Saturday, November 17, 2012

Seventh Day on the 10th

Willow lights up on damp, gray days.
 
The schedule made it impossible to spend any daylight hours in the garden this Nov. 7. Instead, we were out a bit on Nov. 10, a cold, windy, rainy day.

Winter prep is either completed or under way: Goldfish are in the house; water lilies, umbrella plants and begonias are under the stairs; potatoes, onions and garlic are cleaned and stored; containers have been emptied; and netting and caging have been deployed. And thanks to Brian, we can look forward to lots of new lilies next year.

Here's a quick peek at November at sillydoggarden.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Gotta bloom wherever I am

What's more reliable than a Christmas/Thanksgiving cactus? Here, a few cuttings of Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) jammed into a vase with water months ago, bloom on a shelf in a corner of the basement. (The mother plant is beginning to bloom, as well.) Info about care from Clemson University here.