Oct
15
2013
The orange Gerbera daisy lasted weeks. There was a new bloom–bright orange. The old one stood erect–petals and all. The only thing that faded was its color–now pale-white pink. I was amazed the flower lasted that long.
Sep
26
2013
The waxed begonias–both beds–and the two Gerbera Daisies are doing fine. In fact in the last week I discovered the bright red Gerbera Daisy has a second flower this one facing the fence and the orange one has another bud coming up. It is only the beginning of Fall so let us see how long these flowers flourish. When it turns colder I will keep my eyes open for signs of the primrose. There is, I believe, six different colored primrose. I love watching my yard for different signs of life, particularly, the flowers. Some are wild, some aren’t.
Sep
25
2013
I injured my “monster” cactus, which was hanging over four feet from a tree outside. I was not paying attention and banged into it and tore partially one of the four foot tentacles. I duct taped the ripped tentacle together and then I hung it off the ground by some wire to release some of the pressure on it. The tentacle of the cactus started to tear at the impact point of the wire so I put it in a sling using a discarded sock so the rip might not continue. I felt bad about it and hope the tentacle closes up in time.
Aug
23
2013
Such diversity in our world. An example is the black-eyed Susan. They come up every year–in different spots in our yard. They seed themselves. They are fighting for space with other weeds. If you look at one bed, the flowers are at different heights and even at different angles. I love looking at them. The flowers last a long time–weeks in fact. They come up a little later in the season. Every year I await them and they never fail to please me.
Aug
7
2013
There were small discoveries today. My cherry tree in the driveway is growing almost horizontally. It has something to do with the way my wife kept trimming it. I noticed three small branches growing straight up seeking the light only inches apart. I, also, found it interesting that the three phlox bushes were all different shades of pink and white. I noted that the one basket of petunia plants perked up. I was not sure that it would come back. But it did. A little water did the trick. Only three short observations outside but it gave me pleasure. And I am sure I will make more discoveries as I spend more time outside today. I like watching my plants cultivated and wild.
May
11
2013
Our Gerbera daisy was hardy. It has had five large pink flowers that lasted a long time–weeks. Now the color is washing out. One flower is almost completely white. Several times the flowers sagged. All it then needed was a little water and the flowers perked up. It must like the spot it was in. And I am excited three new buds were coming up. It was a small thing but I love looking at it every day and checking its progress.
Apr
22
2013
I was concerned about the small pot that had two of the five Gerbera daisies drooping. I checked. It did not need water. (I checked, it did not need water.) I had stuck it in the garage overnight and the two flowers perked up. It actually hit thirty-one degrees last night. It was just too cold for them outside.
Apr
16
2013
The forsythia are blooming. All over the area. A mile away a neighbor has a bush that must be an hundred yards long. It goes around part of his property. Every year when the flowers bloom we marvel at his display. It goes in and out on my side of his property. It is the longest stretch of forsythia I have ever seen. He keeps it well trimmed. The flowers are now blooming everywhere. Another person in town made a beautiful arrangement by planting pine trees between each bush. They only bloom for a short time but we enjoy other people’s flowers.
Apr
16
2013
I tend my small garden in my TV room on the book case by the window. There is several different kinds of cactus. They grow very slowly. A Christmas cactus hangs from an hinge on the top right corner of the window. I only got it back when I promised to water it regularly. I was neglecting it and its leaves were drooping badly. My wife finally watered it. On a speaker is a gigantic (about four feet tall) cactus. We used to put it outside when it got warmer but it was becoming too large and too heavy to transport: thus its present site for it does not get enough light to grow further. We have a rubber tree which has really gotten large: its leaves almost reach the top of the window. It keeps shooting out new leaves. There is also a snake ivy plant that is having a growth spurt now and each of the three branches have new leaves coming up. The one on the left is growing particularly quickly. That is my small garden in my room. I watch my plants carefully.
Apr
16
2013
Yesterday the healthy Gerbera Daisy plant my wife bought for my birthday was “sagging”: all five flowers were drooping. I gave it water in the morning and by the evening the flowers had perked up. I was thrilled. I will plant it in an area it did good before. I like looking at the big peach colored flowers. It is one of my favorite daisies.
Apr
13
2013
That bed of primrose had yellow, pink, dark red, purple and white flowers. During the winter only the yellow ones budded. I was told they are the most hardy. Now it has warmed up and is still somewhat cool so the other ones budded. The primrose don’t like the warm weather but spring is only a few weeks in. We bought two other varieties of primrose yesterday. We will have seven different colored primrose in that bed now.
Mar
28
2013
Today there was one purple primrose blooming–one flower with a yellow star inside. I was told recently that the yellow primrose are hardier. I planted several other colored primrose but this is the first one that was not just yellow. There are some other buds coming up. Let us see what colors they will be. It is getting a little warmer. The yellow primrose have been blooming for weeks now. The daffodils have not bloomed yet but I keep checking them every day or two.
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