Aurora's Blog

Today in the Garden 5-13-08
May 13, 2008 | 11:04 AM PST
Tags: elephant ears , Cardinal Flower , Butterfly Weed , Brugmansia , Foxtail Lily , Gloriosa Lily

I've been quite the busy little bee today! I relocated my Elephant Ears to in front of my old Dining Room window. They'll get much more shade there so should be much happier. I also relocated the one Brugmansia to a sunnier spot- the new shoots grew to about 3 inches, then stopped, I'm guessing because it was too shady.  I'll see how it does in it's new spot.

I planted the Cardinal Flower near the AC condensation drain pipe so it will get constant moisture in the summer, and be partially shaded from the hot afternoon sun by the wisteria. The Butterfly Weed I planted in the front bed. I planted it "high" and didn't mulch near it. I'm hoping that it will be able to stay on the well-drained dry side that it likes. Only time will tell I suppose...

I then dug up my Foxtail Lily bulbs and the Gloriosa Lily tuber since they haven't done anything since I planted them there earlier this spring. There's more details on this in the Bulb and Tuber thread. I potted them in a mixture of mostly compost and some potting soil in old plastic coffee cans, then set them outside my french doors in full sun. Hopefully with the soil being better drained and warmer they'll actually start to grow!

My Mother's Day
May 11, 2008 | 7:43 AM PST
Tags: Cardinal Flower , Phalenopsis Orchid , Mother's Day Cards , Chocolate Cake

Both children made me wonderful cards, and I think they are going to bake me a cake too.

I'm going to be going out to my favorite nursery today, Yipee! I'll even get to drive DH's Porsche, Woohooo! I know why he told me to, so I won't buy any plants, hehe. That's alright, our budget can't afford it anyway. At least I can have some nice, peaceful time to myself enjoying plants and coming up with ideas.

I went to the nursery. Steve's plan backfired- I bought 2 plants. First is a Cardinal Flower, I've been wanting one for a really long time, and this is the first time I've seen one that wasn't bareroot, so of course I just had to buy it. The second is a Phalenopsis Orchid. It was in the clearance section because it had finished blooming, was originally $32 marked down to $11, and they had a coupon for another 20% off clearance indoor plants, so it came out to $9!!! That was a no-brainer.

The cake turned out wonderful- I'm going to go get a second piece.

Hope everyone had a great Mother's Day- I'm off for another piece of cake, and a nap :)