The EllGab Garden

[Rikki Gins]

Some of my earliest memories (in this life) are of the water ski show at Cypress Gardens in the 50’s. I went back and saw it again in 1978.

Not sure what year this image is from.

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It might have been a past life memory, too.

[Rikki Gins]

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More flower than fruit, so this label goes into the garden thread.

[Rikki Gins]

Even vintage restaurant postcards can wind up on the EllGab Garden thread.
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[Rikki Gins]

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Did you know that the Mocking Bird is the state bird of Florida?  The state flower is the Orange blossom.  I'm guessing that big red flower is from a Poinsettia plant.

[GravitySucks]

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Did you know that the Mocking Bird is the state bird of Florida?  The state flower is the Orange blossom.  I'm guessing that big red flower is from a Poinsettia plant.

The state bird of Texas is the Mockingbird as well. For some unknown reason, Florida is one of the states that does not have a state mineral.

[Bart Ell]

Florida is one of the states that does not have a state mineral.

Meth isn't a mineral?

[JUAN]

For some unknown reason, Florida is one of the states that does not have a state mineral.

The only mineral in Florida is sand.

[Rikki Gins]

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Tulips are starting to sprout up here at EllGab Garden - West.  Here are a couple of tulip pics from Michigan oddly enough, not Holland.

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[Rikki Gins]

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That's funny.  I could have sworn that these were morning glory blossoms but no, they are from a plant called the Greater Bindweed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calystegia_sepium  This is a very invasive plant and that's why people refer to it as being a weed rather than a flowering plant.  I have read that the bindweed works really good as a laxitive, though I'm not sure what part of the plant has to be eaten in order to gain the desired results.

[Rikki Gins]

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I had never heard of a Jacaranda tree until I came across this old postcard image.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacaranda

[JUAN]

Four varieties of tomatoes in the ground.

[Rikki Gins]

Four varieties of tomatoes in the ground.

Cool!  I bought a green house rack thing with shelves and a clear cover over it.  I'm going to try to plant some seeds starting with the next waxing moon, come April 4.

[JUAN]

I’m going to try one of those with peppers

[albrecht]

I’m going to try one of those with peppers

I got Cerranos, Japs, Banana, peppers going but have yet to put in tomatoes. What kind of tomatoes? I have to get off my butt and build an effect screen/fencing system because otherwise critters seem to eat my tomatoes (squirrels mainly.) For some reason (the spice?) they don't touch my peppers so I also end up with lots of those but only a few tomatoes.  Also it gets so hot here that if I'm really paying attention even missing a day or two of watering for the tomatoes seem to kill- even varieties that claim great with heat and full sun etc. But in big pots so can dry out. Actual soil here is not soil. I could build some raised beds, I guess.

[PolkaDot]

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That's funny.  I could have sworn that these were morning glory blossoms but no, they are from a plant called the Greater Bindweed.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calystegia_sepium  This is a very invasive plant and that's why people refer to it as being a weed rather than a flowering plant.  I have read that the bindweed works really good as a laxitive, though I'm not sure what part of the plant has to be eaten in order to gain the desired results.

Ug, bindweed is the worst! The flowers are smaller and the stems are as well.