Gardenerd
Member since: Sep 07 | Last seen: May 12 | Years gardening: 2005
I currently reside in NW Florida, USDA zone 9-ish. I work as a neurofeedback technician at an outpatient mental health clinic and I attend college as an RN applicant, both full time; therefore, I spend a lot of my time either working, doing homework, or tending to the garden but I also enjoy being on the water – be it sailing, fishing, or just hanging out on the beach.
I began gardening in 2005 living in an apartment in Tampa, FL. I’ll never forget the feeling of seeing that snail vine (vigna caracalla) seed sprout, a passion sprouted with it :) I started growing vegetables in 2009 after a lengthy love affair with succulents and cacti. This year I’ve added a flower bed to the mix; maybe I’ll get one of those snail vines to flower, haha! (no, seriously…)
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Zone 9a 50 x 25" planted on top of the flower bed on the south side of the house. I knew I wouldn't have the patience to wait for those flowers to fill up ...
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Zone 8a Picture provided through a Google search - it's pretty dang cute, huh? I'll be adding more to this garden as I learn more about the species. My fav...
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Zone 9a 2011 was the first year growing {most} everything from seed as well as organically. That beautiful white bird manning her post is Halo. She's a...
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Zone 9a Looking to attract some butterflies, hummingbirds, and beneficial insects to the edible garden area. This bed will be dedicated to a packet of s...
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Zone 9a Collection of the plants found indoors, this is trial & error as I discover which plants are toxic to my parrot and which aren't.
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Zone 9a Plants located on the back patio and thereabouts :) The bottlebrush is in the front yard (in ground) and the cereus is hanging on the front porch.
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Zone 9a Plants located on the sunny south side of the house aside from the edibles.
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I love to grow
succulents - for their Dr. Seuss qualities and food b/c I really like to eat ;)
Hobbies
I enjoy: going to the beach and sunbathing, sailing, swimming, snorkeling, scalloping, exploring sealife, walking the surf & shell collecting, alliteration (haha), attempting to cook, 'pleasure' reading when time permits, surfing the net (read: reddit), cocktails with friends, garage "sailin" and junkin, visiting small boutiques, listening to music, watching documentaries about space, and taking pictures.
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