Feb 27 2014
Volunteers
The other day, I spent a lot of time on the phone. More than I was expecting, though I did get a lot done.
I don’t know about you, but I can’t sit still when I’m on the phone. I’m always pacing around, and the lengthy phone time gave me a chance to discover a few things in the garden. Care to come along?
I was really surprised to see this stealth orchid in bloom. It has never bloomed before, and it managed to escape the frost death meted out to the orchid which usually blooms every year.
This sneaky plant sent its flower spike between a pipe and the wall of the house, coming into bloom right under the electric meter. When it finishes blooming – months from now – I will move it out so I can see it better next year. And make sure to bring both orchids in during cold snaps.
Directly under the stealth orchid is this plant with purple flowers. It may be an African daisy. You’d think I hadn’t been introduced to my garden, since I know so few of the plants’ names! Maybe I should ask Lichen to get us reacquainted. Name tags may be required.
There are a couple of volunteer plants who have moved in. I have no idea how they got there, but I’m glad they did. There is a hyacinth under the Japanese maple:
It smells intoxicating and I love the color.
Some shy violets have moved in with a mystery plant that looks like some kind of succulent. They also smell wonderful and have a beautiful color:
The camellias are in bloom now:
I’m glad I got different colors, and can’t wait until they are big bushes like the one I had in Oakland. It will be great to have some color in the winter.
Camellias were Coco Chanel’s favorite flower, and a motif that often appeared in her designs. The house of Chanel has kept up the tradition, and I love the rain boots:
They’d be sort of practical for muddy, rainy Hooterville winters, right?
The dual time zone watch on the other hand…
Definitely not.
One Response to “Volunteers”
Thanks for the ride, makes me feel like there is hope for better days ahead considering that’s it’s going to be minus 30 Friday morning in Ottawa, it’s been a coooold winter indeed, apparently the coldest in the last thirty years.