Thanksgiving cactus in two colors, right on schedule. Last week I ordered some Christmas and Easter cactus in other colors on Etsy (more peach and orange and bright pink), and the cuttings have arrived… …but I realized I don’t know how I’m supposed to plant them. Dip in rooting hormone? Just stick in moist dirt? […]
I’d have to check the leaves against a chart to tell you which kind of cactus this is, but I’m guessing Thanksgiving cactus, given the timing.
I’ve been trying to make more quiet space in my life, less running around after deadlines. It’s a process. But one thing that helps is taking garden photos. It’s interesting — I was talking to a friend recently, and she said the two things she had to stay away from were video games and photography,
I can’t remember what this is, but I thought I’d killed it, and I managed to resuscitate it, so that’s good.
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Every once in a while I’m walking down the street, and a tree just jumps up and down, shouting, “Look at me, look at me!”
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Someone in our garden group posted a photo a little while ago of a pansy ring vase, which I had never seen before, and it’s just adorable. Perfect for pansies or other short-stemmed flowers. A little Victorian, in a good way. I had to hunt a little to find one, but finally dug one up
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Someone was asking in the local group about bringing in tropicals for the winter, what we do to take care of them. So a few quick notes on what I do for houseplants around this time of year: – check for bugs, etc. on any plants you’re bringing in — isolate and treat any that
