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I posted her yesterday, but she looks even more beautiful today with the pink hues developing.

Peace is the rose that inspired me to go all-in on attempting a rose garden, and I'm so excited to finally see it bloom in person for the first time! It's definitely my largest bloom so far.

It will probably be a couple weeks before she's ready for a full flush, but this is such a gorgeous preview!

Do these look like the roots of torpedo grass?

I used to think I was dealing with unwanted Bermuda, but now that I've gotten serious about trying to establish garden space and am thus faced with the task of removing 827363627 weeds, I've discovered there are grass roots that are *a lot* worse than what Bermuda does. Possibly the most insane roots I've ever dealt with! I've got a bandaid on every fingertip on my right hand because I was so unprepared for the root tips to effortlessly stab beneath my nails. Some of it was like wire in a straw coat, just awful.

The largest/thickest parts were more like tree roots and they go on endlessly as far as I can tell, possibly all the way to the entrance of Hell.

The first bloom on my Blue Girl shrub.

I wasn't planning on having a Blue Girl, but came across her for the most incredible deal at Walmart. My expectations were low-to-mid since it was such a cheap Walmart specimen, but she's turned out absolutely beautiful!