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More pix - May 11, 2008
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WTxDaddy
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:10 am Post subject: More pix - May 11, 2008 |
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Here are just a few from today:
My daughter found yet another lady bug
Here are dianthus in the ground & petunias & Gerberas in pots next to my daughter's playhouse
My Gerberas
a pink woody hibiscus - I forgot its name, but I've had the bushes for years in pots. They seeded themselves in other pots & I have about 6 new ones growing
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Droopy
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:29 am Post subject: |
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Your Dianthus looks very good, I like your little planter arrangement there. The Gerbera colour mix is lovely. I've never seen a hibiscus like that, it's so pretty. 
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Frank
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:49 am Post subject: Re: More pix - May 11, 2008 |
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| WTxDaddy wrote: | | My daughter found yet another lady bug |
I can always remember the thrill of finding a lady bug (or ladybird as we call them) when I was a wee lad. Used to let them crawl around on my hand and arm for ages 
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eileen
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:18 am Post subject: |
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I like your planters WT and the colour mix is just right for them.
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WTxDaddy
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:14 pm Post subject: planters |
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Well, my daughter's taste in garden & household accoutrements bugs my wife, but I indulge it. I know the swan planter - plastic at that - is a bit cheesy, but my daughter liked it, so I bought it.
Years ago, I played a joke on my wife by buying 2 plastic pink flamingoes & putting them in the front yard for the neighbors to see. I got a good laugh out of that!
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cajunbelle
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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I love the flowers, it is good that you encourage your daughters love for gardening, her cheesy taste will disappear with her teenage years. lol
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Droopy
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:54 pm Post subject: Re: planters |
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| WTxDaddy wrote: | | Well, my daughter's taste in garden & household accoutrements bugs my wife, but I indulge it. |
And why not? They're only small once, and the happiness that shines out of their eyes when they're pleased with something is well worth a few shocked looks from neighbours.
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Melissa1982
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The pink hibiscus is beautiful!
My daughter wanted a pink flamingo yard ornament! I haven't found any though...
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kuntrygal
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Your yard is beautiful. Love the Gerberas ... are they sitting on a chair or is there a hole in the chair for the pot. I'm looking for an old chair to cut out a spot for a pot of ????
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WTxDaddy
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject: Gerberas |
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This pot of Gerberas is sitting on a very short stand, which I sunk into the ground a bit to prevent the wind from blowing it over. The pot itself sits about one foot off the ground and it's right close to a lilac and another plant stand with some red petunias in a pot. Behind that is a red climbing rose. It's getting a little crowded there, so I'll end up moving the metal plant stands to another location, before they're totally obscured by the lilac & rose.
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dooley
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Gee, I have one of those plastic geese things. I have begonias in mine. They haven't grown much this year but it's early on so maybe they will. Your daughter has good taste, it's the same as mine. Or maybe I'm having a second childhood. dooley
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WTxDaddy
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| Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:43 pm Post subject: swan |
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Actually, my wife doesn't like the swan planter at all. When I brought it home, my daughter used it as a bath toy before she let me fill it with dirt.
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