The Joy of Gardening - Page 9

Chad · 11-23-2019, 07:56 AM

When I retire you can find me in the gardens.
My plants are stressed from the waves of cold fronts hitting Texas. Winter in Texas is different than up north, it is a series of cold fronts not a full on winter.

My peach tree got confused and started flowering.

Kätzchen · 05-21-2025, 07:03 PM

I miss having the big garden I used to have years ago, but I’ve got a garden on my second story balcony… and the area of my backyard that opens up into a huge field that a nearby school uses for baseball and soccer. I bought some packages of sunflower seeds, several different types of sunflowers. I’m going to make a place for my grand daughter to plant the seeds and over the next twelve weeks of summer, by late August, she will see our sunflowers bloom (just in time for her second birthday).

Hopefully, the peonies by the birdbath survive. The groundskeeper kind of mowed too much of the backyard and some of my peonies were damaged.

Here’s to a summer of sunshine and the loveliness of sunflowers ❤️

11-23-2019, 07:56 AM	#161
Chad Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: OFOS Stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Loved Caregiver Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 6,164 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,746 Thanked 20,313 Times in 5,677 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Gardening When I retire you can find me in the gardens. My plants are stressed from the waves of cold fronts hitting Texas. Winter in Texas is different than up north, it is a series of cold fronts not a full on winter. My peach tree got confused and started flowering.

05-21-2025, 07:03 PM	#162
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Join Date: May 2010 Location: @ home with my granddaughter, chosen friends & family. ツ Posts: 16,122 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,622 Thanked 33,548 Times in 10,666 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	I miss having the big garden I used to have years ago, but I’ve got a garden on my second story balcony… and the area of my backyard that opens up into a huge field that a nearby school uses for baseball and soccer. I bought some packages of sunflower seeds, several different types of sunflowers. I’m going to make a place for my grand daughter to plant the seeds and over the next twelve weeks of summer, by late August, she will see our sunflowers bloom (just in time for her second birthday). Hopefully, the peonies by the birdbath survive. The groundskeeper kind of mowed too much of the backyard and some of my peonies were damaged. Here’s to a summer of sunshine and the loveliness of sunflowers ❤️ __________________ “Kill the urge to be chosen: Choose yourself.” ~ Sza “To thrive in life, you need three bones: A wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.” *~ Reba McEntire.*