Monthly Archives: March 2019

FLOWER FACT: AUTUMN BEAUTY SUNFLOWER

March 29, 2019

During growth, sunflowers exhibit heliotropism; they tilt during the day to face the sun but stop once they are mature and begin blooming, generally facing east. 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.

March 25, 2019

Flower Quote A Kind Word Is Like A Spring Day

MY TWO CENTS A kind word is like a spring day… And there is nothing like a spring day after a long winter! It brings such joy and wonder. A kind word can do the same when someone feels the winter blues inside. It can melt the winter away and it can change a moment, a day. Let’s all take the time to share a kind word today and every day from now on. ABOUT THE AUTHOR There is no one associa...

March 24, 2019

It’s all about survival for me during these cold and grey winter days to let the many flowers of my gardens occupy my mind and heart. So, with the first day of spring having sprung (though you would never know it looking out my window), it’s my joyful reminder to start planning the flowers to grow in my gardens and for cutting. Are you as excited as I am to think about, dream of, and plan the ...

March 15, 2019

Ice Plants are heat, drought and salt tolerant, surviving in rocky, poor soils with little care. 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.

March 11, 2019

MY TWO CENTS Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year… This quote says to me that it’s about attitude. Admittedly, I don’t always have the right attitude, but it reminds me that if I choose to I can have today and every day after to be the best day. It’s about a mind set and yes, it takes effort, but isn’t it worth the effort when this life is all too short. So,...

March 10, 2019

Dreaming of Spring: My Favourite Bulbs and Blooms

If you live in the Northeast in the United States like I do, you are dreaming of spring, as winter seems to get longer every year, and this year is without exception. Even those of you in the warmer climates like Tucson, Arizona or the Pacific Northwest have experienced a cold and even snowy winter. So, let’s have some happy, warm thoughts about spring and summer, starting with some of my favori...

March 01, 2019

One crinum bulb quickly grows into a large clump of five or more bulbs that each send up two to three bloom stalks every year. 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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