| T O P I C R E V I E W |
| CabinCreek-Kentucky |
Posted - Mar 29 2006 : 7:02:04 PM
I spent a really fun day in the garden yesterday .. 'decorating'. Dressed my 'lady' scarecrow in one of my skirts and shirts and straw hat .. spraypainted some clay pots with 'blackboard chalk' spray .. and will write on them whatever seeds i plant in there so i won't get all confuzzeled! Went around kissing the ground wherever i saw 'sweet annie' peeking it's head through the earth! AND .. my 'naked ladies' (i prefer to call them 'ballerinas' .. cuz' that's what they remind me of .. their 'greenery' is gettin tall .. i expect the little dancers to appear anyday now.
washed the 'hammock' covers for springtime snoozing .. AND .. my most favorite thing i did in the garden was to hang a line of "Prayer Flags" for my honey hunk's Mt. Everest trip .. painted a little sign and hung it beside the flags that says:
"PRAYER FLAGS: Blessings blowing in the Wind .. to guide where your journey leads you. God bless and watch over you and bring you safely home to me."
And today .. i bought a tomato plant .. some strawberry plants .. CILANTRO and ROSEMARY (only two herbs i could find so far!) and planted them in pots so i can bring them in at night in case we get another 'freeze'. Tomorrow, i am going to give our outdoor 'chairs' a new coat of paint.
I'm loving this springtime!!! xo
What favorite flowers do you see peeking through the earth in your garden?
True Friends, Frannie |
| 15 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| katie-ell |
Posted - Apr 01 2006 : 04:23:50 AM
The plant that I am familiar with called Naked ladies is hardy amaryllis (botanical name Lycoris squamigera). These are marginally hardy in zone 5; hardy in zone 6-10. Also called resurrection lilies -- the foliage comes up; dies back; the blooms appear in late summer-early fall. Amaryllis belladonna is also called Naked Ladies, but it is less hardy. Also blooms in summer.
So . . . there must be another flower that is now blooming called Naked Ladies!
|
| Fabulous Farm Femmes |
Posted - Mar 31 2006 : 11:59:37 PM
Anybody know the true horticultural name? I am NOT going into a store and tell them "I am looking for Naked Ladies"!
Don't wanna go to jail for a pretty new flower variety! |
| Libbie |
Posted - Mar 31 2006 : 1:48:29 PM
I was wondering what they were, too - they sound just beautiful!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
| theherblady |
Posted - Mar 31 2006 : 10:49:46 AM
Shirley~~Naked Ladies are lillies that first produce green leaves in the spring (looks sort of like daffodil greens) The greens die back a little and then a single stalk shoots up .They get approx a couple feet tall~~ and the lily flower(s) is usually soft pink.
Jan |
| junebug |
Posted - Mar 31 2006 : 04:54:43 AM
Miss Frannie, were about the same as you , I think were in the same zone, anyhoo, would love to see pics of your place in the spring time! Bring them on.....I like the pot idea!!
" Aspire to Inspire before you Expire"
www.herbalfarmstead.blogspot.com
www.countrypleasures.motime.com |
| Shirley |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 11:24:13 PM
OK I gotta ask
What are naked ladies? |
| theherblady |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 12:40:48 PM
Frannie~~Please tell us more about the Prayer Flags~~ I have never heard of this~~
Jan |
| sonflowergurl |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 12:39:15 PM
I saw the pretties Naked Ladies today on the way home from picking my daughter up at school. They were a beautiful burgandy purple! Gorgeous!!! (I'd forgotten about them until I saw them, my grandma had them come up every year as far back as I can remember!)
The end will justify the pain it took to get us here. |
| blueroses |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 11:53:20 AM
Paula,
It's still cold & cloudy here too. Tulips are coming up, but that's about it.
Frannie,
So sweet of you to do the Prayer Flags. What an adventure your dh will have. Has he done this type of trip before? Sounds like it.
"You cannot find peace...by avoiding life."
Virginia Woolfe |
| Rusty pins |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 11:03:51 AM
Oh thank goodness! I'm glad to know I'm not the only one! i thought the only cloud in the sky was right over MY house! Went searchin' and found a beautiful picture of spring tulips all in bloom to put as wallpaper on this 'ol computer. Atleast that helps a bit. Can't smell them....but they look darn pretty anyways.
thanks girls. Big warm WET hug for ya'll
"Life shall judge us harshly enough. Let us at least be gentle with each other."
http://www.rustypinsandoldlace.com/
'Antiques & HandMades for your heart and your home.' |
| theherblady |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 10:56:34 AM
Yep~Same here...Still cloudy and cold...Cant wait till a weekend to spend the whole day from dawn till dusk outside in the yard ~~~
You are such a good "describer" Frannie!
Jan |
| sqrl |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 08:48:41 AM
Rusty, the weather here isn't screaming Spring either. Just rain, rain and more rain. I think soon we'll all just float out into the ocean. The Sun just peeks out for an hour and clouds start rollin' in again. So I understand.
Blessed Be
www.sqrlbee.com
www.smallsqrl.blogspot.com
|
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 06:50:35 AM
Frannie,
I'am pretty sure we should all see a picture of this lady scare crow of yours, and of couse lots of prayers for honey hunk.
NANCY JO |
| Rusty pins |
Posted - Mar 30 2006 : 06:22:20 AM
OK....that's it! I'm so dang green with envy I could just scream! It just isn't fair that it's still chilly here...and we are having thunderstorms today!!! I think I saw some daffodils and tulips peekin' out...but i think they went back into the ground after they saw this weather!! Can't get into the garderns yet, to wet. Can't even hang out the SPRING flag...to dang windy...would end up down the road. Can't even hang out my clothes cuz there's a a HUGE puddle under the clothesline! Heck....I' think I could probably catch a 14lber in there if I tryed!!
Dang........what a blue day!! I'm going back to bed!;O)
Big HUG girl.........your just to dang chipper for me!LOL
"Life shall judge us harshly enough. Let us at least be gentle with each other."
http://www.rustypinsandoldlace.com/
'Antiques & HandMades for your heart and your home.' |
| farmgrlchick |
Posted - Mar 29 2006 : 7:08:42 PM
Hey Miz Frannie,
Good to see you around the farmgirl connection agian! Sounds like you ARE really enjoying your spring....Can't wait to see your Cabin Creek in the Spring time. Really
have enjoyed all the pictures of your place.
Wanted to make sure you saw my thank you in the holiday topic for my giftie, if you didn't , check it out and thank you agian.
I will send yours as soon as I can aquire a 'missing' part. Should be soon.
As always your the best,
Theresa |
