Palm (donated by Mom Bowers):
This beauty fawns the dining room. Its sinewy green fingers long to be caressed while bubbles of growth are sprouting.Baby Coffee Plant:
With waxy leaves shimmerring in the sun and a soft fragrance, this baby keeps our current vino from Mendoza company.Rubber Tree:
Both of our childhood homes contained a massive rubber tree, with time Keba will be able to say the same. Kitchen Crew (from left to right): Spider, Dwarf Plant, Philodendron:
This spider has been through the past four years with me, and looks it. But, its buddies are thriving. The dwarf likes medium light, but the philodendron is a climbing sun-bather. Even with their differences, these three seem to get along just fine.Aloe:
When you are as accident-prone as me, you quickly learn of this wonder. To use it, is to love it.Philodendrons:
In this pot you will find two varietals of philodendrons: colorful, air-filtering wonders! I want the yellow to drape downward and red/green to spread, spread spread.Poppop Philodendron:
This is our majestic beast. Sometimes this plant shares war stories from back in the day (just like my daddy).Living Room Crew (from top to bottom): Prayer Plant, Exotic Angel, Mandarin Orange:
This trio requires the most attention of them all. The fickle Prayer Plant curls and hides, the Angel is difficult to keep happy and moist, and the Mandarin's tips brown regardless of repeated efforts. Despite our trials and tribulations, this crew seems pleasant enough in the living room.Ficus Tree (donated by Mom Pintzuk):
I love reading in this corner! The only way this corner could bring more pleasure is if the ficus fingers would turn the pages of my read.Buddha Hoya Rope and Jade:
For some reason, our easy-to-please jade makes me want to dive into a lilypad covered lake (childhood flashbacks of East Lake, but no idea why). Buddha Hoya is loving the radiating heat. Along with the philodendrons, this climber will soon belong to our living wall.Mixed Climbers: Philodendrons + Buddha Hoya:
This group of three longs to hear bedtime stories and wake with the early sun.Orchid Surprise (donated by Mom Bowers):
We are trying to nurture a glorious Orchid, keep your fingers crossed. My parents have unsurpassed luck with orchids...just trying to live up to my family's green thumb.Diffenbachia (donated by Mom Bowers):
This beauty likes a breathe of fresh air every now and again. Its curled arms are very curious.
8 comments:
wow that's quite a forest you are raising. Looks as if you have inherited your parent's green thumbs...I myself do not have such a thumb--mine is very brown (no pun intended...get it, tee hee). Thank goodness my better half has a wonderfully bright green thumb. Our sunroom is crowded every winter as he brings in all the outside plants from the summer. We now have about 4 hibiscus plants and this year he is trying to get them to bush out rather than grow tall--he placed pieces of scrap wood paneling on top after he pruned the branches...so far it looks as if his techinque may be working as we have many new leaf growths all around the top of the sticks but the sticks have not grown tall ---will have to wait to see if we get any blooms this summer.
Hope you and the flu have parted ways and you are back to better health.
Writing from OP as I spend time with Momma Lou while your parents enjoy a much deserved vacation on the open seas---got a call from them yesterday saying they are back on land in St. Pete Beach--they were calling from the Undertow--I was so jealous---well gotta get back to more serious work
take care
love ya
M.Lee
Hello,
I am trying to let my green thumb flourish. I did not have success with some crotons recently, but we won't talk about that event! A & I are going to build a container garden in the backyard this spring. Should be a fun adventure!
Mom and Dad seemed to have a blast. Now Mom wants us to cruise-it-up as a family. I don't think any of us would mind...Did you know Rob Pflaumer is getting married this summer in Costa Rica?
Wow! your place looks like a plant paradise but just an fyi for you the first plant is not a fern it is a palm.(my favorite tree of all - of course i prefer the larger more majestic ones that sway in the gulf breeze)- can't wait to see this paradise in person
love ya
mom
I asked my green thumbed hubby and I beleive your "Lovely Mystery" plant is a Diffenbachia (sp?) these are generally pretty hardy so it should flourish.
Hey one-of-my-faves,
Thanks for the info...and you are right--this one is flourishing in the basement bathroom! Come over and see it!
I would love to see it and your whole apartment. Maybe Easter weekend if you are around?? Have you heard about the plans to do the cookout/picnic at Rocks State Park again? Amy (Xav's) is coordinating like she did last year. If you remember the Whittington sibs did not make the party due to Momma Lou's excitement and stay at AGH that weekend---so I am hoping to make it this year---those that participated last year said they had fun. Do you have plans for Easter Weekend (April 7&8)???
Sooo sorry---I just re-read my comment above and realized I referred to your abode as "apartment" I meant HOME--how could I make that mistake--please forgive. I am anxious to see it up close and personal.
That's right! My pad is a house...a house connected to another house, but a house indeed! The days of apartment life are over for us!
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