I took these earlier, there's just something about the fragrance of a brugmansia that is unforgettable .
Digging & Potting up Brugmansia's
Antoinette
Great Pic's, Yes the Fragrance is Amazing, I do hope I have some Bloom in the Basement
Elizabeth
Good Evening
Well finally all the Brugs,are in the Basement. I just Love my oldest DD, that Girl has worked her young butt off, helping her Momma, She came over Today, helped get a lot of Brugs in the basement, so I am down to 3
then I am Done, now the Fun really begins, arranging them.
also counting them.
She also mowed & Trimmed the yard. She has been such a Big Help.
The next week,I will be down in the Basement, arranging, Also potting some wonderful, Trades I have made in the last 2 weeks, in the morning, I have the Last 2 Boxes going out, so I am Done with Trading until Next Spring.
Happy evening
Elizabeth
I feel guilty watching all the hard work you poor gardeners have to do, in order to prepare for the Winter.
It probably takes you a month to recover from all that.
Good luck and all the very best with your Winter Brugs ^_^
Elizabeth, I suspect you are a real treasure ! like our Charleen.
Waving to all of our fellow Brug lovers over the pond. Hope you all beat the Frost/Snow.
chrissy
Chrissy
Thank you, I think you're a real Treasure also, Check out your Thread, as Promised I posted Pic's
Today has Been really warm, so I picked my Pumpkins, for Halloween, only I am Painting instead
of carving, mine, my Middle DD, makes the Best Pumpkin roll in the world so now I have the Pumpkins bought, she can't get out of it.
Elizabeth
I Was Busy busy Busy, But now it's Break Time
More Pic's
Elizabeth
More
Elizabeth
oops forgot the pic
Just Took some New Pic' I hope Everyone Love's them as much as I do Taking Them
Elizabeth
Oh Elizabeth, I didn't know you liked Agaves, the plan things of the Opuntias look great. I like those fall colors, fall is my favorite time to decorate, I think I just love the fall colors. Your pictures came out great too. I can send you some agave pups come spring, I am done trading also and the remodeling is ongoing here for another few weeks.
Love all your photos thank you for sharing them,
Agaves, will they live thru the winter outside or are they inside plants. I am in 7b-8 zone. Depends on who you ask....
cloudy but no rain. i sure hope we get some soon...
Hubby talking about making room in greenhouse. I always worry when he does. Watch out World!!!!
man on the loose.!!!
Have a good one girls.
Love and nuzzles
Charleen and critters
Hi Charlene, there are some really hardy agaves that will live through snow, I think they can withstand really cold temps as long as they are not frozen for several hours. Take a peek at the plant delights catalog to get an idea of how low temps they can take. I have some hardy Opuntias and agaves. Sharkskin agave doesn't blink an eye in cold weather and agave parryii truncata is a good looking one too.
Here are some of mine, the ones in rather long green planter are four year old pups of octopus agave..the mom is about 14 inches across and 10 inches tall in her own pot.
So you leave them outside?? Annette???
I got my package today Elizabeth. Hugs and "I love them" Wow! those are larger stems than my yellow ones.
Charleen
Yes, most of them, the only one I bring in is the one opinion the first pic, and pups, they may do okay too, the skin is very thick on these guys, as long as you water only once a month from September on, so they don't have too much water in them and they won't freeze.
A.
Antoinette
Stop it Girl, I thought I was through, Trading, now Look what you've Done, you have posted some of my Favorite, That's Just Amazing, my Hubby Said the Cati that you sent me Look like little Tombstone's, from the Street, Now let's see if that Woman, that let her Dog, Pee on my Plants, will do that with These Planted there, sometimes People are Just Rude
Charleen
I am Glad you Got Your Box, I always Worry, that something can Happen, but with the Way they're
Giving Free insurance, they're Pretty Safe, I always Try to Send what I think is a Fair Trade for Both
Hugs
Elizabeth
I have to tell you guys something,.. Every single box I've gotten has been really crushed. The PO here puts a sticker on each box saying it was received that way at this location. Every single priority flat rate box and even from plant companies. I think the El Paso TX post office needs to retrain their people. It really makes me mad. But, ironically, all the plants and cuttings have been okay.
Agaves are really beautiful specimens, I wish I had a greenhouse sometimes. I have a houseful now with my cuttings.
The cacti look great, you know what would do the trick for peeing and pooping cats or dogs...?. Just put as many pine combs as you can in he areas you want them out of, use pine cones as mulch, it really works. They hate walking on them. I would too for that matter, if I had to walk barefooted.. Lol
Antoinette
Great idea, it's not the Animals Fault, it's that Owner, I nearly Busted a Gut, when she was walking her Dogs one Day, Mikey & Matti, the 2 Babies next door, started Barking at her, she was almost Running, to get away. I wish I had taped it then put in on youtube. you know what I think I still have the Pine cones from Last Christmas, I will find them, How's your remodeling coming along?
Elizabeth
Yep, Post Office good at losing things. Aggravating folks...
Pinecones, I got them things and Sweet gum seed too. either one can be bad to step on by this old "Tenderfoot"
have a good night Girls.
Charleen
Cabinets are on order, the two sets of French doors and the glass door for the bathroom will be ready this week and windows for bay window too,. It is all torn up here. The tile over the tub and shower just got done today, countertops won't be ready for the bathrooms till end of this week. Nowadays everything seems to be special order items. But, the house is getting painted outside portion today, and the new aircondioner and Hester work is started today.
We can't win for trying sometimes, we had a new roof put on a little over a year ago. The company hired some yahoos and they ruined the upgraded shingle we got, ruined the entire roof. Now, we need another new roof.. So our insurance company will probably sue the company THEY recommend last year. It's been on heck of a month here. I think that the new roof will be going on anytime now. My dogs and I fell did placed.. Lol
But, the end results are worth the wait. I'll take some photos when everyone leaves tonight.
I bet you are sorry you asked.. Lol
Antoinette
No I am not Sorry I asked, I just know, it will be Beautiful when it's done, I can't wait to see your Pic's Yes it will be worth it, when it's done
I found the seeds, at the Bottom of the Box, I want you to see my Flower Pots, that some of the Brugs go in Next Spring, the Guy at a Yard sale wanted $30.00 each I told him I only had $40.OO
well they came home with me. also the other of the yard with the Cati all Lined up, they Look so cute
I can't tell you How Much I appreciate you for that, around here no one has them for Sale
well Girl Here's the Pic's, Oh I took a Pic of some the Brugs, I started rooting 2 Weeks ago
you won't Believe it, 1st Pic, my Plummie, 2nd one my find, 3rd one Roots on a Clipping, 4th one Peaches & Creme, last one the cacti
Elizabeth
What a great find on those pots! Good buy.
Oh my goodness, I got some cuttings from deejay and she was so darned generous with the cuttings all for postage. I hope that good things come her way, she deserves the best!
Well , here are a few photos of what is happening here just a little view of my world right now.
Bathroom tile done, door will be installed hopefully this week.
Bathroom work in progress.
My dogs and I sit around the area covered with plastics while they work. I estimate another month of work here, you can kind of see the bay window cutout and the room with the equipment is stuff for the new heating and air conditioning unit. The bay window area is boarded up till the windows get here, maybe tomorrow? I hope so.
Here are the Brugs blooming today,. They are all crowded in one area to protect them from the wind.
Same group. Dr, Seuss is the darker orange from the cuttings rhapsody sent me in May.
Wow, nice pictures girls. I put in a new flower bed. Elizabeth I got everything potted, the two group of Crown of Thorns went into seperate pots, I love them, will get you pictures. Love them all.....
I am planting Mums and Elephant ears in it. I need a new updated shot. But the EE look small right now. A friend in Miss. is keeping me supplied with EE. That last one is sort of blurry but I try to hurry sometimes to be sure I capture that silly Dufess....
Have a good day girls.
Charleen
Antoinette
I am so Glad I ask you to post Your Beautiful Home, it's Stunning, The Flower's are Amazing, I also Love your Court Yard.
Charleen
Looking Good there, right now all those clippings will root really Quick, outside in Soil
Elizabeth
Thank you for everything, the compliments, cuttings and just everything guys. I appreciate what you guys have sent me. As far as the work here , we have a few bumps along the road but we are working through them.
I love the bunch of mums, Charlene you have been very busy and working hard. I hope all your ees and cuttings do great for you. I see Charly out there, is that his little friend?
I think I don't have room for more cuttings but I don't know if I have the will to turn any down., sheesh.
MY uncle in Missouri gave me that little toy. It is a memento now, he passed away last winter. Seems Charley is in a lot of pictures here lately, he is not camera shy. I taught him that. He might get a cookie when he poses...I have this long white Brug blooming. This baby is in a flowerpot, I thought it Cherub but there is no pi nk in it. It is pretty and white. Long bloom too.
Seed pod from Misty Pink. this plant is loaded with seed pods.... Little fern I got in woods this morning them in the middle is Charley and his Donkey friends. The real thing!!!!
Love, hugs and nuzzles
Charleen
Oh my god, I wish I had an area like that to walk in, it is beautiful Charlene. I bet you hardly ever want to leave that place. I love the outdoors and I'm hardly ever inside. I never clean the house unless I have to, and I hate it. Charlene, I found a really good lotion comes in a tube if you ever get bothered by Mosquitos, and other flying insects. I normally hate those bug spray on types, but this us really good and it works, whatever is left on my hand I rub on my face or hair, neck, or clothes, it is made by Johnson & Johnson an OFF product in a plastic tube, called Botanicals insect repellent, plant based repellent. It smells good and most of all it works even on those dawn houseflies.
I live two miles from the cow dairies here... Hello! Flies.
If I see a couple of flies in the house, I put a little on my face at night because I hate for a fly to bother me in the mornings, lol.. I also use what's left on my hands on top of my dogs head and face being careful not to get near their eyes because those flies and gnats bother tem a lot, it works on fleas, ticks. They had these on clearance at Walmart but I only got one in case I didn't like it, near the camping hunting areas..
This is it.
I got so excited about the lotion that I forgot to say that is a very nice bloom there.
Charleen
Great Pic's Esp of Charley, he's a Good Looking Fellow, Look at what has Kept me company all day, while I was finishing up my Yard work, they're not my Dogs, I am their Person.
so here are my Pic's for the Day,Look at the way they look into the Camera,it's too Bad Mikey wasn't smiling, finally a Clean GH
Antoinette
I just Love your Place
Elizabeth
These are such cute little fellas. You can see the love in their eyes.... Love the blooms.
Your package is on the way. 9114901159818146415158# I hope they live. Please let me know....
gourd that one spot in the woods is my favorite... I hear chicken, let me go see what is bothering her.
Hugs and nuzzles
Charleen
Thank you so much for the Trade, I will Let you know when it gets here, you have a Great looking Place
Hugs
Elizabeth
Love your friends Elizabeth, I want that big white bear..
Sorry I am so tired and busy making either more grout runs, or tile runs or paint, watering... Etc..
I hope Abigail is okay Charlene.
I'll come back later I left the hose on.
Oh, Abigail is fine. down in my way when I was planting the little mums that needed in the ground. She even got a couple of worms. then when I went to move a rock, she had a feast of Slugs! she is happy girl.
Charleen
Hi Charleen
those Babies are something, my neighbor called me earlier, she has a Oven being delivered, so I had to run over, make sure the babies, didn't eat the delivery men. that was fun, I had to sit in a chair to keep the Girl Mattie, from eating the poor Guy.
But it's all Good the listen so well to me.
Antoinette
you would adore, that big Bear, he raises his lip to show me his Teeth, I told his owner that Fellow
Smile's at me.
Elizabeth
They do smile! I used to tell Missy to smile when I was taking pictures of her. I miss my big dog...
We got some rain last night, My plants loved it. It is getting close to time for me to bring the Desert Roses in, I have a little table full. Not to mention all the other things that need to be brought in...
It is just that time of year.....
durn , had Missy's pic. loaded and clicked on it to enlarge and had to reload.
Have a great day girls...
Hugs and nuzzles...
Charleen and critters
Charleen
I know they Smile, Mikey always smiles for me, he also want to look at me face to face, they're both so Sweet, I like your Pretty baby, they're like Kids, but mind better.
here is some more Pic's I am getting to the End of digging potting, also my Yard really Looks uncluttered.
I want Better Homes & Gardens, instead of Better homes & Garbage
Elizabeth
O what cuties, all of them.
The male golden smiles too, he lifts one side of his lips, I always tell him to do his Elvis expression.. And he does it..everyone laughs. They're too cute. All animals are.
I'm moving plants around too.
Today's blooms and things
