tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post5646167531508798545..comments2024-03-25T22:36:47.599-04:00Comments on Gone To The Beach: First Spring Flea Market / Flower ShowLizzy Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-14688719577008042072014-04-10T20:09:00.294-04:002014-04-10T20:09:00.294-04:00Hi! I know you mean tropical orchids which I loved...Hi! I know you mean tropical orchids which I loved seeing when I was in Hawaii...ut interestingly, orchids grow wild all over the continetal US as well as Hi. A friend of mine found some of a rare pink kind growing in the scecret dunes near N Truro, Cape Cod MA.<br /><br />http://www.dec.ny.gov/pubs/65642.html<br /><br />And! Supposedly now there are palm trees that will survive our normal winters. Glad my friends hadn t bought one yet, bec this winter was far too cold.<br /><br />lLizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-18425619712132654382014-04-10T02:44:29.294-04:002014-04-10T02:44:29.294-04:00It's so funny how others often seek out what w...It's so funny how others often seek out what we hardly see hardly notice when we're surrounded by them.<br /><br />Tropical flowers grow every few inches here, of course.<br /><br />The thing that -does- amaze me is orchids growing out in the open. I had a dear friend in California who kept a greenhouse just so he could raise orchids.<br /><br />I do miss my rose garden of many years ago and daffodils.Not enough to move back to California, though.<br /><br />Thank you for the beautiful colors. I've got to get out my quilting material and "touch" the colors. <br /><br />Take care and thanks again for your wonderful posts.<br /><br />HunterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-16146183297434277312014-04-03T02:38:58.557-04:002014-04-03T02:38:58.557-04:00Be sure to post a pic of it when you do.
KelleyBe sure to post a pic of it when you do.<br /><br />KelleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-87385417415981561932014-04-02T22:56:49.105-04:002014-04-02T22:56:49.105-04:00I love the baskets of spring flowers. You re right...I love the baskets of spring flowers. You re right, they just all look adorable. I plan to make a version for my doorstep, when it s not quite so cold....[no daffs in june tho?]Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-36425341467418673652014-04-02T13:22:14.386-04:002014-04-02T13:22:14.386-04:00Oh my, just beautiful. Sounds like a fun day. It...Oh my, just beautiful. Sounds like a fun day. It's amazing how you can put almost anything in a basket and it is beyond adorable.<br /><br />Snow??? Really, that's just adding insult to injury. Well, that HAS to be the end of it.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your day.<br /><br />--KelleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-3111036668211676142014-04-01T02:12:23.491-04:002014-04-01T02:12:23.491-04:00HI! I m glad you enjoyed the show! It was so beaut...HI! I m glad you enjoyed the show! It was so beautiful, but as you emntioned, it is to cold this year for March/ April planting.<br /><br />We had *snow* when I woke up this AM.Lizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8918333902682601699.post-24887653257398346402014-03-31T16:39:06.376-04:002014-03-31T16:39:06.376-04:00Oooh, pretty flowers! And lots to comment on for ...Oooh, pretty flowers! And lots to comment on for me today, lol. I haven't been to a garden show in years but used to go. Unfortunately, here they have them too early - like February - so can't buy and plant things. Although one greenhouse used to see geranium seedlings, tiny things (1"), for like $.10 each - if you could keep them alive until time to plant them out they were a huge bargain. <br /><br />You should check back mid-summer for the glass globes. You might get lucky and find them on clearance/sale before they start restocking for fall and winter.<br /><br />At least the elephant ears and lilies should come up every year in your friends' garden. Dahlias might need to be dug up so they don't freeze, though. <br /><br />Can tell the koi pond is a demo! Koi will eat the plants - you usually won't see any plants growing in or overhanging a koi pond. I saw a BIG pond of koi and they kept even the weeping willow trimmed exactly an inch above the water!<br /><br />Foxgloves are gorgeous but don't forget they're very poisonous! Take care if you grow them. <br /><br />My neighbor in VA had mixed veggies and flowers in his beds 20-odd years ago. He was very good - you had to really look to find his veggies and his beds always looked nice.<br /><br />It's still too early here to plant much except pansies, but I'm hoping to get some bright flowers planted in my flower bed this year! Thanks for sharing all the pictures!Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17248202844330247654noreply@blogger.com