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Finally! Some pics of my recent purchases
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travelingbooklover
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:38 am Post subject: Finally! Some pics of my recent purchases |
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Thanks to Frank, I was able to get some pictures uploaded. I went to the plant souk and went a little crazy this weekend...
Bougainvillea.
I know one is coreopsis but not sure what the other are.
Gardenias and jasmine. Everywhere I live, I have to have gardenias. Makes each place feel like home.
I spent yesterday getting my soil amended and some plants planted. I was looking forward to getting out there today and then another dust storm hit. Sigh..
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eileen
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Oh boy you certainly did go a little crazy didn't you?!!! It's a nice crazy though and we're all infected by the same kind here at GardenStew.  You bought some lovely plants. I hope the dust storm passes over quickly so that you can get back outdoors.
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Sherry8
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Some great additions to your garden...I am still waiting to get out and plant..snowing today but they said it wouldn't accumulate.we need spring here that stays...
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travelingbooklover
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 1:00 pm Post subject: There's always tomorrow |
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The dust storm is supposed to end tonight. I will be outside again tomorrow! I am trying to resist the urge to go back to the plant souk. I found one absolutely wonderful vendor. His prices were about an 1/8 of what I would have paid in the U.S. and he is really nice. As my Arabic isn't great and his English was as limited, a lot of our communication was "sign" language and expressions. He steered me away from what he called "bad" plants. I had to go back the next day. I love finding bargains and meeting great people.
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Droopy
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They are all lovely. Congratulations on your craziness, good result.  Those small, blue ones, are they Lobelia perhaps?
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tschnath
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I've started some coreopsis from seed. But seeing how I've never done this before we'll have to see how they turn out.
They are all very beautiful and I hope you enjoy them as much as I have seeing them here.
Thanks for sharing.
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toni
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Great plants, lots of color.
What always amazes me is the fact that the plants I have in my garden are also in gardens in just about every part of the world.
Off to check your post with more pictures.
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Netty
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Great buys! I think that one is Nierembergia and the other Lobelia.
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kaseylib
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Looks like fun! I've got some bareroot perennials started, but it's way too early to put out any annuals here. It's great to see everyone else's colorful gardens, and I know mine won't be too far behind.
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kuntrygal
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You have some beautiful plants and pretty colors. Maybe you will be able to get them planted soon.
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travelingbooklover
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2008 9:37 am Post subject: Thank you |
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Thank you all for your wonderful posts. Droopy and Netty, I looked them up and you are right, they are Lobelia and Nierembergia. I have about half of the plants in now and thanks to everyone's help with identifying the plants, I knew where to put them. Couldn't have done it without all of you! I don't know what I was thinking when I left all of my gardening books back in the U.S. I assumed I could find books about gardening here but all I have found is books about gardening elsewhere in the world. Thanks again!
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