The Joy of Gardening

homoe · 11-23-2019, 05:05 AM

If you're not wanting to go through all the work of putting up a tree why not consider investing in something that can double as a tree and then afterwards a plant. I found this idea in the Dec issue of Chicago Magazine and stores there where to purchase them but no doubt they'd be nurseries in your area that carried them as well.

Norfolk Island Pine..This is basically a Christmas tree masquerading as a plant. The fronds are not very strong but if you place ornaments (light in weight) closer to the trunk they should hold.

Autograph Tree...Scratch messages into the waxy leaves. Guests can leave wishes of their New Year's goals.

Umbrella Tree...This is a shrubby so if you want more of a tree-like look prune the leaves at the bottom.

Peruvian Apple Cactus...Wrap it in LED lights, which don't produce a lot of heat. You can cover the plant all the way, it's dormant during winter.

homoe · 11-23-2019, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by homoe

If you're not wanting to go through all the work of putting up a tree why not consider investing in something that can double as a tree and then afterwards a plant. I found this idea in the Dec issue of Chicago Magazine and stores there where to purchase them but no doubt they'd be nurseries in your area that carried them as well.

Norfolk Island Pine..This is basically a Christmas tree masquerading as a plant. The fronds are not very strong but if you place ornaments (light in weight) closer to the trunk they should hold.

Autograph Tree...Scratch messages into the waxy leaves. Guests can leave wishes of their New Year's goals.

Umbrella Tree...This is a shrubby so if you want more of a tree-like look prune the leaves at the bottom.

Peruvian Apple Cactus...Wrap it in LED lights, which don't produce a lot of heat. You can cover the plant all the way, it's dormant during winter.

Norfolk Island Pine

homoe · 11-23-2019, 06:08 AM

Autograph tree

homoe · 11-23-2019, 06:22 AM

Umbrella tree........

homoe · 11-23-2019, 06:29 AM

Peruvian Apple Cactus..

Chad · 11-23-2019, 07:56 AM

When I retire you can find me in the gardens.
My plants are stressed from the waves of cold fronts hitting Texas. Winter in Texas is different than up north, it is a series of cold fronts not a full on winter.

My peach tree got confused and started flowering.

Kätzchen · 05-21-2025, 07:03 PM

I miss having the big garden I used to have years ago, but I’ve got a garden on my second story balcony… and the area of my backyard that opens up into a huge field that a nearby school uses for baseball and soccer. I bought some packages of sunflower seeds, several different types of sunflowers. I’m going to make a place for my grand daughter to plant the seeds and over the next twelve weeks of summer, by late August, she will see our sunflowers bloom (just in time for her second birthday).

Hopefully, the peonies by the birdbath survive. The groundskeeper kind of mowed too much of the backyard and some of my peonies were damaged.

Here’s to a summer of sunshine and the loveliness of sunflowers ❤️

11-23-2019, 05:05 AM	#1
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11-23-2019, 07:56 AM	#6
Chad Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: OFOS Stone butch Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: Loved Caregiver Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 6,164 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 11,746 Thanked 20,313 Times in 5,677 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Gardening When I retire you can find me in the gardens. My plants are stressed from the waves of cold fronts hitting Texas. Winter in Texas is different than up north, it is a series of cold fronts not a full on winter. My peach tree got confused and started flowering.

05-21-2025, 07:03 PM	#7
Kätzchen Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please. Relationship Status: Attached to my granddaughter & chosen friends and family.. Join Date: May 2010 Location: Enjoying life @ home ツ Posts: 16,110 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,744 Thanked 33,534 Times in 10,656 Posts Rep Power: 21474868	I miss having the big garden I used to have years ago, but I’ve got a garden on my second story balcony… and the area of my backyard that opens up into a huge field that a nearby school uses for baseball and soccer. I bought some packages of sunflower seeds, several different types of sunflowers. I’m going to make a place for my grand daughter to plant the seeds and over the next twelve weeks of summer, by late August, she will see our sunflowers bloom (just in time for her second birthday). Hopefully, the peonies by the birdbath survive. The groundskeeper kind of mowed too much of the backyard and some of my peonies were damaged. Here’s to a summer of sunshine and the loveliness of sunflowers ❤️ __________________ “If you’re ever in doubt choose yourself,” — thehannahcollective.

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