glendann
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:41 am Post subject: I Changed out one of the plants in my planter |
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I decided I didn't want the plant I had on the top so I removed it and bought a mini lilac mum for it.
I hope you all like it better as I think it changed it for the better.
Before I changed it
After The change
I also bought a hanging basket with Blue Berry Muffin Mix Petunias.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:44 am Post subject: |
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Now that's definately an improvement Glenda!! I really like the hanging basket you bought too - where are you going to be putting it in the garden? My petunias are still going strong even after a frost the other night.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:47 am Post subject: |
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I haven't decided yet Eileen.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:49 am Post subject: |
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Do take a piccie of it for us when it's in place Glenda. Petunias are such cheerful little flowers to have in a garden aren't they?
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:54 am Post subject: |
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Yes your change was a good one. Mums are really pretty. I think I have a brown thumb when it comes to mums. Your hanging basket is gorgeous. Do you have a special place picked for it, in your garden?
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 1:57 am Post subject: |
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It will probably stay on the hanging basket holder as I don't have many places to keep it.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:40 am Post subject: |
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That mum really made a difference. I like the petunias with small flowers. They keep better during bad weather.
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| petunia wrote: | | Yes your change was a good one. Mums are really pretty. I think I have a brown thumb when it comes to mums. Your hanging basket is gorgeous. Do you have a special place picked for it, in your garden? |
Would you like to know how I learned to care for mums?   I learned from reading a short story back in my college American Literature class.  It is "Chrysanthamums," by John Steinbeck. It is a wonderful short story, and has some good tips for caring for mums in it. It was written in 1938, and takes place in the Salinas Valley in California. I also think we gardners can also relate to the woman in the story as it goes along.   Copy  Paste Read Enjoy
www.nbu.bg/webs/amb/american/4/steinbeck/chrysanthemums.htm
PS Let me know how you liked it.
Once the sun comes up good and bright . . . I will try to get some pictures  . . . My mums are just beginning to adjust to their planter . . . I love pinching them back, once they are spent. I learned confidence in handling plants from Elisa Allen. 
PS . . . It is actually 7:55 AM here in NC.
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 11:47 am Post subject: |
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I like the change in your planter Glenda. It looks so cheery!
Blueberry Muffin Mix Petunia's? I've never heard of that but they sure are beautiful!
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Dearest Glenda:
Your choices are to be commended!  I also love the planters . . . They remind me of the leprechaun's pot of gold!!!! (I like your gold better.) The petunias are gorgeous too. Our petunias here a almost spent for the season . . . It is time for mums and pansies. 
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| Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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Very pretty. The before looked nice, but the after just looks so much more vibrant and alive. The petunias are also very lovely!
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Don't know how I have missed this post before... I definitely like the change. Looks cohesive now
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Very pretty, so colorful and vibrant!!
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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Those are beautiful pots and the mums look great in them.
One cannot go wrong with mums. You did great by changing the flowers in that top planter.
And those petunias reminds me of blueberry cheesecake. lovely color on them.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:36 pm Post subject: |
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Songofjoy I loved your John Steinbeck story.I must remember how to care for my little mums.Thanks so much.I missed it the first time around.
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