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23 May 2009Cheery looking Petunias 1 Petunia Blooming and Container gardenCloudy 14°C / 57°F
My repotting of the petunias didn’t seem to do them any harm. Now I’ve got some nice color on my patio!
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10 Apr 2009They made it through the snow! 1 Daffodils Blooming and Container garden4°C / 39°F
I’m doing the happy dance because my daffodils made it through the snow that we had recently! I took some pictures yesterday. Take a look!
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10 Apr 2009Hosta hasn't changed much Hosta Budding and Container gardenOk, I guess I haven’t taken any pictures of the hosta buds yet. They haven’t changed my recently, but they are indeed coming up. Yippee!4°C / 39°F
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26 Mar 2009The hosta survived! 1 2 Hosta Budding and Container gardenLast year I received several hosta plants from a co-worker. I potted them up to give them a start, and then planted them in the fall. I was hoping that they would last the winter and grow back in the spring. Well, I definitely see some activity there now! I can just barely see a little bit of p...7°C / 44°F
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26 Mar 2009Buy a dahlia this year? Dahlia and Container gardenLast year I seem to recall that I put too many plants in one big container. The dahlia was one that I moved, and when I did it got sort of bushy. Then I took drastic measures and cut it back. Learned my lesson…leave the plants alone! I think I’ll buy another dahlia this year, maybe ...7°C / 44°F
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26 Mar 2009Moving the gebera back outside Gerbera Daisy and Container gardenLast year at the end of the growing season I moved my gebera daisy inside. It did bloom for a little bit, but then died. I’m going to bring the pot back outside today and see what happens.9°C / 48°F
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26 Sep 2008Coleus thriving along driveway Coleus and Container gardenSunny 23°C / 74°F
The other day I noticed how beautiful the coleus was that is next to our driveway. I’m not sure why this area is doing better than the potted ones…hmmm.

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