28 Monday Jun 2021
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beautiful, big girl pants, blessed, flowers, fuchsia, garden, happy, moments, nature, weather, widow
last fall I brought the fuchsia in to see if it would survive the winter in the house…
it did, but looked rather scraggly when it came back outside, so I wasn’t sure if it would flower again…
and look what I spotted…
beautiful flowers opening… tough little devil…
was rather pleased that it made it;-)…
08 Monday Jun 2020
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big girl pants, blessed, butterfly bush, flowers, fuchsia, garden, happy, milkweed, moments, monarchs, plants, purple, Ron Paul Garden Centre, widow
so happy when the plants arrived from Ron Paul Garden Centre just after nine this morning, so I didn’t have to wait around for them…
finally got milkweed and butterfly bush… took them right out into the garden and got everything into pots… one of the milkweeds already has buds;-)… hope the monarchs find them…
the butterfly bushes are quite small, but I am hopeful they will grow quickly…
also added fuchsia to one of the already planted pots and used the last few to fill a basket…
I am hoping that the garden is going to be lovely this summer as I anticipate spending lots of time there…
21 Tuesday May 2019
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alyssum, available, big girl pants, flowers, fuchsia, garden, lobelia, peaceful, petunias, planting, purple, widow
went to look at what plants were available in the stores on Sunday…
it is too soon to do any planting so my goal was to see what is out there…
but then I bought a few things…
picked up a flat of white alyssum and one of purple lobelia… I’ve used these for a number of years in the planters around the deck… the colour and scent add to the peaceful feeling in the garden…
then I chose a basket of midnight stars petunias… petunias have not been one of my favourites, but the flowers on this plant are amazing… this will go into the planter right outside the front door…
finally, a hanging basket of fuchsia, red and purple, which will hang close to the hot tub…
considering that I wasn’t going to buy anything, I guess I did well to stop when I did, lol…
05 Tuesday Jun 2018
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beautiful, big girl pants, bouquets, flowers, fuchsia, garden, happy, moments, pictures, stopped, widow
was able to take pictures of flowers today which always brightens my day…
when I first stepped out of the house this morning the fuchsia was so stunning that it stopped me in my tracks… had to take a some photos…
there are a number of small bouquets in the office and I was able to wander around and get a few shots…
and then I spotted the blooms getting ready to open on one of the African violets in my office…
flowers make me happy and I was pleased to be able to spend a few moments enjoying the ones I came across…
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