Tag: flowers

It’s Orchid Time Again

Carol 15 Comments

Here in the USA, it’s Thanksgiving tomorrow. I’d like to thank you for your friendship in the last year. Your dropping by is always appreciated. Today I just want to say thank you and share the beautiful orchids my friend Beverly grows. Beverly lives in south Florida and has a tropical garden. I’m thankful for her generosity in sharing the photos, and I hope you enjoy them.

Now I’ll end with a beautiful sunset.

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Alstroemeria & Snapdragons on Burlap

Carol 10 Comments

My Florida home is light and bright with coastal elements. Every fall I am faced with decorating for autumn using my colors. I use more textures, tans, and browns. I add deeper toned colors as the season progresses. I look for softer shades of typical fall colors like peach. I also love using turquoise in the fall with tans and browns. l usually add more texture and natural elements.

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Tips to Help Create a Self-Sustaining Garden

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Many of us spend a lot of time in the garden trying to get it to look the way we want it to. Maintaining and sustaining a garden can take a lot of work, but it doesn’t need to. In fact, if you’re prepared to put the initial work in to plan, you can create a garden that does a lot of self maintainance. Most of the work involved in creating a self-sustaining garden gets done during the planning phase. When you put more thought into the set-up of your garden, you’ll reduce the amount of care and maintenance required to keep it going. If you’re new to gardening or you’re unsure how to make it self-sufficient, these tips can help you get started:

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How to Start a Garden Business

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I love gardening. Unfortunately, my arthritis keeps me from doing it. Difficulty maintaining a home and garden was one of the reasons I sold my house and bought a condominium. I do container gardening a little in my condo. Remember last week’s post, Frangipani on a Summer Day? I cut a branch off my frangipani (plumeria) tree at the house to grow a tree here at the condo in a large container. If I were younger and didn’t have bad allergies to pollen, I’d love to garden full-time. I notice lots of ads in FaceBook Marketplace for local plants. I think I’d start with something similar. If you propagate plants, plant seeds, and watch your new plants grow, you can have a garden business. How big a business depends entirely on your goals.

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Frangipani on a Summer Day

Carol 28 Comments

Frangipani, also known as plumeria, is a tree best known for its fragrant, five-petal flowers that are used to make Hawaiian leis. Native to tropical climates, frangipani is a wonderful tree in the Southern garden. Frangipani is an easy-to-grow tropical tree that flowers from April through November.

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When I lived at my house, I always had at least one frangipani tree. Below is one of last year’s photos taken in the front yard.

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