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Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ #226911 Aug 9th, 2008 at 03:46 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas I got these at Kroger's in a 6" pot for 3.99 1/2 price sale, these are really compact. I potted them up in a 12 inch pot/which they seem to like , (?Glad to get out of the little pot roots were coming out of the bottom:) First time for mums in a container for me,, I hope these will bloom thru the fall,, any one else grow mum's in high temp zones?? Spoon Fantasy Mums "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ angelblossom #226949 Aug 9th, 2008 at 07:15 AM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,829 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,829 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Diane--I am blown away-----georgeus!!!! are you going to put any of the plant ouside??? ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ JunieGirl #226952 Aug 9th, 2008 at 07:24 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Thanks Carol and ,,,,,it's already outside ,,,,,, :wink: "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ angelblossom #226971 Aug 9th, 2008 at 08:10 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,484 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,484 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada So colourful. Very pretty. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Sunflowers #227115 Aug 9th, 2008 at 07:21 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY OMG - that is absolutely GORGEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEOUS!!!

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ plants 'n pots #227118 Aug 9th, 2008 at 07:35 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas Thanks Tamara and Lynne! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ angelblossom #227264 Aug 10th, 2008 at 01:12 PM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada kennyso The Man kennyso The Man Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada imagine my surprise when I saw my dahlias blooming this morning and buds on some of my brugs! I have blooming: agastache, black eyed susan, cosmos, dahlias, daturas, castor beans, nasturtiums, and a few more. Helping the world one seed at a time When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Mary Ann LaPensee

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ kennyso #227291 Aug 10th, 2008 at 02:18 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas what a wonderful thing to come home to Kenny!!! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ angelblossom #227295 Aug 10th, 2008 at 02:40 PM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Diane, I know I saw these before, but I'm still thinking that they are gorgeous!!! I hope you are going to show your beautiful Gaillardia also!!! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Shirley4 #227448 Aug 10th, 2008 at 07:03 PM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada kennyso The Man kennyso The Man Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada Crown of Thorns Hollyhocks Dahlia 'White Perfection' Dahlia 'Thomas Edison' Helping the world one seed at a time When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Mary Ann LaPensee

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ kennyso #227450 Aug 10th, 2008 at 07:04 PM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada kennyso The Man kennyso The Man Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada Morning Glories Fennel Castor Bean Tropical Hibiscus Helping the world one seed at a time When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Mary Ann LaPensee

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ kennyso #227451 Aug 10th, 2008 at 07:06 PM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada kennyso The Man kennyso The Man Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,540 Ontario, Canada Agastache Osteospermum 'White Soprano' Black Eyed Susans and Cosmos Helping the world one seed at a time When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. Mary Ann LaPensee

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ kennyso #227453 Aug 10th, 2008 at 07:07 PM plantqueen Unregistered plantqueen Unregistered You had a lot of wonderful blooms to come home to Kenny!! Yay for you!! They are beautiful!!

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ #227493 Aug 10th, 2008 at 07:48 PM Jiffymouse Unregistered Jiffymouse Unregistered oh my gosh, KENNY! you have a wonderful garden growing i'm so happy for you. you have plants going that i kill on a regular basis!

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ #227701 Aug 11th, 2008 at 04:30 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC My internet has been out so I've been out too - taking pictures. shows up in my vege garden each year the bugs like it

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Bestofour #227702 Aug 11th, 2008 at 04:31 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC your Hollyhocks look great Kenny. Mine gave up the ghost due to heat.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Bestofour #227703 Aug 11th, 2008 at 04:33 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC midget zinnia this is the flower on some type of pepper I got in a trade. It's an ornamental pepper. got this on the dollar table at Lowe's.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Bestofour #227704 Aug 11th, 2008 at 04:35 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC the bees like the money grass and this is the petunia that showed up in the strawberry jar.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Bestofour #227724 Aug 11th, 2008 at 06:31 PM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas do you also have chicken and hens in your strawberry jar? Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ cricket #227812 Aug 11th, 2008 at 09:56 PM Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 561 Malaysia nmlAlba-dC15 nmlAlba-dC15 Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 561 Malaysia Hi everyone... i had been away for quite sometime.... here are some blooms that greeted me when i got home.... ...my orange cattleya and d golden shower orchid... ..a closer shot of d cattleya... ...n my red amaryllis... Have a nice day everyone! i believe that somewhere in da darkest night...a candle glows, i believe for every drop of rain that falls...a flower grows....

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ cricket #227842 Aug 12th, 2008 at 05:25 AM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Originally Posted by cricket do you also have chicken and hens in your strawberry jar? Yes I do that my friend dodge sent me.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Bestofour #227888 Aug 12th, 2008 at 08:34 AM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Here is my Amaryllis, which was an amazement to me!!! Mar.10th Mar.13th I didn't know anything that big could grow that fast!!! I watched it all through the days and every three or so hours it was different. "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Shirley4 #227889 Aug 12th, 2008 at 08:36 AM Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Shirley4 Giggles Shirley4 Giggles Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 26,932 Rocky Mount, VA Sorry!!! I didn't manage to make my pictures resize properly!!! That resize button in PB hardly ever works for me anymore!!!! I hate the changes they made!!! "I Love Virginia!"

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Shirley4 #228054 Aug 12th, 2008 at 06:39 PM Jiffymouse Unregistered Jiffymouse Unregistered shirley, after you resize in photobucket, refresh here and it should work. both have to refresh for it to look right.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ #228058 Aug 12th, 2008 at 06:46 PM Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,829 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri JunieGirl Frogger JunieGirl Frogger Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 46,829 Likes: 33 Southern Missouri Originally Posted by Jiffymouse shirley, after you resize in photobucket, refresh here and it should work. both have to refresh for it to look right. ---so THAT is what I have been doing wrong-- --thanks Jiffy!!!!------ ________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ JunieGirl #228863 Aug 16th, 2008 at 09:58 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Shirley love that color. sedum just keeps on no matter how dry the weather.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Bestofour #228865 Aug 16th, 2008 at 10:00 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Nice picture, Sheri! Mine are in that stage also right now.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Bestofour #228866 Aug 16th, 2008 at 10:01 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC my little rose

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Bestofour #228884 Aug 17th, 2008 at 06:06 AM Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,484 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Sunflowers Northern Star Sunflowers Northern Star Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 30,484 Likes: 61 Atlantic Canada Is it just me? I can't see Sheri's pics. ~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Sunflowers #228892 Aug 17th, 2008 at 06:32 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas me either Tamara! Alba Beautiful flowers as usual!! Shirley that is beautiful!!!!!! Boy if you had a yard you could do wonders!! You are so successful growing flowers inside!!! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ angelblossom #228919 Aug 17th, 2008 at 08:42 AM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas I see it now Sheri,, Nice rose and sedum!! "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ angelblossom #231350 Aug 29th, 2008 at 03:26 PM Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas angelblossom OP A Gnome's Best Friend OP angelblossom A Gnome's Best Friend Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 30,001 Arlington,Texas I spotted this bromelaid at the nursery today,, isn't the colors of the bloom awesome?? "Grace without perfection is more to be desired than perfection without grace."

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ angelblossom #231354 Aug 29th, 2008 at 03:28 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC gorgeous color.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Bestofour #231510 Aug 30th, 2008 at 04:37 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I don't plant morning glories but they always show up at the compost pile.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Bestofour #231511 Aug 30th, 2008 at 04:38 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC I think this pepper plant is so pretty. This shiny buds remain me of Christmas.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Bestofour #231513 Aug 30th, 2008 at 04:40 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Rain is so much better than watering with the hose. Last edited by Bestofour; Aug 30th, 2008 at 04:42 PM.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Bestofour #231530 Aug 30th, 2008 at 05:42 PM Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY plants 'n pots Purl One plants 'n pots Purl One Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 31,597 NY Diane - I love that bromeliad flower!!! Did you buy it??? Sheri - pretty morning glories - I haven't grown them for a few years because they only start blooming around now, and the vines get so raggey looking.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ plants 'n pots #231532 Aug 30th, 2008 at 05:47 PM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas what is that huge white flower below the elephant crossing sign? that flower has got to be as big as my face! Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ cricket #231538 Aug 30th, 2008 at 06:17 PM Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Bestofour Patriot Bestofour Patriot Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 18,746 Likes: 31 Monroe, NC Cricket, that's a metal daisy with green metal petals.

Re: Blooming Fine 22 ~~~ Bestofour #231540 Aug 30th, 2008 at 06:23 PM Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas cricket Fencer cricket Fencer Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,563 Texas Originally Posted by Bestofour Cricket, that's a metal daisy with green metal petals. OH...... I guess I won't be asking you for seeds then! Cricket Ah, summer, what power you have to make us suffer and like it. ~Russel Baker