indianshadow46's Blog
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May 11, 2008 | 9:09 PM PST
I was delighted to see my youngest daughter and my two youngest granddaughters today. They brought me the most wonderful card I could ever dream of having! They visited with me for awhile. Also gave me a really cte purse with a dog on it. I just love those kids. She has always been such a delight to me. She knows just how to fill my heart up with all her love.
A dear friend of my passed away this week so off to the funeral home I went to pay my condolences to the family. She was to be 83 years of age on the 29th of this month.
I was so sorry to hear about the accident and sudden death of Dotty Rambo. Oh what a wonderful song writer she was. Such a talent. I will miss her.
May 11, 2008 | 8:06 AM PST
I want to wish all of you a Happy Day.. First year without my mom. This is kinda hard but I know she is having a well deserved restfull day filled with beauty.
I planted geen beans and okra yesterday. Went to my hubby's company fish fry and really enjoyed the fellowship and the food was great.
Hope all are safe and take this day to just relax and enjoy the surroundings.
May 2, 2008 | 11:00 PM PST
Tag: poppy
I planted some Poppy seed I purchased at Walmart. Then this lady told me it is against the law to plant them. Does anyone know if this is true?
Apr 21, 2008 | 10:56 PM PST
Sunday (last week) my hubby and I planted 6 climbing roses. Since I lost all the wonderful shade from the tree trimmers, I thought climbing roses was a good idea. 3 Jacob's Coats- 1 pink peace - 1 lavenda ( not a climber. We also pu1 a white climber on the back fence and a yellow. Today I placed my seedlings in the garden. I have tomatoes, squash, cukes, spinach, cilantro, and a pumpkin plant that came up from a fall display. This has been a very week and a half. Had rain on Sunday morning. I stayed out of the yard all day..So sad..Too tired!!
So much rain lately that roses don't look too good. I got them on sale for $2 ea. so not a real bad loss if they don't make it. I soaked them in water 24 hours then cut them back to 6" like the instructions said. But only one has any leaves showing. I used rooting powder too. Maybe that is what I did wrong.
I was so inspired by one of the blogs today. I am going to the feed store tomorrow to get pole beans to plant by my back fence. It is wooden s I think it won't get too hot.
I put in an annual bed in front. It looks a little bare right now.... Begonias and Celosa
I am so excited my mums are budding and some are opening.. They look so happy in the spot I put them in...
I'll have to take pictures tomorrow..
Was so sorry to here about the tornado that hit VA today. I know we have a few members from VA. and hope they are safe.
Happy Gardening to everyone!!!!
Apr 20, 2008 | 8:03 AM PST
I made newspaper pots to set my seed. Was a great idea I got from home and garden! Now the seedlings are appearing. I just put pt and all down in the dirt! I tried the cuttings I read about on here and they have taken root now. I will be a very busy person today!
Hope everyone has a good day today and stay healthy and keep digging and watering.
No tornados-no tree limbs in yard-no cat at front garden......How much better can life be for me today :)
Apr 18, 2008 | 10:15 AM PST
Had five in the area came right over the house! Had a lot of hail but very little damage. The men came this morning to remove the limbs out of back yard. Thank you Lord!!!!! Have to leave to visit friend in hospital. So will post more later. Thank you all for your concerns. I had a nose to nose with electric co. LOL But results were good!
Beautiful day shaping up following the storms.
Apr 14, 2008 | 4:40 PM PST
From 8am til 11am I was on the phone with uttility company. They trimmed the limbs off the electric lines following the storms here. The problem was all the extremely large limbs were left in my back yard. They cover more than half the yard! My newly planted flower garden is buried under all the limbs. They had my young pecan tree bent over under the limbs! I saved the pecan tree but the limbs are too big for me to uncover my flower bed! I can't even see it!
I stayed on the phone all morning and they promised to be out today but they are a NO SHOW! I will give them until 10am tomorrow then I'll try to get the news out here. They cleaned everyones yard off except mine. I was the last for the day. I feel so cheated because they told me they would clear it off before they quit for the day. Enough crying!!!
I did get another flower bed started in the front. Will go to the nursery tomorrow to get plants. I put seed in for vegetables today and flower seed out. I can't seem to find just the right place for an herb garden. Got the seeds started in pots.
I made paper pots for the seeds. I saw it on the home & garden show. It was really easy and you just put the whole thing down in the ground. Hope it works out ok..lol.. I made 46 pots and filled them all!!!!
My pictures of this mess in my yard is posted in book "April" check it out!!
Good day to you all..I am headed for the shower..I think I stink!!!..lol.....Carol
Apr 10, 2008 | 7:38 PM PST
We had some really bad storms in Fort Worth this morning. No damage on my property (thank the Lord), but damage all around me.
My hosta made it through the winter. The winds have my iris' leaning over. They are opening up now. My redbud tree my Mother grew from seed before she passed away has tiny new leaves on it. I was so afraid I had lost it to the dry winter.
Hope all of you in the path of that storm that traveled east out of Texas this morning fairs well with no damage to your property.
By the way "ole Tom Cat" has moved to the other side of my house. Got to go get more moth balls. I found out if they are wet down they work better. Coffee hasn't seem to ward off Ole Tom...lol
Be safe in all these Spring storms & Keep playing in the dirt!
Apr 3, 2008 | 7:43 PM PST
Yes, he is back. Kicked the moth balls out of the way. Left his mark and left!! Just to let me know he still thinks I have the most lavashed flower garden Cat Box on the block!!!
Nothing left to do except to put ammonia out. Hope I don't kill any plants.
My azaleas are just beautiful!! I took 24 cuttings from my red tip shrub. I put them in water. I put 4 in potting soil. I stuck 2 in the ground.(I felt lucky)..LOL Now do I change that water every few days? My first time to take cuttings.
My maiden hair plant has doubled in size this spring. My bulbs didn't bloom. But, my black beard iris's have the bud out now. I was concerned about them blooming.
I really made a mistake on my crepe myrtles. I pruned them back the end of Feb.. Then I read they are not to be pruned until they leaf out. Hope I didn't kill them. They are bare right now. The neighbors are beginning to leaf out.
Help!!! Gardening gone wild here..lol
Mar 28, 2008 | 2:29 PM PST
Tag: cats in the garden
My granddaughter hurried into the kitchen to report there was a really bad odor coming into the house from outdoors. I asked what it smelled like. She said, "I've never smelled anything this bad"! My daughter agreed with her.
I had placed the brewed coffee grounds and moth balls out to keep the neighbor Tom cat away. Mixed with the odor from the cat urine, this was NOT any fragrance any animal or human would want to be around! So the windows were closed and fans turned on in the house. The warmer weather was gone by late and cooler temps allowed us to keep the windows closed today...lol
There was no evidence the Tom visited the garden overnight . I went out first thing this morning to investigate. Placed more coffee out there. My hubby said he was glad I had run out of moth balls...Everyone in the house is hoping the coffee will work so we won't need anymore moth balls..lol
Took 24 cutting of my red tip shrubs in hope to fill in between the ones I have planted out back. I put 12 in water and 12 in potting soil. I love living fences.
Mar 27, 2008 | 1:55 AM PST
Tag: cats in the garden
I read in the Magazine "This Old House" a suggestion to keep cats out of the garden. Coffee grounds even brewed coffee grounds. I have not tried it yet. Tomorrow I will start putting out two days of stored up coffee grounds! After paying $28 for deer urine it would be cheaper for me to go get that coffee from the local dollar store and spread it all over my garden! The cat urine goes all through my house when I open the windows. This is a neighbor's cat. I know coffee will smell better...lol
My iris are sill standing up so proud but ... not a bloom yet. I bought this near black bearded iris 3 years ago. Last year the bloom was just about to open and my then 2 year old granddaughter picked it right off the stalk and brought it to me just so proud. So this year she had been trained to leave the flowers and just smell them..lol
I haven't felt to good the last two days so I have just been piddling around the flower beds. I found I have a lot of ants that I didn't have last year.
Mar 23, 2008 | 7:20 AM PST
Tag: wondering jew
All my plants survived the egg hunt yesterday! we had 32 guests and over 400 eggs. 16 children and not 1 plant stepped on! Miracles do still prevail....
The weather changed from warm and sunny yesterday to cool and misty today. How blessed I was to have such a lovely day!
My Azaleas are opening up, Mimosa Tree has new buds, Gerbera Daisies are blooming, Oh what a wonderful morning I have had.
God Bless you all.
I have Wondering Jew to get rid of.. Purple and green. If anyone wants this fast growing plant let me know before March is over. I am so tired of thinning this plant back. It is everywhere on my property.
Mar 22, 2008 | 5:41 AM PST
Family will be here today. We are expecting a beautiful day here in Texas. 74 degrees makes for a great egg hunt. I do hope my plants survive the scramble for that hidden egg...lol
My Mother past away in Feb. this year. She gave me a small redbud tree from her yard before she passed. It hasn't budded yet. I do hope it made it through the winter. But the Japanese Maple, she and I planted last summer while she was here on a visit, has leafed out. It is just beautiful. The Gerber Daisies are blooming too. I hope a little foot doesn't find them today during the egg hunt.
My iris are not blooming yet. Neighbors are in bloom. I thought they didn't need any extra care! These are the near black ones that I bought at the local nursery. They didn't bloom last year. Any advice on how to encourage the bloom would be much appreciated.
Neighborhood Tom Cat still in my formal courtyard garden. I put baking soda around everywhere to lessen the smell so our guests could enjoy the area for socializing with one another. I cannot catch that Tom, but when I do he is going to find another yard at another neighborhood. I hope, but the Humane Society will probably give him back to the neighbor along with a fine.
Gotta get busy cooking! Happy Easter to everyone. May the Lord Bless you all and keep you safe this year.
Mar 21, 2008 | 6:59 AM PST
Tag: Azaleas
I thought I had lost these wonderful plants. After the flooding they began to leaf out.I thought for sure they were going to bloomless! Looked out this morning to find buds on there. Some were even beginning to open.
I haven't written much because I have enjoyed reading all the blogs and looking at the pictures so many have uploaded.
I just love this website so much. Thanks to all of you. You make my mornings so nice before the sun comes up. It motivates me to get digging!!!
Feb 12, 2008 | 7:52 AM PST
Tag: Unwanted cats in garden
I have a graciously inviting courtyard. However, neighbors cats have turned it into a very intolerable smelly cat box. I have purchased products that work only a few days. The cats are not deterred from the products. The urine has killed 2 of my azaleas.
Has anyone been successful in keeping cats from their garden areas. I need some advice!!!
