Posted by (kgardens) on June 10, 2010

Check out Pumpkin’s blog for info on locally grown Rose of Sharon.  http://gracefulcottagegardening.blogspot.com/2010/06/rose-of-sharon.html

Posted by (Kim Franke-Folstad) on June 10, 2010

Hey, folks, my bad—the plant sale is Saturday AND Sunday.
Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday.
There are workshops on beekeeping, birds, butterflies and herbs, and a free children’s activity area. Too bad my nieces have gone home!

Posted by (Janna) on June 10, 2010

Thanks for the plant fair info, Kim. I have a really busy weekend planned but would like to try to make it to the sale. Early. Very early.

That Rose of Sharon bloom DOES look like a hibiscus!

Posted by (Pumpkin) on June 10, 2010

It is a Hibiscus just not a tropical hibiscus. Pumpkin

Posted by (Janna) on June 10, 2010

Ohhhh. Thanks, Pumpkin.

Posted by (Janna) on June 10, 2010

Okay, Penny. I know of ONE workout that you missed. There is a photo of you sitting on Ahmed Hassan’s lap. Now wasn’t that worth it? You’re still skinny (now probably tanned) and can skip a class now and then.

Posted by (Kim Franke-Folstad) on June 11, 2010

Penny’s back one day, and already we’re talking about you-know-what. I knew the name “The Dirt” would be appropriate!

Posted by (Pumpkin) on June 12, 2010

I am not going to make it to the plant show, but please let me know what you bought. Pumpkin

Posted by (Kim Franke-Folstad) on June 13, 2010

The best laid plans ...

I never made it to the sale! We FINALLY got our new wood fence, and with it came a bunch of chores. Raking, adding a second rain barrel, hanging the kayaks and canoe, and finding a new place for all the trash cans I keep for yard waste. (My name is Kim and I’m a clipaholic.)

And after watering everything AGAIN and AGAIN, I decided no more plants until we get some rain!

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on June 14, 2010

I have a question. I know a few of you bought tea olives this year. It is what spurred me to do the same. Penny got me two beautiful specimen’s at Manny’s. One of those is doing great and the other, no more than 3 feet away, is looking like it is getting scorched by the sun. My question is——did you plant your tea olives in some shade or full sun? I am wondering if I should relocate the poor thing or if I have a different problem.

On another note—-is it ever going to rain?

Posted by (Chip) on June 14, 2010

I wish I had an answer for you Susan but I bet we all will need to plant rice because when the rain comes it will be to much! All of our weather has been to extremes to cold to dry to hot next on the list to wet! I am currently working on my roof and next caulking windows and if I have the time repaint the house all of these things are best done now while its dry! and just think right before fathers day! If you do this right it can be a gift and not an add on to the honey do list! “If I only had an air compressor I would pant the house and re shingle the house!” well right now is the best time of year to get this stuff its all on sale if speaking for all the guys on this give me a tool I can use!..“Chip”

Posted by (Janna) on June 14, 2010

Let’s all start doing rain dances!! I’m having a great deal of trouble trying to hand water enough to keep up with the heat.

Kim, I’ll bet the new fence is nice!

Did anyone make it to the plant fair? If so, we’d love to hear about it and see what you brought home. Unfortunately, I had to miss this one…

Posted by (Chip) on June 14, 2010

I wish I could do everything inside the problem is I am convinced when we get wet weather it is going to be very wet so I am working the problem now. Trust me I do not want to be on my roof right now but since when has something necessary become covenant? I have been blessed/cursed by working every part of construction from building a house to a bridge so I know rainy season will be wetter than normal. This may be hard to take as dry as it is take a long hard at your house and think is it really water proof?  NOW is the time to think about it not when the rains come and I think It will be soon!..Chip””

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on June 14, 2010

It’s weeks like these you start to see why tree’s, of any kind, are of such a value to Floridians. The dappled shade from a young rain tree may be the reason one tea olive is doing better than the one who is completely exposed all day long. Same for the susan vine—dappled shade. I’m ready to buy my tea olive it’s own umbrella to make it until the rains begin. Either that or I may have to move her.

I’ll tell you the winners so far in the drought conditions is the euphorbia that looks like snow and Farmer Rick’s pizzazz. Not that they don’t need their water but they can be ignored more than some.

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on June 14, 2010

The hose dance is getting seriously old and I am not looking forward to the water bill but if Chip is right——-I better get those roof leaks looked at soon. Ugh! The rain will be good for the plants, bad for the roof.

Posted by (mangoman) on June 14, 2010

Man! I missed another plant sale!

I was at the beach for the weekend so I guess I have a good excuse

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on June 14, 2010

I am definitely thinking of moving the tea olive. But I am like you, Penny. I have more sun than shade. I wanted it closer to the house so we could smell it when it blooms but it is suffering and I hate to see that. As they say—-right plant, right place. Now to pick a better place.

Posted by (mangoman) on June 15, 2010

Susan, I am not sure about the tea olive. Mine does not get a lot of sun. However, it doesn’t get much water either (its under the roofline). It seems to be happy where it is other than the occaisonal droopy session. A little water will fix his mood fast though.

A plant sale of just tropicals? Yay! Just what I’ve been waiting for. Now I just have to find something I can dig up to make room…

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on June 16, 2010

Good idea, Penny. I will dig them up and put them in big pots by the lanai. Then I’ll pop some jatropha’s in their place.