zuzu's petals
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 2:14 am Post subject: Here Today . . . gone tomorrow? |
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With everything looking so spring-y 
and me sitting here in shorts this evening, doors and windows wide open,
it's hard to believe that the weatherman is threatening a frost on Saturday night 
If he's right, I guess we'll lose much of what I photographed today. 
My Amaryllis flowers won't take such cold
neither will the Azaleas, which are in full bloom now
nor my neighbor's ornamental cherry tree, which is glorious just now
another neighbor has this Tung oil tree in bloom
I fell in love with his tree and he gave me a baby,
I can't wait 'til it's big enough to bloom! 
Neomarica gracilis ("Apostle plant")
I think these flowers are amazing in close-up
Sparaxis, now these might just handle the chill
but not the Wisteria which we have on both sides of our driveway
 
and on the pergola behind the house.
If it really does get as cold as they say it might,
these will be a mess by Sunday afternoon. 
Oh well, at least they're not predicting snow. 
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englishrose
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Oh ZZ my heart aches for you I was upset when my new clematis got nipped the night before last I would want to put them all in the glass house for sure.
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cajunbelle
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Oh ZuZu, I hope it doesn't freeze. I would hate for all of that beauty to be cut short. Will most of it tolerate a light frost?
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Melissa
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IDEA FRIENDS WITH BLOOMS........go out and start cutting ,.. save and press in a photo album or something ! I sure would if I had what you have some how I would try and keep some maybe even after being pressed flat I would find a pretty frame and arrang them in and hang . better to cut and save than let the frost take away? just a thought. melissa
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I want my red Amaryllis so bad.Your blooms are just gorgeous.I think those cherry blossoms are out of this world.
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Thanks for sharing the beauty of your garden with us ZZP I really enjoyed it and now I will sleep with the visions of beauty in my mind. Many thanks my friend
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Dearest zuzu,i feel your pain! But thank god for the beautiful pics you have ,for if only for the memories you will keep with them. i lived in Charleston S.C back when x was in navy, it was beautiful there, i remember having snow once there.I'll keep my fingers crossed that your yard is left alone by the cold temps your expected to get..hugs girl!
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Melissa
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I went out and cut my only two tulips (red) I am going to try my idea . will let you know how it turns out.sweet dreams all!
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 10:22 am Post subject: |
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Sometimes you just wish you could cover your whole garden over and protect it from the frost don't you? I do hope the temperatures don't drop below freezing as your garden is absolutely stunning Zuzu.
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:34 am Post subject: |
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Wow so much beauty. We are in a freeze warning here for the next 4 nights. What a big cold front this is to get so many. Content yourself with this Zuzu-How often is the weatherman WRONG?
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bailey
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 11:45 am Post subject: |
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Oh zuzu I hope it doesn't frost on your gorgeous plants. It would be such a shame.
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zuzu's petals
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| Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:31 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the kind words and crossed fingers everyone. 
| bethie wrote: | | Content yourself with this Zuzu-How often is the weatherman WRONG? |
You're so right Bethie, 
they get it wrong almost as often as they get it right, don't they?
So, I'll keep my fingers crossed, too.
The ocean water temp has risen to nearly 60°F,
so that may help us to stay just a few degrees warmer than nearby areas.
| Melissa wrote: | | ........go out and start cutting ,.. save and press in a photo album or something ! |
Great ideas, Melissa!
I can't save 'em all, but I could certainly cut a couple of stems of Amaryllis and put them in a vase.
| eileen wrote: | | Sometimes you just wish you could cover your whole garden over and protect it . . . don't you? |
Eileen, I've been petitioning hubby for a weather-controlled geodesic dome
(with a sprinkler system) to cover the entire property,
but no joy thus far.  He's a clever fellow, you'd think he could come up with something!!
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stratsmom
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You are so fortunate to be surrounded by such beauty!
You Southern folks are blessed with magnolias, azaleas, camellias, wisteria... not to mention the amaryllis that seem to grow wild! Your pictures are gorgeous. Maybe the old weatherman is way off this time!
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Polly
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Beautiful flowers - I love them all. Hope the weatherman is wrong and the frost stays away. Here in Michigan I would be happy if the snow stayed away.
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Zuzu your flowers are gorgeous! I hope the weatherman is wrong too!! Your wisteria is beautiful and I can just smell it. When the boys were babies we lived in a house that had wisteria growing in the trees beside it and this time of year I would open the windows and let the glorious smell fill the air!! It was great!!
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