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Fiddle Leaf Update & tips

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Do you remember my <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2013/09/fiddle-leaf-fig-bargain-breakfast-area.html"><b><i><span style="color: #0b5394;">Fiddle Leaf Find</span></i></b> from Walmart 2 years ago?</a></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcTDXubS16_MP4mXWk-5wj8pBE-PXtvr7DiTBgDusajTS8FPfX3Z95DDFFO3O3oWuLE7TiLJ93qlSUF91WEHV00DbJuKapBl8E2EFzF71TiIWVHQAvrfLL0Qn7LjR-WfVQUpmuakVMks/s1600/DSC_0151.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvcTDXubS16_MP4mXWk-5wj8pBE-PXtvr7DiTBgDusajTS8FPfX3Z95DDFFO3O3oWuLE7TiLJ93qlSUF91WEHV00DbJuKapBl8E2EFzF71TiIWVHQAvrfLL0Qn7LjR-WfVQUpmuakVMks/s1600/DSC_0151.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got them for $4 each</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">Well, surprisingly enough, despite my "black thumb" (which I wrote about <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2014/06/garden-days-summer-camps.html">HERE</a>),</div><div style="text-align: center;">they have surprisingly held up well and thrived!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoYztZYRxfZHjYfRZEnPlriHpBfJWa9p71-kJnU1qG_5Ydo4mXUpvkQE3nxFjj7CAMmHH38kWo7aDXO74Z-5lqYaskQ8SxLbu3jzegxIkUUSDPb2f6loOpLbJNKrmuxizPkOSuozkEms/s1600/DSC_0082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsoYztZYRxfZHjYfRZEnPlriHpBfJWa9p71-kJnU1qG_5Ydo4mXUpvkQE3nxFjj7CAMmHH38kWo7aDXO74Z-5lqYaskQ8SxLbu3jzegxIkUUSDPb2f6loOpLbJNKrmuxizPkOSuozkEms/s1600/DSC_0082.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BEFORE</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZMUyBWYcBt7JisO7JHjCfJ9g_wBb0K8LEikLkouqRMDx2D0Ug4JrMMoEXe1CA4eFWBDRhpYHUgmGvVFTDKuCNBVPHfiQ1lKYlKHVk5luu5pH6lpVIfJ1ok-hK7Fcc0PzkpA9RRVawF8/s1600/DSC_0551_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5ZMUyBWYcBt7JisO7JHjCfJ9g_wBb0K8LEikLkouqRMDx2D0Ug4JrMMoEXe1CA4eFWBDRhpYHUgmGvVFTDKuCNBVPHfiQ1lKYlKHVk5luu5pH6lpVIfJ1ok-hK7Fcc0PzkpA9RRVawF8/s1600/DSC_0551_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">AFTER</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">When I first got them, I was expecting the worse, they weren't exactly in great shape at the start (hence, the clearance bin). But I believe that with our TLC (and bigger pot) they truly are quite remarkable now!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzSQm7nIHx-hG483meol5lajXHk7VXT8rEAu5jdRa1Q4naulWfyzOIpRloCg0o9OSLm1b1UMuD2cm6wMvetfQovptVbcLcamt2zbXXSnH4u979XxPeFuRChOCVy_rWHhUmnjRq-F0zsA/s1600/DSC_0553_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzSQm7nIHx-hG483meol5lajXHk7VXT8rEAu5jdRa1Q4naulWfyzOIpRloCg0o9OSLm1b1UMuD2cm6wMvetfQovptVbcLcamt2zbXXSnH4u979XxPeFuRChOCVy_rWHhUmnjRq-F0zsA/s1600/DSC_0553_Fotor.jpg" width="425" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">They grew so well that I was able to give 3 of my girlfriends this plant!</div><div style="text-align: center;">I didn't prune them, It turned, out there were 2 in each pot. So I actually ended up paying just $2 per plant?!!! My friends were so happy to get their own fiddle leaf fig too since ours have become so beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhkKszqZqhySKM52C2FGT_3arbcez3n5RkB28-PrsSUEJsymmRCopnY37TZLdK3NnvZsLWnUq8XgHD8zJ24-vfFpPw5Mgu9-_HqeN7ORkA5rbozBwWHpO6LRzwyJZCyRlAtxJpqf5dOs/s1600/DSC_0552_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihhkKszqZqhySKM52C2FGT_3arbcez3n5RkB28-PrsSUEJsymmRCopnY37TZLdK3NnvZsLWnUq8XgHD8zJ24-vfFpPw5Mgu9-_HqeN7ORkA5rbozBwWHpO6LRzwyJZCyRlAtxJpqf5dOs/s1600/DSC_0552_Fotor.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The tallest one so far</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My mother-in-law who's an avid gardener in the Philippines, even thought my the Fiddle leaf figs were artificial since they looked so perfect!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxxc_M8jXqeoCA-3R87d3cUYWab2ai2BUS4TVVYftQSG8-8GL_wnWhNngZXq3h0HcpC2uFaK1-oFpINf2kVsV-S3I9uPcvYOkNkAMf3KOENE7TK3umu6_yp-O8cAEdt_E2E-PHSPqvco/s1600/DSC_0554_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxxc_M8jXqeoCA-3R87d3cUYWab2ai2BUS4TVVYftQSG8-8GL_wnWhNngZXq3h0HcpC2uFaK1-oFpINf2kVsV-S3I9uPcvYOkNkAMf3KOENE7TK3umu6_yp-O8cAEdt_E2E-PHSPqvco/s1600/DSC_0554_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>What's our secret?</i></b><br />Not much really, but here is what we've been doing and so far, has worked well for these plants:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">1) We water these babies generously once  a week in the summer and every 2 weeks in the winter. </span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>2) I do put some indoor plant fertilizer every 3 months or so (whenever I remember sometimes, so I didn't do this consistently)</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>3) Aphids can become a problem and nuisance. I just used water with some drops of dish washing soap in them, spray and wipe away. I don't put any oil in the leaves, their just shiny and perfect the way they are.</i></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">4) I do trim the bottom (not the top like most experts say) occassionally (like 3x  only since we got them)</span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">5) We did transfer them right away to Bigger Pots for them to grow better! Actually we need to transfer one to a bigger pot soon...</span></i></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrStVEXfKOtmMHTe0r-I5zEPmfsb3EoqWsme5kCZ8Yi6RrhVdAm9mPA_2swU5JH7-hpHEnSALgYMImlZR-U0Zt8GHDDPmeEpsj6LMV5BjX0f9ulbaEi4kKrU9bQziipuofWV1HaOW8FnI/s1600/DSC_0556_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrStVEXfKOtmMHTe0r-I5zEPmfsb3EoqWsme5kCZ8Yi6RrhVdAm9mPA_2swU5JH7-hpHEnSALgYMImlZR-U0Zt8GHDDPmeEpsj6LMV5BjX0f9ulbaEi4kKrU9bQziipuofWV1HaOW8FnI/s1600/DSC_0556_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See?</td></tr></tbody></table>I truly love these plants, and they are perfect touches of green year-round inside our home!<br /><br />I still want them to look like this though...<br /><br /><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVd3q8mD8NB_67G4vlH22X0OaFhBeVmEDnf0ZE6uDVRmk4eEGaQKcAYgdYbC1i4Z0-lLNaXLXokpzOetMoshnjaLf6X3Ae1QapThXjz3SIIAqPSNaGGQUL7a9OwFcez7wBLn14PIADelQ/s1600/fiddle+leaf+fig+indoor+plant+dining+room+art+greek+key+rug.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVd3q8mD8NB_67G4vlH22X0OaFhBeVmEDnf0ZE6uDVRmk4eEGaQKcAYgdYbC1i4Z0-lLNaXLXokpzOetMoshnjaLf6X3Ae1QapThXjz3SIIAqPSNaGGQUL7a9OwFcez7wBLn14PIADelQ/s1600/fiddle+leaf+fig+indoor+plant+dining+room+art+greek+key+rug.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Source</a></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So I better get my pruning skills honed right?!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How about you, do you have any indoor plants that makes you happy?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><b style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">                          Have a Nice Day!</span></i></b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! 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Fiddle Leaf Update & tips

Do you remember my Fiddle Leaf Find from Walmart 2 years ago? Got them for $4 each Well, surprisingly enough, despite my "black thum...

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Garden Days & Summer camps

<br /><div style="text-align: center;">If you've read my blog for a while, you know I'm one those cursed people with the dreaded</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>BLACK THUMB (daaan daaaan daaan!!!)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLHD22_Ks4PPwcide9an5p-EXIeGMV9IrlTHoaS0kqx3L7Pk5dRXaVeIn8dkJeN9OUR_fb8GOCP73NlOvMvv2DalffDpNXM7PTUKCy0zT1D6p9foUtn-oIfZhd_C12JHAsJJwf2ncATk/s1600/BlackThumb200w.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="181" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyLHD22_Ks4PPwcide9an5p-EXIeGMV9IrlTHoaS0kqx3L7Pk5dRXaVeIn8dkJeN9OUR_fb8GOCP73NlOvMvv2DalffDpNXM7PTUKCy0zT1D6p9foUtn-oIfZhd_C12JHAsJJwf2ncATk/s1600/BlackThumb200w.jpg" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://ductress31.blogspot.com/2011/04/me-and-my-black-thumb.html">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Yup, the opposite of those people with the <b><span style="color: #38761d;">GREEN THUMB</span></b> - I '<i>Kill</i>' plants. Not on purpose mind you, they just 'don't like me'! ;-)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jMR7fVXUJt6FUGp12v6rwK5-EKyeArb8BBwMiqklthR_BXCiHKb1vTPlE5lUotQ6AQ8Qp0u2ng1T-uzZzI3qtzBC7JxdRGvr2OVu3UCykDuY30qUjVz43F9VeF4omdtNf96Lud-FLXg/s1600/Scared_Dandelion_Royalty_Free_Cartoon_Vector_sjpg5871.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jMR7fVXUJt6FUGp12v6rwK5-EKyeArb8BBwMiqklthR_BXCiHKb1vTPlE5lUotQ6AQ8Qp0u2ng1T-uzZzI3qtzBC7JxdRGvr2OVu3UCykDuY30qUjVz43F9VeF4omdtNf96Lud-FLXg/s1600/Scared_Dandelion_Royalty_Free_Cartoon_Vector_sjpg5871.jpg" width="232" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mystockvectors.com/Landscapes_Nature_g58-Scared_Dandelion_Royalty_Free_Cartoon_Vector_p5869.html">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So luckily, I married a man who has better thumbs that I have! And so he's been busy planting up and pretty-fying our back patio with pots and plants.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">You already saw what we did with our pergola...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwVWLpjiIKTzjxNb5EayPB9hVvyLD-tclmybHGCI6cwjrPALiTmjPySuVFlNsnwOcM6TLh0oVBgZSvL8TB883ZpbCNwEXJfzeXWG7jA6l6aqHUg1LX1g9jzKSHi2pUYJbPsSoH28nMsg/s1600/DSC_0426_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwVWLpjiIKTzjxNb5EayPB9hVvyLD-tclmybHGCI6cwjrPALiTmjPySuVFlNsnwOcM6TLh0oVBgZSvL8TB883ZpbCNwEXJfzeXWG7jA6l6aqHUg1LX1g9jzKSHi2pUYJbPsSoH28nMsg/s1600/DSC_0426_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But we also added these to the opposite deck...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8kdXY0ABiMINfHFuhLDjCo6RtV-2g63nINtpwaFLtyi_abyFMhty-cVFPUqzP4nsHGHeREWpJNwwsJGTP1q53ZH3spV29yARjGc-IHgqOt_8S7YcIXk3zNvNV33dZzTz4GQ4Hifx_Es/s1600/DSC_0427_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT8kdXY0ABiMINfHFuhLDjCo6RtV-2g63nINtpwaFLtyi_abyFMhty-cVFPUqzP4nsHGHeREWpJNwwsJGTP1q53ZH3spV29yARjGc-IHgqOt_8S7YcIXk3zNvNV33dZzTz4GQ4Hifx_Es/s1600/DSC_0427_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Don't mind the weeds, just look at the planters ;-)</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7e4fnCIVeUdRqc89IaAjCzghWdUk5Gjv2wE8IXPRQ2_i6Agb2bASRGLvcHNJpr_knz-SueFBNdQvDp3dXu5eDfHcv8HaXOSUG9vuysjguQH78ULglVT29SNiQntkymPVQWezqhVzNDbk/s1600/DSC_0405_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7e4fnCIVeUdRqc89IaAjCzghWdUk5Gjv2wE8IXPRQ2_i6Agb2bASRGLvcHNJpr_knz-SueFBNdQvDp3dXu5eDfHcv8HaXOSUG9vuysjguQH78ULglVT29SNiQntkymPVQWezqhVzNDbk/s1600/DSC_0405_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We chose boxwoods and got the planters from Sam's Club ($12.99 each which I think is a bargain).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayrUxAWOxol9WA-dVNRksj51_Qc2fISP4mEjk3OmntSox2fcZ1JFPcqSUqbge46OapjAitE-C0bZy7c3IXvSFISRUBeELdPOvKYPqis0mH0sD7dcQatceyrtfV5rtdrdBiTJlVf-yI8I/s1600/DSC_0411_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhayrUxAWOxol9WA-dVNRksj51_Qc2fISP4mEjk3OmntSox2fcZ1JFPcqSUqbge46OapjAitE-C0bZy7c3IXvSFISRUBeELdPOvKYPqis0mH0sD7dcQatceyrtfV5rtdrdBiTJlVf-yI8I/s1600/DSC_0411_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I don't know why we only added these recently, I love them here.</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31VtGLRnQCO58NpiVxiggYUW3fdRuO84JJ2iQVvvdTTHY0PnzjLXGWPOo7qrxxi6DB-sCxdsWJwLy9kl2XjwLzKqpKGrGE3HTK0oxgqFeJMO7_V-Sm7QsSCKoqp__G7I28FjCIylrOiQ/s1600/DSC_0407_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh31VtGLRnQCO58NpiVxiggYUW3fdRuO84JJ2iQVvvdTTHY0PnzjLXGWPOo7qrxxi6DB-sCxdsWJwLy9kl2XjwLzKqpKGrGE3HTK0oxgqFeJMO7_V-Sm7QsSCKoqp__G7I28FjCIylrOiQ/s1600/DSC_0407_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">He also repotted this Adenium plant - a gift from a friend</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">We also had this problem area beside the pool house...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HbaD8ehHMAok08T-J82sBEx-TeNhYfB-6NcLY084yAwi4Pn6bD1pZw_gE_wAjN18xgRbORsmuiqszX0dwyGfz3uLDQFLJBho1-Rfg5VkAzWE2Xx7nAq0zNtkk5ZB9SYFkU1O35AmqZs/s1600/DSC_0404_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1HbaD8ehHMAok08T-J82sBEx-TeNhYfB-6NcLY084yAwi4Pn6bD1pZw_gE_wAjN18xgRbORsmuiqszX0dwyGfz3uLDQFLJBho1-Rfg5VkAzWE2Xx7nAq0zNtkk5ZB9SYFkU1O35AmqZs/s1600/DSC_0404_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overgrown weeds BLAH!</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, we plan to remove the weeds and plant these 3 flowering shrubs there too, we just have to have the time to do it. ;-)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />On another note, this past weekend, we dropped of my oldest son in Chicago for a 3 week camp, the longest time he'll be away from home.<br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuwHINfRx5zm0X7oXbQLwvwIoGvP0XvEYeyqU34v1KES65qpqvFkA0aqDj5UsEbIOMp8ZkZTwHU3-3wvLB95fs-_gFQBtIPoRTgxzFpShaPKOdLq19mpw_y5y00a-y79goa36b47oeS8/s1600/photo+%252818%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTuwHINfRx5zm0X7oXbQLwvwIoGvP0XvEYeyqU34v1KES65qpqvFkA0aqDj5UsEbIOMp8ZkZTwHU3-3wvLB95fs-_gFQBtIPoRTgxzFpShaPKOdLq19mpw_y5y00a-y79goa36b47oeS8/s1600/photo+%252818%2529.JPG" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In his dorm room</td></tr></tbody></table>I think I'm having more' withdrawal' symptoms than he does, since I am missing him like crazy (yes, he's only been gone less than a day since we dropped him off  yesterday afternoon), so my hubs promised me we're going back next weekend to visit him in Chicago for just a few hours (they limit the visits for parents like me since they feel the child will feel more homesick seeing their parents homesick)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBwZlU0gLj4lxEf_XV9aWaTo1Qcnp0kmp9MoNcfoYIzhGfu3Lk6IC_dTpGbZWMOGQ7pJXHCfkwNAnzx8N7bAaXvPJB-Lq4ATYjZW6BhRqdZ0FNlz9xr-VtSDZs4VQ0EbfpAhgERuxpEA/s1600/photo+(17).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBwZlU0gLj4lxEf_XV9aWaTo1Qcnp0kmp9MoNcfoYIzhGfu3Lk6IC_dTpGbZWMOGQ7pJXHCfkwNAnzx8N7bAaXvPJB-Lq4ATYjZW6BhRqdZ0FNlz9xr-VtSDZs4VQ0EbfpAhgERuxpEA/s1600/photo+(17).JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br />So please excuse me for my sporadic posts since other than taking frequent long drives we're also gearing up for my other son's Summer Camp play the weekend after the 4th!!!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSZAtA_gXJuwxq6waX8I6wGTNoUIwc48EeOFDAfkAh7sPeSqUaKh0EpYZVyntVbNnqNau0ZUjHMVk6x-cumhEKfoVzw3OcOYQxJpu1yVySnMFYW68Gwjfp-tRyeIhun_0Q4-QuLgj08Yo/s1600/photo+(19).JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Making our Wisteria-filled pergola a reality

<div style="text-align: center;">You probably saw our <a href="http://buhayatbahay.blogspot.com/2014/06/outdoor-oasis-2014-weve-got-pergola.html"><b><span style="color: #0b5394;">PLANS</span></b> after we set up our Pergola</a>.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And we really want to have something like this...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5i2Gc8qINiPcsGUqWBl39MjqLNigRURD0RVBG8uxSN1h_3_JHD_nGW6sE7XgqA00bHUQUj4r4cSSvJmNs7E7l1Adr-pArMvYRdsSoZ3bIW5MKD7UY8V5luW63FOcZYbktzjJG3j6NFg/s1600/0c06a57e52728f6b4d33e6aaa926ce46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho5i2Gc8qINiPcsGUqWBl39MjqLNigRURD0RVBG8uxSN1h_3_JHD_nGW6sE7XgqA00bHUQUj4r4cSSvJmNs7E7l1Adr-pArMvYRdsSoZ3bIW5MKD7UY8V5luW63FOcZYbktzjJG3j6NFg/s1600/0c06a57e52728f6b4d33e6aaa926ce46.jpg" width="325" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuFxzsE-qKKJ7IP_8Jq1pmKQkCzZso_6SeP9JbJms0XrlJVXJ4Zl3p8bXo6kkn2hoqzGzDteJtdmWRA0BLdiL5UsYdEIX4DVRQkXMGSe6Z1NkqAeEptMAAUAbyOqwep2aTLXmCNtUr6c/s1600/Wisteria_Pergola-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNuFxzsE-qKKJ7IP_8Jq1pmKQkCzZso_6SeP9JbJms0XrlJVXJ4Zl3p8bXo6kkn2hoqzGzDteJtdmWRA0BLdiL5UsYdEIX4DVRQkXMGSe6Z1NkqAeEptMAAUAbyOqwep2aTLXmCNtUr6c/s1600/Wisteria_Pergola-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our inspiration photos are pergola filled with Wisteria Vine. So, naturally, we had to get our Wisteria Vines.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZP7wpp0vLF8DkQKoWLA7VUU8fUUcZq9RzVZA0HfRxK379JZu6RQ1v2rju2BEJP54wUt5NUCwaKQTDLz9MErAuueoZpcTQER7Y0Isqczj4FlECAmxTJEv1ICsdxSWy0C7nJPPkKglvwNc/s1600/DSC_0413_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZP7wpp0vLF8DkQKoWLA7VUU8fUUcZq9RzVZA0HfRxK379JZu6RQ1v2rju2BEJP54wUt5NUCwaKQTDLz9MErAuueoZpcTQER7Y0Isqczj4FlECAmxTJEv1ICsdxSWy0C7nJPPkKglvwNc/s1600/DSC_0413_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We got ours at a local garden Center -$48 per vine plant</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">And since the pergola was made of metal, we were afraid with the extreme heat in our area, the metal might end up being too hot for the vine to grow onto. Plus the posts seems too narrow for the vines for the vines as well.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So my brilliant husband devised an ingenious plan to build a trellis on the pergola posts!</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvGCJEDkHskNmOjeFU-rmG8oZQ3-qZaK84HXS4BrtQFsB_FEHFmu7xaSa_E8hAWh3joY7i_2CnQJaq2zwzNhbvxfq5iI9NHYLMKTvVXDKcDLuCpUw9bjswasXySZmddMHKgQyhlbjXYQ/s1600/DSC_0403_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigvGCJEDkHskNmOjeFU-rmG8oZQ3-qZaK84HXS4BrtQFsB_FEHFmu7xaSa_E8hAWh3joY7i_2CnQJaq2zwzNhbvxfq5iI9NHYLMKTvVXDKcDLuCpUw9bjswasXySZmddMHKgQyhlbjXYQ/s1600/DSC_0403_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not looking so ingenious yet... ;-)</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">I have to thank my hubs for this idea immensely since I initially tried to convince him to buy something like this because I was doubtful of that plan...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4F5qnWl3LsQ0u9GhiOdg3IVVmcuSCb1SjKfIkryPXcGumFwT9wTmcAsnwMF6srGnardwRkLAdJVU7izAhbYEvDl91pOdF2vf4hTiBln04GHUBVy85_jqthUkWL03GCJkou9zL6wjhXM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-06-18+at+1.52.31+PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4F5qnWl3LsQ0u9GhiOdg3IVVmcuSCb1SjKfIkryPXcGumFwT9wTmcAsnwMF6srGnardwRkLAdJVU7izAhbYEvDl91pOdF2vf4hTiBln04GHUBVy85_jqthUkWL03GCJkou9zL6wjhXM/s1600/Screen+Shot+2014-06-18+at+1.52.31+PM.png" width="242" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.menards.com/main/doors-windows-millwork/rain-sun-protection/arbors-pergolas-trellises/trellises/romantic-curved-trellis/p-1488279-c-7863.htm">Romantic Curved trellis from Menards</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I just thought something ready-made would be easier and quicker, but then it's made of metal again, and I'm not sure our wisteria will survive climbing up these. </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">So he built this instead....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeDoHY7jFOeIMyRYZIAjvuiAlydXxFf2r8F_Z7TJtQAl4VypxgNII3pVfuLL9AgZUmfxLyIlx60ovfvVA2K8QExZTjOEG55VnWQ7itNpNcDEGr-dhCdY9MDkyyqBpJci-74Zpp6qsPZE/s1600/DSC_0412_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYeDoHY7jFOeIMyRYZIAjvuiAlydXxFf2r8F_Z7TJtQAl4VypxgNII3pVfuLL9AgZUmfxLyIlx60ovfvVA2K8QExZTjOEG55VnWQ7itNpNcDEGr-dhCdY9MDkyyqBpJci-74Zpp6qsPZE/s1600/DSC_0412_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looks way better than my store-bought trellis</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlY0vBL_RGS7y7HMcxa0e-2x2JZTpjUaOiBjx73GoZ7H2ZTMy5dStPLeDUZqXAYwuU09aGJ6KPwJw9yqnuOKu2Pk7kJE7VICpFKIF_8x4sD9fZQaTkS6UgLAoxpdJc-tW0SwF-e0PuqU/s1600/DSC_0420_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrlY0vBL_RGS7y7HMcxa0e-2x2JZTpjUaOiBjx73GoZ7H2ZTMy5dStPLeDUZqXAYwuU09aGJ6KPwJw9yqnuOKu2Pk7kJE7VICpFKIF_8x4sD9fZQaTkS6UgLAoxpdJc-tW0SwF-e0PuqU/s1600/DSC_0420_Fotor.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Up close</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;">He built this using  2" x 1" pieces of wood and painted it with black outdoor paint.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiday125Bg-JXu8HewGhyphenhyphen2mR8xHnA7qbZKLPbt5KZerysp-OjLYBBqlQwcQ6JE_jmvnTA8irDhvjdIDPXzt8kb2Y9mANuzOnjuTEHUx1cw34T168o0Ub_DH-R3htj1xYPzNvnW4LUcJJts/s1600/DSC_0421_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiday125Bg-JXu8HewGhyphenhyphen2mR8xHnA7qbZKLPbt5KZerysp-OjLYBBqlQwcQ6JE_jmvnTA8irDhvjdIDPXzt8kb2Y9mANuzOnjuTEHUx1cw34T168o0Ub_DH-R3htj1xYPzNvnW4LUcJJts/s1600/DSC_0421_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We used the original trellis first to let the vines get acclimated to it's new pot and location.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We also added some<b> mushroom compost</b> around the vine plant as recommended by the gardener at the garden center we bought it from (apparently fungus is the wisteria's main enemy- anyhow, we both don't know much about it so we just followed what the gardener said, if you know something about vines, please let me know on how we can take care of it better!).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZKnIDhqA9R55JAdhCVivCvaMZXKeiYV4oPKf9nMAKNBbP9A3IoBJT-1wIwThO1pY52XMXCT95053EbdAw0EOUAGhTsToqyj9LKKQa_egb7Uo-W-bN1cKas1P3sL6DcutSTXNs7FUfQc/s1600/DSC_0424_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNZKnIDhqA9R55JAdhCVivCvaMZXKeiYV4oPKf9nMAKNBbP9A3IoBJT-1wIwThO1pY52XMXCT95053EbdAw0EOUAGhTsToqyj9LKKQa_egb7Uo-W-bN1cKas1P3sL6DcutSTXNs7FUfQc/s1600/DSC_0424_Fotor.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Wisteria without her 'crutches'</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">After a few days we removed the trellis our wisteria came with and tied her up to our own trellis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwVWLpjiIKTzjxNb5EayPB9hVvyLD-tclmybHGCI6cwjrPALiTmjPySuVFlNsnwOcM6TLh0oVBgZSvL8TB883ZpbCNwEXJfzeXWG7jA6l6aqHUg1LX1g9jzKSHi2pUYJbPsSoH28nMsg/s1600/DSC_0426_Fotor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwVWLpjiIKTzjxNb5EayPB9hVvyLD-tclmybHGCI6cwjrPALiTmjPySuVFlNsnwOcM6TLh0oVBgZSvL8TB883ZpbCNwEXJfzeXWG7jA6l6aqHUg1LX1g9jzKSHi2pUYJbPsSoH28nMsg/s1600/DSC_0426_Fotor.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">We're keeping a close eye on it and hopefully we'll be able to share our progress on this. </div><div style="text-align: center;">On a  not-so-good-note, they say it may take up to 3 years before a wisteria would start blossoming. But I'm in no rush, we just want the greenery to start creeping up before the winter starts again and also just trying to keep our wisteria alive! Cross your fingers with me would you?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="color: #274e13; font-size: x-large;">Have a Great Week!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">VEL </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Would love to hear your thoughts! Please share away...<br /><br />Linking back to...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/2014/06/amaze-me-monday-64.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:">Amaze me Monday</a>, <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/frame?post=3010411915&group=0&frame_type=a&blog=1838961&frame=1&click=0&user=0">Under the Table & Dreaming</a>, <a href="http://www.thededicatedhouse.com/">The Dedicated House</a>, <a href="http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/2014/06/show-and-share-party-no218.html">Linda's Coastal Charm</a>, <a href="http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/2014/06/tweak-it-tuesday-95.html">Cozy Little House</a>, <a href="http://www.astrollthrulife.net/2014/06/222nd-inspire-me-tuesday.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FznvhK+%28A+Stroll+Thru+Life%29">A Stroll Thru Life</a>, <a href="http://thewinthropchronicles.blogspot.com/2014/06/share-it-link-party-120.html">The Winthrop Chronicles</a>, <a href="http://www.carolynshomework.com/2014/06/the-inspiration-board-creative-party_24.html?showComment=1403614709734#c2968246963154194433">Carolyn's Homework</a>, <a href="http://www.vmg206.com/2014/06/brag-about-it-link-party-no-60-vmg206.html">VMG 206</a>, <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/frame?post=3020718483&group=0&frame_type=a&blog=3258112&frame=1&click=0&user=0">Gingersnap Crafts</a>, <a href="http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/2014/06/wow-us-wednesdays-175.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SavvySouthernStyle+%28Savvy+Southern+Style%29">Savvy Southern Style</a>, <a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/frame?post=3020342465&group=0&frame_type=a&blog=4577079&frame=1&click=0&user=0">Fluster Buster</a>, <a href="http://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2014/06/a-little-bird-told-me-link-party-97.html">The Life of Jennifer Dawn</a>, <a href="http://thehappyhousie.com/work-wednesday-features-keuriggodiva-giveaway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=work-wednesday-features-keuriggodiva-giveaway">Work It Wednesday</a>, <a href="http://www.frommyfrontporchtoyours.com/2014/06/treasure-hunt-thursday-161-highlights.html">From My Front Porch to Yours</a>, <a href="http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/2014/06/feathered-nest-friday_26.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FQoLtm+%28FRENCH+COUNTRY+COTTAGE%29">French Country Cottage</a>, <a href="http://shabbynest.blogspot.com/2014/06/frugal-friday_26.html">The Shabby Nest</a>, <a href="http://www.thepinjunkie.com/2014/06/pin-junkie-pin-party-73.html">The Pin Junkie</a>, <a href="http://www.serenitynowblog.com/2014/06/weekend-bloggy-reading-link-up_27.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SerenityNow-aMommysSolutionToStayingSane+%28Serenity+Now-A+Mommy%27s+Solution+to+Staying+Sane%29">Serenity Now</a></div>

Making our Wisteria-filled pergola a reality

You probably saw our PLANS after we set up our Pergola . And we really want to have something like this... Our inspiration photos are perg...

12:53 PM

Yard sale find - Planters

I love yard sales.<br /><br />And one Saturday morning, I found 2 of these beauties for $5 each!<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXVZWVWvzz_V1obHsFrAD08H9ia3AlS4TKra9sfFAGtFsUdoH0F4S0h5s3U6j6-kek-6DuY9S_sLk79wmkTwmgLIAlhUXDyXsiSYmv0BA0V2YE7qpN85tWVCknh9PdOkUr3iiiIB_7c66/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUXVZWVWvzz_V1obHsFrAD08H9ia3AlS4TKra9sfFAGtFsUdoH0F4S0h5s3U6j6-kek-6DuY9S_sLk79wmkTwmgLIAlhUXDyXsiSYmv0BA0V2YE7qpN85tWVCknh9PdOkUr3iiiIB_7c66/s400/DSC_0002.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cemented planters</td></tr></tbody></table><br />These are quite heavy, it took me and the lady to carry one into the car! I think, for the amount of wind we get up here on the hill, we need something this heavy to put some plants in.<br /><br />And here it is now....<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBPO-6r8vQukBQxf991zSt39KTwdGCRn8VdrYZqYWtjnzKgSndAtjPCjPTGIbctp934byZsTcmZ6gWSNz31VlJJS9GiHdadO5Z02g9a7JWSxA2wmBflVzhyphenhyphenks3I-xnhyphenhyphen2u5TLYcZGqV2b/s1600/DSC_0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYBPO-6r8vQukBQxf991zSt39KTwdGCRn8VdrYZqYWtjnzKgSndAtjPCjPTGIbctp934byZsTcmZ6gWSNz31VlJJS9GiHdadO5Z02g9a7JWSxA2wmBflVzhyphenhyphenks3I-xnhyphenhyphen2u5TLYcZGqV2b/s640/DSC_0003.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Prettier entry</td></tr></tbody></table><br />We put in some spikes, petunias, sweet potato vines and vinca vines (I think) and with the help of my mother-in-law, planted this beauties in these planters!<br /><br /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></i></b><br /><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-size: x-large;">Hope you have a nice day!</span></i></b>

Yard sale find - Planters

I love yard sales. And one Saturday morning, I found 2 of these beauties for $5 each! Cemented planters These are quite heavy, it took me an...

7:30 PM

Spring is in the air Part 2

Spring in Illinois is short.<br /><br />Too short, that I have to take pictures now before all the blooms start going away or get blown away by the many storms in our area at this time. So one afternoon, here is what it looked like outside our house...<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxK9E6pPkPQ_8wwWgxvufMRvXYQiNEXAbtwOPAr2lnLOESEOQPcuLvUNQ-Z7GVaCRPOFkQKsLYd3ezVpoApJ9zcUP8sqF3bgeaAFho2boCboAvSrZ2HopKy_nK4JbkXLa7pv0AGPpqj4SI/s1600/DSC_0001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxK9E6pPkPQ_8wwWgxvufMRvXYQiNEXAbtwOPAr2lnLOESEOQPcuLvUNQ-Z7GVaCRPOFkQKsLYd3ezVpoApJ9zcUP8sqF3bgeaAFho2boCboAvSrZ2HopKy_nK4JbkXLa7pv0AGPpqj4SI/s640/DSC_0001.jpg" width="475" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLV27ZrH4YZhFLunXvVHcW1-CcoAORYmaU4oECp3iuJBbQPs3zSoEOLgUj0pv_gBLMPiwvy-f-lHqgFAaXjOnloR_ElMlnKDcTHcvHHFvFuo0UbNJSXFSdb62wutlqOexkA1g6vUC714ZT/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUOAbTfstaOKNr38zmtLjN07NleT1f__sV81z5qFfs7LFbIcPT_IUzcq4h6etW4Ub5V_lgDDKN0nBsJFE_jViaMiWOLhAfF-an-ppFYzbXZNuKjUShZYOTGM6JWKYUN9wQE_O_FrJUuF_/s1600/DSC_0008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpUOAbTfstaOKNr38zmtLjN07NleT1f__sV81z5qFfs7LFbIcPT_IUzcq4h6etW4Ub5V_lgDDKN0nBsJFE_jViaMiWOLhAfF-an-ppFYzbXZNuKjUShZYOTGM6JWKYUN9wQE_O_FrJUuF_/s400/DSC_0008.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><br /><br />It was just magical...<br /><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><i>Have a Beautiful day!!!</i></span>

Spring is in the air Part 2

Spring in Illinois is short. Too short, that I have to take pictures now before all the blooms start going away or get blown away by the man...

9:07 AM

Spring is in the air!!

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODkquI017-8gZjSpGOKPCIq8UABMvRUmaOHuNYLqMTBLvYAwY6oeCS9MHtEz8YS1bJc_l40tRIQu8CxdnDQAJVv5nlvUSdPFiC0hc9hoZCP4JaY04KnSGMi7BuWgu9pWB_g3u5GT1haGe/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODkquI017-8gZjSpGOKPCIq8UABMvRUmaOHuNYLqMTBLvYAwY6oeCS9MHtEz8YS1bJc_l40tRIQu8CxdnDQAJVv5nlvUSdPFiC0hc9hoZCP4JaY04KnSGMi7BuWgu9pWB_g3u5GT1haGe/s320/DSC_0001.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After the long winter months here in the Midwest, signs og spring is such a welcoming sight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just take a look at the first signs I took pictures of just last week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODkquI017-8gZjSpGOKPCIq8UABMvRUmaOHuNYLqMTBLvYAwY6oeCS9MHtEz8YS1bJc_l40tRIQu8CxdnDQAJVv5nlvUSdPFiC0hc9hoZCP4JaY04KnSGMi7BuWgu9pWB_g3u5GT1haGe/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgODkquI017-8gZjSpGOKPCIq8UABMvRUmaOHuNYLqMTBLvYAwY6oeCS9MHtEz8YS1bJc_l40tRIQu8CxdnDQAJVv5nlvUSdPFiC0hc9hoZCP4JaY04KnSGMi7BuWgu9pWB_g3u5GT1haGe/s400/DSC_0001.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blooming starting</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pHcRjJ_omc2lPJiwTatIw_gXV_aUO1vifErLWQWY1tIefnw6LtrLaK4iPLJku05LIqpKay9fg3rMqRce7X0DbWDkpoCc0F-ww9vnqGRbszvpoj3EFynbpMS9GEvDgYhs5uIDEC7zFwh1/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pHcRjJ_omc2lPJiwTatIw_gXV_aUO1vifErLWQWY1tIefnw6LtrLaK4iPLJku05LIqpKay9fg3rMqRce7X0DbWDkpoCc0F-ww9vnqGRbszvpoj3EFynbpMS9GEvDgYhs5uIDEC7zFwh1/s640/DSC_0002.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a very hopeful sight</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzn0A25ZMXkJfNqQtWupBJ_6MH1LdeL8rUjanD3J2ovAcNUPztJpTdm1WEjtv7JHWFl4azbzRk5I3Emk9Z352PVjRN0eODLxxhhn40fhJGNiDBPT1whdsAeT6FbHHE9-Do3s6jts109qRW/s1600/DSC_0003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzn0A25ZMXkJfNqQtWupBJ_6MH1LdeL8rUjanD3J2ovAcNUPztJpTdm1WEjtv7JHWFl4azbzRk5I3Emk9Z352PVjRN0eODLxxhhn40fhJGNiDBPT1whdsAeT6FbHHE9-Do3s6jts109qRW/s640/DSC_0003.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tree in our yard</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKahXn0zR4pr5VdY7pPBf9WWB1moAaFZY8t-bsRFQjSa0z_8fikALvoz2MiRIklkkhDRZ757j3e1iChG7HpzL0V0CC-WtAOUhcST_RJI2N3gQzYmseijPJ3_jk9P8b-Z_k1MI7-tTiElJ/s1600/DSC_0004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKahXn0zR4pr5VdY7pPBf9WWB1moAaFZY8t-bsRFQjSa0z_8fikALvoz2MiRIklkkhDRZ757j3e1iChG7HpzL0V0CC-WtAOUhcST_RJI2N3gQzYmseijPJ3_jk9P8b-Z_k1MI7-tTiElJ/s640/DSC_0004.jpg" width="425" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just pretty</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;"><em>Hope you have a beautiful Spring Day!!!</em></span></strong>

Spring is in the air!!

After the long winter months here in the Midwest, signs og spring is such a welcoming sight. Just take a look at the first signs I took pict...

7:15 AM

Amaryllis

I am sort of becoming a gardener little by little. Take a look at these beauties...<br /><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJChNj1MjXsIcbhvFAfmA8FPkOioV2w8MUIhR_dhMkR2CumgQlb4bSh3oiuCbhwR3nGiB2DC0nf7Hk5fcL969F6XX6sZQ1JwMb_KMT8XrjrETQxfRUOceYiUgNm2ZdccYvc81_jZkc4FM/s1600/DSC_0005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQJChNj1MjXsIcbhvFAfmA8FPkOioV2w8MUIhR_dhMkR2CumgQlb4bSh3oiuCbhwR3nGiB2DC0nf7Hk5fcL969F6XX6sZQ1JwMb_KMT8XrjrETQxfRUOceYiUgNm2ZdccYvc81_jZkc4FM/s400/DSC_0005.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Refreshing</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7-0OoDOETJwzwFBLpaRnFsl8Opm08Dj3fcsXHnNnaGYqF1pa3gZ05ktZWC6PCaCVqJckJi9oNP_q5rODnIwCtu9J9-ZcYXNf8AygDSXtIyQI2jhCMqldxZszw3P6b4sjGuz9zGeTEv_0/s1600/DSC_0006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7-0OoDOETJwzwFBLpaRnFsl8Opm08Dj3fcsXHnNnaGYqF1pa3gZ05ktZWC6PCaCVqJckJi9oNP_q5rODnIwCtu9J9-ZcYXNf8AygDSXtIyQI2jhCMqldxZszw3P6b4sjGuz9zGeTEv_0/s640/DSC_0006.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pretty</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0wpqtpqYdt5wQe75rakMX24Dc57XOfYdAxCZJ08cd7ii4kmr0BdTgWS-Pv059dTQ1E29Yl4Joe4LDgoMIXH2z73ogfAv-J4ubTua_uu0N2LIA1qghp7G2XCUkyleJyXelsm2qvfq7WSE/s1600/DSC_0008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0wpqtpqYdt5wQe75rakMX24Dc57XOfYdAxCZJ08cd7ii4kmr0BdTgWS-Pv059dTQ1E29Yl4Joe4LDgoMIXH2z73ogfAv-J4ubTua_uu0N2LIA1qghp7G2XCUkyleJyXelsm2qvfq7WSE/s640/DSC_0008.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blooming beauty</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-oMdDAjiQocxxzXbXlErF2s4fC7mAzB9P6Il2p2wdtzUuCNJJQt83wKZ9_0aeS1arYVcIx3zBaNNv8-u35taFeL2dZQU5WQ0PaYrb3QkxGGd2jUWcNFTk863DudBcAtRnEVnQG2NXIlq/s1600/DSC_0009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-oMdDAjiQocxxzXbXlErF2s4fC7mAzB9P6Il2p2wdtzUuCNJJQt83wKZ9_0aeS1arYVcIx3zBaNNv8-u35taFeL2dZQU5WQ0PaYrb3QkxGGd2jUWcNFTk863DudBcAtRnEVnQG2NXIlq/s640/DSC_0009.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Simply beautiful</td></tr></tbody></table><br />I got these amaryllis from my local <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">TARGET</span></span> on CLEARANCE at <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: red;">$2.98 each</span>! I figured, with the pot alone costing more than that, I bought these 3 and followed the instructions.  And I must say, they are about the best $3 I have spent in a while... :-)<br /><br /><br /><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06; font-size: x-large;">HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY!!!!!</span></b></i>

Amaryllis

I am sort of becoming a gardener little by little. Take a look at these beauties... Refreshing Pretty Blooming beauty Simply beautiful I got...

7:44 AM

Green thumb?

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All of you who know me, know that I am <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>NO GARDENER</b></span>. This is one field I may never get into since I feel terrible for the plants I try to take care of! </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meaning, I kill them off unintentionally with the best care I can possibly give. Meaning, I know I don't have that coveted <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b>GREEN THUMB</b></span> a lot of people are blessed with.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Anyhow, I was "forced" to try planting when I tried to do a good deed and help out a colleague out with her daughter's fund-raising. So I bought these Paper Whites and "planted" them a few weeks before we left for our Philippine vacation...</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2yrt9kbWz6k3Ip0Ce1q8HfVRZ3yHhEa1yjulL6n5U9usBxJlXZKTis_KO5cUT5_ib37veD6zLR6J47T3bPRVujoKa8062eLbXBojRkwaBs1eYVHnWCcXU6PhquCY-x_fwWMqfe19SDBW/s1600/DSC_0001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp2yrt9kbWz6k3Ip0Ce1q8HfVRZ3yHhEa1yjulL6n5U9usBxJlXZKTis_KO5cUT5_ib37veD6zLR6J47T3bPRVujoKa8062eLbXBojRkwaBs1eYVHnWCcXU6PhquCY-x_fwWMqfe19SDBW/s400/DSC_0001.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still baby bulbs</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SFeBmWIZ01I/TwY91uvXPKI/AAAAAAAAAxU/CPlWg7T8m-w/s1600/DSC_0074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SFeBmWIZ01I/TwY91uvXPKI/AAAAAAAAAxU/CPlWg7T8m-w/s400/DSC_0074.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Showing some hope..</td></tr></tbody></table><div><br /><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV9od29_sWc6HqFJkaMzEji-pVxC3YfLFgmCjoGTzraUUX8-qTYX376GhXI7NXQ4O0U_NxeauREnHNfd6Rtj8-bg10bMoww2hcnHjLlznghciuJrr82JtwJBQdjApsei0VWN0XFMw6hQ/s1600/DSC_0074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinV9od29_sWc6HqFJkaMzEji-pVxC3YfLFgmCjoGTzraUUX8-qTYX376GhXI7NXQ4O0U_NxeauREnHNfd6Rtj8-bg10bMoww2hcnHjLlznghciuJrr82JtwJBQdjApsei0VWN0XFMw6hQ/s400/DSC_0074.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Buds showing...</td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY7r2ED2trgQ68f9gKt7arXsix27v_LM6-vVU1xwy-TarrnH4l7qDB-ysTqgCo-5D5rzZpQ5NyM4Yue95F8hbk-6lwdEizJncmd_0TxiUTenR-d4Kzx3nMsnlRsCd51wTCAk80VmCY1k/s1600/vcm_s_kf_repr_588x882.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvY7r2ED2trgQ68f9gKt7arXsix27v_LM6-vVU1xwy-TarrnH4l7qDB-ysTqgCo-5D5rzZpQ5NyM4Yue95F8hbk-6lwdEizJncmd_0TxiUTenR-d4Kzx3nMsnlRsCd51wTCAk80VmCY1k/s640/vcm_s_kf_repr_588x882.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tada!!!</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgnpSLW_M2d-OPVqwuHL5LwEq6xLJSTBO4VdLwZxiVg43e5iSk15_fgucHecW4GgFqovyntfboyhFUcPio49kz4cBlyz__Z7CCEc02qReAeSnhacPxJ2F09_iogl8f2hwgmm9cT7nqsE/s1600/phils+xmas+2011+002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgnpSLW_M2d-OPVqwuHL5LwEq6xLJSTBO4VdLwZxiVg43e5iSk15_fgucHecW4GgFqovyntfboyhFUcPio49kz4cBlyz__Z7CCEc02qReAeSnhacPxJ2F09_iogl8f2hwgmm9cT7nqsE/s640/phils+xmas+2011+002.JPG" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful blooms</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>So, in conclusion, there is always a "first" for anybody, including someone who's never gardened or grew anything in her life - I AM proof of that! LOL!</div><div><br /></div><div>These paperwhites are on our breakfast table and it really does brighten and cheer up our space each and every morning! And Lo and behold, with the help of my friends who watered these babies while we were gone, it is still here when we got back!!!!</div><div><br /></div><div>I am definitely trying AGAIN THIS YEAR! Hmmm.. a rose garden perhaps?! Ha! Too ambitious, I'll just stick to these Bulb-kinda plants. :-)</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #ea9999; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: x-large;">HAPPY GARDENING EVERYONE!!!</span><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><span id="goog_893877886"></span><span id="goog_893877887"></span><br /><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div></div></div>

Green thumb?

All of you who know me, know that I am NO GARDENER . This is one field I may never get into since I feel terrible for the plants I try to ta...

7:36 PM

Coffee House Decorating Ideas 2015