The two 2022 plants Karen received for Mother’s Day from terrific daughter Elisabeth and fantastic fiance George Three are doing quite well as we turn through July.
They picked great at the nursery and Karen did well at the spots she chose for them in our backyard gardens, too.
The rose and rhododendron both delivered blooms early on, and seem to be prospering during the non-flowering portions of the season well. Knock on wood.
Late update about the rhodo: the pool folks somehow left a chlorine tablet on the ground near that baby plant, and before my dear wife Karen noticed it, dry leaves had crept up from the bottom. I’m too sad to share a photo, instead rooting for a recovery with plenty of fresh water (and chiding myself for not noticing the rogue tablet a day earlier).
Mark Bialczak 
Hopefully it will recover… they are pretty hardy.
Sending well wishes to little Rhodie.
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Thanks, Nance, I think it will do better thanks to the PA Lake well-wishes!
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Yes, stick with that ailing plant. We’ve had some minor miracles with ours over the years. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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We will love it up, Bruce.
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Your plants always look they live in such harmony with one another.
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The definitely keep each other good company, ladysighs.
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Fingers crossed for plant healing!
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We really want a bounce back, MBC. Thanks for the good thoughts!
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I’m a relative newbie to flowers, though I’ve been planting for a few years, I know very little. So I’m watching you!
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Water and hope, is what I think, MBC.
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That’s pretty much what I do 😉
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hopefully it will recover, that is a sad accident. plants are pretty resilient and I have no doubt it will return to it’s glory next season.
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Yes, I am watching with hope every day, Beth.
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