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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 20, 2021 18:58:44 GMT
I had posted on another thread that I was going to take a break from all the current news kerfuffle, to spend time in Nature, but decided to bring the Spring 'Break' here to ProBoards. (See, Cinemachinery , I said I wasn't going far!) I wish I could post my own photos, but alas, I am digitally challenged, so will post photos already on the internet that mirror what is going on in my garden. Feel free to add photos that speak to you, this is a feel-good thread! First, a bit of backstory on the Vernal Equinox: www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/spring-equinox-2021-hope-on-the-horizon/ar-BB1eLFAR?ocid=msedgdhpThen, a brief social comment:  Then, what is blooming in my part of the world!  These beauties have already come and gone:  In memory of a good friend who is not here for this spring...  |
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Post by politicidal on Mar 20, 2021 22:50:59 GMT
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Post by shaggypoo on Mar 20, 2021 22:57:53 GMT
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Post by autumn on Mar 21, 2021 0:31:59 GMT
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 21, 2021 4:14:09 GMT
autumn, that frog in the flower is just precious!
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 21, 2021 15:20:11 GMT
Today's new appearance!  |
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Post by Spitfire926f on Mar 21, 2021 15:27:37 GMT
Today's new appearance! That's gorgeous. I love spring so much. |
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 21, 2021 15:34:13 GMT
Today's new appearance! That's gorgeous. I love spring so much. Me, too! The great thing about hyacinths is their fragrance. Sometime you can find them in a grocery store floral section, forced bulbs in a glass with water. Buy one, take it home, put it in your bedroom and wake up to the whole room filled with fragrance. They don't last long, but you can plant the bulb out side and it will come up the next year!
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Post by Spitfire926f on Mar 21, 2021 15:41:08 GMT
That's gorgeous. I love spring so much. Me, too! The great thing about hyacinths is their fragrance. Sometime you can find them in a grocery store floral section, forced bulbs in a glass with water. Buy one, take it home, put it in your bedroom and wake up to the whole room filled with fragrance. They don't last long, but you can plant the bulb out side and it will come up the next year! My gram always had a gorgeous garden. My mom gave it up because the deer eat everything, lol. They love flower bulbs! It's a shame because I love tulips and daffodils. I always wanted a little moon garden if white flowers and plants. |
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Post by Marv on Mar 21, 2021 15:46:04 GMT
It’s a lovely day here. 54 degrees and sunny, nice cool breeze. A few clouds and it’d be perfect.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 24, 2021 14:55:44 GMT
At last! The first few daffodils!  |
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 24, 2021 15:06:15 GMT
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 26, 2021 16:11:35 GMT
I bought an orchid a few days ago, just a simple phalaenopsis, but lovely just the same!  |
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Post by autumn on Mar 26, 2021 16:27:00 GMT
I bought an orchid a few days ago, just a simple phalaenopsis, but lovely just the same! I love orchids! One of the prettiest flowers. Too bad they're so difficult (for me anyway) to grow and maintain. So beautiful.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Mar 26, 2021 16:42:14 GMT
I bought an orchid a few days ago, just a simple phalaenopsis, but lovely just the same! I love orchids! One of the prettiest flowers. Too bad they're so difficult (for me anyway) to grow and maintain. So beautiful. Phalaes are the easiest to maintain, it's the exotic Dendrobiums and others that are so picky. I actually hang my orchids in pots from tree limbs in good weather, their natural habitat is as a parasite plant on trees. They get the proper sun/shade mix, rainwater, etc. But indoors in a window for winter, they don't like real cold weather. Fertilizer, specific to orchids, helps, and good drainage.  Orchids in Hawaii in the wild.
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Apr 6, 2021 17:17:57 GMT
Today is April 6th, and my ornamental crabapple tree is getting ready to BURST!  |
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Post by rachelcarson1953 on Apr 6, 2021 17:26:48 GMT
As I type right now, there is a pot of blooming hyacinth just to my left; the scent is intoxicating (and a little addictive, lol!)
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