Marie's Gardening Blog

2009-05-12T13:09:00.000-07:00

May 12, 2009--My cactus blooms opened

2009-03-14T07:20:00.000-07:00

Spring is almost here. I'm soooo ready for it. There are some of my perennial flowers blooming in my front flowerbed. The herb garden looks kinda brown and bear but that will change as it warms. The birds have been out in full force also. Raked the leaves out of the flowerbeds. The leaves insulate the plants over the winter months. Hopefully removing them didn't jinx things and cause more cold weather.

2008-10-07T12:14:00.000-07:00

My Garlic is coming up in my herb garden. I'd actually forgotten that I'd planted it and then while I was pulling a few weeds from around the herbs I noticed that it was poking its head up.

2008-09-01T14:29:00.000-07:00

He have started a cactus garden in the section of the flowerbed which is by the PTAC unit. I couldn't get anything to grow there because of the hot exhaust so I thought why not put plants that love that type of environment. So far we have about 5 different kinds. I'll try to get pics up ASAP.

2008-07-23T09:02:00.000-07:00

The temps have been almost unbearable and with heat index of 110 not alot of gardening going on other than trying to make sure that my plants don't cook. The sunflowers did well. I worked in the front flowerbed trying to make it look less cluttered. I hope that is what I achieved. It does look better. The Fennel that I planted around the other plants is really doing well. Also the cuttings of varigated vine seem to have "taken".

2008-06-18T16:07:00.000-07:00

Sunflowers planted in my herb garden just outside the back door.

I think this bloom is soo pretty.

Smaller Sunflower in the front flowerbed.

Our Fennel..it's doing so well.

2008-06-03T17:34:00.000-07:00

I am trying to find a cactus or plants that do well in the area of my flowerbed which is near the air/heat unit. When the unit is running their is a constant flow of warm air so I'll need something that would do well in a very very dry area.

2008-05-20T14:42:00.000-07:00

I planted some more fennel yesterday and staked the Sunflowers. The herbs and flowers really look nice. I'll have to get some pics of the petunias up soon.

2008-05-10T13:10:00.000-07:00

Mom, Brittany and I went to Deb's bookstore today and traded in some of our books for store credit. I got about 12 dollars for the books she could use. I spent about $9 of the credit and after getting Brittany some books and myself a book about herbs I only paid about $10. Also Mom & Dad wanted me to pick out something for my birthday and Mother's Day. So I got a Finch Feeder, Thistle & some petunias to go in an empty hanging basket and planters I have. All wonderful.

2008-04-27T13:14:00.000-07:00

This lizard lives in my flowerbed. He almost blends in on this bush.

2008-04-26T08:14:00.000-07:00

I'm very excited to have gotten some lavender this yr. This is my first attempt at growing it at the apartment.

This is also my first attempt at growing Fennel. I've heard that butterflies love this plant so naturally I'm really excited about it. I think it would be a nice addition to some of my flowerbeds for greenery if I could get more of it.

Always have to have Thyme in my herb garden. Also have some varigated Lemon Thyme(I'll try to post a pic of it too.)

This catmint was underwatered and on the verge of flatlining when I purchased it. It looks considerably better.

2008-04-26T08:11:00.000-07:00

This butterfly was resting on my favorite flowers this morning. It appears to be injured. Still it's beautiful.

2008-03-27T17:55:00.000-07:00

It was a beautiful day today and I got to spend some time working in my flowerbed and herb garden. I planted some fennel, thyme, oregano, bee balm, chamomile to go with my rosemary. I need to take some pics. The herb bed is really coming along. I've also planted Sunflowers in each of the beds. The cosmos I planted(orange variety and the pink & white ones are coming up. I'm soooo ready for spring and gardening.

2008-02-21T13:31:00.000-08:00

Well no gardening yet but Jim got me a beautiful flower/plant arrangement for our 1st anniversary. They are so beautiful.

2008-01-22T05:38:00.000-08:00

Not much going on as far as gardening so during the winter months will probably be more posts about the weather. The cloud formations were pretty neat yesterday afternoon, especially with the sun reflecting off of them. We had a little snow last week which is always exciting for this area cause we don't have snow much. The "Winter weather advisory" that was "scheduled for this weekend got canceled.LOL :-)

2007-05-04T06:09:00.000-07:00

planted more flowers after getting back from the errands to the hospital and Wal*Mart. Got some annuals for the flower pots and some more vinca as well as two perennials.

2007-04-22T15:20:00.000-07:00

I planted some more flowers.

Imperial Blue Plumbago

Pinks

Mexican Heather

Crimson Beauty Creeping Phlox

Blue Angel Columbine

Mixed Columbine(Dusty Rose)

You can view them by clicking below

My Birthday Flowers

2007-03-14T12:10:00.000-07:00

Has been forever ago since I posted to this blog. Lot's of new things in my life which I will write about on my other blogs. The flowers I planted will be covered on this blog.

I planted perennials:

White Candytuft(iberis sempervirens)
Lithodora 'Grace Ward'(lithospermum)
Purple Robe Saxifrage(saxifraga)
Black-eyed Susan 'Sonora'(Rudbeckia Hirta)
Mixed Color Sweet Pea(lathyrus latifolius)
Chattahoochee Woodland Phlox

Also planted some lillies and a few Dianthisis.

2006-04-20T08:14:00.000-07:00

Brittany brought me an African Violet for my birthday :-)

2006-04-20T04:36:00.000-07:00

Two of the larger hailstones. Note they are held by a child so kept that in mind when thinking about their size. With temps in the 90s yesterday its no surprise that we had some bad weather.

2006-04-20T04:33:00.000-07:00

We had hail several times yesterday. Some of the stones were a pretty good size most were pea or marble size. This is a pic of some of it on the ground in the courtyard. Had to wait until the rain died down to take the picture.

2006-03-29T16:28:00.000-08:00

Sunset from Tuesday nite(3/28)

2006-03-03T13:30:00.000-08:00

I may not be able to grow many flowers here at the apartment but Robert brought me some tulips to brighten my day. He's such a sweetheart :-)

2006-02-28T11:34:00.000-08:00

Today was a beautiful today. I'm living at an apartment now so not much room to grow stuff. I was able to bring some of the seeds from the plants I have grown over the yrs and plant them around the front steps and shrubs here...don't know if they will do anything but figured I might as well try. I planted some cosmos, zinnas, echinasia and daisies. Don't know how long I'll be here but if the flowers do come up and I'm not here at least whoever has this place or one near it can enjoy them.

2005-10-22T07:44:00.000-07:00

The weather has certainly cooled off and it should be around 40 degrees(F) here tonight. I took some time today to fill up my birdfeeders and to put a block of suet out for the birds. There have been alot of Chickadees and Cardinals lately. I also removed all the Moon Vine growth and harvested LOADS of seeds from them. I will be doing more bird watching I guess with very little growing in my gardens. The roses have really been blooming like crazy but beyond that....not much.