You have all heard of birth stones…and you have all heard of the traditional gift list…
…but have you heard of the traditional birthday flower guide?
If not….today is your lucky day!
I was taking a break one day and found this list online at a site called homestead garden. I have never heard of it, and decided to share!
January~~Carnation
February~~Violet
March~~Jonquil
April~~Sweet Pea or Daisy
May~~Lily of the Valley
June~~Rose
July~~Larkspur
August~~Gladiolus
September~~Aster
October~~Calendula
November~~Chrysanthemum
December~~Narcissus
I hope you enjoyed seeing which one you are! (at least no one is a Dandelion)
What is YOUR birthday flower? Mine is May (lily of the valley) Not my favorite flower…but it’s pretty!
I hope you all will join me for the weekly garden flaunting party over at my primary blog Tootsie Time! The party starts Thursday evening and closes on Sunday night. It is so much fun to see what others around the world are flaunting each week!
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www.tootsietime.com
Are you ready to be inspired? Do you like to share your flowers and foliage? Consider this your official ivitation!!!
Friday is a BIG day for us over at Tootsie Time…(ok, just me…there is no one else there…lol) It’s a big deal because it means it’s PARTY TIME!!!!
Fertilizer Friday is the day of the week than an ELITE group of gardeners from all around the world get together, snap photos, link up and Flaunt Their Flowers!!!
If you are new to Tootsie Time and Fertilizer Friday, I just know you are asking yourself…”How do I join?”
Well…it’s easy really. Here’s all you need to know to become a part of this great group of gardeners, bloggers and friends:
If it is spring or summer where you live, you need to snap a few photos of what you have growing, blooming or just love to look at that is of the plant variety…if it is winter where you live, you may post past favorite photos…or indoor plants…whatever you like.
The only criteria is that it is a plant or something growing!
You do not need to use fertilizer to participate in this party, but if you do, this is the reminder to fertilize weekly!
All I ask is that: Your post must include the logo above and/or a link to Tootsie Time, or the linky will be deleted.
So….I would like to invite each and every one of you to join in and share your photos over at Tootsie Time!
- but before you head over and join in on the Friday Flaunting…stop and click to follow here at Growing 4 Seasons…we just installed the google friend connect the other day, and would love to see your face on our list! If we are not following you…say the word!! We would love to return the gesture!
IT’S FERTILIZER FRIDAY!!!!! It’s time to Flaunt Your Flowers/Foliage!
I can’t wait to see what you share!
Hugs, smiles and wishes for a great weekend with friends and family.
Until next time….Happy Gardening!
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www.tootsietime.com
Growing Year-Round via Houseplants
I spent most of the evening at home improvement stores browsing for tile, stone, and collecting paint samples for the ‘sun room’ we recently added on to our home. After all the design inquiries and help I’ve been receiving from my garden friends I have decided to call this a ‘garden’ room. I will share some of the designs in this room upon completion because it is coming together as a wonderful space to grow plants in year-round. While at the home improvement shops I couldn’t help but stop at the garden center displays. This was the first plant I picked up and ‘tweeted’ out via my phone asking my garden friends if they knew what this mystery flower maybe.
I got a response back from@vargasgirlred @containergarden and @tootsie_time . Read their comments here : Twitter search.
Rex Begonia ?
The color in this house plant is perfect for my bathroom which receives low light. The foliage surely fits the discription of showy leaves which are large and have a variety of colour combination. The red leaf steams are brittle and the leaves can damage easily. I can tell by a few of the brittle branches that this fits the description I found in a google search. One of the descriptions on the image I found in this search says ‘Begonia rex enjoys a position with good light, but not in direct sun or deep shade.’ The description always noted: these are excellent for shallow containers and I also read that this begonia does not produce flowers but the leaves will truly brighten your room. It also says that this plant enjoys a dilute fertilizer at least once a week. On that note I’m going to submit this as my Fertilize Friday share for this week.
What do you think about this house plant? Is it a REX BEGONIA and have you ever grown this before? I am wondering how this will do in the house with low light. If it doesn’t like it I can always take it out to the greenhouse.
