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A trip to the nursery

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By Mikec


A trip to the nursery

Stopped at the nursery on my way home from work today to see what they got in for plants. I could have easily filled my car but settled on just a few. Two Oxalis, a red and a green. Love the way the leaves close up at night. They look like butterflies. A nice purple coleus and a couple small pots of Lily of the Nile. There are seven little bulbs in each pot. Wonderful blue flower. With a little care and patience I will have a couple good size pots that I can have outside in the summer and then inside for the winter.



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Lovely selection of plants, Mike. The coleus looks fantastic.

25 Apr, 2009

 

Great selections. I always have to keep myself looking all the way through, and then go back for what I remember. Keeps my purchase as limited as my memory. :-)

25 Apr, 2009

 

i like the coleus :o)

25 Apr, 2009

 

that is one strategy I simply must remember, GT! Love that coleus, Mike....I bought a little green oxalis around St. Paddy's Day for $3.99...lol.. do you plant yours out in the garden...Mine seems happy in his pot on the window sill. can't wait to see the agapanthus in flower..

27 Apr, 2009

 

I leave them in the pots Lori. I've seen people use the purple one in their planters. They look great mixed in with other plants. By the way... I like your new ID picture.

28 Apr, 2009

 

Thanks Mike! that's my Mother's Day miniature rose! I moved it late in the season last summer and I was worried that I might lose it! Happily it seems to have made the transferance in good shape...lots of healthy new shoots. I guess you could call it my signature plant!!

30 Apr, 2009

 

I like the different colour combinations. You can grow Colius from seed if you have a heated greenhouse. I did it one year and got lots of variations of colours and had so many that I planted them outside in the flowerbeds during the summer.

12 May, 2009



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