Tag: plants
group name: illocals4points
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January 29, 2008 09:09 AM EST --
Saturday was an absolutly gorgeous day in my neck of the woods. I had planned to spend the entire day working on the bathroom remodel, but my mom called me around noon. She said that it was far too nice . . . more
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February 24, 2008 11:09 PM EST --
Today I took another trip to my favorite Botanical Gardens, Selby. I took my mom and my son. They were having their third annual asian cultural festival.
They had a beautiful bonsai display. Everything . . . more
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February 25, 2008 11:05 PM EST --
While at Selby gardens this past weekend, they had an Asian Cultural Festival. One of the displays were these gorgeous flower arrangements.
The women that did these used various parts of plants, . . . more
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June 04, 2008 11:35 AM EDT --
For fans of Discovery Channel's Survivorman and Man vs. Wild , here's a site that emphasizes skills needed to survive in the wild or even in an urban setting.
So far, I have written . . . more
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May 29, 2008 10:38 PM EDT --
I was so excited that I was able to see, (and smell), the lilacs in bloom on my second trip up to Illinois. My grandma has a few of them on her property. They were just gorgeous, and smelled wonderful! . . . more
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April 04, 2008 06:53 PM EDT --
A few weeks back my mom and I went to a park in thew next town over. I believe it's called Bradenton Botanical Park.
It was beautiful. I think I posted a couple flower photos right after we visited, . . . more
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April 04, 2008 10:28 PM EDT --
Here are a bunch of different orchid photos that I took at Selby. I can't believe how many different varieties there are. Everytime I visit the park, the green house has different orchids blooming. . . . more
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April 25, 2008 08:26 AM EDT --
When my mom, myself and my son visited the Florida Botanical Gardens, while walking through one of the gardens, there was a wall covered by some sort of vine. When we got up closer and inspected, . . . more
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April 04, 2008 08:52 PM EDT --
I like to go visit grave yards. I found a really neat one in the next town over. It was small, had a cute little church...I guess they allowed the families to decorate around the graves. I though . . . more
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April 11, 2008 09:30 AM EDT --
No matter where you live, there are emergencies specific to your location you should be prepared for, such as tornado, earthquake, and hurricane, as well as emergency situations which are universal, such . . . more
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April 10, 2008 09:13 AM EDT --
Picture yourself stranded in the wild. Desert island, northern forest, southwestern desert, pick the place. You must have water and food. Both can be equally daunting if water is not immediately available . . . more
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January 14, 2008 03:44 PM EST --
I went to the Walmart today, not intending to buy anything but a paintbrush....I actually forgot the paint brush! (HA!), but came out with some gorgeous plants!!
I finally got one of the purple passion . . . more
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April 14, 2008 07:39 PM EDT --
Sunday I went to the Florida Botanical gardens in Largo, Florida. I went with my son, and my mom. If you would like to see part one, you can do so here, http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977314281&nav=MyGather . . . more
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April 02, 2008 02:59 PM EDT --
I built this pond all by myself about two years ago...it is still unfinished, just needs more rocks, due to lack of time, and big lack of money! (hopefully when we get that extra refund, and if nothing . . . more
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December 18, 2007 09:13 AM EST --
I have a membership to Selby Gardens because I just love looking at all the plants and walking around through there. Well, they have a holiday light display going on through the end of the month. They . . . more
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April 30, 2008 10:58 PM EDT --
I was so excited to see tulips, daffodils, iris starting to pop through the ground, and even lilacs budding when I went up North. I don't get to see those things here in Florida. It's been almost . . . more
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