Lori's Outbox

That is entirely the right attitude, Ggnome...let it cook for awhile... best ideas come while you're doing something else...like sleeping or showering!!lol.

i bought two packages of Dahlia roots (mixed colours) one was Dinnerplate and the other was cactus... somehow I found that I have a pom-pom! I love these flowers and next season I'm planting them with zinnias... the zinnias have wonderful colour but are completely annual. will start the seeds much earlier next year too.

I'm thrilled with this one too! the petals look like silk scarves!

Hi Ggnome! I have another Dahlia in bloom must run out and take a pic of it!!!

That is Lobelia syphilitica... it's a wild flower in the mid-west US...it is by far the tallest,hardiest blue flowering plant I've found... My weakness/obsession is a perfect blue...I think this plant is IT>> It selfseeds and clumps readily...nice green foliage too, grows to about 2 to 3 feet tall and is a good specimen for the back to mid-border.

That is so familiar....LOL...

lucky for you that Summer loves it, Jacque...Mandy would leave home if I tried that! lol... she is not a water dog...and will hardly look at me after I bathe her...(which I try to do but don't always succeed..) Does Hendrix like the water, Ggnome?

You are preaching to the converted, David....lol. I have a red cactus dahlia that is just sooooo red...and a dinnerplate that is about 4 ft tall with a whole raft of huge blossom... wonderful plants...from a package that was supposed to be cactus dahlias I have a pom-pom ...happy accident! and a good variety of colours from yellow, to yellow speckled, to white with mauve blush to pure mauve to white with yellow centre, RED, and magenta with yellow centre... had one wilt and die..don't know why...but all in all, I have found a lot of interest for a very reasonable price...I'm planting more next season along with zinnias...find they look great together...will have to make note of Toto and see what I can find.

I really pity Mandy and Henrix on hot sultry days... Mandy stays in the basement sleeping on the cold concrete and usually end up with a bladder complaint! poor babe.

I have dwarf dahlias too...mine are only about a foot tall...they make such a great show for so little effort...terrific plants...Toto looks like a chrysanthemum..!

Do you grow basil? I've tried to grow basil and rosemary inside the last two winters and I've never been able to get them past the end of November!

Here we go with the name game again!! I have these aplenty...but mine were labelled Acidanthera ....I notice you have that name in your tags...
I planted mine in with the canna lilies... and they smell so wonderful..I love these...and they are very reasonable...so you don't have to mortgage the farm to have a nice showing. Do you have to lift yours, Majeeka? or is your climate sufficiently warm to leave them in the ground all winter?

May I suggest Dahlias? and Zinnias?

yes.... the pots look like they are sturdy...

be mindful of the kittens when hawks are nearby..

in my part of the country the deer have become so plentiful that they stop traffic on highways and many are killed by trucks! the deer and the wild turkeys are taking over!! It's nice to have a "close encounter".

great old fieldstone wall...and all those golden faces turned toward the sun!! This is a terrific picture...so the product of this field is seeds or oil?
it's good to support excellent charities like Make a Wish...

cute little poop machines!!!

Looks so inviting... nice to sit with some lemonaide and a good book, with the kittens playing at your feet... what about kitty greens!?

How wonderful... Thelma looks like she could fit in a thimble! and her fur looks soft a THistledown....Thweet...!

Lovely picture...sweet caption.

Oh my! here's another mouthwatering picture~~~ how I would love to see that every morning!

Cat's pupils are at maximum dilation in the dark... the small amount of light available is maximized by the cat's retina... imagine what the flash must have felt like to the cat? blinding!!

"Grasshopper Green is a wonderful chap!!"

He's a cat about town, isn't he?? good shot!!

breathtaking!!! WONDERFUL pic...

Here kitty, kitty! that was a smart move! He thinks he's one of the flying Walendas!! LOL.

Trailing Lobelia...one of my most favourites...

Is this a miniature? it looks similar to my mini...continuous blossom.

Will have to look for it next season...it is very pretty should be strong enough to stand up to my climate!!