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Dec 27 amaryllis
Dec 27, 2009 | 7:27 PM PST

Lot's more promise for the new year to come. 

My two year anniversary
Dec 18, 2009 | 8:21 PM PST
I just noticed that I became a member of Garden Guides two years ago today and I want to thank everyone for putting up with some of my crazy moments. I also want to express to everyone my appreciation for all that I have learned about life and gardening from all of you. Bill Mitchell

Dec 17 new Amaryllis
Dec 17, 2009 | 7:33 PM PST

I took this picture a few minutes ago and I  wanted to share it's beauty with all of you.

 

Merry Christmas in a few days. Love Sandy and Bill

Dec 12th National Pointsettia Day
Dec 12, 2009 | 11:43 AM PST

I've read that Poinsettia is poisonous but not so. After research, read the following.

For years we were warned that poinsettias – those beautiful red and pink flowering plants we display at Christmastime – were poisonous. Parents magazines, medical books and guides, and even doctors and veterinarians cautioned us to keep the beautiful plants out of the reach of children and pets for fear that they might nibble on the flowers or the leaves which were believed to be toxic. In fact, some books still indicate poinsettias are poisonous.

Thanks to more recent testing, however, it is no longer necessary to keep your beautiful poinsettia plants on high shelves and out of reach. The long-standing belief that poinsettias were poisonous has finally been proven to be nothing more than a myth – a false alarm.

 According to a source at the Poison Control Center in Madison, Wisconsin, most of the fear originated from the death of one child in Hawaii in 1918 who was believed to have eaten a poinsettia plant. However, experts are no longer sure this death really had anything to do with the ornamental plant.

In fact, a research study conducted at Ohio State University in more recent years reveals that poinsettias are not truly poisonous at all. The study conclusively proved that all parts of the plant are non-toxic.

Today the National Capital Poison Center in Washington, DC and poison control centers across the country list the poinsettia as a non-poisonous plant.

Enjoy your favorite Christmas  plant, Bill Mitchell

 

Dec 11th Amaryllis
Dec 11, 2009 | 6:20 PM PST

Today is Sandy's birthday and the amaryllis are celebrating with her.

 

 

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Purdy ain't they.

You'al have a great day. Bill Mitchell

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Dec 5th Amaryllis
Dec 5, 2009 | 9:19 AM PST

Amaryllis blooming today.

 

 

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Our poinsettia

Have a great day everyone. Sandy and Bill

 

 

Snow
Dec 5, 2009 | 4:53 AM PST

I was laughing when everyone down south got snow yesterday. Wow, this is the view out my front window at 7:45am.

 

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missing but not lost
Dec 1, 2009 | 10:54 AM PST
I was worried about mitzilou because I noticed she has been absent for three days and she post here and in the forums everyday. I called her to see if the blueberry cobbler that I gave her on Thanksgiving day made her sick. Luckily that wasn't the problem. Her computer got sick with a virus and is at the computer hospital. It is expected to fully recover and be back soon. Reporting from Kentucky, Bill Mitchell