2026 Instragram & Threads

 Please do not ask me to chat with any 

program that is used there.  I also have

a rule that I don't follow unless I truly 

trust you and there I'm not a trusting

person due to the spammers.

If you want to chat, you must follow

my rules.   

As you can see I have a 

full plate due to what I do here.  If 

you can't follow, don't ask.  I will 

shut the door and not allow you 

access without warning.  I will protect 

my peace and my time for access.

If you plan to visit my gardens I 

have gone to by appointment only. 

 

Please do not ask me to work in 

your garden or if I'm for hire to 

design.   If you have a question you

need an answer for, email me here:

karmahappytoesgardens@gmail.com

Do not attempt to call me!  I will block 

you in a heartbeat!  I do not take kindly 

to those that think it's okay to call without asking.

If I have to change my number, I won't be

very charming.  I have had one person all

ready do this.  The bitch side of me will 

come out and the verbal lashing will not by

pleasant!

If I am comfortable with you, you might get

a direct connection which I limited to good friends

only. 

11/7/2026 Stopping To Smell The Bloomers

 

Early Spring Bloomers are showing their 

colors early!  Anyone else seeing blooms 

early???  What a great surprise.  Where is 

winter???

2026 Tuesday's Task

 I started on the west fence line. 

Here is what it was at 9am this morning.

Yes still picking up the neighboring leaves.

By noon!

.

By 3 pm 

All the leaves are vac up!  Hopefully I'll get

the nana leaves up in the morning before I

mow.

The yard debris bins were emptied this morning

and I'm down to just 2 to go when it comes to 

filling them back up.   I love gardening in the rain!

This evening I'm down to just a half bin out of 

4.  

So what did you do in the last 24 hours???

2026 Bye Deck!!

 

We were given a couple options and decided

on this one.

I would like to get a fancy greenhouse so that 

I have a place to relax that is under cover.

The second option was one that had the planter

box in the middle.  

The guys came today, 11/7 to get the planter box

taken out and used the soil to raise up the area.

But before they could do that they had to remove

roots from the north trees that were found in the 

ground.  These weren't small roots, in the middle

of the soil area is the huge root and smaller roots

were running through the area that are laying on 

the grass area.  The took off a large garbage can

of roots.

Here is the leveled area!

They worked really hard!

More work next week.

11/13/2026

Getting started:

2026 Morning Rain!!

 We sure need the H2O, as we

are way behind this fall.  

This will give me a break from

all the maple leaves that I daily

pickup to keep the yard clean.

Yes, I vac them up daily if the

weather permits.  Not only the 

leaves but the bugs that come

with them.  It's nice to have

a clean yard!

Snow on Mt Hood so old man

winter is coming soon.

Yes, we do rain barrels!  

2026 Time To Start On The Back Yard!

 

Was outside all day cutting back plants,

almost have the area cleaned then the 

next step is cutting back the hydrangeas 

on the west fence line.  The whole time 

the phone would go off.  Now one knows

why I don't take my phone out.

2026 Moving Plants Inside

You have a new plant that you want to bring 

inside for the winter months.  It depends on 

the lighting and if the plant can be brought 

inside to over winter.  Our favorite to 

bring inside is the Abutilon/Flowering 

Maple or  Parlor Maple, and the tropical 

Hibiscus,  zone 9-10.   Depends on the 

plant and what you want to do with it.  If 

the plant has gotten to large it's would be

best to take cuttings.  If the plant is young and 

you just want it to grow then bring it in 

now.  Our nights are getting to cool for 

tropicals, to us the 55 degrees is just a 

little to cool.  You can set them by the 

house for warmth but remember to bring 

them inside soon.

These plants will not take a lot of light, so

no direct light from the south or west windows. 

Save them for heat lover plants.  Then you 

need to look at the windows you have in the

house, low E windows, you will need extra 

light. 

The goal during the winter months is to let

the plant to rest.  Less water and fertilizer.

When bring them inside I recommend spraying

them with warm water first if you are concerned

about bugs.  Inspect them carefully.

I recommend the Sunset books for your area

to read and learn from.  

2026 Stripping Brugmansia Part 2

This was the morning to pull the 

last Brugmansia out of the huge

cement pot out front.

She is still in bloom so this will be

fun, bees and all the bloomers.   I 

started digging the trench around 

the bucket at 8:51 am and by 9:15am

she was on the ground so the roots

could be cut.

She weights more than I do!  This

afternoon I started stripping her and 

had to put her in the garage to protect 

her over night since I didn't get to 

finish stripping her.   In the morning

I'll finish.

The fragrance in the garage will knock you

over it is so heavy.

10/20/2026

I finished stripping her this evening.

Last one inside!

Time to rest up for the next round, the tarps 

need to go up this weekend.

2026 / Stripping Brugmansias

 

I am down to the last one to be pulled andS

stripped but there is a huge problem!  Bees!!

While stripping one of the smaller B. Shorty's

Variegated, this was spotted.

A green branch with a normal bud and an

albino bud with one small leaf.   Strange things

due to what I am noting.   When I see a the 

branch with Albino buds it's also albino.

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10/19/2026

Sad to say this morning the albino bud was

found on the ground, only the leaf remained.

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This year we have had several albino buds,

most of them have dropped off.  We have 

had albino blooms in the past and seedpods.

On another plant this is the branch.

10/19/2026

I was asked today why do I strip off all the 

leaves before putting away?

There is many reasons....... outside leaves are 

different from the inside leaves.  They grow back

fast and if you haven't seen them drop the leaves

when they are unhappy.  It's a huge mess.  All

year long with the burning we deal with to keep

the yellowing leaves need to be removed.  Keeping

these lovely ladies of the night healthy is the key.

It also gives me the chance to remove all the worms

that come with growing them. 

Good Morning!!

 Been busy getting all the collection 

inside for the winter months.  Besides

all the maple leaves from the north needs

to be picked up!  My yard debris is totally

full and all 4 of the garbage cans are the

same!  This time of year I have plenty to

recycle.  

But from the greenhouse the blooms

are starting to put on a show!!

Ya know where I'll be hanging out!

Tonight I went out to check on this

one and she was in her glory!

Saying good night!

Hanging With My Friends!

 

2026 Time to Move The Collection Inside

 

All removed from the yard area, where they

spent their summer months.

Time to strip the leaves and get them ready for

their winter home.

Our two oldest Brugmansia.  One is 25 the other 

is 20, well worth saving!

Tucking them in for the winter months.

The view before adding the front top piece of 

plastic.  Triple layer of plastic due to El Nino!

10/15/2026

As of tonight the last plants went in the Brug

House!   No room in the inn now.

I have the 3 large B. Shorty's Variegated to 

put in the greenhouse.  Still working on getting

the plants in for the winter months and put the

tarps on.

One more to go, got to remove my Mom plant

from the cement pot, then strip her before she

goes into the greenhouse.  The bees love her!

The black potted one is stripped and ready to go 

into the greenhouse but I have another to finish

stripping in the morning.  It's the smallest to go 

into the back of the greenhouse.  

2026 - Canna Stuttsgart

 

One has to love all the different variegations

that our variegate Canna throws off.

2026 More Morning Sunshine

 This was blooming 9/28/2026 morning!

One more to go!

9/25/2026---Yesterday's Storm

 After finding many of our plants laying

on the ground or knocked over onto other

plants.  We have decided it's time to close

the gardens for this season.  Our focus now

is to start putting the plants away for the 

next fall storm comes in.

We have removed our ad from CL and

will root cuttings for spring plant sale.

Only one left:

All were cut down to the soil yesterday.

2026 Double Yellow

 

Today the inside was orange, can't wait to see

what it does over night.

I have 4 more marked special so I can't wait to 

see what these do.