Come and visit the southern garden of a biologist.
Posts may be about current events in my garden. These posts will include photos with identification and information.
It’s not all flowers here. We are visited by lizards, snakes, frogs, turtles and many birds and insects.
My two rabbits, Barley and Charlotte, have their own snack bar of an herb garden.
We grow vegetables, as well as, annual and perennial flowers and flowering shrubs.
I am a vine enthusiast, so different vines will be featured.
Our family has several ponds for Koi, shubunkins, frogs and water plants.
I also blog about trips that I go on. These trips usually include gardens.
I am always on the look-out for unusual plants.
If you know of an out-standing garden or interesting plant, send me a message.
I will be glad for tips from a new gardening buddy.
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floweralley 
A fun blog!!
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Thanks for the encouragement.
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… southern garden of a biologist, and of a Nature and Art friend! Best!
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Thank you for the beautiful blog, The Christmas tree is unbelievable. Dot told me about this last night,
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Hey. Great to hear from you. I will definitely follow your blog and will let you know if I come across an interesting plant or a lizard. All the best, Nataly
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You inquired about fairy garden decorations at our booth at the Evening Farmers Market. Our source is: FactoryDirectCraft.com Hope you find what you need. See you at the market. Susan
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Thanks. I look forward to seeing you there.
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Are you in the US? England?
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US, NC
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Caroline just told me about your website. It’s beautiful. One day I hope we will get to see your garden and you in person. Love to your family❤️
Ginny
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What a gorgeous blog! Do you have an option to follow by email? I rarely get to check my reader – inbox is the way to go for me and I’d love to read more!
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Love your picture in the Peas.. 🙂 and your garden, along with Charlotte and Barley… Look forward to seeing what we grow in our various climates.. 🙂 Many thanks for the follow 🙂 Sue 🙂
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You had me at the sis pic!
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You made me laugh. It could be two nuts instead of two peas. You will like “My Daddy’s Garden.”
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A lovely post
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Dear Flower,
Of all things, I found your blog today (2/21/18) while searching for an answer to a mysterious blob we found in our lake last summer, confirmed by me to be bryozoa…fascinating. Anyway, though I am on the opposite coast, I am enjoying your photos immensely, since I am a flower lover and amateur photographer with a developing fondness for fungi.Thank you!
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I am thrilled to have a new friend.
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Thanks for the nice article on POUR and for the nice photos of Dilworth Coffee. We’re glad you had a good time!
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I love your blog! Will be back!
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Ditto Ali.
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Enjoyed seeing another garden writer’s blog! Great to meet you and Rachel at the NC Writers’ Workshop yesterday. Best of luck in all your endeavors!
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Hello friend. I expect an autographed copy of your first novel. Stay in touch.
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I misplaced your card. Please send me the link to your blog. Keep us updated on your climb to fame.
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Hi Becca, this is Vanessa Moody, the decoupage lady! I just wanted to ask a few questions. How many ladies would be interested in a decoupage class? What would be their favorite thing to decoupage? What time of day would be best?
I look forward hearing back from you. I would like to organize a class soon in the Elkin area.
So good to meet you at my favorite shopping place!
Thanks, Vanessa
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My plate is full until fall. I will send out a blurp to my glitter and glue friends.
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Hi there! You left a comment on my blog about luffas, and I wanted to share with you what my friend Judie posted for you. I wasn’t sure if you’d see her response, so here it is:
“I am guessing at what I am about to suggest, so if you try this maybe pick one that is not your favorite. My suggestion is to soak them before you try to peel them. Immerse them in water. Cut off one or both ends so the water can get inside, you will probably have to weight them down. After a while…a few hours, overnight…? I don’t know it’s an experiment. This is what I had to do here in Indiana because I had to pick mine while they were still green (but HUGE) after a hard freeze killed the plant. Sometimes the peal just pulled off super easy, others I used a spoon to help separate the peel from the inside. When I tried peeling them without soaking first it was a bit of a disaster. I also squeezed them around a bit to help the peel loosen from the insides the way people sometimes do to citrus before they peel it. Then I just let them drip dry. The seeds I planted this past year were given to me by someone who did this to there plants (they also grew here in Indiana) and the soaking/drying did not seem to affect their ability to grow when planted. One more tip she taught me was sometimes you can pour some hydrogen peroxide on the brownish spots and it will bleach the spots out. Cheers to you and all your Luffa. Loofa. Loofahs!”
I also left a reply for you. Thanks so much for visiting my blog. I really appreciate it! Liza
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Thank you VERY much for this information. I have quite a few luffa to experiment with. I will do a post on them when I get done. I have grown these before to eat as” Climbing Okra.”
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Hi Flower Roberts, This is Amie Inman from Organikos. One of your recent comments got into our spam folder and I hit delete all before that Blink moment of realizing that I recognized your icon. I’m terribly sorry about that. Feel free to redo the comment, I will be more watchful in future. And congrats on getting your vaccine!
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Did you post that gorgeous blue bird with red legs. Oh my! It was a dream.
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Yes! the red-legged honeycreeper. A dream, indeed! Our contributor Puneet Dhar took that photo while visiting us in Costa Rica! https://organikos.net/2021/03/02/bird-of-the-day-red-legged-honeycreeper/
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You had my attention with the photo of your rabbits. We lost a family pet rabbit a couple of years back, and I still miss him. I use to take him outside when I worked in the garden, and he would sit in a puppy pen and check out the world. They have wonderful personalities, and I think make great pets.
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You have beautiful flowers in your garden and I enjoyed strolling through your blog. Is there a reason you don’t allow comments? I enjoy connecting with blogging buddies through comments.
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I get comments. Please try again.
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Hi! Greetings from Ireland! ‘Go n-éirí an bothar leat agus go mbeidh an ghaoth I ggónaíle do dhroim.’ May the road rise with you, and the wind be always at your back.
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