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beautiful hibiscus jimmy!! where do you get your braided hibiscus trees? I want one!! Why can't I see tina's pics? I see the dumb ol' red x and when I right click on them and go to properties and copy and paste the url into my websiet bar it just says website not responding

MissJamie I got these at Lowes lasst spring. They were on sale for $5.00 ea as they could not sell them. Originaly priced for $20.?? if I remember right. Grandons Girlfirend is Thai said a braded Hibiscus was a sign o fgoood luck.
Jimmy

I don't know why you can't see my pics, Jamie. Most can. I can't fix it for you because I'm technically challenged. I'm sorry.

5 bux?! that's a GREAT deal! I'll have to keep my eyes stretched open! they are so beautiful! I can see your pics fine now tina and they are gorgeous!! don't know why I couldn't see them yesterday?

Hi All....


you guys are making me really jelous
the flowers are beautiful, i love the pink daisy and the vine-OMG its amazing.
all we have is snow-snow and more SNOW here so it will be awhile before i can plant, but at least i can go look at my little seedlings waiting patiently to be planted
think spring everyone
Penny

I know we do toooooo Penny, but that's why we love this section so much.... we get to live
vicariously thru others..

Keep the pics coming! Love the latest ones. So many pretty flowers!

One more today
Camellia Kramers Supreme

wow that is a beautiful pic tina! I'd love to have one of those...do they make seeds? and is that white on the flowers too or is that just the way that the light is shining on them? man that is soooo pretty!

That is a very pretty flower!!
Such a bright, vibrant color!!!!

Beautiful flower Tina!

That is the light on the flower. I'm working on my photography since I'm hanging it out here for everyone to critique. It has been the closest to a red camellia that I could find. Even so, it kind of fades to pink; not my favorite color. I don't know about seeds. they will grow from cuttings but my plant is a baby yet. I'm not ready to cut.

A few more today
A flowering maple

and daffs posing for a close-up

Daffs in pots

And a mini daff in a pot

Tina,
You've got a good eye for those pots..
Really, I like how you've combined the bulbs
with the pansy's..

*my mom has those butterflies too, like the green one you have there, she found orange, yellow, blue, purple..they are so delicate and a nice accent.*

I've seen the flowering maple before.......
Is it a easy plant to grow???

Ah, seeing those daffs really makes me feel springy!!!!!

My flowering maples are really neglected. They need more pinching back than I give them. The flowers form on the ends of the branches and I can hardly bear to pinch them off. Even though I KNOW that makes more branches and more flowers. They get leggy really fast and they tend to be short lived no matter what I do; 2-3 years. But they bloom all year for me. A couple of years ago they came out with dwarf ones that do pots really well.
And there are pansies, daffs, ranunculus, and butterfly delphinium in those pots for a long season. So you'll be seeing those same pots again.

The daffodils really make me think spring! Thanks for sharing Tina!

wow BEAUTIFUL pics tina! is the flowering maple big? how tall is yours? can they grow and still flower in a pot? are they grown from seed? sorry for all the questions but I REALLY like it!

I've seen those Flowering Maples, very pretty...

I've never had one, put they look like a fun plant.

Tina,
I think it would be fun, if you posted those pictures by themselves in a seperate post..
and then each season, spring, summer, fall, etc..
post the pictures on the same thread...
That way we can follow the progress, and what you put in it..
I think that's fanastic idea...

What a wonderful amount of fun to watch it grow and change....

Thanks for Sharing...

In order:
1, There are dwarf abutilon (flowering maple) available, 1-2 ft. My originals got up to 15 ft if I didn't keep them in check.
2, They do grow and flower in pots.
3, I have seen seed available on Ebay, I have never grown them from seeds. I saved some seeds last year (the first year I ever noticed any). But in the 15 years or so that I have grown them, I have never had any volunteers come up on their own. That always tells me that the seed thing is probably tricky. I propagate through cuttings. They root easily given some time.
I think I answered all of the questions

Todays blooms.
A leftover hyacinthe from last year. I didn't plant any this year.

And my Brug is blooming tonight!

This is was a new one to me last year so I had to buy it, Right? Pericallis Senetti magenta

And my crown of thorns