Karen M
Blogger | Vero Beach, FL http://smallhousebiggarden.wordpress.comFeatured Photos
About Me:
I moved to florida two yrs ago next week--I love the year round outside activity here!! My young adult daughter moved here with me..i have two adult boys still living in the north. I'm a certified (2012) Master Gardener in Indian River County, FL.
Favorite area of home improvement:
making the outside environment pretty. Lilies and Amaryllis are my favorite plants to grow! Started vegetable gardening since moving to Florida!
Recent Activity
Kong Sunflower!
I just posted this photo as part of my blog's Wordless Wednesday meme, but thought it might be nice to include it at Hometalk, too.!
I have no idea where this sunflower came from! Although I've planted many varieties over the years, Kong was never one of them!
If you'd like to read about the snafu involving last year's sunflower seeds (and see pics of the results) click this : http://smallhousebiggarden.wordpress.com/201...
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Kong is a spectacular sunflower.
Dendrobium Kingianum Midnight Velvet (orchid)
This orchid has been blooming non-stop since October! Here's the latest picture, taken this morning around 8am! I've included the link to the blog post I wrote about it on 3/2/13. From there you should be able to see other photos of it from the past 6mos.
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That is an impressive amount of bloom time for anything. It looks like you have it in a fairly ...»
Help me Choose the color of our new house
I took a tour of our new neighborhood, and selected homes with paint colors I liked. Which one do you like? See more in the link.
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The Lagoon Greenway
The Lagoon Greenway recently opened here in Vero Beach. I've walked the trails a few times and thought you might like to see this photo.
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CommentedYou're welcome, Miriam! And Judi, definitely drop by the greenway! It really is a serene and ...»
Passiflora Alatocaerulea
Happy New Year! This Passiflora Alatocaerulea flower opened this morning...a portent of a good year to come! :)
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CommentedYou are right! It's not hardy enough for the Daytona area I don't think. I'm pushing the ...»
Home Maintenance & Repairs: Not all of the vents in my house seem to be working properly, and my thermostat sometimes is set higher, then what the
house temperature reads. Examples: Thermostat gets turned to 68 and 5 hours later, it says it is 63 in here. I can feel heat coming out of some vents, but not others, or else it felels
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CommentedI mean you are talking COMPLETELY dif piece of furniture here!!! Amazing what a can of paint ...»
Painted Hutch
My husband bought this for me over 12 years ago and have always wanted to paint it This Hutch was so dark it had damage on the top from the previous owner overwatering plants . I was not
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Black Walnut Table and Bench
Strayed away from our usual material to make a new table and bench, this is actually for my wife. Its a rough cut black walnut, she wanted it rustic.
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CommentedWalnut is my all time fave wood for furniture. I had several huge walnut pieces that I sold ...»