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RamblingNana's posts about: hanging baskets
Jul 13, 2008 | 12:22 PM PST
Tags: hanging baskets , fertilizing , watering
Minter Gardens are famous out here on the west coast of British Columbia. I just spotted this excellent article by Brian Minter regarding the care of hanging baskets. If you love hanging baskets as much as I do, I think you will find it worth a read.
Apr 29, 2008 | 4:22 PM PST
Tags: hanging baskets , weeds , chickweed , balcony
So, I've taken up walking . . . serious walking . . . really fast walking! I'm doing about four miles every other day. So far so good. I'm gonna get rid of some of this weight . . . I hope.
While on my seriously fast walk the other day I spotted hanging baskets all lined up in front of one of the local corner grocery stores. They were so lush looking. I was drawn in like a moth to flame. I simply could not just walk by. So I bought three of them. We drove down and picked them up that evening.
I can't believe I did something so dumb ! We are expecting snow here this week! It's sunny right now . . . but I can see the weather is changing.
I've got the baskets tucked up close to the wall on my balcony in hopes they will stay warm. The first night I must have draped forty feet of clear plastic over them to keep the cold off. It all blew away the next day.
Anyhoo . . . it's been almost a week. So far they are looking just fine. The chances of them surviving without defect till the warm weather arrives is probably zero . . . but . . . oh well, I may just have to buy new ones.
I did something nice for someone on Sunday. My friend has been off in Spain for a month. She is coming home tomorrow with relatives from Denmark in tow. She was fretting over the fact that her HUGE garden would be full of weeds when she got home. I told her I'd happily weed it for her in preparation for their arrival. OMG! Back and front was a green pasture of chickweed. At least I think it was chickweed. Whatever it was it has totally altered the alignment of my back and introduced me to leg muscles I didn't know I owned. I don't know why I felt I must do both front and back gardens in one day. Oh well. It's done and it looks all nice and brown and fluffy ... instead of like a green carpet.
I'm not griping about my lack of a garden any more. I think I will be content with my balcony from here on in.
RN
Apr 9, 2007 | 6:38 PM PST
Tags: condo , petunias , shade , balcony , spider mites , aphids , tomatoes , container gardens , container tomatoes , miniature tomatoes , hanging baskets
Hi!
I found this delightful site last Summer. I really enjoyed posting and receiving comments from "the gang." I got tips that I fully intend to use this coming season.
I have seasonal worries about avoiding aphids on my container tomato plants and keeping spider mites at bay that I'm always looking for the latest advice on.
I'm living in a condo, so as you can imagine, a balcony flower display is somewhat limited space-wise - that doesn't stop my interest in what other gardeners are doing. Never met a gardener I didn't like.
I had a beautiful flower garden when I had my house. Many happy hours trying to make everything perfect. It breaks my heart that I never thought to take photos of it before I moved. I've only got a couple of fuzzy shots of my back patio. You can view them on my photo album.
We will be moving to a much larger condo next March. Can't wait! It's still just a cement foundation - but at least they've started on it. I'll have a 15' x 25' north-facing patio in the new place. I'll really have to come up with lots of shade-loving plants to dress up my view. I'm looking forward to getting lots of tips and suggestions from the forum.
I'd like to share a garden with you. It's my childhood friend's and I love visiting it each Spring. She is a wonderful gardener. The garden is planted with perennials that don't need extra watering. She pretty much lets nature take its course. Take a look at the album I've put together and click SLIDESHOW - it's lovely. The garden is on an island on the Westcoast of BC where we get lots of rain.
Cheers!
