Thursday, November 27, 2014

Pumpkin pie the finished product

Pie pumpkin

Bought from Lindsey's
2 for $4.99
Pumpkin was hard to cut
Looked a bit dry
Saved the seed

For pumpkin pie
Put in large Corning
Started at twenty minutes in microwave

Monday, October 27, 2014

Fr Cynthia fall blooming annual vine


Likes lots of sun

Mina lobata- Spanish Flag

Cynthia called it Mexican Fiesta

Dam Seeds Mina Lobata
http://www.damseeds.ca/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=927
2868 Spanish Flag
Annual climber with showy flowers, ranging from scarlet to cream. Flowers are bracts lining a stem. Vigorous climber with three lobed leaves. Ht. 3m. Pkt contains approx. 15-20 seeds; 30-40 sds/gm.


Shoot gardening in UK
Genus is ipomoea with Mexican fiesta cultivar (same as some morning glory)
http://www.shootgardening.co.uk/plant/ipomoea-lobata-mexican-fiesta
Botanical name: Ipomoea lobata 'Mexican Fiesta'
Other names: Mina lobata 'Mexican Fiesta', Mina 'Mexican Fiesta', Spanish flag 'Mexican Fiesta', Firecracker vine 'Mexican Fiesta'
Genus: Ipomoea
Variety or Cultivar: 'Mexican Fiesta' _ 'Mexican Fiesta' is a climbing, half hardy annual that has green leaves and tubular flowers that hang and turn from red to orange to cream throughout the summer.

Ipomoea lobata 'Mexican Fiesta' is: Deciduous
Flower: Orange, Red in Summer; White, Yellow in Autumn
Foliage: Green in Summer
Habit: Climbing
Toxicity: May cause stomach discomfort if ingested.



You'll never achieve your dreams if they don't become goals.
                            


 
- Anonymous  

Sunday, October 26, 2014

Anemone planted October 26/14

Planted pkg of ten anemones in front of rose bed staggered row

Friday, October 24, 2014

Monday, October 20, 2014

Crocus planted be ramp

12 bulbs from dollar store $2

Monday, October 6, 2014