Neighbours talking over the garden gate has long been a tradition. They share gardening tips, complain about the weather and pests yet are ever eager to discuss their gardens. That is what I had in mind when creating this blog. So stop by my garden gate to find out the latest happenings in my garden.
Happy Gardening!
Garden Gnome
"All my life through, the new sights of Nature made me rejoice like a child." ~ Madame Marie Curie"
We moved here in late June of 2007 coming from a beautiful, formal garden with a greenhouse. I had built that garden from nothing so it was a real accomplishment. This house from the start was a huge challenge to say the least. We spent the first summer hauling out over six truck loads of overgrown brush. We raised the canopies on the maples so we could actually see the beautiful view of the water we were paying for. It was rip out, after rip out, after rip out. After awhile it became so depressing. As we started to rebuild there was a bit of hope but we haven't been here long enough get the garden beds re-established as we wanted. And now we wait, anxious to move on but still we wait as the house sits on the market.
Happy Gardening!
Garden Gnome
©2006-2011
Hibiscus
July 25, 2011
I really have a rubber arm when it comes to plants. I was in WalMart (Canada) a couple of days ago when a plant sale caught my eye. Three foot tall hibiscus were on sale for $5. Now that is a wonderful price so I bought two. I wanted them as container plants on each side of our front door. Since our house is on the market I have been focusing on container gardening this year as all the containers will move with us. We do have an active offer so if it goes the way we want it too we could be moving on August 25. Anyway, back to the hibiscus.
I popped the plants into larger display pots, cut a tag off, watered them then came in. Hibiscus prefers a bright location but according to the tag it says to never allow them to get below 50ºF. So obviously I am not going to be able to plant these trees in the ground even at our new house. One of the hibiscus is slated to go to my husband's office. It is a wonderfully bright area with excellent morning sun exposure so I'm sure the hibiscus will thrive there nicely. The other one will be outside on our deck at the new house but brought inside when temperatures drop below 50ºF. The new house is so bright, light and airy so I am looking forward to re-establishing my indoor gardens as well.
Happy Gardening!
Garden Gnome
©2006-2011
My gosh, time has flown since I last posted. There has been a lot going on so I do apologize. My husband had health problems after our spring vacation but we did do a bit of gardening down at our vacation home. So I will share that with you. We have also been doing some gardening here although it is somewhat lower keyed as we are still trying to sell our house here. At any rate I will share what we have done here as well.
Happy Gardening!
Garden Gnome
©2006-2011
