Spicy's Journal

Member since: Nov 07 | Years gardening: 3 Organic gardener

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19 Jun 2008
Home for the summer Container garden
All my container plants are home on my porch. They are lovely. All, but my poor, unfortunate African violet which had been so happy. It is now inside my house where it has suffered some bites from Peter, my cat. I hope these are not poisonous. Peter, has had no ill effects so far. I canR...
22°C / 72°F
19 Jun 2008
tiny bloom appearing Hydrangea 'Kardinal' Budding and Shade garden
I guess it’s going to be a tiny plant this year. That’s ok. I can’t wait to see the flower, even if it’s only one.
22°C / 72°F
19 Jun 2008
Salvaged Irises
A home that has been in my family for many decades will be sold soon. I dug up a bunch of irises my great-grandmother planted. I brought them from West Virginia and planted them in my in-laws’ garden, since I do not have enought sun or space. Ironically, I did this on my great-grandmother...
Sunny 22°C / 72°F
13 Jun 2008
Planting Out Lamb's Ear Planting Out and Shade garden
10 Jun 2008
Transplanted Spider Flower Transplanted and Shade garden
My former neighbor in WV gave me these when I went to visit my family’s home there. He has been an avid gardener for years. It was so fun visiting his garden.
07 Jun 2008
Sown Carrots Sown
07 Jun 2008
Planting Out Eggplant Planting Out
07 Jun 2008
Porch Paradise Container garden
ALL of my container plants are now on my porch at home. It is transformed into a little piece of heaven. My mother in law came over the other day and said my porch made her feel happy. How wonderful. Me too :)
Sunny 33°C / 92°F
07 Jun 2008
updated garden pics Shade garden
I cannot stand to do a journal entry without having pictures to go along with it. My regular lens for my camera has five weeks to go to being returned, fixed. So, it gave me the excuse to get a new lens. It is a new telephoto lens, for which I desperately need a tripod. So, some pics are a li...
Sunny 33°C / 92°F
06 Jun 2008
Planting Out Hosta 'Venus' Planting Out