This year I put an amaryllis bulb in the middle of my paperwhite bulb arrangement. All the paperwhite bulbs bloomed first. I cut off the tops of the paperwhites and left the leaves in the bowl as a backdrop to the amaryllis bulb. It turned out really pretty.
This year I tried several varieties of Amaryllis bulbs and it was hard to choose my favorite. I can’t wait until next Christmas!
Elvas Amaryllis, Lemon Star Amaryllis, Splash Amaryllis, Paperwhites.
Ever since we moved into our house, Paul has envisioned a conservatory off the back porch area. This year, we came closer to that vision when Paul invented a temporary room to store our plants this winter instead of the garage. Now, I just love to go out to see my plants in bloom after [...]
This is the second year I tried and failed at tulips. Last November, I put these tulip bulbs in the refrigerator for their 6 weeks of pretend winter. I planted them in January. I followed all the instructions and only 3 came up and one of those was a dud.
I think I might give up [...]
On Saturday, I was planting pansies in just a sweater outside and today its snowing, but I am not complaining. Its January 8th and this is the first bad weather we have had here in Big D.
Yesterday I posted about my favorite amaryllis for 2010 the “Red Pearl”, but today the “Red Lion” was in [...]
As the song goes….”Everybody’s Working for the Weekend”…. When the weekend comes, we are overwhelmed with all the projects and things we have to get done in two short days. This morning as I was making my list, I reflected back on the last month of Christmas holiday festivities and realized there had not been [...]
This beauty will not stop blooming, it is as lovely as the first day of spring. It continues to produce the most exquisite blooms ever. This November morning, I got to see it for myself. What a lovely day I had.
