Well, they say a picture is worth a thousand words. I guess that means Debra does rank among the most talkative here. :-) (Jim)
Still Laughing With Joy #6 Accessible Gardening
Debra,beautiful! I have a light yellow iris and want a deep gold one. Yes a zebra stripe. I liked Batek when it came out.
When i'm deeply depressed incoming words simply do not have a meaningful feeling. Its like my mind is saying. Duh what is tomorrow? There is no tomorrow,just this deep dark hole of eternity. It does pass but its not in my world at that moment.
I often use "This too shall pass."
Thankfully the treatment I use to treat depression, Zoloft, has done a nice job of keeping me doing pretty much okay the majority of the time. I have been diagnosed as having mild recurrent depression. Before treatment my mind set was I am depressed, I have always been depressed and will always be depressed. I have enough good days behind me now that thankfully whenever I am feeling more down than usual, I at least am able to remind myself that yes, I am depressed, but I haven't always been depressed, nor will I always be depressed. That has helped me so much during low times.
Today in Central Virginia it is calling for record breaking high temperatures. The sun is shining brightly and I just opened the back door to let some air in. I have a rather lengthy to do list, but won't worry if not everything get crossed off. One thing I know I want to do is get to our front yard and see what is blooming. Hubby said we have some pretty tulips coming up and I haven't seen them yet. Might even pull out the camera.
Ruby
Hi, I' not dead. Welcome, Ruby! Check the Real name/ Screen name thread - I can put you on there if you like.
Well thank heavens Carrie!
LOL Ruby my problem this time is "Am i gonna survive till this is over?"
Of course i am! Its just that...........
Vickie
LOL Just a) real sick w/ bronchitis (again) and b) composing up a storm!
"Not dead" is good, Carrie. There are days when I feel like a zombie but I still have a pulse so I guess I'm okay.
Did you find time to get out and see those tulips, Ruby? I love them, but they are too hard to grow here. Not enough chill hours.
I think Nadine is painting her way out of a bout of Depression. Whatever works! We are getting lots of colorful new containers out of it too. Kay*
She could come up here for vacation and paint me a new batch of blue pots! Problem is yu have to sand them, and seal them, and yadda yadda blah blah blah or the winter will kill them and it still might.
You gals have me smiling now. What a joyful bunch you are. Oh yeah, got out to see the tulips and was really surprised and delighted by something new coming up in one of the tulip beds. I wrote about it elsewhere yesterday and described it as looking something like a rose-peony combination in solid white. There are two blooms amidst several solid red tulips. Beautiful. If they are still blooming when the weather allows me to go out there again, I will try to remember to take a picture and share.
Carrie, thanks for the offer to put me on the list.....sure go ahead. Is it something I can access?
Hope that every one is enjoying their Saturday. Take extra good care all.
Ruby
Ruby, just click on "The Accessible Gardening forum" in the list below. Then, click on the Screen Names/Real Names thread. It is always at the top in the list of threads since it is a "sticky." .
It's my day to be the boss at Amargia and I've ordered everyone to be couch potatoes today. :-) (Jim)
I am a couch potato too. I decided to crochet to feel a little more useful.
Carrie, are your blue pots clay or resin? There is something about terra cotta pots I like, but MK says they dry out too fast. I've also heard going through dramatic temperature changes will crack them. That does sound like your weather.
MK just walked outside with a bottle of Amdro singing her very own lyrics to the tune of the Pink Panther theme song. "Dead-ants-dead-ants,
dead-ants-dead-ants-dead-ants, dead ants, dead-aaaants.
Dead-dead ants."
She was badly biten Friday. I guess its payback time. ~N~
Way to go Kay and Nadine. I hate those bugger ants.
I needed too many large pots so mine are all plastic. I did use styrfoam chests to make a couple. They've lasted 2 years so far and i like them ,The styrfoam.
I've tried just about everything to control biting ants, Amdro bait is the only thing I've found to be effective. It takes a few days to see results though. My Mom used Sevin dust, but said it only seemed to make them move to a different spot.
I read one university (Texas A&M?) was experimenting with bringing in fire ants natural predators in their native South America. The experiment was meeting with limited success, last I heard. While the fire ants can withstand a colder climate, their ancient South American enemies don't tolerate our cold as well. Maybe, we could knit them little coats or something? Kay*
rofl
Well if you see an anteater wearing a pink coat. Leave him be. He's a friend.LOL
You're going to need smaller knitting needles, Vickie. The University of CA has put its hope on a type of South American fly.
http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9902/18/t_t/fire.ants/index.html.bak
BTW: Do their sweaters have to be pink? Is everyone here part of the Pink Conspiracy?
(Jim)
I think we started the pink conspiracy just for you. Maybe we should call it "Jims Pink Conspiracy"ROFLO"
I think PJ is starting a "blue conspiracy." He's been putting coffee grounds at the roots of the hydrangeas because he read somewhere that encourages a more intense blue. .
The blue conspiracy has the advantage with hydrangeas in the south. It is hard to get a truly pink hydrangea outside the controlled environment of a container. I'm told the surest way to get pink hydrangeas in the deep south is to plant the ones advertised to have red blooms. lol. I'm so-o-o confused! ~Nadine~
Nadine, would much rather have blue Hydrangeas, meownself. Just received a variegated lacecap called Mariesii Variegata. Blue in the middle with white little petals ringing it. Supposed to stay true to color. Fingers crossed it does and that I don't let it die from not enough water. :-)
nadine, guess they don't really always stay true. but think will still be pretty.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/300755/
Your house has such a welcoming look. Even with all my flowers mine says this is a retreat don't bother me. LOL
vickie, what is wrong with that? :-) i rarely answer my door, so the neighbors all know it's "don't bother me" anyway. LOL
the house did feel welcoming when i first saw it, but a little wary. think it is slowly accepting me.
these iris are crazy. supposed to be the kind that need a lot more water than beardeds. they never get supplemental water and keep coming back each year as pretty as ever. i prefer more butter yellows to lemon, but i couldn't bear to discard them and it will be fun to see how they do when they are moved to make room for the green amber beds. :-)
Debra, are they the invasive kind that live in water? Only know that they exist.
I think these are Siberian Iris. Don't know if considered an invasive Iris, but that may account for their tenacity here. :-)
Jim, it's not PINK! :-)
LOL. Even I can see that it's not pink.
I think it's PRETTY! What is it? I bet even IO1 can tell THAT one is not pink. lol. (Jim)
I've got one! I've got one! Thats an Asiatic lily. Mine does'nt even have big buds yet.
I found another one across the lane that i had forgot about. It'll be dug up soon and go in a pot.Don't know what color that one is.
Don't beleive the Siberian iris are invasive.In fact mine died out.
My Fairy Bells are blooming.I've got them next to a purple lantana. I love them together
The tag said Asiatic Matrix Red. I planted six last Fall and they already multiplied. Want a couple, Jim and Vickie?
Thanks but i have a couple of those.
I'm looking forward to see what lily i have across the road.
I've been cleaning house. Like really honest to goodness cleaning. Have found things I forgot i had.LOL
Have wondered where Crickets dog coller went.Not that she ever wears it anyway. If she goes into town.she goes in my arms.And i carry her rabies tags in my purse.
You guys in Alabama,North Carolina and Kentucky check in as soon as you can. We love you.
Vickie
Flowy flowers for everyone. Blue for you, Carrie. :-)
Pretty, Debra I like the pink ones..
Vickie, lantana and fairy bells sound like a pretty combination, but I don’t think it would be possible to achieve that combination here. The fairy bells have disappeared for their summer siesta by the time our lantanas flower. Do Fairy Bells fold up in the heat of the afternoon there? They’ve already started doing that here. It is funny to me that oxalis are so sensitive to heat since I like to snag the leaves to chew when I am hot and thirsty. They are like chewy lemonade. (That might be a bad idea for you though, Vickie. The oxalic acid in them is said to be bad for those who are prone to kidney stones. What confuses me is there are things in the produce department of the grocery store that contain just as much oxalic acid. Do doctors warn people who suffer with kidney stones about those? Amaranth, Parsley, Chives, Garlic, Cassava melon, Rhubarb….) MK says the Creek ate the wild varieties of sorrel for much the same reason. They are naturally cooling and energizing. PJ thinks it’s nuts. He says he would be happy to provide me with Gatorade. He says he uses oxalic acid in the workshop to remove rust from metal. But, I only like Gatorade when I have the flu and I’m sure the oxalic acid in the workshop is quite a bit stronger than what is in the garden. MK says I should be fine as long as I don’t eat too many leaves, drink plenty of water and eat mineral rich foods after I’ve been “grazing.”
Moo-o-o-o.
~Nadine~
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The kidney surgeon that operated on me told me the only thing linked to kidney stone production was meats.I don't remember why.I've been trying to eat lots of veggies and less meat.I DO love fried chicken tho. I've always nibbled on some wild sour plants. I did'nt know the fairy bells were edible. I will try them out.
I don't like gatoraide period!
I drink lemonaide or other fruit juices instead. Which reminds me,Even tho my feet and legs are swelling, my hands are showing signs of dehydration.(probably CHF) So i need to drink more juices and less cokes.
Nadine, pink ones are Gaura. Ephemeral blooms when cut, but they make me feel good. :-)
I've heard where you live can also play a part in the development of kidney stones. Hernando County in central Florida is called the "kidney stone capitol of the world." You'll probably never hear the Florida Tourist Bureau using that as a claim to fame. :-) Most people theorize that it's caused by otherwise harmless minerals in the water since mineral build-up in house plumbing is also a local problem.
Kay's two eldest daughters grew up there and both had kidney stones as teenagers. One had such a serious problem she had to have surgery to remove it. Neither have had any troubles with kidney stones since they moved to different parts of the country. A famous (some might say infamous) fantasy writer from Hernando Co. had so much pain and grief with kidney stones, he actually wrote about the experience in the personal afterword of one of his books. (He likes to tell his fans what is going on in his life during the writing of his books and how he thinks it influenced the story.) That particular afterword probably did a lot for the sales of bottled water in central Florida. I know I called the Culligan man after someone showed it to me. (Jim)
Debra, I think I'm entering a pink phase. PJ survived my purple phase and my turquoise phase so I feel confident he will survive this one. I never much cared for pink before, but I've been working with it in the CanDo Garden and find it a calming color and more versatile than I had realized. Still not fond of hot pink. ~N~
I'm the only one i know of up here that has kidney stones. So must be a me thing.Plus a weird kidney.But i will definately stay away from Hernando county.
I go thru color phases too but always love pink and red and yellow.
Where is everyone? This is scary to me.LOL
Vickie
Sacquatch got em. :)