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Comments (14)oops, Molie, we posted at the same time. Please see above for the sun info I left out originally. Yes, the spirea has pink blooms, which to me actually clash a bit, but luckily they are small and airy and bloom before other stuff (she really likes reds and oranges and we edge the beds with these color annuals, as well as pots on the porch, which is why we thought an orange bloomer would look good.) While I'm more of a pink/purpler person myself, the oranges do look good, IMO, with the chartreuse foliage and blue house. Not that yellow wouldn't work either, though! Honestly, any low-growing perennials would hardly be seen behind the shrubs - although I do realize what you mean to do here, with the birdbath, and it is an option, although maybe a groundcover would be better, just to get rid of that small expanse of mulch. To see anything low you'd have to either be right up on top of the bed or inside looking out - and to be honest, I have never seen the shades open on this window! (could be to keep out that hot sun, lol!) Thanks for your help. I'm going to go investigate Prairie Sunset. Dee...See MoreIt's Thanksgiving Cactus time! Are yours budding in time?
Comments (85)Hello! I am new here, but I also love these lovelies. In Latvian shops unfortunately we don't have labelled Schlums. They are sold as "Christmas cactus" and the shop assistant looks at you weird if you call it "Thanksgiving cactus". I guess it's because we don't celebrate Thanksgiving and not everyone has given a thought about schlums. Today I asked if they know names for schlums they are selling. The answer was no, there isn't any label to see where it has come from so my cacti are NOID, but I have tried to ID some by looking at photos. Today I think I bought "Samba Brazil" *squeals*, I will post photos tomorrow. Today I want to post photos of two I have no idea what they are called. Since files were huge I put links. Perhaps you could play ID for me please? Maybe there is someone who can ID them just looking at photos *looking around hopefully* Yellow one: http://s141.photobucket.com/user/brunhilde100/media/Schlumbergera/DSC_0001.jpg.html http://s141.photobucket.com/user/brunhilde100/media/Schlumbergera/DSC_0002.jpg.html http://s141.photobucket.com/user/brunhilde100/media/Schlumbergera/DSC_0003.jpg.html Orange: http://s141.photobucket.com/user/brunhilde100/media/Schlumbergera/DSC_0004.jpg.html http://s141.photobucket.com/user/brunhilde100/media/Schlumbergera/DSC_0005.jpg.html http://s141.photobucket.com/user/brunhilde100/media/Schlumbergera/DSC_0006.jpg.html http://s141.photobucket.com/user/brunhilde100/media/Schlumbergera/DSC_0007.jpg.html http://s141.photobucket.com/user/brunhilde100/media/Schlumbergera/DSC_0008.jpg.html This post was edited by Lii-sama on Fri, Jan 3, 14 at 15:01...See Moreit's time to cook the vegetables, it's time to cook the vegetable
Comments (4)I don't eat the donuts either... but sure do remember the commercial. It's been years, since I had a donut... but I do the local donut ride often, where we ride to the donut shop, and then depending on the mood, a different route back. A very small group rides straight back, which is the shortest route. Moni...See More'Time Check' on the store's PA means it's time to get OUT
Comments (4)But what are the odds that whoever's in charge of the PA will have the state of mind to use that code instead of saying something like "GET OUT GET OUT THERE'S A BOMB RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!!!!" But to be serious, why even use the PA system to use that 12:00 code--if all the employees know what it means, they're splitting. I wouldn't count on many hourly-rate people nowadays to do their jobs--making sure all the customers get out in an orderly fashion, too....See Morerouge21_gw (CDN Z5b/6a)
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