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Here I would love to share with you our travels and adventures as international mushroom consultants. MEMOIRS about husband Pieter Vedder, who was a SCIENTIFIC PIONEER in Mushroom Cultivation Education. His practical handbook is in 9 languages and is called the MUSHROOM BIBLE: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2020/08/modern-mushroom-growing-2020-harvesting.html

Friday, May 12, 2017

Garden Miracles After the Late Frost

On March 31, I've taken photos from some more tender pot plants on our patio and around the gazebo.
Having lived a sheltered life all winter, inside the greenhouse, they were now ready to move outdoors.
Spooky boy is always following you, like a loyal doggy... being a feline though.
Azalea is so HAPPY as one of Our Pot Plants!
Cleaning up the patio didn't make sense yet, or you could repeat it every day.
Catkins falling and frozen and dead leaves...
A very happy Hibiscus, the latest 'RESCUE', as Pieter loves to bring home neglected and abused pot plants from Home Depot and by placing them straight into a larger pot with good potting soil and being sheltered inside the Greenhouse, it LOVED us right back!
Our Staghorn Fern came out of the greenhouse for living one more year on the remainder of the special saved stump.
However, the stump is being worked over by the woodpeckers and such so each year there is less and less!
In the back you still see the frozen Japanese Magnolia leaves being brown.
This was such a delight on March 31!
Our variegated Bougainvillea was in FULL bloom while in the greenhouse...
Joy for the blooming Bougainvillea but what a SAD sight was this totally frozen Pommegranate tree...
BUT - Miracles do happen in nature!
This photo and the next are taken on May 8, and sadly there is only ONE Bougainvillea flower left...
But LOOK:
Next to the Bougainvillea this young Pomegranate tree has gotten completely NEW LEAVES!
Still you can see some of the dead, brown ones from the March 16 Frost.
Oh, one of our cat boys comes following me of course!
Closer to our Greenhouse, there is the 2nd young Pomegranate tree and here you see the very same young green leaves with some of the wilting frozen and brown ones.
That makes one very happy!
Both of us LOVE this Antioxidant SuperFruit.

Need to get out and weed our garden as on May 20 we will have people come for a Garden Tour, a fund raiser of one of my Knight Owls Choir members.
And yes, we did perform on Saturday the 6th at 14:00 and at 19:00 o'clock at our local theatre.
Together with the younger Mockingbirds; Hummingbirds; Knightingales we sang, danced and performed.
The full DVD of both performances will be available by the end of the month so finally all choir members can enjoy it too!
Husband Pieter was very impressed by this 20th Anniversary Revue.
All because of one single woman, our talented Leader Kelly Knight (hence our names Knightingales and Knight Owls...).
What a great asset to our community!

Will soon be catching up with your blogs and thanks for your visits here.


Related links:
Our Japanese Magnolias got Twice New Leaves | Previous post by me
{Dreaming of BIG Pomegranates from our own...} | previous post by me
{Growing Pomegranates the Ancient Persian Superfruit} | previous post by me


24 comments:

  1. Dear Mariette,

    Your garden is so beautiful and nice that you were able to rescue the hibiscus ( as you say sometimes all they need to be re-potted with good soil and larger pot.
    Must have been a lovely performance and I am sure everyone would be happy to go and support the fundraiser.
    Happy week
    hugs
    Carolyn

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  2. Dearest Mariette,
    nature is so strong, thank you for showing us beautiful plants and flowers after this frost!
    Have a wonderful week,
    sending Love and hugs and blessings, Claudia xo

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  3. Liebe Mariette,

    ich bewundere deine Blütenpracht.

    Sonnige Grüße
    Elisabeth

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  4. Hello Mariette, I move the freshness of early Spring gardens, that still exhibit some of the disarray and wildness of winter. Truly a great time to get outdoors again.
    --Jim

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  5. Liebe Mariette,
    die Natur ist stark und es ist wunderschön, dass du deine Blumen
    retten konntest. Wundervolle Blüten nach dem Frost.
    Einen sonnigen Tag wünscht dir
    Irmi

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  6. Dearest Mariette,
    It looks like spring is in full swing at your house.
    Things are just starting here, but it looks like we are going to have a good display of mountain laurel.
    Toes crossed for much success in your garden tour....*s*

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  7. Beautiful and original plants. From the shows I love hibiscus and bougainvillea. Regards.

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  8. Geweldig, die natuur..hier zien we nu ook al een klein beetje nieuw leven in de bevroren bomen struiken en planten.
    Alleen de varens, zullen niet meer komen denk ik, dat wordt wachten tot volgend jaar eer we weer groene bladeren hebben in plaats van bruine..
    Wat leuk dat je het koor zo leuk vind, ik kan niet zingen dus is aan mij niet besteed, maar ik kan er wel van genieten..
    En een groep op bezoek in je tuin...is zo leuk, maar geeft idd wel een hoop werk, maar die dag zelf is als het goed is en het tuinliefhebbers zijn, heel leuk...

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  9. Hola Mariettas,, que lindo su jardin ,, yo adoro los hibiscus y la buganbilia ,, son unas bellas flores ,, espero que tengas un lindo dia

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  10. What a beautiful gardenia muy dear!. You have one of best collections of planta. Wonderful!!!!!!!.
    Hugs.
    Marìa

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  11. Bonjour Mariette..Spring is a time of garden miracles..you are so right..I walk around to see what is popping up and am in awe of their resilience..
    I would like to take home all neglected plants from stores..:( They bother me..I think why are you letting them die?:)

    I will take them;)

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  12. my sister does the same thing and rescues plants from garden center. I love hibiscus. I love all flowers really.
    Spooky boy looks like a tiny bear when I first glanced at him on your site. Pretty cat.

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  13. I like vrey much your garden Mariette, Nature is magical !
    Hugs.

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  14. Oh, so happy for the miracles that happen in nature:-) That is so lovely to read and watch in your gorgeous pictures, dear Mariette. makes me smile to see- spring is so lovely:-) Biiig hugs to you sweetie:-)

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  15. Really love the 1st photo with beautiful blossoms and Spooky boy! It's wonderful to read your husband Pieter brings pot plants and they get a new life. Hibiscus sure looks very happy :-)
    Visitors will enjoy the garden tour for sure. I wish a big success on fund raiser!

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  16. I'm only repeating myself: You take the most gorgeous photos, Mariette. You need to frame the first time - the black cat with the pink flowers is stunning! All are beautiful!

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  17. Your azalea pot is beautiful. Oh, the miracles of nature, so wonderful that some trees and plants are making a comeback after your frost.
    We have a pomegranate tree, but it's very old and the fruit seem to be mostly dry, which is a pity.
    Congratulations on the choir performance, I'm sure it was wonderful Mariette.

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  18. What a gorgeous photos and spookey boy! Azalea was so beautiful and Your husband Pieter love bring home Azalea was so beautiful. and Hibiscus of Rescues one. The frozen Japanese Magnolia leaves being blown.
    hogs and Love to both of you!
    Michiko

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  19. So nice of you to open your garden for a fundraiser. Opened my home in the mountains for a home tour to benefit the museum there...it took a lot of work getting ready! I like that your hubby rescues weary plants at Home Depot.

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  20. Miracles of Nature in your gorgeous garden!!! I am so happy for you, dear Mariette, that your plants survived and are now going strong and in full blossom!
    Congratulations on your singing and dancing performances!!!
    I wish you a happy weekend!
    Many hugs!!!

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  21. Um lindo jardim aonde a natureza se refaz em milagres. Belas fotos.

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  22. Bei uns war ja auch ein später Frosteinbruch, aber so gut wie alles hat sich längst wieder erholt davon. Ich hoffe nur, die Hortensien werden auch blühen, denn sie waren am schlimmsten betroffen, ebenso der kleine Sauerkirschbaum

    Pflanzen retten habe ich auch schon gemacht. Es ist immer traurig, wenn Palettenweise halbvertrocknete Pflanzen in den Supermärkten stehen oder am Ende im Container landen. Da fragt man sich, wozu sie überhaupt Pflanzen im Angebot haben, wenn sie sich nicht richtig darum kümmern.

    Alles Liebe nochmals
    Sara

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