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Taking Plant orders for spring.   We start 

shipping after April 15th.  We ship seeds

year round but plants, we want to make 

sure they arrive safely.

April 15th to Oct. 15 is our shipping

period for plants.  Ship only in the 

USA for plants but seeds depends

on the Country's requirement.

Karma's Kolumbine mixed seeds

$4.00 - 20 to 25 seeds

Clematis 'Crisps'  Open pollinated

$5.00  -  10 seeds

Datura metel var fastuosa & chlorantha

mixed seeds

$5.00 - 20 seeds

Abuliton aka Flowering Maple

Mixed seeds

$4.00 - 10 seeds

(Taking request for rooted cuttings in the 

spring.  I do have some rooted A Red Tiger

plants for local pickup.)

H. Simple Love

$4.00  - 10 seeds

Perennial Hibiscus mix seeds/Open Pollinated

$5.00  -  10 seeds

Convolvulus Royal Ensign / Blue

dwarf variety-  8 to 10"

$4.00 - 10 seeds

Our Abutilon Collection

Several years ago I came across an 

Abutilon also know as a Flower Maple

at a nursery.  I bought it as I thought

it would be something would enjoy.  

Then my husband has an appt. at 

a new eye Dr. office and they had 

several in their office.  I was at awe

of them there and it really peaked 

my attention.  Then an online garden

friend sent me seeds of them and 

told me to try them.  I was hooked

but I couldn't find informations to

help me learn more about them.  

These are in the Malvaceae

family and are considered evergreen

shrubs in Zones 8,9,12,-24 H1, H-2.

Partial Shade in hottest climates.

Moderate to regular water.

Native to warmer regions of the

world, especially in South America,

Brazil, Arizona, and California.

They are slowly showing up here

in the northern US and can be 

grown outside during the summer

months and they make great house

plants in the winter months!!

In recent years we have been able

to find several different varieties

and our collection has grown.

We are alway looking for ones 

we can add.   This past couple 

years we have been trying our hand 

at hybridizing and look for others 

that would love to test our seeds.  

We will offer a mix selection of

seeds if you would be willing to

grow them and send us photos 

of what you get.

I moved all ours in a couple weeks

ago the smaller ones to the green-

house with the bigger ones to the

spare bedroom.

This past weekend I noticed that the 

leaves on some were starting to drop

so it was time to strip them off and 

see if any stole always came in.  

Smart move as I found a couple 

green worms!

The process is to remove a majority

of the larger leaves and leave the 

smaller ones on.  That way you can

really enjoy the blooms.

A. Huntington Pink seeds.

A. Souvenir de Bonne

  Our cross of  A. Red Tiger X  A. Smoked Salmon

More to Come!!

2020 Garden Visitors!!

Yesterday I had a nice man on his bike stop 

to admire the gardens.  Not much left to admire

but he stopped to tell me out yard caught his

eye while he road his bike.  I thanked him!! 

He got to see the tail end of the garden as I'm

busy cutting back.  October 15th is our cut off

date to get the gardens ready for winter.  We 

don't wait until the first frost!  Why wait and

be out in the cold doing what could be done

now?  It is to late in the season for blooms.

There are things that will be left but clean up

is best done early.  Things are disappearing 

and being put into their winter homes.

I truly want to thank everyone that has stopped

by this past year as we really love sharing the

gardens.

   

Spare Bedroom!!

 It is so nice to have a spare bedroom come

this time of year!!  The large Hibiscus tree, 

the Clivias and Flowering Maples will share

this room for the winter months instead of 

cramming everything in the greenhouse.

2020 Brug House Setup

 I had a request for a post on the setup of the 

Brug House for this year.  We had gotten some

6mil clear plastic last year and to our surprise

the plastic started to tear and crumble by March.

We have always gotten 3 years out of the 

plastic but not last year. 

Here is the frame and what is left of last years 

Plastic after we emptied our all the plants.  This

year we are trying the table on the east wall and

the PVC shelf unit in the middle.  Our lights 

hang on these and a fan on the top shelf for

circulation of air.

To our surprise when we opened the box,

the box states clear and the ad stated clear

but this is what we got.  To late in the season

to send back and wait for another so we 

opted to use this.  Here you can see the 

length of what is needed to do the walls of

the Brug House.

Next step is to fold it in half as we wanted 

the walls to be double thick.  

DH helped this year and he wanted to roll 

the plastic up so it would be easier to move.  

When I do this myself, I fold it.   

He did the rolling out as I did the pulling, 

this photo show we are halfway around 

the frame.  I will add do this while it's 

warm as the plastic will stay flexible.

Here is the plastic all the way around 

and time to stop for the day!

The next step is pulling the plastic up

under the frame of the structure.  I 

wanted only a foot inside so while 

DH pulled up the corner I started to pull

what was needed and only had him 

pull up the corners.  Once the bottom

is all pulled the next step is pulling the

walls upward.  After the walls

are in place it's time to work on the 

opening or door area.  

Let's back up here as some folks have asked

about the frame.  PVC makes for a great 

frame, it's lightweight and easy to work 

but we have found that the frame needed

extra strength on the corners of the 

upright wall.  We found metal corner 

pieces to replace the cracked corners last

year and let me tell you,  it was the best 

investment!!  Not only for the Brug

house but the classic car carport next 

to the Brug house got them.

Then some folks wanted to know 

about the frame for the door and 

how it's attached.  This is what 

DH came up with.  Our youngest son

is whom helped design this structure.  

It was expanded last year by just adding

a section to the back wall.

Here is the Brug House all completed, 

we opted for just a single top piece as 

we will be putting a tarp over the top soon.  

The first things to go in were the epi cactus  as

they line the top frame to hold the plastic in place.

Yes, we will have a camera in there with

a thermostat to monitor the Brug House 

from the comforts of our home.  We will

also have a 55 gallon barrel of water

inside to help with heat.

There has been some questions about

the lights, the Brug House is where we

start some of the seeds so we have two

shelves with lights. 

Where as the Tropical Greenhouse we 

only run one light top and center to light

the whole house.

We will again this year put tarps over

the tops of both but that will go up in

about two weeks.   Here is the glow 

that is seen at night.

From just the few days we have it up

and running it stays pretty nice in there

during the day.