garden98011's Blog
garden98011's Blog
Feb 6, 2008 | 6:48 PM PST
This gardening thing is such an addiction. I promised myself I WOULD NOT purchase any plants during the winter season. Every winter my laundry room and/or living room turn into a mini nursery, then I am stuck trying to acclimate everything. My family gets tired of assisting me at night (pulling everything in) , I am constantly watching my animals so they do not nibble the new growth....Today I received (just arrived-mysteriously-hahaha) a huge (by mail-order standards) Michelia Figo (Banana Shrub), once again-great Ebay seller, perfectly packaged in a 3 gal contailer-3 1/2 ' tall.
The weather forecast is bleak for the next ten days, but I am hoping to get a mini-prespring garden spruce done before Mosaic2007 arrives for the garden show on 2/20! Per Mosaic-it will be time to trim the dead leaves off my bananas when she's here, for that and many other reasons, I cannot wait until she arrives! ~Andrea
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Feb 6, 2008 | 8:59 PM PST
Love your shade pathway & what is that plant/7th photo, first album. Your pets are sooooo cute! Can't wait to see more photos. : ) Post one of the Banana Shrub soon? |
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Feb 7, 2008 | 6:50 AM PST
I feel your pain! I have been purchasing like crazy and need to stop...we are on a budget after all. But, in my climate I can luckily still plant in winter...provided it is a hardy item I am planting. I have been having so much fun! I love EBAY too! I have never bought a plant from them, though... |
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Feb 7, 2008 | 9:49 AM PST
Rashell, that is a voodoo lily (Dracunculus Vulgaris) purchased through Ebay! I planted another variety last fall so will hopefully have more soon. Thanks for the kind remarks. Soaphouse-yea that mysterious "budget", my husband tries to tell me that as well...It was great last year w/the remodel-he allocated $ to my garden addiction so the front would be ready for the new driveway this spring, etc. Now he thinks I don't need any more plants-he doesn't get it!! Then again, I don't get how his clients spend $4500 on a custom comforter set either...so it goes :) I just smile, he enjoys the garden so much-he will get it one day! |
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