Hey Robert, you are such a good man and grower! You are always sharing your beautiful plants with us and I can always count on you to keep us motivated and smiling...I'll see what I can come up with once this lousy cold drizzle and dark days have past..All I feel like doing is staying in my sweats and just looking at others....)

I have no motivation to do anything lately in this weather..Have you ever felt like that?

But I did plant for the first time well over 100 fragrant bulbs all around my existing perennials...Now I can't wait for spring already....lol. I did pick a rose yesterday that smells heavenly!! I'll start with that pic...

Mike

I hope you remember the names of all these fragrant bulbs come spring! :)

Osmanthus fragrans is just starting to bloom thanks to some cooler weather and shorter days. Smells divine.

Robert, will try, you know me..lol

I have a question for you.

Does your Osmanthus struggle to grow each year or does it grow rapidly and full? I seem to struggle with every single one of mines. They stagnate, just don't grow and at time throw off dead branches...They almost look bare at times too..Let me get a few pics together for you..My larger ones do ok, but my smaller ones, forget it.

.I don't know if it is because I ignore them , don't fertilize enough or don't have enough daylight hours come after summer is over...I am not even sure how much sunlight they are suppose to get?

Can you post a pic of the whole tree and give me sound advice on how you grow yours? You are always a huge help)

Ok..Here they are...I think the mix may be staying wet too long.I think I may had made a bad version of the 5.1.1...

My large ones seem ok...

This little on e has only grown one leaf since last fall

This is my huge one that dies back and comes back every spring

Then my other two little ones with sick leaves and barely any growth and dead branches.. What would you do?

Probably the last jasmines of the season..moved all of them last night to the back porch.

And the rest of the plants in bloom..

Robert,

did you see my post or message?

I was asking for your help..I see you have been by but I think you missed what I had to ask..If you are not up to answering it, pleas just let me know..I have to re pot soon if that is what you think and I don't have much time...Thanks

Sorry to bother you.

Hi Mike,

Sorry I haven't gotten back with you sooner. I'm no expert when it comes to sweet olives. Mine has pretty much remained the same height since I received it. I'm always tempted to toss it but of course now it's putting out the most flowers ever. :/

Well now that the blast furnace is finally simmering down to a hot ember here in Tampa I am ready to get out and turn over the scorched earth and replant for fall enjoyment. The tea olives are getting ready to bud now that night temps are finally getting into the 60's. Mine hate wet soil, so I agree with Robert, much better draining mix and not much fertilizer. While I await the winter blooms of my catts and their sheaths starting to plump up a little...I snagged a nice welcome to Fall plant at Lowes. Fresh shipment came in and I just had to help myself...love the greenies and that nice familiar lemon pledge smell...Prada Green Deluxe "Diana"

Jasminum angulare. As Dar noticed in other topic, this jasmine has no indolic note at all! Very nice green, fresh scent. Imo it has linden/orange blossom vibe.

Heavenly blue morning glory is blooming for me now..what a gorgeous blue!

@mikerno_1micha

Osmanthus wants acidic conditions or at minimum acidic fertilizer. Treat them like blueberries. Normal drainage should be fine.

Cymbidium ensifolium var rubrigemmum

Den crumenatum

Plumeria 'Aztec Gold' finally bloomed! At first it was very peachy but now has a more buttery scent.

I'm not very good with orchid, but i'm thinking of trying the Cymbidium ensifolium again, or maybe a cymbidum sinense. Is the scent worth it guys?

You know I'm going to endorse them though I've only sniffed them outside and not inside...come on, you know you can't resist! ;)

Ah Robert..I thought I was doing so well controlling my plant-purchase impulses this year, but within the last 2 weeks I got 3 plants from Almost Eden, 10 tuberose bulbs and just ordered 4 more from a nursery in Hawaii. Oy. Lol. :)

Should I get ensifolium or sinense? I tried ensifolium and killed them twice already...so maybe a sinense this time? Been eyeing the listings on ebay the last few days too. Lol. :))

I have a plethora of tuberoses to deal with, both the single and the double. I sorta went nuts this year. Maybe I'll plant some in the ground next year?

I've only sniffed a C. sinense hybrid but I think you'll enjoy the scent of either though you'll need lots of blooms to really smell them. Have you ever considered Golden Elf?

I planted around 5 single tuberoses way back in 2010 or 2011 and only 2 bloomed. Tried to overwinter them but was not that successful. Got double this year and didn't see even one bloom. I love this flower so much! Now I have to figure the overwintering part. Sigh!

Robert have you ever counted how many plants you have :) How do you manage so many plants? My basement is crowded with 30-35 containers.

Plants ready for the winter but still blooming indoors.

Haha. I'm afraid to count. Obviously I'll have to cut things way back and sacrifice things. The basement will be packed!

I bought a bunch of single tuberoses and planted them all in a large pot and only a couple bloomed. Definitely crowded them. Next year I need to space them much farther apart. :)

Queen Elizbeth, rebound pansies and Mysore Mulli blooming indoors.

Jasmine, brunfelsia and cashmere bouquet still going strong indoors and salvia and thai basil still attracting bees outdoors!

Oncidium 'Sharry Baby' has been scenting the arbor with a sweet cocoa scent.

Robert, beautiful! Do you grow that orchid outside and in what kind of light? At what point will you bring it in and do you spray for pests? Do you spray any of your plants for pest before bringing them inside?

Do you use grow lights and what kind?

Thanks, Mike! You're way better at orchids than me though. :)

This orchid grew in our south facing kitchen window over the winter and has been growing outside under the dappled light of a brugmansia since spring and has pretty much been neglected except for being hosed down when we water. I was shocked to see two flower spikes. I'll bring it in when nightime temps are in the 50's. I normally don't spray my plants when I bring them in though I probably should. If I see any pests I'll spray with a mixture of rubbing alcohol and Neem oil. I do use lights. I have some T5 lights in my bedroom and shop lights in the basement.