Seed Starting...

It is rainy outside,

 so I am inside today.

I thought I'd show you some 

of my indoor gardening stuff.

I have lots of seedlings in the tray 

with the clear cover on it.

Also, some plants that will be living outside 

when the weather warms up.

Below are my containers that I save my 

eggshells and used coffee grounds in.

These will go into the compost bin 

or sprinkled throughout the garden. 

The used coffee grounds are good sprinkled 

around my blueberry bushes.  

They love the acidity of the grounds.

They also say that the eggshells 

will deter slugs around the hostas,  

that they won't crawl over the shells-- 

too sharp on their bellies!

Here are a few of the other plants on the shelves

 that I have in my workroom.

Below is a pineapple top that I just started rooting.  

The roots are about an inch long now.  

I will put it outside once it warms up out there.

So,  even though I can't be outside today, 

 I can still amuse myself with my indoor plants!  Lol

Oh,  and I am also watching my gardening tapes that I 

recorded in 2000 and 2001.

They are of  "A Gardener's Diary" 
with Erica Glasener.  

I wish that she still had this program.  

She was the best hostess of all the 
gardening shows 

that were on HGTV at that time. 

 I just love my tapes 

and I hope they last for a long time.

How do you amuse yourself when it's a rainy day?

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean

My Pond and some flowers...

I finally have some flowers to enjoy...

This is Pieris Japonica...

A close up of the flowers....

So pretty...

And some daffodils...

I don't know the name of these...

They just happen to be one of my favorites...

A closeup view...

I have other small bulb flowers around the garden,  too...

And this is my pond...

All my goldfish perished this winter.  I had a pump in there,  but it must have frozen up.  The top of the pond froze over and the fish suffocated.  I am so sad about losing my fish but I decided it was time to do a good cleaning.  I had some Louisiana Water Iris in there that had taken over.  Half of the pond was full of them.  The roots were just a carpet under the plants and it was so thick!  There is a picture below of how they looked.

This is how it looks now.  A little more dusting and cleaning and we will be ready to fill it up again and start over.  I need to also work on the stream that goes into the pond.  It is a little overgrown,  too!

 This is a flower pot,  no holes in it yet,  with all the snails I found in the pond after it was drained.  I was amazed that there were so many still alive!

So,  sometimes things work out for the best.  Although I will miss my Goldies,  it is a chance to start over and give some others a new chance at life...  They certainly seem to enjoy living in a large pond environment and all my neighbors love them.  My pond is the neighborhood gathering place.  I enjoy it a whole lot,  too.
It is a lot of work,  but to me,  it is well worth it!

I will post some more pictures when it is up and running again.

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean

Orchids...

So beautiful!

Can you say Phalaenopsis?

That is the botanical name of these orchids...

They are blooming again.

I just love them.

They help me get through this period of time, 

when I can't grow the flowers outside.

They are amazing!

God has blessed me with their beauty!

I had to show someone!

'Til next time,

Love ya,  Jean

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter To All!

'Til next time,

Love ya,  Jean