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A Great Day
Sep 29, 2008 | 7:49 PM PST

It began rather crazy but ended on a great note. Thanks to all the friends here on GG.

 I set out to straighten up some gardens around my yard.  Then I saw the Purple - heart Jew overgrowing in the hanging basket. I hadn't figured out a place to put her to let her wonder like she likes to do. Today I placed her on the corner near the entrance to my driveway in a little neglected (until now) garden spot. Nothing ever grew there except those Purple bearded Iris, that everyone has on this street for some reason, & that "virginia creeper".

It's kinda funny how many of the same plants grow in all the yards down this street for example: everyone has crape myrtle trees, purple iris', lantana, & american bamboo.

Sometimes it makes me wonder if a salesman came through hawking his wares sometime in the past. That would explain why there is a "no hawking law" in this little town ( I know! who knew what hawking was??) and the mystery of the duplicate plants.

After the purple jew grows a bit in her new home I'll share a photo of her she is very beautiful .  Meanwhile,  I  got to send my first seeds to some people on this site today. I am so excited about that!

I have some photos to share with ya'll today of Confederate Jasmine .  The Jasmine will have a new home where it can spread also by Spring. When it blooms again of course the photos would be better I just can't share the aroma with you. Its wonderful!

The pods I show have seeds inside them you remove them when they turn brown and take the seeds out and store in an envelope or plant in slightly moist soil with pushing it down in it a little bit and cover with peat moss. Grows really well. 

Ya'll have a great night and a glorious morning!

The pods:  the brown one is ready to remove.

The seeds now ready to store or plant.

*Someone asked me to share what to look for and how to harvest seed*

Getting too much lip?!
Sep 14, 2008 | 11:02 AM PST

Is there really such a thing? LOL I am referring to the tree that naturally grows lips on its bark. Have any of you GG'ers ever heard of that or seen one before? I have been told that I am a bit gullable but really this is what I read on www.matteroftrust.org

"Cedric Pollet looks closely at trees, revealing the spectacular beauty of tree bark. Coming from a scientific background, he combines art and science in highly beautiful, original images. He uses no digital effects or photographic manipulation, but shows us real elements of the natural world"

 

 What do you say?

 

UPDATE

Ah Ha~ "This is a very close-up photo. The part of the tree we see as lips in the photo are its lenticels - the part it breathes through. They're very small openings in the tree's young bark (and leaf surface) that open and close as the tree needs to let air in, or keep moisture in, depending on what's happening around it."  (from hortmom on yahooanswers)

Also the pic is turned sideways  to show the lip shape....hmmm....makes you think ...think that is what he is after there..smile.