Tag: hibiscus

  • Love Note

    Tomorrow dawns with our embrace. We love prolifically, as thirsty Hibiscus. The sun comes. Our hearts open. Dead blooms fall to the ground. We don’t look down.

  • Three Birthday Blooms

    Cold, grey, raining, Friday the 13th, my 57th anniversary of living and I’m grateful to be alive and for everyone I love, and to be loved​, and the plants that please me… #hibiscus #pottedplants

  • Three Birthday Blooms

    Cold, grey, raining, Friday the 13th, my 57th anniversary of living and I’m grateful to be alive and for everyone I love, and to be loved​, and the plants that please me… #hibiscus #pottedplants

  • Dancing with Potted Plants

    Dancing with Potted Plants

    I have been anxiously looking at multiple sources for weather reports. I knew that the temperature was going to plummet last night, but of course not to the exact degree. So yesterday I brought my hibiscus and gardenia pots inside, where they will stay until the freeze has passed in spring.

  • Three Happy Hibiscuses

    These hibiscuses were so root bound in their previous pots, that I had to water them every day. They grew a lot in the last year. They should be happy now for another year or two. I just have to remember to bring them inside before the frost comes. I’m ready though; even though they’re…

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  • Overabundance

    Overabundance

    If you look at the Carolina Jasmine growing on this trellis you might think it is late summer, until you notice that the surrounding trees aren’t even budding yet. Although you can see a blooming Oriental Pear tree in the background. You might forget that trellises are for walking through. Look hard at this Carolina…

  • Overabundance

    Overabundance

    If you look at the Carolina Jasmine growing on this trellis you might think it is late summer, until you notice that the surrounding trees aren’t even budding yet. Although you can see a blooming Oriental Pear tree in the background. You might forget that trellises are for walking through. Look hard at this Carolina…