Becky H's Profile | Tampa, FL

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Spider

Eeeek............everyone has been sharing spiders. Thought I'd share this one for ID. Ha, ha...........just begining to get ready for Halloween. Suspended this one near the front ...»

Leida R on Sep 23, 2012

CUTE, and love the colors!!!

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New arbor for bougainvillea support.

I returned from a girl's week to find my dear hubby had made the simple arbor I'd requested as a birthday gift. I'm so pleased!!

Susan S on Sep 23, 2012

I can't even imagine how tickeled you must have been when you got home!! Now that he's proven ...»
himself and the only casualty was the motion sensor - who knows what he might decide to do next?? It looks great and I'm sure the two of you will get many hours of enjoyment!!

It has been so many years since this orchid bloomed, I forgot what color it was. For some reason, I had thought it was yellow, but it turned out to be simple white. Far less flamboyant than any of its cousins.

Becky on Sep 21, 2012

Yep. A spotter is a must! ...»

Good night. I'm heading out myself as soon as I check the last notification. Well I hope there's only one still.

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Viburnum tree: Going, going, gone.

Hated to lose this tree, but between being topped by a microburst, trimmed, attacked by bores, then fungus, we had to bid it a sad farewell.

Becky on Sep 06, 2012

Oh that's a wonderful idea Becky. I took quite a few pictures that day. It was just so pretty. ...»
This was before we heard of the disease so I had not clue what I was photographing other than something I felt was beautiful.

Bird of Paradise

are now a riot of color. Not all buds have opened even yet.

Becky H on Aug 14, 2012

True Douglas!

Shady plants

Shade lovers in bloom.

Sharron W on Aug 12, 2012

Thanks Becky! I'm still dreaming of the day I can have a "sunroom" someday...

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Day-glo accents

Neon blooms on bromeliads. I always love this time of year, when the bromliads pop their heads up to say hello.

Douglas Hunt on Sep 05, 2012

I'm far from an expert on propagation, but I do know that false blue ginger (Dichorisandra ...»
thyrsiflora) is propagated from stem cuttings, because I bought a couple of tiny ones at Boktoberfest at Bok Tower Garden last year. Sharron has nothing to lose by trying.

Florida Skies

accented by crepe myrtle.

Marg C on Aug 13, 2012

this IS encouraging! too bad we don't have them at the store anymore...I was discussing them ...»
with a customer who is 84! and she's going to try it and let me know if they survive :)

Birds are coming out!

The Birds of Paradise are just now beginning to bloom. A landscaper/lawn care company that services my neighbor's yard remarked, last week, that generally one had to choose between ...»

Becky H on Jul 30, 2012

Sherrie, I feed it the Osmacote (sp?) for flowers and veges. The soil it's in has to be ...»
somewhat acid, since it's under the canopy edge of an oak tree. I don't do anything partiularly special for it, beyond what I do for my other plants (ie. insect control, acid lovers, roses, etc.). I know the lack of blooms is disappointing, but the vase shape of this plant is nice, and the foliage is unique and tropical. I sure wouldn't give up on it!!