My Growing World

This post is about plants, another of my obsessions.

Sometime back, (I think it was September??) I went on a plant buying tangent. I love plants, but being I travel so much it's tough to keep them alive. I do have a crew of nice people that help me take care of my house/yard and animals, but.... I love many different types of plants from Orchids to Succulents so it can be a challenge for people to tend each one on it's own schedule. That's why I stopped buying plants and cleared out my greenhouse in Texas. 

I have had plants on my balcony in Paris, (remember shopping for plants there? Where did I put that post?) And we had way too many plants in England, all of which I left when I moved. So I have held off on buying plants here, but I gave in and started collecting again, lol. #ItsAnIllness

I always gravitate towards pretty plants when I'm out shopping, as you can see from my IG posts.

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Just say, "no!"

They are so hard to resit!

I think it was early September. I bought a set of these plants for my bedroom, but they ended up sticking out from the wall too far and blocking my entrance into the vanity area. So one ended up in the living room. 

The first thing I do when I add a new plant to my collection is repot it.

I bought pots on sale at Lowe's. They are okay for now.

So anyway remember when I bought these lovely Parlor Palms?

The plants as of today.

Both plants are growing and looking pretty good.

(Spot both plants in this picture?)

They take low light well, but cannot tolerate a dry soil. With almost no humidity, (Remember I now live in the desert) and also running the heating, it is very dry inside. I have to mist them daily, to keep them healthy and full. When they do dry out they tend get yellow or brown tips on the leave fronds. So they require a bit of maintenance, but they lend so much color to the house! I'm so glad I was able to get  them and keep them alive. I still have minimal furniture in the house so the plants really make it more homey and warm.

​Meanwhile my veggie crop...
I didn't grow all that much this last year. I was so disappointed that the raised beds were doused in Round Up and therefore unusable. The previous tenants didn't plant or want weeds so poison was their answer. Because of this my veggies had to go into pots on the patio. 

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​ I also ended up with one more crop of bell peppers this fall.

But when the potatoes were gone, they were gone. They were outside and we had a freak hail storm and they didn't make it.

Big Potato harvest! lol

I really didn't raise the potatoes for a "crop" lol. I had a potato sprouting and thought I would just throw it in a flower pot. I chopped it up and planted the pieces. It made a lovely thick plant for my patio. 

The other plants including the herbs and baby succulents are wintering well inside.

I grew this Oregano from a seed.

​This is the Oregano I grew from seed last spring. It needs to be separated and it will probably make enough to share with the neighbors, lol.  I love having fresh herbs all year long.

The Avocado is also doing well.

(Today)

I also added more succulents to my collection this past summer.

And these joined the collection in October. #HelpMe

Some didn't make it, but most are thriving.

With so many babies I started to get creative. (I also ran out of pots, lol) I planted a small fairy garden with the tiny succulents I rescued from the "dead shelf" of Lowe's.

​ I'm not kidding when I said I was on a buying binge. #Obsession

(Last summer)

(Today)

I bought the tiny mushroom houses on Ebay for less than .50 for both, lol.  ​Because the fairy's need houses right? I think it made it look so cute and the plants do seem to be happy.

I actually have plants in every room of the house now.  But I have slowed down on buying since it is winter. I plan on planting more veggies next spring after I return from Canada. 

In the meantime I intend to enjoy the plants here.

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Catch you later~