Hi,
I lurk here often and feel like I know a few of you, even though I have never posted. I was encouraged yesterday to get out here. So here I am. Like many of you .....a Brug addict. From the first moment I set eyes on a picture of a bloom I knew I HAD to have one. They have been part of my garden family for 6 years now and last year was probably the most successful year yet with blooms. Let me rephrase that our whole approach to what we plant and the space allotted to it revolve around the Brugs. North Texas can have some tricky weather. We have had mild summers here the past two years (a blessing) constant flushes all season from March through mid December.
OK, working in the garden has been in my life as long as I can remember. My grandmother took care of me when I was a child and her love was the garden. My earliest memories are out there! One day at age 15 my Mother informed my Father when he arrived home from work that HIS Daughter was in the backyard building a greenhouse! Dad quietly changed clothes joined me in the backyard and well....it began. It is still standing today 30+ years later. I know he enjoyed having it as much as I did. After I went out into the world he started his seeds and grew Veg's in the winter.
Married to a great guy, live in an old house by our area of the county standards, small lot we are limited to the amount of yard we have so every inch counts. No grass just beds. I will enclose some links to two sites I use for pictures, please forgive in advance some have photos with my old camera I think it was the first digi arrived on the Mayflower.
Our favorite plants Alocasias, Old Roses, Coleus, Tropicals, Ginger's and of course Brugs.
I look forward to getting to know all of you,
Karen
http://photobucket.com/albums/v468/Cocobid/
http://community.webshots.com/user/cocobid
New to Daves Garden
Welcome Karen, I so enjoyed your photo album. You have some gorgeous flower's!! I hope you share more pictures with us. I love to look as well as read. Nice to meet you and again " A warm welcome to Dave's Garden "
What are your gorgeous brugs names? They are beautiful. Great job!
Julie
Hi Karen,
Welcome! Nice photos. You and will be trading soon. We have the same interest in plants and you're from TEXAS. I'm sure you know by now that you will love Dave's Garden.
Daisy
Hi Karen. Welcome to the Brug forum. It's great to see you here. Great pictures.
Beautiful, lovely garden. Really shows your love for it...AND your green thumb/arm.
Congratulations...Welcome
Carol (a newbie myself)
Hi Karen!! Welcome!!! I am so glad you stopped lurking and are joining in. We have a great time here and always could use a new brug lover in our family here. I just love your pictures!! Your brugs look just great!! My yard is tiny also!! I pack it in!
Welcome Karen,
Your photos are gorgeous, very inspirational to someone like me in a small space too!
Love the tropicals, you've got excellent taste.
Thank you for sharing with us.
I'm with Carol, your whole body must be green, you've got the touch! LOL
Jackie
Heavens, Karen!!! Of course you were lurking, you were too busy working in your beautiful garden to post!! All of your plants are lovely and so healthy - I'm so happy to meet you here and I hope you will join us and post frequently, with lots more pics...I love your story about your mom, dad and the greenhouse, your entire post was a fun read...
Welcome Karen:
Your garden is lush and beautiful! I hope you'll post more often.
Welcome Karen,
I just finished looking at your pictures and thoroughly enjoyed my trip through your gardens. I enjoyed seeing Coco also. Wish I had him. LOL! Great looking pictures. I'm looking forward to seeing what new things you might grow this year. Thanks for sharing.
WONDERFUL PIC'S Karen, Welcome aboard you will have lots of fun.
Welcome to DG and the Brug Forum! Hope to see you a lot around the garden!
Hi Karen, I try to ask at least one dumb question a month so if you feel that you have one that needs answered just hold on and I'll probably come up with it soon :)
Welcome
charlotte
Welcome Karen, Your pictures are beautiful and you've got some lovely gardens.
Welcome Karen .... your brugs look beautiful. Great looking gardens. Love coleus ... been putting my orders in.
Welcome Karen, you have a beautiful garden and wondrful brugs. I have to move my brugs in and out of greenhouse in winter. We hope to see more of your lovely garden. DonnaS
Thanks for sharing the photos of your lovely garden and gorgeous flowers.
WOW - what beautiful flowers you have - welcome to Dave's! Hope you will be a lurker no longer.
Diane Krny
Funny, Charlotte!
Welcome, glad you decided to "join" in. & welcome to the Brug forum, Looks like you have a head start! I'm new to Brugs myself, only seen one bloom so far but have lots of plants that should bloom this season. Enjoy it here! Bj
Welcome Karen. Glad you decided to post.
It is so nice to have you finally stop lurking and join us. This forum is so full of great information and ideas and helpful people. Your flowers are lovely and your love for them shows. WELCOME!!!!!
Welcome and great pics.
Welcome Karen! How long have you been around before introducing yourself?
Thank You...............
I already feel so welcome please excuse my briefness. We own/operate 3 business and last night MOM fell and in ER for the evening, she is OK just lucky and sore. DH and I get up at 3 & 4:30 am respectively. In one of our stores we have entire family which trade with us and one of my long time dear customers just dropped dead a MOM overnight. Just had one of the sons in here he found her I sat down with him and we chatted for quite a while, totally in shock. He had to get out of the house when he left just a few minutes later the other brother arrived looking for him. We see folks every week many times more often than we/them see their families. I remember hearing the sirens this morning behind the store I am in shock such a wonderful person the sweetest spirit and yes she loved to garden we frequent chatted about our gardens, she had just had a mural painted on her kitchen wall, of a garden.
Well, I guess the gardening improved in Heaven today.
Thank You again I will be around in the morning.
The flowers and kind welcomes
Karen
Welcome to DG Karen :)
Welcome Karen, and I'm saddened by your loss. You're so right about Heaven now having yet one more gardener to tend the ultimate gardens of the universe.
Bless You!!!