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  • JoE777
    JoE777 Member Posts: 628
    edited January 2019

    reminds me of azelias but they're not. Does it start with an A

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  • Kayak2
    Kayak2 Member Posts: 8,561
    edited January 2019

    Are they alstromeria?

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited January 2019

    I think they are called asian lillies?

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  • jo6359
    jo6359 Member Posts: 2,279
    edited January 2019

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    last week my golden retriever destroyed two palm trees in my backyard. I had planted these palm trees approximately 7 years ago. They were growing beautifully. He shredded them to the ground. So I purchased a bottle palm and spindle palm as replacements. I planted them Monday evening along with hibiscus trees. I have 8 orchids in full bloom as well as 5 Hibiscus bushes and rose bushes. This is a beautiful time of the year to work in the yard and to enjoy gardening. My real battle at this time of the year is to keep my retriever from destroying my plants and trees. LOL

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  • MCBaker
    MCBaker Member Posts: 1,555
    edited January 2019

    Maybe a camera and some kind of alarm, a noxious sound, or an invisible fence. Or let him out only with supervisiion and supply him with plenty of toys and social interaction.

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  • JoE777
    JoE777 Member Posts: 628
    edited January 2019

    my retriever was more into chewing the arms off my cypress adorondacks, bicycle seats and handle bars, and the adjustment knobs on our lawn mower. Of course he dug everywhere.
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  • Gumdoctor
    Gumdoctor Member Posts: 675
    edited January 2019

    Jo,

    Wow those orchids are so gorgeous!

    I am in the midwest and we still have ice and snow...

    Have you tried an outdoor repellant spray? I know they are not the same as dogs but I had voles/moles eating tulips last year. I sprayed RepelsAll and it stopped immediately.

    I am a cat person rather than a dog person. And I have indoor kitties who mess with some of my indoor plants. Also I have a few "cat-toxic" plants which I have on plant stands they cannot reach. I cannot use this outdoor spray inside. I am learning about my indoor options.

    Gumdoctor

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  • JoE777
    JoE777 Member Posts: 628
    edited January 2019

    sun is out, ground is saturated so wearing rubber boots, DH fixing a bed to grow gourds for family projects. Olive sparrows loving the seed and my pansies draw a monarch to the same bloom. Sorry for poor photos but couldn't pass up the attempt.imageimageimageimageimage


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  • Gumdoctor
    Gumdoctor Member Posts: 675
    edited January 2019

    JoE - How beautiful and full of HOPE.

    Thank you for sharing your spring with those of us who are not there yet!

    Gumdoctor

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  • JoE777
    JoE777 Member Posts: 628
    edited January 2019

    Wishing you all bits of warm spring days to let you get out and sow those seeds that help us all look hopefully to the future

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  • rachelcarter35
    rachelcarter35 Member Posts: 368
    edited January 2019

    Alstoemeria. They last so long in a vase.

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  • JoE777
    JoE777 Member Posts: 628
    edited January 2019

    I've seen them in so many arrangements, even some bridal bouquets. So beautiful

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  • rachelcarter35
    rachelcarter35 Member Posts: 368
    edited January 2019

    I try to get my flowers from my garden but in winter I end up with one or two bunches to get me through the few scarce weeks, This week my deep red Christmas amaryllis finally bloomed inside and my tulips are starting to form so no more store bought. This week its spreading a giant pile of maple wood chips on all the new beds for mulch. I got them free from a tree service but yikes. It was supposed to be two yards but I think it might be closer to 3.5. I'm doing 10 wagon loads a day so I don't hurt myself. I think the whole neighborhood is going to have wood chips this year. Three bare root roses arrived from Dave Austen yesterday too. Oh and the hummingbirds are back. yay!

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  • jo6359
    jo6359 Member Posts: 2,279
    edited January 2019

    Beautiful pics. Beautiful flower arrangements. I put up the garden fence to try to protect the palm trees and my Hibiscus bushes. We will see what happens. My darling retriever has plenty of interactive toys. He has another dog to play with during the day. They both hang out in the backyard. They love playing together. Wintertime in Miami is perfect weather, Ted loves being outside during the day. I play with all 7 of them in the evening. All my dogs sleep inside the house at night.

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited January 2019

    Ended up at the San Diego Botanic Gardens this weekend during a quick weekend get away. Lots of cacti and succulents in bloom. Worth a trip if you are in that area in the future!

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  • Dreamer54540
    Dreamer54540 Member Posts: 12
    edited January 2019

    dreaming of spring

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  • Dreamer54540
    Dreamer54540 Member Posts: 12
    edited January 2019

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  • Dreamer54540
    Dreamer54540 Member Posts: 12
    edited January 2019

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  • jo6359
    jo6359 Member Posts: 2,279
    edited January 2019

    WOW. Beautiful. I love seeing flowers in full bloom. Thanks for sharing

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  • JoE777
    JoE777 Member Posts: 628
    edited January 2019

    so envious of Dreamer, when we bought our house in 2014, there was NOTHING in the backyard. I've crawled around on my hands and knees to get my little bit I have. Beautiful pics. Love the botanical gardens. I have a cutting of the last one. I it called angel horn

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  • MCBaker
    MCBaker Member Posts: 1,555
    edited February 2019

    Immediately after the late lamented polar vortex, I ordered brussels sprout seeds, a hardy lavender plant, and strawberry plants from a well-known seed company that specializes in midwestern gardening. I also ordered broccoli seed for sprouting. They had a little warning, saying to not expect to receive your order for another two to three months. I just wanted to reassure myself that winter will end (and so will Taxol). I can get my climbing nasturtiums and bush beans later and locally.

    Anybody else order seeds to ease cabin fever?

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  • JoE777
    JoE777 Member Posts: 628
    edited February 2019

    I bought bush beans, yellow crookneck squash, birdhouse gourds weeks ago. I said I would plant anymore but I guess if I can crawl, I'll plant.

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  • jo6359
    jo6359 Member Posts: 2,279
    edited February 2019

    it's funny. Down here we plant in September or October. We would never plant during the summer time because it's too hot. I haven't grown vegetables in years. I found growing vegetables to be too much work. I don't use any pesticides in my yard. . And picking those worms off my vegtables every night wasn't any fun. I decided it was easier to buy organic then to grow organic. Flowers we can grow here year around. During the summer certain plants can be a challenge due to the extreme heat and humidity.

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited February 2019

    We can plant almost year round here. Crops that want a lot of heat and sun are tricky. Some years they grow. All the lettuces and broccoli do well and can be planted in the fall for spring harvest. I love eggplant and only the small Japanese ones do well. DH always plants about 6-8 corn stalks and we usually get an ear or two in Sept. We don't use pesticides either. If they get eaten, oh well. As the woman here said, just plant more and plan to share.

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  • Murfy
    Murfy Member Posts: 342
    edited February 2019

    My backyard raised bed is for salad stuff. Winter gardening is wonderful in S Texas. We summer garden in SE Alaska, so have fresh salads/veggies year round. My neighbors had never had lettuce that didn't come out of a bag and thought fresh lettuce tasted funny!

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  • GmaFoley
    GmaFoley Member Posts: 7,091
    edited February 2019

    Unfortunately, we just got our first snow. No gardening for me yet.

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  • Wren44
    Wren44 Member Posts: 8,585
    edited February 2019

    Really really beautiful. We had snow here but not as pretty in the city.

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  • rachelcarter35
    rachelcarter35 Member Posts: 368
    edited February 2019

    Seeds and fat quarters for quilting are my weakness. Otherwise I don't horde anything else. Buying bulbs in the fall and seeds in the dead of winter are what makes life fun. Now I just have to be patient because we get spring teases that lull you into thinking its okay to plant. I have one orange tulip up already and cherry blossoms and then a freeze starting tonight.

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  • Jazzygirl
    Jazzygirl Member Posts: 12,533
    edited February 2019

    More reasons to garden!

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  • TwoHobbies
    TwoHobbies Member Posts: 2,118
    edited February 2019

    Jazzy I get a lot of squats in doing weeding so for sure it’s good for you.

    No signs of spring here except the seed catalog with whole pages of strawberries, corn etc.

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