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Around the garden Apr 21, 2020 13:11:26 GMT -5 a_muppet likes this

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We had some "living stones." We called them brain plants lol they are like tiny, colorful brains. I think they are so cute, but I killed them by accident, too. I do better with plants that are in the ground than in pots!

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Apr 21, 2020 10:39:17 GMT -5 heatherly said:

Succulents can be easier to care for if you have a black thumb :-) Just don't over-water them!

My mum grew lots of them. She said they were ideal, as forgetting to care for them was a good thing.

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kjay Moderator Posts: 24,225 Member is Online	Around the garden Apr 21, 2020 14:25:11 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kjay on Apr 21, 2020 14:25:11 GMT -5 I have some succulents in my garden. They pretty much take care of themselves here.
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Apr 21, 2020 5:05:34 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

Apr 21, 2020 0:56:14 GMT -5 @marci said:

I have a black thumb so let it be known that I do not garden.

My ex was like that. I once bought him a living stone, within a month or two, we renamed it dead mush.

It was also his job to look after the house plants, seeing as I was at work. When we moved, out stuff was in storage longer than we expected. Despite this, in comparison to his care, they had thrived.

Living stone

These are stones? are they that way naturally?

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Apr 21, 2020 18:58:47 GMT -5 alsr said:

Apr 21, 2020 5:05:34 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

My ex was like that. I once bought him a living stone, within a month or two, we renamed it dead mush.

It was also his job to look after the house plants, seeing as I was at work. When we moved, out stuff was in storage longer than we expected. Despite this, in comparison to his care, they had thrived.

Living stone

These are stones? are they that way naturally?

Yes, they naturally look that way. Very neat little plants in a nice variety of colors.

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Apr 21, 2020 18:58:47 GMT -5 alsr said:

Apr 21, 2020 5:05:34 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

My ex was like that. I once bought him a living stone, within a month or two, we renamed it dead mush.

It was also his job to look after the house plants, seeing as I was at work. When we moved, out stuff was in storage longer than we expected. Despite this, in comparison to his care, they had thrived.

Living stone

These are stones? are they that way naturally?

LOL No they are succulents. Like cacti, but without needles.

They just look like stones.

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We finished planting our plants... none are flowering or very big, so I will share images from off the internet of what they could look like lol hopefully they will thrive! So, these are not my photos yet, but maybe one day I can post my own.

Autumn Twist azaleas (we bought a dozen for under some trees):

garden.org/pics/2017-05-11/csandt/699e97.jpg

Blue Ray Kousa dogwood (1 in front of the house under our maple trees):

cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0059/8835/2052/products/Blue_Ray_Kousa_Dogwood_450_D1_large.png

Korean Fire camellia (1 in the backyard in an empty spot where a dead tree used to be):

kiefernursery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Camellia-Korean-fire2.jpg

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Apr 23, 2020 8:20:27 GMT -5 heatherly said:

We finished planting our plants... none are flowering or very big, so I will share images from off the internet of what they could look like lol hopefully they will thrive! So, these are not my photos yet, but maybe one day I can post my own.

Autumn Twist azaleas (we bought a dozen for under some trees):

garden.org/pics/2017-05-11/csandt/699e97.jpg

Blue Ray Kousa dogwood (1 in front of the house under our maple trees):

cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0059/8835/2052/products/Blue_Ray_Kousa_Dogwood_450_D1_large.png

Korean Fire camellia (1 in the backyard in an empty spot where a dead tree used to be):

kiefernursery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Camellia-Korean-fire2.jpg

You have a beautiful yard Heather

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Apr 23, 2020 10:18:51 GMT -5 kjay said:

Apr 23, 2020 8:20:27 GMT -5 heatherly said:

We finished planting our plants... none are flowering or very big, so I will share images from off the internet of what they could look like lol hopefully they will thrive! So, these are not my photos yet, but maybe one day I can post my own.

Autumn Twist azaleas (we bought a dozen for under some trees):

garden.org/pics/2017-05-11/csandt/699e97.jpg

Blue Ray Kousa dogwood (1 in front of the house under our maple trees):

cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0059/8835/2052/products/Blue_Ray_Kousa_Dogwood_450_D1_large.png

Korean Fire camellia (1 in the backyard in an empty spot where a dead tree used to be):

kiefernursery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Camellia-Korean-fire2.jpg

You have a beautiful yard Heather

Not yet. These are not my pictures ;p Just examples of what I planted. Mine are tiny and flowerless for now, but I wanted you all to see what it could look like one day... maybe in a few years!

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Apr 23, 2020 10:20:58 GMT -5 heatherly said:

Apr 23, 2020 10:18:51 GMT -5 kjay said:

You have a beautiful yard Heather

Not yet. These are not my pictures ;p Just examples of what I planted. Mine are tiny and flowerless for now, but I wanted you all to see what it could look like one day... maybe in a few years!

Oh okay. Its going to be a very beautiful yard heather...lol.... But I am sure it already is.

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kjay Moderator Posts: 24,225 Member is Online	Around the garden Apr 23, 2020 10:24:49 GMT -5 heatherly and a_muppet like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kjay on Apr 23, 2020 10:24:49 GMT -5 It's going to be a good year for Dragon Fruit. My plant is flowering big time. imgur.com/VbyMAM0 imgur.com/4xaCQB4
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What a cool looking flower, Karen!

Pretty much nothing in my yard is flowering. Our gardenias might if we're lucky, but our loropetalums completely skipped it so far this year. They were under a lot of stress, so I think that made them focus on leaves only. We only had them 1 year, so maybe next year they will do better.

I am planting a lot of flowering shrubs and trees because our yard barely had any. The previous owners must not have liked flowers?? lol

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Oh, and I also have a crape myrtle. Not sure if it will flower this year or not either.

It's a Black Diamond one... dark leaves, and it gets red flowers that also turn pink and white at different stages. I put it near the road where all the sun is. I will snap a picture if it flowers this summer :-)

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Apr 23, 2020 8:20:27 GMT -5 heatherly said:

We finished planting our plants... none are flowering or very big, so I will share images from off the internet of what they could look like lol hopefully they will thrive! So, these are not my photos yet, but maybe one day I can post my own.

Autumn Twist azaleas (we bought a dozen for under some trees):

garden.org/pics/2017-05-11/csandt/699e97.jpg

Blue Ray Kousa dogwood (1 in front of the house under our maple trees):

cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0059/8835/2052/products/Blue_Ray_Kousa_Dogwood_450_D1_large.png

Korean Fire camellia (1 in the backyard in an empty spot where a dead tree used to be):

kiefernursery.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Camellia-Korean-fire2.jpg

Those are going to be lovely for you.

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kjay Moderator Posts: 24,225 Member is Online	Around the garden Apr 23, 2020 15:34:44 GMT -5 heatherly likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kjay on Apr 23, 2020 15:34:44 GMT -5 It has been and still is an amazing growing season this spring.
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Good luck Heather, if you have a green thumb, your garden will soon look like Cherry's and Karen's

I have settled that I am terrible and I don't have a good gardener so I planted all the succulents with colorful flowers around the house.

My gardener told me they would look beautiful when summer comes:)

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Apr 23, 2020 17:42:54 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

There you are. That's my wooded wall finished and decorated.

I also made those three benches that the plants are on. You may recall I mentioned the middle one on the other site?

imgur.com/tOI7nWE

Cherry, that's beautiful!, now I call that a garden. You will be terrified seeing my backyard.

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Apr 23, 2020 23:27:32 GMT -5 alsr said:

Apr 23, 2020 17:42:54 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

There you are. That's my wooded wall finished and decorated.

I also made those three benches that the plants are on. You may recall I mentioned the middle one on the other site?

imgur.com/tOI7nWE

Cherry, that's beautiful!, now I call that a garden. You will be terrified seeing my backyard.

You do surprise. Your designing skills as shown on the old wof were great.

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Apr 23, 2020 17:42:54 GMT -5 a_muppet said:

There you are. That's my wooded wall finished and decorated.

I also made those three benches that the plants are on. You may recall I mentioned the middle one on the other site?

imgur.com/tOI7nWE

That looks amazing Cherry. I love it.

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heatherly Administrator Maintain low tones! Posts: 16,394	Around the garden Apr 26, 2020 13:57:45 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by heatherly on Apr 26, 2020 13:57:45 GMT -5 I added a quote to the original post about gardening ^_^ "We come from the Earth, we return to the Earth, and in between we garden."
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Apr 23, 2020 23:27:32 GMT -5 alsr said:

Cherry, that's beautiful!, now I call that a garden. You will be terrified seeing my backyard.

You do surprise. Your designing skills as shown on the old wof were great.

Anything inside the house Cherry, I don't do well outside especially when I can't do it from scratch. My places already have landscape that I have to maintain rather than create.

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kjay Moderator Posts: 24,225 Member is Online	Around the garden Apr 27, 2020 13:56:30 GMT -5 heatherly and a_muppet like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kjay on Apr 27, 2020 13:56:30 GMT -5 A new flower means banana's are coming. imgur.com/Q6lmqFM
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