In any case it was good of you to put yourself forward, but I think sometimes things out of our control happen for a reason. Selfishly I'm glad you're staying safe.
Thank you Lashes!! I appreciate you saying that. The more I think about it I think maybe it’s for the best. It’s gotta be a little dangerous working over there right now.
(And I like having power cause I have to have Telly Talk. Keep that part between us cause I feel bad saying it).
I do know what you mean , I think as we mature our interests widen and often change, I never, ever dreamed I would one day enjoy gardening. Nowadays, I love crawling around pulling up weeds and getting myself all muddy
I can tell you do enjoy it! When I was a teenager I’d be playing ball all around my mom while she worked in her garden. She’d say if you want to put that bat down for five minutes and come over here you’ll learn something. I would just laugh at her and keep playing, reminding her that her garden was on my field, not the other way around (I was a jerk then). So I do get what you mean; our interests and the things we appreciate change a lot as we get older.
It’s crazy cause right now I have family in Tennessee with no power, and I have family up in New York and New Jersey with no power. This storm hit so many states.
When I was a teenager I’d be playing ball all around my mom while she worked in her garden. She’d say if you want to put that bat down for five minutes and come over here you’ll learn something. I would just laugh at her and keep playing, reminding her that her garden was on my field, not the other way around (I was a jerk then).
No you weren't a jerk, you were just a youngster focusing on your own passions just like we all did. You did make me smile by reminding your Mom that her garden was actually on your field
Have a good week ahead and the same to anyone else who passes by here ...
Thank you! Everyone seems to be doing okay. I think dealing with the after effects of these storms can be even worse than the storm itself sometimes; the electrify, the water and gas shortages, the damage, food getting back into the stores, etc. A lot of people panic and that’s understandable.
It's kinda sad that soon the gardening season will come to a close and only our indoor plants get the attention. What is must be like to live in a warmer climate with plants around us all year round.
Yes indeed! These Scheffleras are also called Umbrella plants. The one I was given was older and quite large and will need a good pruning next year. I'll take a photo of Scheffie soon to share. I've learned quite a bit about these plants since receiving it.
Its going to be interesting to see what happens. It would be great if each plants blooms a different colour, although I do have a fondness for white Orchids (like my Pearl)
It will be and interesting experiment to see how their next blooming will go. I often wonder who many people actually keep these orchids after their initial blooming. My poor Venus will surely take longer to rebloom as she has had that stem rot issue. Today, it seems to have stabilized with no noticeable rot but she lost leaves in saving her. It's still early to declare victory but her decline as been halted. This poor plant really suffered with broken leaves and stem rot. I'm glad I rescued her before it was too late.
Let’s see. We’re 68 posts away from 4400. And we have about 23 days, so that’s about 3 posts a day. I’ll never worry about making goal again though as long as ur here Michelle. You scared, oops, I mean threatened, nope I mean motivated us into making it last month when Lashes left us for dead. That’s it, motivated.
I got one foot out but replaced it with the other. Oh well!
Having studied Michelle, The Lovely from afar being scared is prudent. If used against you the powerful weapon in her arsenal, her intellect, will end you!
I speak with confidence abour such things as Big Sister uses her's against me when I misbehave.
Oh dear! I’ve ticked off you both. Hold on, DFF trying to remove foot from mouth as he types.
Let’s see. We’re 68 posts away from 4400. And we have about 23 days, so that’s about 3 posts a day. I’ll never worry about making goal again though as long as ur here Michelle. You scared, oops, I mean threatened, nope I mean motivated us into making it last month when Lashes left us for dead. That’s it, motivated.
I got one foot out but replaced it with the other. Oh well!
Having studied Michelle, The Lovely from afar being scared is prudent. If used against you the powerful weapon in her arsenal, her intellect, will end you!
I speak with confidence abour such things as Big Sister uses her's against me when I misbehave.
If only these respects transferred over to the Last Post thread and the battle for my hotness crown. If only...
LOL, poor Long Lashes. If only you saw the savage power of The Enforcer when unleashed. 'Lashes needed that time away after her stint in the TT Stone Quarry for crimes against nature.
It's kinda sad that soon the gardening season will come to a close and only our indoor plants get the attention. What is must be like to live in a warmer climate with plants around us all year round.
That's true, although I'm already looking around in the shops at Violas and winter pansies as these should add a splash of colour over the darks months. Today whilst I was in Tescos I bought some more Daffodil and Tulip bulbs which are ready for planting this week in readiness for the spring.
Michelle, I can bet that even if you had the biggest house in the whole world you would still be wanting more room to save all the poor neglected plants :hb:
My poor Venus will surely take longer to rebloom as she has had that stem rot issue. Today, it seems to have stabilized with no noticeable rot but she lost leaves in saving her. It's still early to declare victory but her decline as been halted. This poor plant really suffered with broken leaves and stem rot. I'm glad I rescued her before it was too late.
She had such a tough start to life and now look at her, those lush leaves looks glorious ... she is indeed "living her best life" What a treat to see her again. She certainly fell on her feet when you happened to notice her and gave her the home she'd been waiting all year for.
I'm sure your Grandmother was a great lady, but it really did make me laugh to be compared to her :Clol: anyway, it makes a change you who put your foot in it ... as you well know its usually me...Lol!
LOL, poor Long Lashes. If only you saw the savage power of The Enforcer when unleashed. 'Lashes needed that time away after her stint in the TT Stone Quarry for crimes against nature.
:laughing: thank you for your support. Those vicious budgies almost finished me off, but I've now learned my lesson and never again will my silky soft hands work in the TT Stone Quarry ....... unless I go and forget and do something stupid again which requires punishment
That's true, although I'm already looking around in the shops at Violas and winter pansies as these should add a splash of colour over the darks months. Today whilst I was in Tescos I bought some more Daffodil and Tulip bulbs which are ready for planting this week in readiness for the spring.
Michelle, I can bet that even if you had the biggest house in the whole world you would still be wanting more room to save all the poor neglected plants :hb:
I'll try to remember to take a photo of the one I rescued. It's a large plant and if I didn't have my Mother's house to unload it to I don't know what I would do. These Scheffleras are interesting plants, I think they are native to Australia.
That is my interest too. I just hope one of the three makes it to that day. Venus is not looking good. She has lost many roots and I may have to repot her again to get rid of the dead roots and the stem rot issue could return. Maybe she was too far gone when I bought her. She'd be dead now if I hadn't saved her so every effort has some minor reward. Bunny looks okay and Minta seems the best of the three.
I just hope she rebounds. For a week I was optimistic but in recent days I have seen some decline on Venus. It just feels like the same path I had with my Lumina this time last year. With so many plants I'm bound to have issues and even deaths.
LOL, these two were both orchids you named for me so they are extra special. PV still lives day to day. I am prepared to return her to Mother Nature if I see any further decline. I just can't see her returning as a viable plant at this time.
Yep, she was a real beauty in her day and I remembered PV re-blooming while I was on lock-down during the depths of the pandemic over here in the Spring of 2020. I will not forget that.
So very lovely! One can never go wrong with Dahlais. LOL, I see the bee on the wet plant. They are ever so busy even in the rain. How many Dahlais do you have, if I may ask?
I have noticed that over here too. There are two fields of Sunflowers on my way to work and one has now drooping heads whilst the other was planted later and now at peak.
She had such a tough start to life and now look at her, those lush leaves looks glorious ... she is indeed "living her best life" What a treat to see her again. She certainly fell on her feet when you happened to notice her and gave her the home she'd been waiting all year for.
I have to find that image of her when she was living on the street last Summer and show the difference from then to now. She has had the biggest and loveliest leaves over this the summer. I know she is happy. I soon have to plan for their colouring season with the 12 hours of darkness. I'll probably bring Princess and Duchess back to my place soon to start that. I'm not sure where Streetie will go this winter.
:laughing: thank you for your support. Those vicious budgies almost finished me off, but I've now learned my lesson and never again will my silky soft hands work in the TT Stone Quarry ....... unless I go and forget and do something stupid again which requires punishment
Mr L thinks I'm getting carried away and he's probably right because today I ordered some 'Winter Acronite' bulbs. When I read that they bloom in early Jan/Feb I just couldn't resist.
I'll try to remember to take a photo of the one I rescued. It's a large plant and if I didn't have my Mother's house to unload it to I don't know what I would do.
Venus is not looking good. She has lost many roots and I may have to repot her again to get rid of the dead roots and the stem rot issue could return. Maybe she was too far gone when I bought her. She'd be dead now if I hadn't saved her so every effort has some minor reward.
LOL, these two were both orchids you named for me so they are extra special. PV still lives day to day. I am prepared to return her to Mother Nature if I see any further decline. I just can't see her returning as a viable plant at this time.
Yep, she was a real beauty in her day and I remembered PV re-blooming while I was on lock-down during the depths of the pandemic over here in the Spring of 2020. I will not forget that.
They bloomed for about 3 months, they're now way past their best. I do love the blooms on Fuchsias.
Did I tell you about my Sweet Pea disaster? I had great plans to be able to cut bunches of Sweet Peas from my plant ...
apparently they like to be cut because the more you cut them, the more they grow. My Sweet Peas didn't like me or our garden and only grew to 4 inches in height and had just two blooms ........ I think I over-watered it :fp:
I have to find that image of her when she was living on the street last Summer and show the difference from then to now. She has had the biggest and loveliest leaves over this the summer. I know she is happy.
I soon have to plan for their colouring season with the 12 hours of darkness. I'll probably bring Princess and Duchess back to my place soon to start that. I'm not sure where Streetie will go this winter.
I'm sure that whatever you do with Streetie she will just happily go with the flow. Its going to be a treat seeing your Poinsettias leaves changing colour again, its a fascinating process.
And I need to decide if to risk buying another Poinsettia later in the year my success rate with these plants is zero.
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I can be shy in certain situations 
when I have to think of numbers my brains aches .
... only joking..Lol!
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... she is indeed "living her best life" What a treat to see her again. She certainly fell on her feet when you happened to notice her and gave her the home she'd been waiting all year for.
not on my shift! (Lol!)
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.... Lol!
