On Mother's Day 4 years ago, all the mothers in our church congregation were gifted with a plant - gerbera daisies. (In years past, there have been books of poems about mothers - rated very low on the priority list. This year, we all received an Alvey's chocolate nut bar - a local ((Logan)) product that is very tasty, but soon gone.) I had grown gerbera daisies from seed many years ago in Washington, but hesitate to putchase them because they are inclined to be a little pricey. But, what a show. They are lending a great presence to the pot they reside in outdoors; they winter over with the lewisia in a pot placed by the garage window. Love that window! It also harbors big pots of geraniums - I've got a pink one that is probably about 8 years old. I am grateful to my neighbor gardener who clued me into this possibility - even in the very cold winters of Preston, the geraniums continue to bloom in the garage that seldom reaches below freezing. When spring comes, all of the plants get a general pruning, clean-up, are fertilized, get a little compost added to them, and then go to spruce up the front porch and the patio. Seems like a very thrifty thing to do.
On Mother's Day 4 years ago, all the mothers in our church congregation were gifted with a plant - gerbera daisies. (In years past, there have been books of poems about mothers - rated very low on the priority list. This year, we all received an Alvey's chocolate nut bar - a local ((Logan)) product that is very tasty, but soon gone.) I had grown gerbera daisies from seed many years ago in Washington, but hesitate to putchase them because they are inclined to be a little pricey. But, what a show. They are lending a great presence to the pot they reside in outdoors; they winter over with the lewisia in a pot placed by the garage window. Love that window! It also harbors big pots of geraniums - I've got a pink one that is probably about 8 years old. I am grateful to my neighbor gardener who clued me into this possibility - even in the very cold winters of Preston, the geraniums continue to bloom in the garage that seldom reaches below freezing. When spring comes, all of the plants get a general pruning, clean-up, are fertilized, get a little compost added to them, and then go to spruce up the front porch and the patio. Seems like a very thrifty thing to do.
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So it is true. JoLin said that the Gerbera Daisies that Ben gave her when he perposed 5 years ago are still growing in her mother's pots by the front door!
Joleen gave me a gorgeous yellow one this year so now I am going to treat it very nice and see what it will do long term. Thanks for the tip!
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