Jon won't let me plant these in our yard so I'm left to taking longing pictures of them
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Heather 2 said:
Very pretty...what is it?
10.26.04 - 04:58 AM / 1Fis said:
Let's start this off right:
Prickly like George Bush, RIGHT?
(much unctuous commentary to follow).
10.26.04 - 04:58 AM / 2Lauren said:
Wow! the colour. I love the nature stuff.
10.26.04 - 04:59 AM / 3psyche said:
excellent pic as usual :) yeah what kind of plant is it that Jon's so against planting it in your yard? :p
10.26.04 - 05:02 AM / 4psyche said:
oh i see... hehe didn't read the text below the pic ooohmph :p
10.26.04 - 05:03 AM / 5Jaia said:
Putting it that way makes me think about the way men talk about porn.
Mmmmm... plant porn.
10.26.04 - 05:05 AM / 6Moxie said:
OH DEAR LORD. Those bushes are the landscaping of Satan!!! I have just ripped out two of those monstrosities from my yard. They prick you with little needles when you trim them and they drop their little pin like needles which get everywhere and sink their evil little selves into the bottoms of tender feet. Bush begone!!
10.26.04 - 05:06 AM / 7Angie said:
That's very red, I'd love it in my garden too! Maybe Jon is worried such a violent shade would instigate bad karma in the Armstrong household.
10.26.04 - 05:06 AM / 8Tamara said:
Gorgeous color! Fall in Utah must be so pretty.
10.26.04 - 05:08 AM / 9Amanda B. said:
Unctuous- "Having the quality or characteristics of oil or ointment; slippery".
Wow. Kinky.
No big words before noon please. :)
10.26.04 - 05:08 AM / 10Drama Queen said:
Oohhh. I love the color. Prickly? Hit him! They're not prickly. They're pretty.
10.26.04 - 05:13 AM / 11winger said:
We planted these in front of our basement windows - those little half windows at ground level - as a security measure. Love the red color.
10.26.04 - 05:15 AM / 12Em said:
Is he afraid he will get drunk and fall in them or something? They are for LOOKING AT, not laying on!
10.26.04 - 05:35 AM / 13Fish said:
I love dictionary dot com.
Unctuous: 1. Characterized by affected, exaggerated, or insincere earnestness
10.26.04 - 05:41 AM / 14Liz said:
Oh you think one morning without power is painful? Ahem. I've had THREE hurricanes this summer, all of them rendering me powerless for 3 days or more. In Florida. With the humidity and heat. And bugs. And a four month old, who is quite easily bored. That diaper smells hangs heavy with no ventilation.
Top that, sister.
Liz
10.26.04 - 05:41 AM / 15Daniel said:
Damn right they're too prickley! There's blood all over them! Call the cops!
10.26.04 - 05:44 AM / 16espressoblogger said:
Moxie, I agree with your statement: "Bush begone."
10.26.04 - 05:44 AM / 17Kano said:
Now that you brought up politics once again....that picture does remind me of Heinz Kerry quite a bit. What a wonderful first lady she would make......NOT!
10.26.04 - 05:50 AM / 18Fish said:
Told you the politics wouldn't be far off.
10.26.04 - 05:53 AM / 19shannon c said:
Moxie is right, those bushes suck!!! They bite when you try to cut them back and are just plain evil!!! It's one of those things, pretty to look at, but bite if you get too close.
Heather...DON'T DO IT!! Stand strong Jon!
10.26.04 - 05:54 AM / 20Michelle said:
Yeah, yeah..the bush...whatever.
I want to know how you can purchase moisturizer from a DEPARTMENT store when your mother is the AVON WORLD SALES LEADER and still sleep at night???
10.26.04 - 06:02 AM / 21Karin said:
I'm afraid I have to agree with Moxie and Shannon C. We had one, and it was attempting to achieve an unholy union with another shrub, AND the thorns snagged us every time we walked by or trimmed it. We finally had to have it pulled.
10.26.04 - 06:05 AM / 22janet said:
Where's the Snow???
10.26.04 - 06:05 AM / 23janet said:
I meant to say where's the snow on the BUSH!
10.26.04 - 06:07 AM / 24Michele said:
Love the bush, and I'd sneak it in and claim a seed planted itself!
Yes I'm wondering too, why you don't wear Avon since your mom sells it. I hate the stuff, but if my mom sold it, you'd bet I'd have a bathroom full of the stuff.
10.26.04 - 06:08 AM / 25maryse said:
free gifts with purchase rock.
10.26.04 - 06:09 AM / 26Sarah said:
Rose Glow Japanese barberry, right? I have one of those in my back flowerbed. It's in the middle of a couple of rose bushes. In Texas everything's got spines. Agarita, prickly pear, bull nettle, mesquite, etc. One little bush is totally not a cause for concern. Worry more about your local elections.
10.26.04 - 06:11 AM / 27The Mighty Jimbo said:
a simple, basic picture of a plant and yet someone still managed to incorporate the word "porn."
geez, whaddaya think this is, the internet?
10.26.04 - 06:15 AM / 28Kris said:
Plant some burning bush instead. Same beautiful color, no spines. Plus it has an ironic name. =)
10.26.04 - 06:16 AM / 29Kim said:
I'm in texas and we had those and had to take them out because they didn't do so well. Damn they were prickly. I had to wear gloves to prune them and YES they needed pruning. They are often planted where you would want to prevent a burgler from stepping! There is a good substitute that isn't prickly at all.. but don't know if it would grow in your area.
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