Monthly Archives: March 2018

FRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: TETE-A-TETE DAFFODIL

March 30, 2018

Tête-à-tête Daffodil

Mixing daffodils with other flowers in a bouquet may look pretty, but a sap that exudes from their stems can clog other flowers stems when absorbed. This does not allow the other flowers to stay hydrated and they will wilt quickly. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our worl...

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FLOWER QUOTE: THE DEEP ROOTS

March 26, 2018

Flower Quote: The Deep Roots

MY TWO CENTS The deep roots never doubt spring will come…For me, this quote is more than a quote about spring coming. It’s the reminder to believe, even in toughest and darkest times (as winter can feel like), that there is the spring that follows: light, beauty and renewal. It’s also a helpful quote for me as I look out and see more than a foot of snow covering the ground. I do know spring...

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THE REAL DIRT ON PREPARING YOUR SPRING GARDEN

March 25, 2018

Preparing Your Spring Garden

Last weekend in Westport, CT I attended one of Terrain’s Coffee and Conversation Events: Preparing the Spring Garden. I was there to get the real “dirt” on how to prepare my garden. Angela Truck, who is their Exterior Design Specialist, lead the conversation. As I have found from the other Coffee and Conversations, she has a wealth of knowledge and information. I learn something new every ti...

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FRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: PURPLE HAZE PERFUME PASSION FLOWER

March 23, 2018

Purple Haze Perfume Passion Flower

Passion flowers unique structures co-evolved with specific pollinators, often requiring that pollinator for successful seed development. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.

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FLOWER QUOTE: ALL THROUGH THE LONG WINTER

March 19, 2018

All Through the Long Winter

MY TWO CENTS All through the long winter, I dream of my garden. On the first day of spring, I dig my fingers deep into the soft earth. I can feel its energy, and my spirits soar…I have a feeling with the cold, snowy weather of late, that I will not be able to dig my fingers into the earth as it won’t be so soft. But I will look forward to the next day, close thereafter, to be able to do so. I...

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BUTTERFLIES FLUTTERING ABOUT

March 18, 2018

Butterflies Fluttering About

In early March, I visited the Desert Botanical Garden (DBG) to see the Open Air Native Butterfly Exhibit. The only caveat was that it was 52ºF (11ºC) and butterflies don’t fly unless it’s 60ºF (15ºC) or warmer. As disappointing as that was, there was still much to see, learn about, and enjoy. And fortunately, there were a few rogue butterflies fluttering about even in the cooler desert wea...

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FRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: TANGERINE BEAUTY CROSS VINE

March 16, 2018

Tangerine Beauty Cross Vine

A cross section of stem reveals a marking resembling the Greek cross, hence the common name: cross vine. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowers that petal our world.

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FLOWER QUOTE: THE BUTTERFLY IS A FLYING FLOWER

March 12, 2018

Flower Quote: The Butterfly Is A Flying Flower

MY TWO CENTS The butterfly is a flying flower, The flower a tethered butterfly… I see this featured flower above, Flight of Butterflies Iris, as a tethered flower. Its petals move as if it could take flight any second. And how delightful and wondrous is this quote, to see the butterfly as a flying flower and to see the flower as a butterfly about to take flight; it makes me see flowers differen...

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THE FOUR-LEAF CLOVER

March 11, 2018

The Four-Leaf Clover

Do you associate the clover with St. Patrick's Day as much as I do: the luck of the Irish, the four-leaf clover? Did you know that clovers produce delicate flowers, one being the Pink Flowering Oxalis (featured at the top of the post)? I never associated flowers with clovers until I stumbled upon this sweet pink one at Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior, Arizona. Do you associate the clover wit...

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FRIDAY’S FLOWER FACT: KOHLERIA

March 09, 2018

Flower Fact: Kohleria

Kohlerias were very popular in Europe in the 19th century due to their colorful and exotic appearance and appeared in many horticultural magazines. Unfortunately, they almost entirely disappeared in the early 20th century, but are now making a comeback. To learn more about this flower and download it for your desktop, join me on this journey of the discovery and delight of the 400,000+ flowe...

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