jlee's Blog
jlee's Blog
Last Post 95 days, 9 hours Ago
May 18, 2008 | 7:55 AM PST
Ok I need help! My husband & daughters bought me the most beautiful basket for Mother's Day. Inside this basket was a potted azalea w/white & pink striped buds. I've read a little about the plant but really don't know much about it. I can't find anywhere on the internet on how to keep this pretty thing alive! My husband on accident filled it with too much water but I luckily saved it & drained the water. It now looks so pretty but how to I continue it's life!! Should I clip the flowers that have bloomed once it starts looking wilted? And, should I keep it inside in this pot because it says it likes cool weather? I need to take a picture of it so everyone can see it. Is there anything special I need to do? I've got it sitting by the window so it can have sunlight.
Does anyone have info on these bushes?
Apr 30, 2008 | 6:59 PM PST
This is my first blog, never done this before! Well, I just recently bought a house in Burleson, Texas. After being settled for a year, now I'm ready to start playing in my gardens. Let me tell ya, when I first moved into our house, the gardens were full of weeds. As I started cleaning, I found a small, lonely hosta and very neglected rose bush. Please excuse me, I know nothing of the names of most plants so just bare with me! So, this month I have cleaned the whole front yard bed out, cut bushes down & ready to PLAY!!! I'm new to all this & was not born with a green thumb like my mother. My mother introduced this site to me & truly love it! By the way, my mother is the famous...indianshadow46!! You could say I'm SO eager to figure out how to plant in the shade. My whole front yard is completely shaded with non bearing mulberry trees. I've downloaded the flowers I have so far, please excuse the bareness, I've just started. I'm trying to figure out what will grow here. I am SOOO very proud of my hosta, she's my pride & joy. She has tripled since we moved in & survived the winter! So, she's definately a fighter!!!
If anyone has tips or ideas on what to grow here in Zone 8 (I just figured this out!) please let me know..... I have complete shade................... sniff, sniff
