So glad I finally got around to starting paperwhites, even if it was months later than I usually do. So cheering in a cold and snowy Chicago January! (And yes, we took our tree down, but I’m leaving the garlands up a while longer…)
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Garden log 1/21/24. Experiments with desiccant — miniature rosebuds look great after one week. The large roses are going to take more time, and aren’t looking as good, but they were pretty large and lush, which is tougher to dry well.
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Garden log 1/21/24. I *may* have completely caved to the cold last week and my cravings for flowers and swung by Good Earth Greenhouse and picked up a jasmine plant covered in blooms ($20), which is making my home office smell terrific. Now, this is unfortunately the ‘pot of doom,’ because I have had very
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Garden log 1/21/24. Sunday mornings are starting to fall into a routine; water the plants, and then every other week or so, empty the flower press, fill it again. One bundle of garden flowers (I think these were from Trader Joe’s, about $7?) gives you a nice bouquet for your home even after you fill
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Garden log 1/15/24. So, watering is the bane of my gardening existence — my life is…complex…and as a result, I often forget to water when I should, putting a lot of stress on my plants. I don’t usually completely lose indoor houseplants to lack of watering, but lots and lots of fallen, parched leaves. And
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I was very slow starting my paperwhites this year, but I did start some a few weeks ago (far left), and some more last week, and very soon, I should have lots of white flowers. I’m really happy with how the cards came out (drawings I did based on photos of paperwhites I grew in
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Garden log 1/11/24. One $10 bunch of mixed greens and pinks, one $10 bunch of tulips: five arrangements to brighten the first floor. All flowers from Costco.
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Garden log 1/8/24. Buds: magnolia, viburnum, peach. Snowdrop blooming in the snow.
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