Saturday, November 21, 2009

this weekend there is a local Open Gardens Tour. Since I am successfully and pleasantly anony!And mous, the Moosey Garden has not been asked to open its gates. I am giving a small personal tour to a teacher friend and her mother, then I will join them peeping at the other local gardens. This is a defining moment - will my garden be so much worse than the open ones? Or will it be so much better? Hee hee - certainly the latter

Pink rose,,,,,,,,,

Right. I need to check out the roses - perhaps take some photographs. I will bucket some more water on the standard Blushing Pink Icebergs. Last night they were gasping, rather than blushing, and obviously have very poor root systems. Then I will do some dead-heading. Summer is definitely here when I start to dead-head the roses!

Nice Flowers

I just want to say a big thank you to all the organizers for making this such a ‘happening’ event. (I even got to see Ling Sue in a dress, those in favor of her wearing more dresses say ‘I!’)

Red Roses...

White Alstromeria, also called Peruvian lilies, mix deeply with 12 red roses to reflect the profusion of love and friendship this Lovers' Day. Send Friendship bouquet for Feb 14 for fostering your network.

Wildflowers

Simple and soothing, this field of Wildflowers set the scene for a classic Virtual Portrait. By keeping the background simple, this setting allows the subject to stand out and be noticed.

Roses Are Red

Roses Are RedThe Florists are stocking up and taking orders. Guys, if you haven’t ordered your roses yet, consider this your reminder, because 189 MILLION roses are sold on Valentine’s Day. That’s a lot of roses—no doubt there will soon be announced a shortage. But did you know that in a year florists throughout the US sell a combined, 1.2 BILLION roses. Turns out Valentine’s day only accounts for about 17% of all roses sold. I was sure that number would be higher. But then I remembered, there is another “occasion” that prompts the sale of a lot roses.......