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3 Nov '06 9:02 pm

Thank you so much, my dear friends Glenn and Faith! It’s a lovely wonderful feeling Very Happy

when friends take the trouble to leave kind and encouraging words. Even constructive criticisms are okay for me. It pushes me to aspire to improve... Wink

4 Nov '06 2:33 am

Jaqueline, I've only just had a chance to look through this thread and enjoy it properly, and I just wanted to add my praise to that of our other friends. I am so impressed with the variety and quantity of plants you have in a relatively small space - you put me entirely to shame with my virtually bare beds of earth Embarassed

(although I'm hoping that, come springtime, there will be a lot more to see! Wink

). And I agree with Faith and the others, in that you should be pleased with your success in container gardening - my personal experience of this is just dead and dying plants due to my neglect, which is so sad Crying or Very sad

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Keep the pictures coming Very Happy

5 Nov '06 2:46 am

Thanks a lot, dear Bambi for your sweet words of encouragement! As I said earlier in this thread, lots of credit goes to my loving spouse who happily does the major tasks of watering and fertilizing very regimentally. That’s his nature and strength, thus bodes well for our babies and me, too! Wink

Seriously, we’re both retirees and therefore have all the time to tend to our plants and give them our best care and attention. Sometimes, we’ll joke between us that we seem to give them more attention and t-l-c than we give each other, and the numerous times we’re seen in the garden each day would give that impression to any passers-by or flat-dwellers across the road! Laughing

I’m looking forward to your spring surprises too Wink

and I know you’re working at it in spite of your wifely duties and other chores with your lovely snakes and cats, as well as your job taking most of your time! I know it’s tough when there’s so much to do and so little time, but you’ll persevere and succeed as it’s a phase in life.

10 Nov '06 7:52 pm

These lovely orchids were taken on the last day of October and the dahlias less than a week ago! Orchids are a must for us as they add colour and beauty to our garden the whole year round and their flowers are so long lasting! Wink

Also, very easily maintained with lots of water and fertilizing! Our dahlias on the other hand, is quite discouraging as they're so susceptible to pests, thus producing sickly-looking foliage, though their blooms are unscathed! These are new blooms on new plants that miraculously survived an ordeal of white flies attack nearly 2 months ago! Lovely, like a new rebirth, I'd say! Very Happy

Enjoy!

10 Nov '06 8:17 pm

My God, Jacqueline! What a blessing! Simply Divine! ALL are stunning, magnificent! You made my day !! All these gorgeous creations will follow and encourage me today in my hard gardening work, until 5pm, when Nicholas arrives from school! Early this morning we had the first 0/ -1 Celsius frost! I have this feeling , that today I'll be dressed in my Eskimo style of gardener... But your flowers will tenderly warm my heart, spirit , and body! Thank you, dearest!

10 Nov '06 11:39 pm

Jaqueline, thank you so much for sharing these beauties with us all!! I just ADORE orchids (I had them in my wedding bouquet along with those lovely red roses I've talked about before - I must dig out my photos and scan them in so I can show you Smile

) and these have made my day!! Liza is so right when she says they will warm the hearts of those of us now experiencing the chill of winter Very Happy

Thank you again, lovely Jaqueline Smile

11 Nov '06 7:52 am

Lovely.

I've never grown orchids but maybe one of these days...

My parents grow theirs on their deck/veranda. They don't do anything in particular with them and they seem to thrive on neglect. People compliment them on how well they're doing and ask what's their secret. Very Happy

Btw, my father calls them his 'awkwards'. :lol

Meanwhile I have a couple of dahlias. I think I can just manage them. Smile

11 Nov '06 7:52 am

I am so captured by your orchids. They are some of the most beautiful flowers I've seen. You are so lucky to have them. conditions here make it very difficult to grow orchids. Alas, it's a rich mans sport here.

Christopher

12 Nov '06 7:59 pm

Thanks a lot, all my dear friends for your lovely comments. It’s my pleasure really to share them and it delights me so hearing that they warm your hearts too! I’d love to share more colours if I could, especially for my ‘winter’ friends, but sadly Sad

just don’t have many more flowers as my garden size limits me!

19 Nov '06 10:17 pm

Yes, there are some more garden pictures to delight you further! Hope you enjoy as much as I do! Very Happy

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