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I'm going to break the string here and put in a couple of foliage plants. Partly because I was asked to take pics of my spider plants and partly because these I grow outside year round for color.

My hanging plants along my front porch.

The other way- Varigated spider plant

Closer
~Tina

Below the 'spiders'

Cast iron plant
Persian Shield and
I can never remember the name of these, botanical nor common. But I love the colors all year. a lot of my things get pretty sad looking in winter. Sometimes from neglect. It's a busy time for me.
~Tina

Great pictures you guys!

I'm cheating and posting an old picture I just found....looking at the greenery and flowers really helps me feel better so I thought I'd share it!



Here's my purple AV in full bloom!

I'm slow I know, but the jade on page one wow. I've never seen one that big before. It's like mine and likes to stay low to the ground. I hope I have enough light on it to get it to do that. That would be so cool. I have my first aloe bloom this year and if the jade bloomed too that would be fantastic. You give me hope.

Love all of the new pics. All the color and green is just awesome. those spiders of yours Tina are the biggest ones I have ever seen and so many babies! WOW!

All these pics are so pretty. Loz do you have the name to that purple AV? looks just like the one I bought which had no name on it just the Company that sells it.
Jimmy

WOW Tina - you certainly were not kidding when you said you had a lot of spider babies! I've never seen so many in one place before!

Lynne, I'll post more tomorrow. I said I have thousands. They make a great groundcover. I have them on the hillside behind the house. Those 'babies' fall off of the ones hanging on my porch and start growing. I pull them like other weeds. Sometimes I transplant and sometimes I don't, depending on time.
~Tina

Jimmy, I'm sorry mine didn't have a name on it when I bought it either....I bet ya anything that Barley could tell us what it is...

Tina - I can't even imagine them growing on the hillside like weeds! It is so hot and dry here in the summer, that my one hanging pot needs to be watered at least once a day to survive!

Can't wait to see more pictures!

It is hot and VERY dry here in summer and fall. I water almost everyday. But they keep moist better in the ground then in pots. I water something in my yard all the time, 24 hours a day. Even in the rain. My hillside spiders are in full sun all day until the sun dips behind the mountain I live on. Tough plants.
~Tina

TINAAAAAAAA....
*Been meaning to get here...sorry*

I LOVE , LOVE , LOVE YOUR PICTURES..
Thank~Youuuuuuuuuuuu!!!
Truely!!!

Those are like magic

Laura...
I don't think I got to see a picture of
that part of your garden..
VERY CUTE!!!
*what's the purple flowers in the middle,
they're about 12"/18" tall?????
*not the AV, in the garden outside by the fence*

As promised, Spider plants as a groung cover (not very good pics, The sun was wrong)

And closer

And some color. A europs hedge
blooms in winter!!
And a close up of same.

~Tina

One Cosmos that won't quit


My last daylily from last year still hanging in today

Red valerian aka Jupiter's beard

Lantana
Wind-twisted foxglove

And that is all that came out well. I need all this practice with my camera for sure.
~Tina

Thanks for the pics Tina....I LOVE Cosmos---your pictures make me feel very springy....

Weezie, I believe that was Bachelors Buttons that I grew from seed....that was my garden 2 years ago, and I love having the hyacinth vine covering the chain link fence...it really softens it up!

Laura, YESSSSSSS,
I love those Hyacinth Beans too,
they remind me of Renee...
*I haven't heard from her in a bit... miss her*

And thought so on the Bacholeor Buttons ..
but wanted to make sure..

I absolutely love
soft pinks, whites, burgundy's,
and one other color too, can't remember..

What wonderful pictures Tina!!!! Thanks for sharing those, makes me feel like spring is here.

Tina, I'm really IMPRESSED!

Another view of the spider plant covered hillside

Color for the day. Humming bird bush.

Flowering maple. I love these because of the color all year.

Yellow jade
~Tina

Friut and berries. Pyracantha


~Tina

Kumquats

And lastly, almost a King Alfred

This is hard work for a newbie.
~Tina

I am amazed that Camellias are blooming in No. Car. , Bestofour . They are so pretty ! They aren't hardy here .
I don't expect any spring blooms until late Feb. at the best . Of course , with this wierd weather ...who knows ?

If you bought your av at Wal Mart you can go here to id them: Optimara African Violet\'s

More flowers from today.
Queen's Tears

And Daffodils!

Martha Washington geraniums

~Tina