Hummingbirds & Stuff... Oct 2015
jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
6 years ago
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Comments (139)Hi ladies what a nice day my niece came over & helped me plant 200 blubs that were given to me :))) from a friend of hers :)) HEHE couldn't pass them up . I know there are red ,pinks blues, yellows, tulips blue diamond, giuseppe verdi,orange cassini, Judith leyster, upstar, red emperor narcissi - golden ducat & crocus -dorthy . she new all the names but did not have them seperated :((( so I have no idea as what color is where :)) . Also just talked to jeanette tonight & she sent out daddys box saturday so he should have it by monday & I know it will make his day when it arrives :))) wow mellen it was only in the low 60's here but it was sunny :)) Sure hope tomorrow is the same . have my brother coming to mulch up the leaves for me :)) hope all is well with everyone :) have a great week susie...See MoreBelated Yard Tour 2015
Comments (19)"Thank you for the kind words folks. When I go out to outside with my critical eye, I can see lots of mistakes and/or problems. But for me gardening is one part creative oulet, two parts mental therapy and two parts physical therapy. If I start stressing about how each bed looks, I lose the mental therapy part." Michael, I think most of us here feel the same way about gardening. It is all about creating and nurturing something and losing yourself in the process. For me, it is a spiritual thing also. Love the wild petunia. It is really looking pretty. Silvia, thanks for your comments. You are too kind. I got out of the habit of coming here. I'm going to try to stick around more. I miss your posts and have learned sooooooo much from you. I still have a small veggie garden and always think of you when I have questions or when something is doing well. You are an incredible and generous teacher. Thanks for loving to give your knowledge!...See MoreRoses &Stuff #8 (2015)
Comments (103)msdorkgirl, After thinking about it for awhile it would be very hard to buy the same rose bush for all of us since our climates & BS pressure differ so much. I also can't plant a rose bush at this time of the year. Plus I need to see if the newer roses I bought & planted the past 2 years are going to even be ok for my conditions... I'm going to slow down until I know all is stable here... Probably only getting One rose next year but its known to do well here... (My friend has it...) That Lupine is awesome Sam! :-)...See MoreRoses & Stuff #11 (2015)
Comments (69)Lovely roses everyone!! Wise Portis has such a wonderful color!! Double Knockout looks great!! Straw - I just throw the frozen tomatoes into a bit pot with a bit of water on the bottom, so the tomatoes don't scorch. Then I boil them forever. The skins float up, so I take them off (my mom takes the frozen tomatoes and holds them under warm water, and the skins just slide off. But I think the skin probably gets extra vitamins into the sauce, since most vitamins are in the skin. Then when it's boiling nicely and the skins are gone, I add a couple of tsps of sugar and a lot of oregano. When it's a nice consistency for spreading on pizza, I use it or freeze it. It's pretty easy, and tastes delicious!! Winterizing pots - I wrote this up awhile ago, since I've had so many requests as to my methods. Here it is. :) _________________________________ I overwinter my 50 roses in large pots in my garage with the 2 cars. LOL Three car garage. Here's what I do: - I keep deadheading until it's time for them to go into the garage. - I keep feeding them and watering well until it's time for them to go into the garage. -Then when the temperature gets to be about -6C I cut all the leaves off at the point they join the heavier stem. I don't cut any height off of the plant. - At this point I water them really, really well and move them by dolly into the garage. - I cover them with thick blankets, layers of flannel sheets or sleeping bags. - My garage is insulated. - Then I leave them alone in the dark. Doesn't matter if the garage door is opened and closed. - Around January, I look and see if they're dried out a bit. - If they are, then I water each rose 1/2 cup. - I repeat this every month. - As the weather starts warming up, I take off some blankets - so they don't start making new growth in the heat. - Any new growth should be broken off as you would thorns - just push them to the side, and they'll fall off. - If you have only a few pots - you can start taking them outside during the day when it gets about 5 C outside. Bring them inside until the night temperature doesn't drop below 5C. - Remember to water really well once you take them outside. - If you have a lot - then either wait until night tempreatures are 5C before you take them outside - or cover them with blankets at night. Hope this helps, Carol...See More
racetowin
6 years agojim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
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Mary Prefontaine
6 years agojim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
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6 years agojim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
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6 years agoMary Prefontaine
6 years agoMary Prefontaine
6 years ago
This is a flamingo racetowin, Then theres another pink bird that is called A pink Ibis that looks like this
Then the last pink bird we can see in the southern part of florida is a pink spoonbill
like this one. All 3 of these birds can only be seen in and around the everglades about 8 hour drive south from where Im at unfortunately, so all 3 shots were taken at local zoo's. I personally would love to go to the everglades but would have to spend at least 2-3 nights there to see things like this in the wild.Mary Prefontaine
6 years agoSome of the colorations vary from each bird, depending how much they feed on the pink brine shrimp. These guys must have been fed bucket fulls of it daily lol
look at how deep pink they are!jim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
6 years agojim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
6 years agoI thought I was taking pics of a bumblebee but it turned out to be a Carpenter Bee...lol...
Mary Prefontaine
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agojim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
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6 years agojim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
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6 years agojim1961 Zone 6a Central Pa.
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6 years agoMary Prefontaine
6 years agowish i could find my bee on flower pics, but have over 13,000 photos to go through lol. So ill put up a couple butterfly instead. took some of these at the butterfly gardens, but most are from my own gardens
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