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Happy: Tax refund and paycheck on the SAME DAY. Bank account is fatty fat fat ( Read more... )

I moved my Osmanthus fragrans, which is in bloom, indoors for the "winter." It's in my office, now, and I keep the door to my office closed so that the cats don't come in and chew on the botanical gardens currently housed in there ( Read more... )

We can't stop here, it's HUMID AS SHIT country ( Read more... )

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You know, just when I think I'm getting the hang of this whole gardening thing, I get a lovely dose of humility to smack me in the face.

I was so, so excited to go outside and see that, after the two weeks of lovely 80+ degree weather, the Osmanthus fragrans, the plant I felt sure was on its last legs, is now covered with green leafy buds ( Read more... )

Dammit. I think I killed my Osmanthus fragransI was so happy when I found that plant. "YAY, it smells like APRICOTS! *buy*" And the fact that the tag said it was cold hardy to 10 degrees and evergreen just led me to plant it right in the ground next to the house. I didn't even really think too much about it and I certainly didn't go Google its ( Read more... )

- My tulips and daylilies are already coming up. While this whole mild winter thing is great for the fact that my parsley never died back this year, I'm going to be moderately annoyed if my tulips come up and bloom early, only to be killed off by some frost or something.

- Speaking of gardening, though -- check this out. See this:

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My orchid, Charlie (yes, Charlie. It sits next to an African Violet Beauregard so I named it Charlie Orchid) has rebloomed ( Read more... )

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