Plantings (25)
Progress Journal (78)
Wish List (0)
I guess that I should really call my two gardens the Summer Garden and the Winter Garden given that for 5 or 6 months of the year outdoor gardening is impossible. So during the winter I have an indoor garden, set in the south facing bay window of my sitting room. It has florescent grow-lights hanging above the plants on the table but below the hanging pots, and the lights are on a timer so I wake to light in the sitting room window which does me as much good as it does the plants.
Reference books:
‘Indoor Gardening’ Chicago Botanic Garden pub.Knopf 1995
‘Container Plants’ Halina Heitz pub Barrons 1992
Plantings
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African violets
Saintpaulia
Purchased on 30 Sep 09 Freebees from the local pharmacy - walking past...
- 0 journals
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Club Moss
Selaginella
Purchased on 18 Feb 09 Green leaflets with cream edging, also I notice...
- 1 journals
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- 0 comments
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Phalaenopsis Taihort Noble
Phalaenopsis
Established on 18 Dec 08 Plant tag says: K55251 07/16/08 P. Taihort Nob...
- 3 journals
- 1 faves
- 0 comments
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African Amaryllis
Hippeastrum
Sown on 17 Nov 08 One pot of 'Jade Serpent' and 3 x 'Peach Blosso...
- 5 journals
- 0 faves
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African Amaryllis
Hippeastrum
Sown on 17 Nov 08 One pot of 'Jade Serpent' and 3 x 'Peach Blosso...
- 2 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
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Miniature rose
Rosa
Established on 24 Oct 08 Indoor miniature rose bought from the local sup...
- 4 journals
- 0 faves
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Hen and Chicks
Echeveria x imbricata
Purchased in May 2008 Bought at local supermarket. This is one of se...
- 1 journals
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Streptocarpella
Streptocarpus saxorum
Purchased in Apr 2008 Lavender blue flowers on wiry stems, 6"tall 24"...
- 4 journals
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Moth Orchid
Phalaenopsis
Established in Mar 2008 Mother's Day present from Sue and Corin. It has...
- 7 journals
- 0 faves
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Streptocarpus
Streptocarpus
Established in 2007 Bought as a summer basket plant. Probably S.x h...
- 3 journals
- 0 faves
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Hibiscus #2
Hibiscus
Purchased in 2007 Also purchased from our local supermarket, earl...
- 4 journals
- 0 faves
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Rubber Plant
Ficus elastica
Purchased in 2006 Bought from the local supermarket. It is about ...
- 1 journals
- 0 faves
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Pelagoniums
Pelargonium
Purchased in 2006 The orange red pelagonium was purchased summer ...
- 2 journals
- 0 faves
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Camillia 'April Remembered'
Camellia japonica
Purchased in Jan 2006 I bought this in Vancouver when I was visiting ...
- 6 journals
- 0 faves
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Coffee bush
Coffea arabica nana
Established in 2005 Purchased from the local supermarket about 2 ye...
- 2 journals
- 0 faves
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Calamondin Orange
X citrofortunella mitis
Purchased in Dec 2004 Bought from local supermarket with birthday mon...
- 6 journals
- 0 faves
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Bay Tree
Laurus nobilus
Established in 1998 This has traveled with me, it lives on the kitc...
- 1 journals
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Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Established in 1998 I am not sure whether this was acquired in Bran...
- 2 journals
- 0 faves
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Croton
Codiaeum variegatum
Purchased from the local supermarket, unlabeled...
- 0 journals
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Hibiscus
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
Bought at local supermarket, no label. This may...
- 1 journals
- 0 faves
- 0 comments
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Peperomia
Peperomia magnolifolia
This is probably the second or third generation...
- 1 journals
- 0 faves
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Prayer Plant
Maranta leuconeura erythroneura
Bought at the local supermarket some years ago....
- 0 journals
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Christmas Cactus
Schlumbergera truncata
Acquired since I came to Revelstoke I think. Na...
- 4 journals
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Little leaf vine
Bought from the local supermarket a couple of y...
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Lemon-scented geranium
Pelargonium crispum
I am not sure when I first got this plant, the ...
- 0 journals
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- 2 comments
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Comments
xan wrote:
Minds of the great! I was just sitting here thinking about how I would add an “window sill garden” for the winter. I’ve gotten so addicted to this site that I’ll need a way to participate over the cold months. Thank goodness for gardeners down under! I’ll be living vicariously through them.
Posted on 29 Jul 08 (about 1 years ago)
rainymountain wrote:
Yes I’ll be keeping up with Brits, Aussies and the Southern States during the winter. The ‘winter garden’ is better than nothing but definately not so much fun as the summer garden, there isn’t that wrap-around feeling for a start. I think I’ll journal about gardening books, and seed catalogues etc. That’s when making pots becomes a lifesaver, as I can build garden pots and dream!
Cheers
Posted on 29 Jul 08 (about 1 years ago)