LOL Nancy- 'Redneck dog!' He is really intrigued by that plant! He is adorable as are JAWS (my name for Chewy's gaping mouth) and Farley. Guess we can tell who is boss in your dog world Daisy Me.

Abcgirl- guess who I got to see at work today? "Snappers" a 12 year old mini schnauzer who could still stand on his hind legs and dance, play dead, and look cute while doing it all. There was also an 8 week old black lab puppy- can't get much cuter than a puppy.

Annie - cool! Mine can't do anything that tricky! Dex does jump pretty high, but he's as klutzy as his mom. All they do really well is eat, bark and poop. Okay, and they look cute too.

I'll have to go back and check out the picture of your dog. Can't remember what he looks like. And I love labs! My last dog was a lab/shepherd mix, quite a change to have these little guys. Do you work with dogs?

Nancy, Raggedy Andy is adorable. Him checking out that guara reminds me of Dexter, he's such a curious guy. Always has to check out everything. He follows me around when I work in the yard, trying to chew on all the weeds I pull out. Luckily, he usually doesn't chew on anything I've planted!

Have a good nite y'all!

A picture of my kids, I am looking for one of me.

They're cuties! How funny so many of us are dog people. Keep those pictures coming, it's so fun to see what everyone looks like.

Happy Day! A package from my "secret" garden pal came today. My garden buddy jotted out a nice note and enclosed it along with a bunch of goodies. TaaDaa, the secret is out my pal signed the note and sweetly revealed what I had sort of suspected. But, guessa what, IÂm notta gonna tell ya, who iÂtis so I wonÂta spoil da secret for da rest of ya. LOL (Well, at least not right now!) First, I pulled out a Hummingbird Feeder that even has a base that comes apart for EZ cleaning (good idea!) Next came the plants: Stella DÂOro, Purple Creeping Phlox, Monarda and Globe Thistle. My pal also sent a pretty sunflower garden pic to boot. The secret thing was a nice/fun mystery while it lasted, but now we can communicate more freely and perhaps get to know each other a bit better. THANKS AGAIN PAL! YouÂre a Sweetie!

I'm still looking for a picture to use and then a time when hubby and I can sit down together and put it on here (he knows where he's stored all the digital pics). Thanks again, to all of you who have shared picts of you and your cute K-9/poochies.

Hello everyone.
I received a special care package from Annie (Poochella). What a great surprise. Everyone here is so generous... Inside was a set of "First Aid" kits: one for Dahlias included some bulbs, fertilizer, markers, and pantyhose (huh?). There was a Gardener's First Aid pack with ibuprofen, anti-itching cream, bandages, soap, energy bars, etc. One for the family included pencils, pad of paper, deck of cards, popcorn, etc. And one for Wooffy had dog treats and toys. Great and creative packaging. Thanks Annie.

Here's a special flower for all you ladies. This is an Epiphyllum 'George E. Scott' which opened last night.

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Ok, here is me and my kids, taken todayI am not sure who my pal is my guess is Twinkle

okay, i have been trying to find the message on how to post pics and just can't. i've tried the last few months, but think i am going crazy trying to find it.

someone? anyone? help, please! i want to post my pic(s).

thanks

Paul/pchanggeo, what a gorgeous Epiphyllum. Thank you for sharing it with us.

Annie/poochella, you are soo sweet to bless others with your creative talents and ideas.

Everyone has such cute furry friends. Thanks for the picts of you and your poochies.

Woohoo! My first plumeria bloom of the season. I don't have a name for this one... just an unknown pink. Slight sweet smell. I have lots more inflo's so I'll be sharing them with you all as the season progresses. ALOHA!

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OOOH! Paul, you show off! lol I love both your Epi and the plumeria. Such vivid colors! Veeja, great pic, everyone's favorite picture of themselves should be with their dog. My DH calls Andy a boy and refuses to admit he's a dog. ;-)

Earthly, here's a link to a thread that will tell you how to post pics. I hope it helps so can can see some of yours.

http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/load/peren/msg041142377328.html?5

I have to get out of here and find something to surprise my secret pal with. Ya'll have a great day!

Nancy

Veeja I love your dog with the lines over his eyebrow area and you are much cuter in person than your fuzzy photo!

Paul, Really gorgeous blooms. I got a plumeria from Hawaii. It is basically a green stick with some sign of leaf buds erupting near the top. Any tips on how to pot it up? The label mentions gravel.

Ditto for anyone with experience starting hibiscus- I got two of those too and they are sitting in their plastic package leafing out. I need help! Would basic potting soil work for Hibiscus? I will research here online, but any other tips would be welcome.

Somewhere from the last Circle posts,I had a note that today is Teresa Ohio's Birthday. So Teresa if you're still here, enjoy your special day!

Poochella - I've grown both tropical and hardy hibiscus in just regular soil. Don't forget to post a picture when they bloom.

Earthly - If you post your pictures to Photobucket.com you can set it where it will automatically give you the code (tag) you need to put pictures in your post. Then just copy and paste the code into your posts.

Pchanggeo - Absolutely gorgeous! You'll have to share your secrets for growing such beautiful plants!

And here's a picture of me on my 30th B-day (2004) at the Butterfly House. That's a Paper Kite on my shoulder. This is probably my favorite picture of myself. LOL!

The dog with the brown eyebrows is my female Tisha, The boy in the picture is not actually my male, but a borrowed stud named frazier. my male paji is in the pic with fuzzy lil me. thankyou for the compliment tho. some of my dahlia babies are peeking their little heads up thankyou for them.
did the iris I sent you bloom this year?seems I may have mixed black superstition in to some of my peach and blue by accident. gotta be better than all the purple I find I got from others marked as anything but purple. my little hibiscus are in the ground, they are the hardy kind, my plumeria is also a stick with a few leaves at the top, will we ever get flowers?Carol

Annie,

I just pot up the hibiscus in regular soil too. I have two that get carted in and out as the seasons change and they bloom both places. Once in while I throw some fertilizer in when the leaves yellow.

Paul I'm so envious of the plumeria. Its one of those aromas that stay in my memory from our visit to Hawaii.

Great pics Daisy and Veejall.
Earthly, if you don't want to hassle with the photos just email them to me and I'll post them for you.

Oh my gosh, I can't wait for mine to bloom- lovely blooms Lil. You should get that top hibiscus together with Pchang's epiphyllum. Great colors.

Thanks for your input- I potted up the hibiscus in potting soil, and the plumeria in mostly sand with a bit of 'top soil' mixed in. So we'll see what happens.

Veeja/Carol, the iris is leafing out, but no bloom yet. I will give it a couple years to settle in. Alstromeria on the other hand is going wild! I don't think it's yours, I think it's 'Parrot' which I received in a bulb swap. One little bulb and there are many, many sprigs of foliage erupting there. Is that what you meant by saying "it can get away from you?" Hope it's pretty!

okay, i hope i got this. if not, i'll keep trying.
this is my precious baby.

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Earthly, what a beautiful dog. Is her name really Miss America? I love it!

Got a box from my Secret Pal today (although I believe I know who she is, but I'm not tellin'!), thank you friend! It always make me smile just to see something from you. Lovely gifts, 2 adorable little garden fairy pot sitters (I already put them on pots in my house) and a beautiful little tinkly wind chime. It's got a gorgeous little hummingbird on top, accented with green stones. And green faceted beads for the drop. I'll find a nice spot for it by my new patio! She also included a nice selection of seeds in a pretty card. One thing I always enjoy about the packages is my Pal puts stickers on the box. They're different every month. This month one is a furry tabby cat, and the other two are flowers with nice sayings. One says "Friends are flowers in the garden of life" and the other - my favorite - says "Earth laughs in flowers".

Thank you for the thought you put into the things you send. Please know the gifts aren't necessary, just hearing from you makes me smile, but I treasure each one.

Happy Birthday Teresa Ohio! Y'all have a lovely weekend.

no, not miss america. i thought the title would throw you all off and you would think i was sending a pic of me in my gardening tiara and gown. (what a sight that would be! - you should see me in my bed gardening outfit!)

my baby's name is Hazel. she's absolutely and postively the best dog i have ever had. last year at this time, we thought she was done. she developed kidney cancer - her prognosis was not good. they removed the infected one and you would never, ever know it today. she still acts like a puppy (she's 10 or 11 - we don't have the actual date, as she was a pound pup that came with minimal information but a great temperment and a beautiful spirit). she's phenomenal. she's the one "person" i never grow tired of spending time with and she loves being outside with me whenever i am working. i'm surprised at how much love i have for this non-human.

we also had the sweetest little guy come live with us at the end of last year, but unfortunately, he was so sick that he lasted all of a month. he's buried in the angel garden out back, to the right of where hazel is laying.

i'm amazed at how many of us have dogs, and i am so enjoying all the pictures that are being posted. i tried one of me and my son, but it was so fuzzy, that i didn't send. i'll work on this.

paul, thanks for the pic posting instructions, followed them to a "t" and it worked so well.

night all. see ya tomorrow

Happy Birthday, Teresa. I hope you have a wonderful day!
I will have to try to post a picture of my dog and one of myself. Paul, I will try your instructions since they worked for Earthly.
I love the pictures everyone has posted - especially love the Star Wars costumes - YaYa, you are so clever!

Sandlapper Rose

Happy birthday belatedly Teresa! I hope it was exciting.

I love Hazel! She's fantastic! Whoever said dogs are man's best friend really knew what they were talking about. They keep your secrets, comfort you when you're sad and love you all the time no matter what you look like! Gotta love 'em!

Daisy_me-what can I say about that shot-PERFECT! I would love to go to the Butterfly House. What a fun trip that must have been.

Here's my pal from yesterday.

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and one of my peonies that is blooming now

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Nancy

The flower pictures are so pretty and the pups' pict just makes ya want to go and scratch them behind the ears or in that ticklish spot under their front legs LOL

Haaapppppyyyyyy Birthday, Teresa. Hope you have a great day.
(You'll have to tell us if your b-day is really the 14th or the 15th, I think we have 2 different dates)

Yes, it is cool that so many of us have dogs. There are times when DH wishes we(i) wouldn't of gotten Max, but I like having him around.

I have little purple iris' blooming and one big yellow one. You all have made me really stop to look at them... I guess I sort of took them for granted as we always had them on the farm when I was growing up and they were ok but they didn't last long enough. Now I'm just enjoying them while they're here : ). I took some of them along with a few white daisies over to a friend last night, and she was reallly touched and didn't remember the last time she had gotten fresh flowers (between you and me it was probably last year when I took her a little bouquet from my garden : ) ) It feels so good to make someone's day a little brighter. Have a great one! Gina

All the pictures are fabulous! It's nice to be able to put a face with the names here and its fun to see if anyone looks anything like the mental image I have conjured up of them. As for all the plant pictures.... I'm jealous!!!! The only thing blooming here are grape hyacinths and lots of dandelions. I think I feel a relapse in CHAD coming on.... LOL

I also received a package from my wonderful Secret Pal last week but neglected to post. Thanks so much!!!

Jenell

Thank you all for the birthday wishes. Yes, it is today. And of course it's my 29th birthday. :)

I want to figure out how to post these pictures, but have never had any luck. I'll give it one more try tonight and see what I can do. It'll have to be after Survivor though. lol.

Everyone has been posting such great pictures. I love being able to put a face to a name. And all the dogs are sooo cute! I'm a dog lover big time! And frogs of course! I'll see if I can get some pictures of my frogs on here too.

Nancy, I love the turtle picture. We have a little indoor pond in our sunroom that I've been wanting to put turtles in. Just haven't been able to find any. Dusty just got some turtles this past week. I told her I'm dying to see pictures of them!

Thanks again for all the birthday wishes! And Dusty, thank you again for the box of goodies! Love ya bunches! Lil T

Theresa,
What kind of frogs do you have?
I had some African claw frogs for the longest time. They're swimmers and I could keep them in an aquarium.
I miss them. Hope you can post a pic of yours.
And Happy 29.

We've had a pair of turtles here for many years so I guess this is on of those. There's an old pond and low, woodsy place across the road from us and they go back and forth between the two places. Our place is a natural habitat for all animals and other critters I guess. It seems we have some of everything. We really enjoy watching the wildlife and feeding most of them. But I do wish they'd leave my plants alone. Last night about 10:30 I was sitting by the window and looked out to see two bunnies eating grass under the outside light. They are so tame they don't even run when Andy barks at them from the porch right above.

Nancy

Okay. Here's a step-by-step on picture posting:
1. Go to www.photobucket.com and open an account
2. When logged on to photobucket, you should see a "Add Pictures" section right on top. Use the "browse" button to find and upload your picture.
3. When upload is completed, you'll see the picture in the "Photos" section (scroll down to see this). Under the picture, there are three entries: 'Url', 'Tag', and 'Img'. Highlight and copy the 'Tag'.
4. Come back here and paste the 'Tag' into your message.

That should do it. Everyone try it right now! It's easy, free, and we all want to see your picture.

Regarding plumeria, I'm so addicted... by far the majority of my garden budget has been going to plumerias. I'll post more pictures as they bloom... Aztec gold should bloom in a week or so.

Thanks, and happy birthday to Teresa.

Hey Lil T,
I didn't know Andy barked! lol Sorry Andy I just couldn't resist! Blame it on no sleep! Hope you had a great B-day! I had you marked down in 2 calendars as the 15th then before I blabbed the date, I checked your trade page and saw it was there.. so I figured I wasn't telling any secrets.. anyhow... Then I saw Pooch's post and though.. well it's not beyond me to get it wrong.. lol so I stayed quiet! Figure I was covered Sat! LOl Don't know if that Moss is anything you use for the frogs.. but hey.. I was desperate! lol

Nancy,
Last Fall, I found a teeny tiny snapper I mean he was tiny! I wanted to keep him.. but really wasn't set up for him and winter. I should have kept him.. but he wasn't eating and he was so tiny! My new guys are kind of big! lol I can't wait to get their indoor pond built here at the shop.. oh do I have grand plans for that! Believe it or not, they're living in the tub upstairs and seem to really like it! lol
Okay well... Hope everyone has a great day!

Happy Birthday again Lil T!

~Dusty~

Happy Birthday (belated) Teresa!! Hope you had a wonderful day!!

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Ok, this one is one of my peacock tree frogs.
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This is one of the baby Red Eye Tree frogs
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This is called an Amazon Milk Frog or Panda Bear, isn't he cute? lol
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And this is Called a Surinam Clown Tree Frog, they sound like they are laughing at night when they call. Too funny.
I also have Tiger leg frogs, Tiger leg Monkey Tree frogs, and Green Tree frogs. I love listening to them at night. Ok, I'll see if I can scrounge up a decent picture of myself to post.
Paul, thanks for the directions on how to post! Hope this works! :) Teresa

Woohoo!! It worked!! Now somebody tell me how to resize these pictures so they aren't so huge! lol. Teresa

Cool Frogs 8~D

Verrrrry cool frogs, Teresa. I had no idea there were so many stunning frogs. Move over Geico gekko! You must be an excellent caretaker to keep them all. I was startled in the garden the other day reaching for some weed or something and a little bright light green blur shot out at me! A tiny frog of some sort. We sat on a log and pondered Spring for a bit before we headed off for our respective chores.

If you used Photobucket to post these great pictures, go back to your album and look above each photo. Use the EDIT button on each. It will allow you to make a few notes/title, to resize, or rotate the photo. 50% reduction is usually good, but you might want to try 75% of original size first. 25% is pretty small.

You can resize the photos before you upload, or resize it on Photobucket as Pooch suggested. Try to get the large dimension about 600 pixels.

Wow. Cool frogs. I wonder what Tyson (my son's California king snake) thinks of them froggies :-)

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Whew Paul you better keep Tyson away from them froggies. He may have them over for dinner.
Love everyones pictures of flowers, pets and themselves.
Shirley

Dusty, have you ever been bitten by a snapper girl? Wow! I haven't but I've seen people who have. My brother got one on his thumb when we were kids and couldn't get it off. We had to cut it's head off! We always heard they won't let go til it thunders! Ever heard that?

Teresa, precious frogs! I love frogs and I didn't know they came in so many flavors either!

Paul, Tyson is pretty cool. Did he name him after the chicken guy? He am no chicken snake silly!

Nancy

LOL... I believe Tyson is named after a cartoon character (Yu-Gi-Oh, Beyblade, something like that). He has another snake named "Z"... he thought it was funny to name it with just a letter. He is a real character :-).

Nancy, No I have never been bitten by a snapper. But I have heard they'll hang on for days! The lil guy I found was about the size of a dime!

Does anyone here want to make a trade for Jack In The Pulpits? I have a bunch of 40 or so left to move. I also have several small Voodoo Lily Bulbs.

Okay Today is finish painting day! Tomm we start on the indoor pond and that room hasn't been painted yet!

Hope everyone has a great day!

~Dusty~

I sent this month's package today after 17 days of procrastination.

I sent this month's package Monday. ;-)

Nancy

Haaaapppy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday Dear ABCGIRL Happy Birthday to YOU!!! & MANY MORE cha cha cha

Hope you have a Special Day of Fun that's as BIG as TEXAS !!

ABC GIRL IN TEXAS! HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY FROM ME TOO TO YOU, cha cha cha (I really liked that part Ilsonshine!) LOL!!!

Enjoy your special birthday ABC Alicia and kick up your heels!
Pooch

Birthday Greeting to ABCgirl!! Hope it is a good one!

Happy Birthday ABC!!!!

Hope my SP is okay.. haven't heard from her this month! That's very very unusual! SP my thoughts are with you just in case!

Paul.. PO never delivered.. did they come back to you?

~Dusty~

Ok, I hate to do this but since some of the others of you are I will not be a spoil sport. Here I am.
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I got a very special card from my pal yesterday and as usual I was tickled to get it. She said she's ordered me 2 books so I'll post when I get them. I can't wait as I love books!
The last time we moved my DIL said it took her as long to pack my books as it did the rest of us to pack 3 rooms and she wasn't exaggerating either. ;-) You couldn't have chosen anything I would like better. It's not necessary for you to send gifts every month either. I am thrilled with just a card to know you thought of me. I'll write you back and try to answer some of your questions. As for whether I know who you are, I might but I'm not 100% positive. lol I kind of like the surprise aspect but I also can see where it would be fun to know who your partner is so you can talk more openly about more things. Thank you so much for the special card and the beautiful sticker on the back looked almost real. Did you make the card yourself? It looks like it was handmade. I'll post some pictures of my garden later. Right now it's looking kind of bare. Things aren't filled in yet.

It's already dry here folks. I've been having to water and I have to say it's way too early for this! Are you guys getting any rain? I'm still waiting for my EE's to come up and a few cannas are not up yet either. I sure hope they come on.

Every day I go to the Garden Photo forum and drool over the great gardens there and wish I could only achieve a fraction of what those people have. I'd love to see some pictures of some of your gardens. Now is the time to show off!

Nancy

Wow, great box from pal today, dish towel, sprinkling can notepad, garden apron, lovely card, limelight four o'clocks,
a garden composer cd. thanks pal I can't wait to compose my garden. I love it all thankyou pal you are the best.Happy Birthday ABC girl

Wow!! I have not been here in a while and all of you have gotten SO clever with all the photos. I'll have to try it but not this month. I'm trying to get the essentials done so I can go visit friends in AZ before they leave there. I was going in JAN. and still have not made it so... time is running out and there is no end to my list of chores.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, the Mail man brought me a box full of super goodies from my sweetheart of a Pal.
Tha cutest straw hat that will come in so handy for the sun even if I don't make it to AZ this year. It had a red band with white polka dots and will look great with white or with jeans. A real good choice there pal There were two nice smelly candles and one was in a cute ceramic box. I love scented candles. I like plain ones too but scented ones are even nicer.
An "oil based" paint sharpie marker. This is new to me but seems like it will be good for marking on pots.
Three packages of Gladiolus bulbs, purple, pink and yellow. I had a few and have not planted them yet so I better get going but my neighbor said to plant them over a period of time so they don't all bloom at once. That seems to make sense so I'll do that.
The MAlvas are perking up very nicely. The one may loose the biger leaves but the young/small leaves look very good. I think both of them will be fine. I know inAK people grow them in pots. If I plant them out here do they need to come in in the winter?
And,the fire witch arrived looking parched but perked up almost instantly with a drink and a spritz. I am really anxious to see that one bloom.
Secret Pal, you have done a great job of picking,packing and sending me surprises. Hope you have a great Memorial Day weekend with the family. I enjoy getting your friendly notes. I hope to be on the way to AZ by then but just don't know yet.
Thanks again. Bethb

Happy Birthday ABCgirl. I hope you had a wonderful day!

Sandlapper Rose

I'm starting a new thread.

YaYa

Sounds like a really great birthday ABC (from the next Garden Circle thread started by Ya Ya)- you don't look at day over 24! Redheads have all the luck!

And Earthly.... those in the know are gearing up to pass Birthday wishes onto you accordingly. I meant to tell you long ago that I nearly cried when I saw Hazel's photo. She exudes the same devoted dogness as my former dog. You can just see the wisdom and love in her posture and face!

Jacey's Granny: I want to squeeze right through cyber space and give you a big hug! You redheads have all the luck!

Beth, don't be a stranger, even though I know you're busy. Sorry about the magazine swap fizzle. I do have one of your magazines here so let me know if you want it back.

Veeja- that is the best Birthday banner yet! Well done.

Who asked about rain? Nothing but! They instituted the usual summer burn ban here a month early because of the 'drought.' The drought skipped our house this whole month- maybe two months. Wet, wet and more wet. A high of 60 is a treat. Have already lost a couple dahlia tubers to rot, but they got appropriate little funerals in the compost pile.
My 'Seattle' is growing! Can't wait to see it bloom, along with many other new ones.

I also mailed recently, so don't give up on me Pal!

Happy Friday all- hope a nice weekend looms for all Garden Circlers!