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25 Sep 2008Now Dormant Moth Orchid Dormant and Indoor gardensoo…dormant…I’m still watering…and the roots are still growing…have all kinds of the little worm looking things growing out and over the pot…Gonna try and repot it sometime this weekend…and hope I don’t kill it that way as I’ve managed to keep...Overcast 21°C / 70°F
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25 Sep 2008An easy orchid...no way!! 2 1 Brassidium Shooting Star 'Mustard' Dormant and Backyard gardenOk…so I got this beauty in bloom and knew nothing about it! Found out it liked water and humidity so that is what I’ve tried to give it…like my moth orchid the blooms died back and I thought it was done for a while…but nope…I ignored it for a while as when dormant i...Overcast 21°C / 70°F
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25 Sep 2008Licorice not my lucky plant :( Trailing Licorice Dying and Indoor gardenOk I give up…this is the third time I’ve tried to keep this and have failed yet again! Third time is supposed to be a charm but not so this go around…Water sparingly I was told…give it some sun but not a ton (we get pretty darn hot here :)) which mind you these instructi...Overcast 18°C / 65°F
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25 Sep 2008A Rose...Neglect and they just keep right on going!! Petal Pushers Rose Blooming and Frontyard gardenOk…so here it is the end of September and it is getting colder…not really cold but 60’s here is def. cooler than 110! These flowers are def. the best money I spent this past year in plants! They have made it through horrid storms, hot hot hot days, and neglect! I know shame o...Overcast 18°C / 65°F
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19 May 2008I can't Believe my EYES!! Moth Orchid Blooming and Indoor gardenWell here it is months later…3 to be exact and this beauty looks exactly the same as the day my hubby gave it to me…ok…so mostly…it did open one more bud, and grow another leave, so I must be doing something right! I have just ordered a hygrometer and light meter so I can...Cloudy 24°C / 75°F
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19 May 2008Addicted!!! Purslane Purchased and Frontyard gardenOk…so I got addicted rather quick to this stuff! Pictures to come tonight…My first one was bright pink…but since then I have added an orange one and a pink, and yellow one to the mix!! :):) Low on water, high on light…those are the biggest rules I’ve got on my fron...Cloudy 24°C / 75°F
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19 May 2008It didn't make it :( Trailing Licorice Purchased and Indoor gardenOk…so my rescue mission didn’t work it was just too far gone…But since then I have bought a small bit more of it…and found out exactly what it likes so hopefully I can get this one to last!! :):)Cloudy 24°C / 75°F
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17 May 2008Just Purchased Brassidium Shooting Star 'Mustard' Purchased and Backyard garden
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04 May 2008LEAVES!!!! My very first roses have leaves!!! 1 Petal Pushers Rose Showing True Leaves and Frontyard gardenI am soooo tickled…I ordered these for the front border and they came bare root!! Newbie to roses I was panicked…but I dug in head first…I soaked them in a tub of water for about 8 hours…then planted them after adding some compost in the evening so the sun wouldn’t ...Overcast 24°C / 76°F
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04 May 2008Sown Climbing Rose 'Joseph's Coat' Sown and Frontyard garden
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