Rajah
04-15-2002, 12:21 AM
How long will "Rajah's potted garden" last? ;)
I stopped by the garden center on my way home from work today (I had to go in for a few hours). Well, I was bad ;) I spent money ;) I came home with enough stuff it took us 3 trips each to transport it from the car up to our porch ;)
Here's a picture of my "future garden":
http://www.stardustdreams.net/images/futuregarden.jpg
What I have there from top to bottom:
A white double-impatiens (I think double, it may only be 1.5 because it sure isn't as full a double as my mom's double impatiens) in a hanging pot that's not going to hang on anything...
A small strangely-shaped flower that will probably die within a week because no one in my family has had luck with them but it's neat looking so I got it anyway ;) I forget what it's called :o Cyclamin I think.
In the small pot at the back, the bluebonnets. I know, they're supposed to be hard to keep, but I couldn't resist at just $2 with how much I love bluebonnets. If they die next week, I'll replace them with another geranium
Which is what's in the pot at the front left.
In the planter I told y'all about (not planted yet, though) are red salvia. I've no idea whether they'll do well or not in our conditions, but they looked a lot like the red paintbrush I love so much and are marked to be partial-shade to sun, so we'll see. After I got them home, I found out my mom has had good luck with them in her garden.
Then in front of that is what I plan to fill in around the salvia with -- small white single impatiens.
And finally my last addition picked up at the grocery store tonight... sitting in the swan (which is 2 years old and falling apart inside but still works I guess) is a blue and purple/pink hydrangia.
So! Start the bets... how long will any of this survive "the Black Thumb of Rajah" and what's going to be the last thing to go ;)
Any suggestions on any of these?
I stopped by the garden center on my way home from work today (I had to go in for a few hours). Well, I was bad ;) I spent money ;) I came home with enough stuff it took us 3 trips each to transport it from the car up to our porch ;)
Here's a picture of my "future garden":
http://www.stardustdreams.net/images/futuregarden.jpg
What I have there from top to bottom:
A white double-impatiens (I think double, it may only be 1.5 because it sure isn't as full a double as my mom's double impatiens) in a hanging pot that's not going to hang on anything...
A small strangely-shaped flower that will probably die within a week because no one in my family has had luck with them but it's neat looking so I got it anyway ;) I forget what it's called :o Cyclamin I think.
In the small pot at the back, the bluebonnets. I know, they're supposed to be hard to keep, but I couldn't resist at just $2 with how much I love bluebonnets. If they die next week, I'll replace them with another geranium
Which is what's in the pot at the front left.
In the planter I told y'all about (not planted yet, though) are red salvia. I've no idea whether they'll do well or not in our conditions, but they looked a lot like the red paintbrush I love so much and are marked to be partial-shade to sun, so we'll see. After I got them home, I found out my mom has had good luck with them in her garden.
Then in front of that is what I plan to fill in around the salvia with -- small white single impatiens.
And finally my last addition picked up at the grocery store tonight... sitting in the swan (which is 2 years old and falling apart inside but still works I guess) is a blue and purple/pink hydrangia.
So! Start the bets... how long will any of this survive "the Black Thumb of Rajah" and what's going to be the last thing to go ;)
Any suggestions on any of these?