Saturday, April 30, 2011
Drift Rose pics!
Here are a few shots of my new rose bush just prior to planting, and a few close ups of buds from yesterday, and a few that opened this morning! This is going to be a proliferative plant...I can see that already!!! Yeahhh!!!
Friday, April 29, 2011
My new plants!
Well, wonder of wonders...today I found out from my boss that I was doing way more work than I had to!!! I am able to utilize more of the resources available to assist me later in the day so that I can finish up everything I need to and still get home at a reasonable hour!!! Glory be! I nearly cried...I wanted to...since I have been working way over an 8 hour day and with a 1 hour drive each way!!! I feel such relief now!
Well, being as she sent me home early today, I went shopping at a new nursery I had been wanting to visit...called ART BY NATURE, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. It was incredible! The gal there, named Jackie was so helpful and so nice. I bought 4 things! I had gone to see if they had any Rugosa roses, which she did not...but she showed me a large (in a big pot) Drift rose, called Meijocos! Here is a pic from a website @ The Conard-Pyle Company. They are so old fashioned looking, and similar in style to the Rugosa. It is already about 1.5 ft. tall, and 2.5 ft. wide! Perfect for one of my tires. Oh, and she gave it to me for half price...marked 18, I paid 9! See below:
Next she had three small gardenias! I had been thinking about planting one outside of a window that I might open more to let the heavenly scent in...so I bought 3! I couldn't resist.
Photo and more info on gardenias from LOVE TO KNOW!
I will show pics tomorrow after I get them planted. The leaves are dark green and the plants look like visions of health! I have to pic a good spot, because she said they will do best with protection from the afternoon sun...I hard thing to find here...
Oh, BTW...in honor of the Royal Wedding today, we went out and ate British food tonight! I had Shepherds Pie, and DIL had Fish n Chips! My husband had prime rib...does that count??? The wedding was so beautiful, and I am so happy for them!
TGIF! I am so ready for 2 days off! Hope everyone has a fun weekend!
xoxo- Julie
Well, being as she sent me home early today, I went shopping at a new nursery I had been wanting to visit...called ART BY NATURE, in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. It was incredible! The gal there, named Jackie was so helpful and so nice. I bought 4 things! I had gone to see if they had any Rugosa roses, which she did not...but she showed me a large (in a big pot) Drift rose, called Meijocos! Here is a pic from a website @ The Conard-Pyle Company. They are so old fashioned looking, and similar in style to the Rugosa. It is already about 1.5 ft. tall, and 2.5 ft. wide! Perfect for one of my tires. Oh, and she gave it to me for half price...marked 18, I paid 9! See below:
Next she had three small gardenias! I had been thinking about planting one outside of a window that I might open more to let the heavenly scent in...so I bought 3! I couldn't resist.
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Photo and more info on gardenias from LOVE TO KNOW!
I will show pics tomorrow after I get them planted. The leaves are dark green and the plants look like visions of health! I have to pic a good spot, because she said they will do best with protection from the afternoon sun...I hard thing to find here...
Oh, BTW...in honor of the Royal Wedding today, we went out and ate British food tonight! I had Shepherds Pie, and DIL had Fish n Chips! My husband had prime rib...does that count??? The wedding was so beautiful, and I am so happy for them!
TGIF! I am so ready for 2 days off! Hope everyone has a fun weekend!
xoxo- Julie
More paper making fun!
When I got home from work last night, some entertaining of the grands was needed,so we made some more paper! I immediately put some of my soaking recycled paper in the blender, ground it up, and we all went out back to the wheelbarrow! My grandson (age 6) made his first piece all by himself! He enjoyed it!!! Here is Emily with hers.
We used mostly a recycled McDonalds Happy Meal box, which had red, yellow and blue color on the box, and some white napkins from same place. I was surprised it turned as brown as it did!
Prior to drying it, it had little specs of red, yellow and blue in it...but once dry, you really can't see them anymore, which was disappointing...
Our objective was to make the paper from scratch, and then each kiddo choose a piece to make a picture for their Mom. What fun. Here is Donovan with his picture for his Mom.
By the time we finished, it had started raining outside, and their Mom walked through the door. Perfect timing.
My gosh, it is 4:40am here and Blogger Uploader is taking it's sweet time on the photos again! Good grief...things had gotten faster, now slow as molasses again!
After this paper making session, I was able to stay awake through American Idol (YEAH, James)...and then I tried to have a look at my newest Organic Gardening magazine, but my eyes slowly closed, and I was out. I woke at 4am, and decided I had to get up and have a cold drink...so here I am!
Oh, in this magazine, they have a large spread on Rugosa roses, which I had maybe only heard that term one time before...but it was interesting, because I had stopped in K-Mart tonight and had seen one that had been trained like a tree. It was stunning, with white roses all over it (I'm talking tons of roses), and they are old fashioned and very sweet looking!
Photo and more info at Fine Gardening.com.
This is something I may look into for a tire, because they are self sufficient the article said...no need for fertilizer, or any special soil...they like it all! I can't even begin to tell you how beautiful this rose bush was...hold on...let me see what the name of it was...OK, it is called 'Henry Hudson' Rosa Rugosa hybrid. Gorgeous!!!
My new blog header is a pic of the Mexican Sunflowers outside...they are really blooming right now!
Update on vegetable garden: The eggplants are giving me anywhere from 2-5 eggplants a day! We are cooking eggplants with everything...adding into almost every dinner we make! This giant one that I found last night, was hanging down inside the bucket and I had not seen it, so it had already lost it's sheen. You are supposed to pick them before they lose their shine, but it will still taste just fine!
The tomatos are coming to the end...the plants are looking shabby, and there are maybe 12 left to ripen, and that will be over until October. I still have kale production on about 4 plants...so we have that maybe twice a week, and the okra plants are ramping UP! They love the summer heat...and they are getting bushier now, and the past few days I have tons of blossoms...so you know what that means!!!
We used mostly a recycled McDonalds Happy Meal box, which had red, yellow and blue color on the box, and some white napkins from same place. I was surprised it turned as brown as it did!
Prior to drying it, it had little specs of red, yellow and blue in it...but once dry, you really can't see them anymore, which was disappointing...
Our objective was to make the paper from scratch, and then each kiddo choose a piece to make a picture for their Mom. What fun. Here is Donovan with his picture for his Mom.
By the time we finished, it had started raining outside, and their Mom walked through the door. Perfect timing.
My gosh, it is 4:40am here and Blogger Uploader is taking it's sweet time on the photos again! Good grief...things had gotten faster, now slow as molasses again!
After this paper making session, I was able to stay awake through American Idol (YEAH, James)...and then I tried to have a look at my newest Organic Gardening magazine, but my eyes slowly closed, and I was out. I woke at 4am, and decided I had to get up and have a cold drink...so here I am!
Oh, in this magazine, they have a large spread on Rugosa roses, which I had maybe only heard that term one time before...but it was interesting, because I had stopped in K-Mart tonight and had seen one that had been trained like a tree. It was stunning, with white roses all over it (I'm talking tons of roses), and they are old fashioned and very sweet looking!
Photo and more info at Fine Gardening.com.
This is something I may look into for a tire, because they are self sufficient the article said...no need for fertilizer, or any special soil...they like it all! I can't even begin to tell you how beautiful this rose bush was...hold on...let me see what the name of it was...OK, it is called 'Henry Hudson' Rosa Rugosa hybrid. Gorgeous!!!
My new blog header is a pic of the Mexican Sunflowers outside...they are really blooming right now!
Update on vegetable garden: The eggplants are giving me anywhere from 2-5 eggplants a day! We are cooking eggplants with everything...adding into almost every dinner we make! This giant one that I found last night, was hanging down inside the bucket and I had not seen it, so it had already lost it's sheen. You are supposed to pick them before they lose their shine, but it will still taste just fine!
The tomatos are coming to the end...the plants are looking shabby, and there are maybe 12 left to ripen, and that will be over until October. I still have kale production on about 4 plants...so we have that maybe twice a week, and the okra plants are ramping UP! They love the summer heat...and they are getting bushier now, and the past few days I have tons of blossoms...so you know what that means!!!
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
A few pics!
Here were my grands, Emmie and Donovan on Easter Day! Do you like the sandals with the tie??? LOL. I keep thinking he was going for a surfer dude look!!! :) On a side note...just have to tell you that this little doll keeps telling us that she LOVES Batman, and wants to kiss him on the lips! WHAT??? Where did this come from??? Grandma Julie does not want to hear of such Tom Foolery!!!
My fence and gate are covered in Jasmine right now...and I love walking through there to water the garden! Smells devine!
Here are some new, nearly RED colored Vincas to plant around in different areas. I stuck the flat of them in the white Vinca garden...and they look so cute peeping out, until I can plant them! I think Saturday will be the day!
Here are the Cosmos seedlings that Donovan, Emily and I planted a few weeks back. They are coming up nicely! Don't look like much yet...but will show flowers soon! This pic was taken after Emily snuck over and gave them 2 gallons of water...they have revived since then, thank God!!!
I have about 13 of the 15 Sparaxis bulbs coming up! Here are a few just popping up, in one of the tires! I REALLY can't wait to see these blooms!!!
Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!!!
xoxo- Julie
My fence and gate are covered in Jasmine right now...and I love walking through there to water the garden! Smells devine!
Here are some new, nearly RED colored Vincas to plant around in different areas. I stuck the flat of them in the white Vinca garden...and they look so cute peeping out, until I can plant them! I think Saturday will be the day!
Here are the Cosmos seedlings that Donovan, Emily and I planted a few weeks back. They are coming up nicely! Don't look like much yet...but will show flowers soon! This pic was taken after Emily snuck over and gave them 2 gallons of water...they have revived since then, thank God!!!
I have about 13 of the 15 Sparaxis bulbs coming up! Here are a few just popping up, in one of the tires! I REALLY can't wait to see these blooms!!!
Hope everyone has a wonderful Wednesday!!!
xoxo- Julie
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Happy Succulent Easter day!!!
Happy Easter to all! My Kalanchoe daigremontianum is looking lovely and thought I would share a few pics to enjoy this day!
Deuteronomy 32:2
Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.
Job 8:19
Surely its life withers away, and from the soil other plants grow.
Genesis 9:3
Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
Genesis 1:12
The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
Love to you all...Julie
Deuteronomy 32:2
Let my teaching fall like rain and my words descend like dew, like showers on new grass, like abundant rain on tender plants.
Job 8:19
Surely its life withers away, and from the soil other plants grow.
Genesis 9:3
Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. Just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you everything.
Genesis 1:12
The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.
Love to you all...Julie
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