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Topic: It`s Spring, This Forum Can`t Languish!!
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posted April 28, 2012 04:02 AM
  
ooo uh..umm. *panic* .....i don't know.LOL too hard of a question for this novice gardener. I did notice that the flower petals were gone the other day when i went out to get my mail, but there were new buds forming. I wasnt sure if bugs were eating the flowers or if something else was going on.... I will have to research hibiscus flowers/trees more to be sure this one survives. BTW, when I got mine they also had these "Tropical Hibiscus" for sale (can't remember the exact name) but they were multicolored and HUGE blooms!!! I wanted to get a tree, but they were kind of pricey. anyway, looked something like this:   IP: Logged |
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posted April 28, 2012 04:08 AM
and yeah. re: Sweet TeaI waitressed for awhile down here and I swear to God, every person ordered a Sweet tea to drink.  Very strange thing to a northerner.  That's all anyone wanted - everyone!! Swear to god. what the...??? & i'm a Cream O Wheat kinda girl myself. We don't know what grits are where I come from.  We just know southern folks like it. IP: Logged |
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posted April 28, 2012 04:12 AM
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posted April 28, 2012 08:04 AM
Oooo lovely. I have a small pair of Rose of sharon aka Hibiscus Trees. They were orphans and I drug them home a few years ago. Their flower is white with maroon eye.
Rather like your pic. Purdy altho I prefer the lavandars. I have 2 dinner plate sized red Hibiscus plants and neither have ever done well here  One I get 2-3 huge blooms then they shatter and off to sleep `til next year. The other may be too crowed and too much sun so I will find a new home for him this fall. 3 years now and he never bloomed once. ------------------
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posted April 29, 2012 05:24 AM
That's too bad. I'm remembering the big bush at my old house....the blooms hung around for a week or so (i think) and then fell off, but new ones were already opening, so it had new blooms opening on it all the time. I actually have one here, but it doesnt look as healthy, I think it's old and in an area where no one ever went to to take better care of it. The blooms on it are small and it looks a little weak looking. I'm going to have to do something about that.You often see the single colored flowers around here. I really do love the more Hawaiian looking ones - huge multicolored blooms. I'll see if i can find a pic of my old plant....    IP: Logged |
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posted April 29, 2012 05:26 AM
Just remembered I bought a little yellow hibiscus tree and planted that there. It also didnt do well.. Maybe there is a trick to replanting them.I took those shots with the intention of painting them, but flowers are so hard to paiint! I'm never happy with my flower paintings IP: Logged |
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posted April 29, 2012 05:58 AM
Hibiscus as Houseplants:
http://www.hiddenvalleyhibiscus.com/care/houseplants.htm IP: Logged |
juniperb
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posted April 29, 2012 09:37 AM
My orphan transplanted Rose of Sharons , while small yet, bloomed the year after I transplanted them and have steadily produced every year. It is the touchier Hibiscus plants that are not fond of their care or environment here. Your red (bee-u-tee-ful btw) is what my single bloomer looks like. You and your environment do have the magic touch!! So, you will overwinter your braided tree inside? I want to smell peanuts rose too Lordy, she is the cutest thing and she turns roses into music  Fantastic pics ! ------------------
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juniperb
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posted May 02, 2012 06:11 PM
The bluebirds have arrived and busy flirting and nest making  I wouldn`t have noticed yet but saw one chasing a yellow bellied woodpecker pecking on their pole! We are part of the bluebird trail and really enjoy the 2 broods of baby bluebirds each family raises.. 
http://www.michiganbluebirds.org/about-bluebirds ------------------
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posted May 03, 2012 03:50 PM
Birdies are so cute! Even the ones without colors.------------------
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posted May 04, 2012 11:53 AM
They eat my duckies' bread leftovers. And they also love Doritos Cool Ranch flavor chips.------------------
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posted May 05, 2012 11:00 AM
Didn't see a lot of pollen this year. I know it was there, but just not the car-covering kind every day.------------------
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posted May 11, 2012 02:42 PM
Saw a little bird grab a huge roach. I guess they eat berries and such but love to find a bug.------------------
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posted May 11, 2012 04:45 PM
There`s so much going on in the landscapes right now, I`m rubber necking trying to take it all in  ------------------
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posted May 12, 2012 03:33 PM
You should see the happy birds when it rains. Worms come out to play, and birdies love them worms. Even my duckies enjoy the change of diet.------------------
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posted May 26, 2012 08:23 PM
Spring and no posters  Come on Mods, jump in and stir the forum! ------------------
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posted May 26, 2012 09:20 PM
Almost summer now. Soooooo hot.------------------
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posted May 27, 2012 07:47 AM
hot?? Either you are a sissy or you live in GA  Nice spring rain this morning to encourage all my annuals I planted yesterday... oh and it is 66 degrees. ------------------
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posted May 27, 2012 10:48 AM
Have you gotten the new puppy yet??!!?!pics when you do, please! IP: Logged |
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posted May 29, 2012 10:30 AM
For most of us, summer begins on Memorial Day. Not officially though. ------------------
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juniperb
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posted May 29, 2012 12:53 PM
yes T, puppy joined us. We named him Phoenix and he`s hell on wheels. I have a cute pic but I don`t know how to make it smaller to post. I posted it once and it blew the page up ------------------
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posted May 30, 2012 04:46 AM
Haha cute! & i love the name!  If you are using Photobucket, you can cluck on a photo and you will see some options come up above it. Click on Resize photo, or what I prefer to do is go into Edit, More Options & from there, you can do all kinds of things like Crop, Resize, put Boarders and other different Photo Effects like adding text, glitter, animations, frames etc, onto your photo. I noticed they recently changed their Editing options and there are more now. You can then choose to Save as a Copy, or Save and replace the original photo. Check it out. It's fun to play around with! IP: Logged |
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posted May 30, 2012 04:54 AM
This might help:How to edit photos using photobucket: http://www.ehow.com/how_4476581_edit-photos-using-photobucket.html IP: Logged |
juniperb
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posted May 30, 2012 08:19 AM
Worth a shot... I don`t know what the correct dimensions are.------------------
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juniperb
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posted May 30, 2012 08:24 AM
YAY, 3 edits later 400x400 is the ticket. I am mad sloppy in love with the little feller ------------------
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