Sorry about the text color if it's hard to read... I don't know what the default is, and I'm tired of trying to fix it grrrr...
Yesterday was a hot day, and we're in for one more before it'll taper off. The new thermometer I bought from Smith & Hawken read 108.3 as the high, and I haven't even set it up outside yet. Oh, what I wouldn't give for some rain... Even just a little drizzle to clear the muggy air. Most afternoons there is a nice breeze flowing in over the foothills that are San Fran's leftovers, but it's not the same as a sweet smelling summer shower.
After I pulled my snapdragons and verbena last week, I decided I needed to put something in the top box that can take the heat better (the mint on the bottom is doing fine--I think it gets perfectly shadowed by the top box at the peak of the day). I bought the succulents pictured below. This morning I discovered these poor things are already getting burnt. :( As much as I enjoy the window box where it is, I think it's time for some relocating.
I posted a "want ad" on Freecycle for succulent trimmings to add to the window box and inside the house, and once again, my fellow freecyclers have outdone themselves...
Yesterday I met with a wonderful lady who has lived in her home for over 50 years. Her backyard was quite a pretty site! Not a spec of ground was left untouched by some form of greenery. I brought a tupperware with me, expecting to receive a few clippings, but what I received was much more than I bargained for! After pointing out how much she needed to trim her plants while walking me around her yard, she proceeded to trim them, and give me almost half of what she cut off!
While these guys sit in the shade for a day or two and callus over, I'll try desperately to find a place for them. We have a few pots left over from getting rid of our houseplants before moving, but I don't think they'll be enough. I may just have succulents growing in random spots throughout the yard in a few month's time!
After I pulled my snapdragons and verbena last week, I decided I needed to put something in the top box that can take the heat better (the mint on the bottom is doing fine--I think it gets perfectly shadowed by the top box at the peak of the day). I bought the succulents pictured below. This morning I discovered these poor things are already getting burnt. :( As much as I enjoy the window box where it is, I think it's time for some relocating.
I posted a "want ad" on Freecycle for succulent trimmings to add to the window box and inside the house, and once again, my fellow freecyclers have outdone themselves...
Yesterday I met with a wonderful lady who has lived in her home for over 50 years. Her backyard was quite a pretty site! Not a spec of ground was left untouched by some form of greenery. I brought a tupperware with me, expecting to receive a few clippings, but what I received was much more than I bargained for! After pointing out how much she needed to trim her plants while walking me around her yard, she proceeded to trim them, and give me almost half of what she cut off!
While these guys sit in the shade for a day or two and callus over, I'll try desperately to find a place for them. We have a few pots left over from getting rid of our houseplants before moving, but I don't think they'll be enough. I may just have succulents growing in random spots throughout the yard in a few month's time!
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ReplyDeleteYes, it's HOT!
Ah ha! Thanks, Granny.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool that you received so much! :)
ReplyDeleteI've never grown Verbena and don't even really know what it is, but as soon as I saw the name I was transported back to being young and watching Little House on the Prairie - and Laura talking about how Miss Beadle wore "Lemon Verbena".