From the Archives Nov. 29, 2018 Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens but there’s a new display in place now –Holiday Magic Holiday Magic! Winter Flower Show and Light Garden 2022. (Advance tickets required)
As the days grow shorter, the colorful lights help relieve the darkness.
Who knew that deer would come in the night and eat the tomato plants. They missed one. I picked it today. I got one yesterday, too.
But you couldn’t tell it was a cherry tomato by the photo. So I added the nickel today. My friend said she’d come over with her canning equipment.
“One plant commonly called “rose of Sharon” in the US is Hibiscus syriacus…….”
It’s not really a rose at all
There are Biblical Origins but scholars can’t agree
This is a Polish tomato , grown by Randi
There’s a new plant, a Hardy Hibiscus, in my front garden and it blossomed. A single bloom. Very exciting to see the vibrant pink unfold.
Then I walked up to the park and saw what’s in the second photo!
Maybe next year.
And it made delicious pesto
A bit of broken glass from a candlestick. Two soldiers. A rusty toy car encrusted in dirt. A long screw.
“Monet in Bloom, designed by Associate Director of Exhibits Jordyn Melino, is open Sat., May 7 – Sun., Sept. 25.”
A new flower show at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. Click link to see more of show.
If you like Impressionist painter Claude Monet you’ll enjoy the colorful displays.
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Like Mother-in-Law’s Tongue! Ouch.
Doesn’t sound attractive does it?
Maybe it’s because it’s so long or sharp like a sword and could make cutting remarks? Important to remember to hold one’s tongue and not speak on occasions where your advice isn’t wanted.
I’ve seen a lot of these plants lately.
Dracaena trifasciata is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae, native to tropical West Africa from Nigeria east to the Congo. It is most commonly known as the snake plant, Saint George’s sword, mother-in-law’s tongue, and viper’s bowstring hemp, among other names. Wikipedia
Snake Plant Benefits link to full article on benefits