Plant ID and a Thanks

Plant ID and a Thanks

Do different varieties of mums have different shaped leaves? Last fall when this bush bloomed I thought it was a mum but I planted a mum which my daughter gave me for Mother’s Day and the leaves look nothing like

Plant ID and a Thanks

Plant ID and a Thanks

Do different varieties of mums have different shaped leaves? Last fall when this bush bloomed I thought it was a mum but I planted a mum which my daughter gave me for Mother’s Day and the leaves look nothing like

NEW DORM – REARRANGED

NEW DORM – REARRANGED

SORRY for the TriPPle Post. I am posting this in My Journal and ourbedrooms. \\ This is my dorm room at college.I recently rearranged it and here is just the interesting side. The other side justhas 2 desks (because I

NEW DORM – REARRANGED

NEW DORM – REARRANGED

SORRY for the TriPPle Post. I am posting this in My Journal and ourbedrooms. \\ This is my dorm room at college.I recently rearranged it and here is just the interesting side. The other side justhas 2 desks (because I

Castor bean and trumpet plant

Castor bean and trumpet plant

I bought these plants back in May of this year. I live in zone 6. Check out the difference in size ! What a joy it has been watching them grow and come into bloom.

Castor bean and trumpet plant

Castor bean and trumpet plant

I bought these plants back in May of this year. I live in zone 6. Check out the difference in size ! What a joy it has been watching them grow and come into bloom.

Newbie Alert! *waves*

Newbie Alert! *waves*

Hi All, Help! I can’t make it cut! Mods…?? I am a newbie gardener, (you’ve been warned), and I would love to get some on going tips and advice on my garden endevours. BUT FIRST, a little be about me..I

Newbie Alert! *waves*

Newbie Alert! *waves*

Hi All, Help! I can’t make it cut! Mods…?? I am a newbie gardener, (you’ve been warned), and I would love to get some on going tips and advice on my garden endevours. BUT FIRST, a little be about me..I

Help with weeping tea tree

Help with weeping tea tree

Hi everyone, I just bought a weeping tea tree and need some help with this plant. The scientific name is leptospermum brachyandrum. Do any of you know the: 1. Growing conditions? – soil, sunlight, watering regime, fertilizing regime etc. 2.

Help with weeping tea tree

Help with weeping tea tree

Hi everyone, I just bought a weeping tea tree and need some help with this plant. The scientific name is leptospermum brachyandrum. Do any of you know the: 1. Growing conditions? – soil, sunlight, watering regime, fertilizing regime etc. 2.

Heligan gardens, Cornwall

Heligan gardens, Cornwall

Just got back from a holiday in Cornwall, England, where I spent a day looking at the ‘Jungle’, a valley planted up in sub-tropical style. I found a lot of inspiration there and it knocked my ideas into shape as

Heligan gardens, Cornwall

Heligan gardens, Cornwall

Just got back from a holiday in Cornwall, England, where I spent a day looking at the ‘Jungle’, a valley planted up in sub-tropical style. I found a lot of inspiration there and it knocked my ideas into shape as

Pleather Problem…

Pleather Problem…

So we had puppies and they got ahold of the couches… this is a shot of the corner of the two cushions. this is a shot of the cushion to the very left. this is a shot of the middle

Pleather Problem…

Pleather Problem…

So we had puppies and they got ahold of the couches… this is a shot of the corner of the two cushions. this is a shot of the cushion to the very left. this is a shot of the middle

I SHOULD know what this is.. but I don’t

I SHOULD know what this is.. but I don’t

one more plant id.. they’re in Zone 5 or 6.. in Connecticut. This photo was taken by the shoreline in Guilford, but I’ve seen these flowers by me too, in the Litchfield area. what are these things ? It’s kind

I SHOULD know what this is.. but I don’t

I SHOULD know what this is.. but I don’t

one more plant id.. they’re in Zone 5 or 6.. in Connecticut. This photo was taken by the shoreline in Guilford, but I’ve seen these flowers by me too, in the Litchfield area. what are these things ? It’s kind

Help!

Help!

So my couch had a recent fight with my friends cat who we are watching. It’s leather and now has puncture wounds. They aren’t terribly bad, but they are bothering me. I was wondering if someone could help me out

Help!

Help!

So my couch had a recent fight with my friends cat who we are watching. It’s leather and now has puncture wounds. They aren’t terribly bad, but they are bothering me. I was wondering if someone could help me out

The Hoya saga

The Hoya saga

I re-potted one of my hoyas last year and it’s still yellow. I cut off all yellow that didn’t have a bloom spike. The new growth is green but the old remains yellow. Should I feed it iron again or

The Hoya saga

The Hoya saga

I re-potted one of my hoyas last year and it’s still yellow. I cut off all yellow that didn’t have a bloom spike. The new growth is green but the old remains yellow. Should I feed it iron again or

Help Again-Living Room Wall Woes

Help Again-Living Room Wall Woes

Hi there, I am totally inept in figuring this out in my long-term goals to get the living room in order. I have two (ok three) blank walls that I’m either gonna fix up or take a sledgehammer to in

Help Again-Living Room Wall Woes

Help Again-Living Room Wall Woes

Hi there, I am totally inept in figuring this out in my long-term goals to get the living room in order. I have two (ok three) blank walls that I’m either gonna fix up or take a sledgehammer to in

The Garden Bench – a very photo heavy post

The Garden Bench – a very photo heavy post

Once upon a time my husband worked at an assisted-living care facility. He made a lot of friends and formed some special bonds with some of the folks living there. When he left there in 1988 one of the ladies

The Garden Bench – a very photo heavy post

The Garden Bench – a very photo heavy post

Once upon a time my husband worked at an assisted-living care facility. He made a lot of friends and formed some special bonds with some of the folks living there. When he left there in 1988 one of the ladies

New Dining Area

New Dining Area

I have had this amazing beautiful quilt my grandma made as a display for her fabric shop, and she gave it to me as a gift for my birthday when she saw how much I loved it. It has a

New Dining Area

New Dining Area

I have had this amazing beautiful quilt my grandma made as a display for her fabric shop, and she gave it to me as a gift for my birthday when she saw how much I loved it. It has a

Chile peppers

Chile peppers

We grew several varieties of chile peppers in containers this year. Here are a few shots of some of our spoils!

Chile peppers

Chile peppers

We grew several varieties of chile peppers in containers this year. Here are a few shots of some of our spoils!

More plant pictures

More plant pictures

Since some of you guys requested for more pictures from me, here they are. =) They’re not as flamboyant and vibrant as my last post, but I hope you guys enjoy them nonetheless. From left to right: small aloe vera

More plant pictures

More plant pictures

Since some of you guys requested for more pictures from me, here they are. =) They’re not as flamboyant and vibrant as my last post, but I hope you guys enjoy them nonetheless. From left to right: small aloe vera

hydrangeas make lovely dried bouquets

hydrangeas make lovely dried bouquets

i had almost forgotten that things can look good in the morning.

hydrangeas make lovely dried bouquets

hydrangeas make lovely dried bouquets

i had almost forgotten that things can look good in the morning.

i have a new room…

i have a new room…

I haven’t posted pictures of my room since I moved out of my parents house and down to school, largely in part because it wasn’t the way I wanted it yet. Ultimately, I want to get lamps that are either

i have a new room…

i have a new room…

I haven’t posted pictures of my room since I moved out of my parents house and down to school, largely in part because it wasn’t the way I wanted it yet. Ultimately, I want to get lamps that are either