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Blooms from my garden

I wanted to add some color to my patio garden so I went to my favorite nursery to pick up some inexpensive foliage. The Alcea Rosea Chaters Double Yellow immediately caught my eyes. [caption id="attachment_1194" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Alcea rosea"][/caption] I hope that I can keep this plant alive - at least until the end of summer. They are inexpensive, so if it falls victim to my brown thumb, I will just pick up another. Maybe next time I will get the pink. [caption id="attachment_1197" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Mezoo plant"][/caption] I am a bit more confident about my Mezoo plant - at...

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Not so Wordless Wednesday.

[caption id="attachment_1178" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Face Clay Pot"][/caption] I call this clay pot my lucky clay pot. This is the 3rd plant that has flourished in this clay pot.  Once this plant out grows the 'face pot' I think I am going to try my luck with a Donkey's Tail Cactus. [caption id="attachment_1177" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="Back of My Face Clay Pot"][/caption] I do not know the name of the plant - Do you?

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My Container Garden Project(s)

Gardening is one of my passions, but when you live in a light deprived townhouse (like I do), gardening can become challenging.  Initially, I had several tiny planters crammed into the only corner of the house that gets natural light, but then it got a bit over crowded and I had rethink my gardening strategy. I have a small patio that needed attention. It was neglected because of the racoons and cats that hang out in my neighborhood and they seem to love my back patio. But, I decided to reclaim my out door living space. I will tell you...

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Silk Ribbon Embroidery Topiary

-With elements form nature. If you have visited the alm Project blog in the past, you will no doubt notice that I like working with silk ribbons. I like that they add texture to a project, I like that they are 3 dimensional and I like that they give instant gratification - after all, you can complete a seeming complex project in one afternoon. On one of my many sleepless nights, I decided to create some wall art for my powder room. I had gone on a nature walk earlier that afternoon and collected some bark from a banana and...

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A Beautiful Day

Yesterday my son got up early, got on his bike, rode 1.75 miles to my favorite nursery and picked out this beauty. I placed it in a vase that my best friend had made for me in Haiti. indeed, it was a beautiful day. [caption id="attachment_202" align="alignnone" width="400" caption="Mother's Day Gift"][/caption] I have been collecting succulents for the past year or so. It seems they are the only plants I can keep alive. Below, is the first of my collection. I got it in the floral department in Walmart. The day I saw it I thought, now that plant is...

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