Got a big envelope in the mail today from Sears. "Attention Homeowners: Say good-bye to the trouble and expense of painting and repainting. Beautify your home in one easy step." All with their new Premium Vinyl Siding! Apparently they failed to notice our brick exterior. 
I did get a bit of yard work done this evening though. Last fall I transplanted some of the divided Evening Primrose into the rose garden. They did well and the yellow flowers in spring looked good. But since it is a relatively quick spreading plant, they were beginning to compete with the roses. So tonight I dug up all the primrose and moved several clumps to the front edge where they will make a nice border between the sidewalk and roses. I even have several starts left over which I plan on sharing with friends and neighbors.
I did get a bit of yard work done this evening though. Last fall I transplanted some of the divided Evening Primrose into the rose garden. They did well and the yellow flowers in spring looked good. But since it is a relatively quick spreading plant, they were beginning to compete with the roses. So tonight I dug up all the primrose and moved several clumps to the front edge where they will make a nice border between the sidewalk and roses. I even have several starts left over which I plan on sharing with friends and neighbors.
You would be surprised (and maybe saddened) by the number of people who take a perfectly appropriate exterior, e.g. brick, stucco, etc. and cover it over with vinyl siding. We live in a Florida subdivision from the 60's. The house were all concrete block covered with stucco. There are a few with siding on them. It sicks out like a sore thumb. Oh well.
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