FOTD – November 20 – Poinsettias So far, so good. They haven’t died yet, which may be a record — for me, anyway.
Cee’s Flowers of the day
THE GOLDEN POINSETTIA
FOTD – November 16 – Golden Poinsettia Yesterday, Garry brought me a golden poinsettia. Not merely golden in leaf color, but there are golden spangles on the leaves, both yellow and green. I have never had much luck growing poinsettias,… Read More ›
ANTHURIUM STILL BLOOMING
FOTD – November 14 – Anthurium I don’t remember when I first posted pictures of these anthurium, but these are the same anthurium. Not new ones. The same ones. These have got to be the sturdiest flowers anywhere. They seem… Read More ›
SUNFLOWERS ON A SUNNY DAY
FOTD – September 25 – SUNFLOWERS BY THE BLACKSTONE We had hoped there would be more color in the trees. Our street is brilliant with color. In fact, our entire property is brilliant with color. The aspen are all golden,… Read More ›
FOLIAGE CAME EARLY. WILL IT END EARLY TOO?
FOTD – September 23 – Early Autumn Foliage It went from being brutally hot to cold in about four hours about a week ago. I finally gave in and pulled out the comforter and my feet are always cold. It’s… Read More ›
FLOWERS OF THE DAY: PINK ROSES
FOTD – September 2 – Little Pink Roses I haven’t done one of these in a long time because my flower garden is a horror show. We’ve had almost no rain. It has been exceptionally hot and humid, so no… Read More ›
BACKYARD DAYLILIES
FOTD – June 24 – DAYLILIES IN THE BACK It had to be about 18 or 19 years ago when Owen and a friend came by on Mother’s Day and informed me they were going to build a garden for… Read More ›
MORE FLOWERS ON THE MAPLE – Marilyn Armstrong
FOTD – April 25 FLOWER ON THE MAPLE TREE – VIEW FROM MY WINDOW I like being able to look out the window and see the flowers on the branches of our maple tree. It is the only place I… Read More ›
YOUNG ORCHIDS – Marilyn Armstrong
Young and growing Orchids I counted them. There will be in total of twelve Orchids in this cycle. I tried shooting with three different cameras today. I stood way back and used the shortest length of the long lens, the… Read More ›
FOUR ORCHIDS – Marilyn Armstrong
March 7 – Four Orchids – FOTD Day by day, more orchids bloom. It’s exciting, in a senior citizen sort of way. Although to be fair, I was very proud of my plants 40 years ago when my entire house… Read More ›
FOUR ORCHIDS – Marilyn Armstrong
FOTD – March 4 – Four Orchids Another bud opened today, so today, there are four orchids and more to come. The new bloom isn’t fully open yet, but I expect it will be by tomorrow afternoon.
RETURN OF THE CHRISTMAS CACTUS – Marilyn Armstrong
The Cactus is Back – FOTD – March 3, 2020 I’ve been so thrilled by my orchids that I almost forgot that the Christmas Cactus is blooming too. It has a weird way of blooming underneath the greenery. It can… Read More ›
