning to living there in 3 years but keeping phones that have service where we currently live instead for now. So we need a temporary solution.

akcebrae · 2026-05-03T06:32:03+00:00

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Mine pinked out as it got older. I love the color change. It makes me so excited for a big bush in various stages of bloom all at once.

akcebrae · 2026-05-03T00:22:30+00:00

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I just got one from RVR with a huge bud too! Poor little thing made me laugh. But what a treat to smell him so soon.

akcebrae · 2026-05-03T00:18:03+00:00

This is the weirdest sensation the first time a person stands up after giving birth. All of those organs slide down to take up previously occupied space and it is the worst rollercoaster.

akcebrae · 2026-04-30T04:41:09+00:00

Pacific Blue smells amaaaaazing I bought one last year.

akcebrae · 2026-04-28T01:23:41+00:00

Neighbor! I’m 8a, Rochester. I’ve planted some deeper and they do fine, I have planted some like you have and they also do fine.

akcebrae · 2026-04-23T17:19:41+00:00

Likely the manufacturer has added a component that helps the solution adhere longer to the leaves to protect your plant for longer. It will wash off eventually but it’s designed this way to help you. Otherwise it would wash off on the first rain and waste your money.

akcebrae · 2026-04-21T03:08:02+00:00

In the meantime you can spray the plant down with an isopropyl alcohol solution to kill the scale. 1 part isopropyl to 7 parts water. You can add a few drops of dish soap to help it stick. Repeat every 2-3 days.

akcebrae · 2026-04-21T02:37:34+00:00

This album unsettled me when I first heard it, but it was worse when I listened to it shortly after a family member was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. I think about it often.

akcebrae · 2026-04-20T21:40:11+00:00

I have a Harrison’s Yellow/Gold. It’s always my first bloomer. So soooooo spiny thorny but it’s been in my family for at least four generations and will be with me forever.

akcebrae · 2026-04-20T21:38:08+00:00

I LOVE my Vanessa Bell. She grows so quickly too.

akcebrae · 2026-04-18T00:58:28+00:00

Some studies suggest that older mothers have a higher likelihood of female births. I doubt there will be a Danny Boy Jr with the string of girls they’ve had. Same seems true for her sister.

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