"Pardon Me"

I just bloomed this morning and my name is
"Pardon Me"

(Red Day Lily)

My tiny cactus is also showing off with this
cute bloom.

Patio Plants

If you have full sun here is a great patio
plant: Alamandas

with it's vivid color of Yellow and beautiful
trumphet blooms.

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Another great Patio vine the Mandevillas
constantly blooms

all summer long.

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Euphorbia-Diamond Frost

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Baby Sun Rose

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Cape Honeysuckle-These plants can easily be
maintained
indoors during the winter season.

Pesky Varments

About 2 years ago someone told me how to get rid
of those pesky squirrels in my yard. We have too many
of them in our area, At this point I was willing to try anything
because nothing else worked. I have tried replellants,
Hot pepper powder etc...
So she told me use Orange oil, the kind you use for baking.
Well, I did and it does work! when I sprinkle it around my
flowers, and dip my bulbs before I plant them I noticed they
stopped coming into my yard all together! And another tip she
told me if you want Skunks from coming around they hate the
smell of Juicy fruit gum. My neighbor and I put the gum outside in
front of our house to see if it actually works, of course it sounds a
bit funny to do this but why not? our dogs were getting sprayed
by skunks way to often, so we did put the gum out there and I
have not seen anymore skunks! by the way do you know what
gets the smell of skunk off of your dogs? Woolite does! believe it
or not.

Pearly Bells

A semi-new variety of Kalanchoes called Pearl
Bells, this one that I have

is a miniature, and finally has bloomed.

Some varieties have pink flowers with purple
edges, this one has a raspberry

color with green edges and as they mature in
size the flowers tends to hang down

like bells. They like the same conditions as the
other variety of Kalanchoes,

as is in the succulent family.

This photo was taken when the buds started to
form.

Photo Shots

I have to say I am not much of a
photographer,

But my husband loves to photograph just about
everything including a

grasshopper that jumped onto his plate of food
while eating outdoors at a

barbeque. Anyway he took these photos of the
"Jungle room" as he calls it.

I think when you use a better camera the quality
of photos says it all.
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Clivia

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"The Poor Man's Orchid" Schizanthus

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"The Jungle Room"

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The wise man says "It's a freaking Jungle in
here"

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The Anthrium is being rained on by the Old man's
Beard!

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And Hydrangeas has the winter
Blues............

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While the Cyclamens are adoring the
Clivias...

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dling in the garden

What a beautiful day it is today, about 71
degrees and I got to piddle

in the garden today. I planted a Chintz Thyme
ground cover, it's fragrant

and really cute. It takes full sun, hardy to
zone 4-9 and only reaches about

3" in height.

It's really tiny and dainty.

Then I planted a Basket of Gold, cute little
yellow flowers

The Violas I planted last year is in bloom, I
also moved a golden privet bush

today it was getting to big and was located in
front of my pergula.

It was a fun day piddling in the garden, Now I
think we are expecting rain and

rain on and off all day on Sunday.

I
was excited to see buds forming on my flowering plum tree.

Tamarix

I planted this shrub about 2 years ago, I had
never seen a shrub

quite like this, it is very striking and
unusual. "Pink Cascade Tamarix",

grows in full sun, 10-15 feet tall and 10 feet
wide in 10 years.

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It's foliage is scale-like but soft and
feathery. Masses of

flower panicles create an ostrich plume
effect.

Wild growing, very loose, upright shrub.

The branches should be pruned down to ground
during the

winter season this keeps it from growing too
large.

Blooms in the early summer.

Plant Collection

I have been doing a segment on a tour of my
whole plant

collection on my wordpress blog from a request
of a few

fellow bloggers. I have been posting 3 plants a
day from my

whole collection of indoor plants, incase you
are interested in

seeing this segment just click "Outdoors In"
from the top menu

bar of my blog to view my collection.

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Plant Collection

I have been doing a segment on a tour of my
whole plant

collection on my wordpress blog from a request
of a few

fellow bloggers. I have been posting 3 plants a
day from my

whole collection of indoor plants, incase you
are interested in

seeing this segment just click "Outdoors In"
from the top menu

bar of my blog to view my collection.

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Plant Ideas

Placing Herbs in nice Ceramic Containers will
most

certainly bring life into your kitchen. Herbs
are not only

great for seasoning food, Herbs also brings
interest and color.

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Topiaries and Draping Foliage plants in vivid
color pots

placed on a windowsill.

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Small pots of Hydrangeas for centerpieces

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Add Blooming plants, and Green plants to a
windowsill

and table in the kitchen.

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Herbs on the Coffee Table

Plant Shock

When summer time is over and it's time to start bringing in plants,
they'll tend to drop their leaves. This is actually normal.
As long as you water them as needed, and provide good lighting
the leaves will grow back and the plant will start to come alive
again. Plants can also go into shock when you first purchase and
bring home a new plant.This does not mean it's dieing,
just give it some time. Plants that tend to drop most of it's
leaves are Ficus, and dwarf trees. Dwarf Trees or Shrubs needs
to be kept moist and never dry between watering, don't soak them
to death either.

Plant Quiz

Today is such a nice day, It reached 64
degrees!

Anyway, There are 3 photos of Plants
below:

Who can name all three? Hint: All the Plants
are

in the same family and is Tropical.

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Or can you name the plant family?

Planter Box

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Today I pulled out the strawberries from the
planter box and

threw them away, if you don't build a chicken
wire frame around

it the birds will eat all the strawberries. So
I did not want to deal

with the frame instead, I took all the potted
annuals and planted them

all in the large planter box.

Now I don't have to deal with pots and watering
will be a sinch. Finally today

I think Summer has started it's in the mid 70's
and next week will be in the 80's.

Have a fun day!

Planting Time!

Finally no rain! Yeh! I got the chance to do
some planting today,

I know it is a little early but perennials
survive just fine.

I planted a creeping Phlox and the Carmel Coral
Bells behind it.

I always thought Coral Bells where for shaded
area, but good ol' mom

says they can be planted in the sun, Yeh!

Also planted a Candytuft-Purity

and
last but not least the Speedwell ground cover, love the tiny little
flowers.
I guess I can say I did my part on Earth Day.

Ponytail Palms

I find the name of this plant to be kind of
funny because

they are actually Succulents. Ponytail Palms
stores

water in their trucks and do not need to be
watered very

often at all. During the winter months I water
them only

every 3 weeks and provide them with bright
lighting.

Plants are Popping up

Finally I am starting to see life emerging from
my

garden after all the rain we've been having for
the

last 2 days.

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Garlic Chives

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Grape Hyacinths

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Delphiniums

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Yellow Loostrife

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Sedum

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Moneywort Lysimachia

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and Strawberries