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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited May 2022

    Teka patiently waiting for the amaryllis blooms to open.

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    My minerva amaryllis in full bloom.

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    I moved the amaryllis back on top of the refrigerator after taking pics. Morning sunshine to help blooms open. I don't trust Teka!

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  • magiclight
    magiclight Member Posts: 8,690
    edited December 2016

    Teka, loved that you captured your cat in that photo.

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited January 2018

    magiclight,

    Thank You!!

    Lucy,

    I love the light blue cacti and deep blue bowl.

    TwoHobbies,

    I need to look at plants in Lowe's for the big yellow/orange bowl on the living room bow window sill. I now only have 1 tiny succulent and oxalises...........green leaves/white blooms and purple leaves/pink blooms.

    Lookforward and Jazzy,

    I'll be waiting to see pics.

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited December 2016

    Teka- love it and love the photo bomb with Teka the cat too!

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  • Lookforward
    Lookforward Member Posts: 392
    edited December 2016

    Teka that is an adorable picture.

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited January 2018

    Jazzy and Lookforward,

    Thank You!!

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited December 2016

    Teka, Make sure she doesn't eat it. I got out of house plant mode when I had a cat who would try anything green. . . and eat the whole thing if she thought it was tasty. She was especially fond of African violets.

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited January 2018

    Wren,

    I moved the amaryllis back to the top of refrigerator after taking pic. Morning sunshine to help blooms open. I don't trust Teka!

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited January 2018

    My minerva amaryllis in full bloom.

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited January 2017

    Teka- that is beautiful!

    My xmas box with three of them are starting to have green shoots! Seeing yours reminded me to go water mine again too, so thank you!


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  • Hernie
    Hernie Member Posts: 1,016
    edited January 2017

    Beautiful!

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  • TwoHobbies
    TwoHobbies Member Posts: 2,118
    edited January 2017

    Fabulous,Teka!

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  • magiclight
    magiclight Member Posts: 8,690
    edited January 2017

    Teka: Beautiful contrast with the snow.

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited January 2017

    I agree! The contrast with the snow just makes the color pop even more! Thanks for giving us the name.

    BTW, Several months ago many of you gave me names of gardening catalogs that still come in the mail. Several arrived within the last few weeks and I've had the best time marking pages and making lists to order!

    Have been thinking of all of you in other parts of the states. We have nothing to compare to the cold that many of you are experiencing, but it is cold enough to keep me inside! We actually look forward to snow in Mobile; it is very rare and usually calls for some serious celebration. We don't have any road equipment so everyone "has" to stay home. We thought me might have a few flurries last night, but nothing came through except cold, miserable rain. My DH is from New York and constantly reminds me that snow is not fun when you have to live with it for days/weeks at a time.

    Stay warm and cozy everyone!

    Angela

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  • Teka
    Teka Member Posts: 10,052
    edited January 2018

    Thank You, but I need more houseplants that bloom during the frigid Winter. :o(

    Hernie, Hi and Welcome!!

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  • magiclight
    magiclight Member Posts: 8,690
    edited January 2017

    A friend just told be about a Strawberry tree - grows 5-8 feet tall and does produce strawberries that are questionably edible - quite tart. I found some info about a dwarf variety that is 5-8 feet tall and grows in zone 7-9. Looks lovely and thinking about getting one come early spring because I do not want a large tree, but love year around green.

    strawberry tree

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited January 2017

    Magiclight,

    It sounds like a great tree! I've never heard of it, but it is now definitely on my wish list. Even if the berries are too tart to eat as fresh fruit, I'll bet they would make some great preserves. I also love that it is evergreen, small, grows in my zone, and has that unusual bark...

    I followed your link to Monrovia and got totally and happily lost in their beautiful website. It's a really good thing that their nursery is practically across the entire country from me; otherwise, I'd get into some serious trouble!

    Thanks for posting!

    Angela

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited January 2017

    I have seen them growing in Seattle. We tried, but it couldn't take our neglect (or something). Just don't plant one where the fruit will interfere with sidewalk, driveway or patio. In a corner where people don't need to walk, it would be a winner. They are quite attractive.

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited January 2017

    So many of my perenials in the garden have come from Monrovia. I have had good luck with their plants!

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited January 2017

    Maybe I should get another one from there next time. It was purchased locally.

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  • Scottiemom11
    Scottiemom11 Member Posts: 1,298
    edited January 2017

    magiclight . . . would the strawberry tree grow in GA? I have three fig trees that I planted last year and several blueberry bushes. I would love to add this to my collection.

    Scottie

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  • magiclight
    magiclight Member Posts: 8,690
    edited January 2017

    Scottie: I believe it would grow in GA because GA is in zones 7b to 8b and Atlanta is in zone 7b. I've inserted a planting zone guide from Walter Reeves gardening guide for Georgia.

    One problem I have at my house is bees because I have many flowering trees and shrubs that attract them. Yes they can be a problem of sorts in that I cannot feed humming birds from feeders - bees swarm the feeders.

    Planting zones Georgia

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  • Scottiemom11
    Scottiemom11 Member Posts: 1,298
    edited January 2017

    magiclight. . .thanks for the link. We have to keep our hummingbird feeder in the front of our house because of all the bees in the back. Im goin to have to look at local nurseries for those strawberry trees this spring. Only a couple of months before I start my annual spring planting frenzy.

    Scottie

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  • Monis
    Monis Member Posts: 472
    edited January 2017

    Ah, Spring! I'm afraid gardening is going to have to wait a bit...

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  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Member Posts: 1,376
    edited January 2017

    Monica, What a beautiful picture! There is something about snow that brings out the beauty of hardscaping. Are those raised beds? If so, you must have quite a garden. Please keep us posted on what you plant!

    Scottie and magiclight, I smiled when I read about your bees. I know they are pesky, but I'm glad to know that there are plenty of them still around. I think that our ridiculous mosquito spray trucks have killed every bee in the city - not that the spray has done a bit of good on eliminating mosquitoes.

    Our yard looks pitiful (just brown everywhere), but it smells heavenly. I love the smell of sweet olives, and I planted several of them along the perimeter of the yard. The flowers are tiny, but have a powerful fragrance. Our neighbor has a fabulous banana shrub (or frascati), which is also in full bloom right now, and makes our backyard smell like a delicious banana daiquiri. Spring is teasing us - highs in the 70's, lows in the 60's, but I'm sure that we'll have some more cold days ahead.

    Hello to all of my gardening friends!

    Angela

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited January 2017

    Starting to plan my seed orders, but that's about it in bleep-freezing Michigan.

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  • Lucy55
    Lucy55 Member Posts: 3,044
    edited January 2017

    Monis ..What a gorgeous photo. !! it is Christmas card picture perfect !


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  • gardengypsy
    gardengypsy Member Posts: 769
    edited January 2017

    Right about this time last winter I was just starting my chemo. Besides that, the only thing I did for months was start seedlings and plan my garden. So much life and hope in the garden.

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  • queenmomcat
    queenmomcat Member Posts: 3,039
    edited January 2017

    Gardengypsy: life and hope indeed! I planted bags and bags of bulbs in my garden as I finished rads last fall. Vast difference between rads and chemo, I know. But you may have what "By deity, I will be here to see this garden come up!" I have left over, and welcome to it. So, what plans have you for your garden this year?

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  • Lucy55
    Lucy55 Member Posts: 3,044
    edited January 2017

    Queen ..Looking forward to seeing pics of your bulbs when they are in flower !!!

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