this is a type of Gerber daisy I’ve never seen before. the stems were about 12″ tall, perfect for putting the blossoms in a vase. I found this at Leaf & Petal located in Cahaba Heights.
I love gerberas, we’ve planted heaps in our garden this year and they are so bright and colourful. Very hard too which, from my perspective, is brilliant as I’m not a great gardener!
I love them too. The best advice I ever got about gardening was, “if its dying, move it! Its not always you, the plant may not be happy in the spot its been planted in” It got rid of the guilt of failure as a gardener. Lay blame on the sun & the dirt! I don’t understand though…you said they are hard to find– in nurseries or in your gardens? I don’t have an Gerber daisies in my yard because no matter where I put them, i don’t think they like all the shade my yard gets. So I stopped buying them. Although I may try again with the orange ones because of their long stems. ~amy
Thank you, mihrank! If you’ve written before & I’ve not responded, I am so sorry. Somedays I don’t answer all of my comments & somehow the older ones have been push further back & I just don’t get to them…I promise I will find any that you’ve written before & THANK YOU for your comments. ~amy
Thank you Amy – Please allow me to thank you for responding back to my message, I appreciate it. You are completely welcome. I’m glad you like the blogs I’m re-blogging. 🙂 Yes, glad our paths have crossed. Your page is very interesting.
only on the keyboard. Ask my kids what I’m like! Besides, there are beautiful things that can grow in shade…have you ever seen hydrangea in your nurseries? I don’t remember ever seeing them while growing up in Vermont. Maybe its too cold. Mom always grew perennials against the house in Montpelier. They thrived for her. I got my love of gardening from her…among a thousand other things. ~amy
The best advice i ever got, when I first began to plant anything in the (red Alabama clay) dirt was, “if the plant begins to fade away, it is not happy in that spot, dig it up & move it.” See? Isn’t that great? It absolves me of all guilt! Which really means I cannot be held responsible if the plant is such a wimp. Unless i forget to water. 🙂 ~amy
The kids got dismissed at 1:00 yesterday because local weather stations warned of the a storm hitting us @ 3:00…Enter in Murphy’s Law, exactly at 3:00 the sky turned blue. We did have rain at 9 but nothing like other states west or north of us. Thank you for thinking of me Gail…I’ll bet the storm is coming toward you, so YOU stay safe and dry. ~amy
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Lovely too…
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I love gerberas, we’ve planted heaps in our garden this year and they are so bright and colourful. Very hard too which, from my perspective, is brilliant as I’m not a great gardener!
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I love them too. The best advice I ever got about gardening was, “if its dying, move it! Its not always you, the plant may not be happy in the spot its been planted in” It got rid of the guilt of failure as a gardener. Lay blame on the sun & the dirt! I don’t understand though…you said they are hard to find– in nurseries or in your gardens? I don’t have an Gerber daisies in my yard because no matter where I put them, i don’t think they like all the shade my yard gets. So I stopped buying them. Although I may try again with the orange ones because of their long stems. ~amy
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Amazing Blog – I just want to confirm the receipt of my comments, since I never receive a reply from you. Many Thanks!!
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Thank you, mihrank! If you’ve written before & I’ve not responded, I am so sorry. Somedays I don’t answer all of my comments & somehow the older ones have been push further back & I just don’t get to them…I promise I will find any that you’ve written before & THANK YOU for your comments. ~amy
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Thank you Amy – Please allow me to thank you for responding back to my message, I appreciate it. You are completely welcome. I’m glad you like the blogs I’m re-blogging. 🙂 Yes, glad our paths have crossed. Your page is very interesting.
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amazing! Love the colors !!!
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Thank you so much! Yellow poppies are so beautiful! ~amy
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Love the bright colours 🙂
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very beautiful. looks like a nice flower for giving to a sweet lass
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Yes, it would be wonderful give for any woman. Thank you. ~amy
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Awesome!!! I love the colors!!! 🙂
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Thank you, Liz! I loved them too. ~amy
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very bright!
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Very, very bright…kind of blinded me at the time. I’ve recovered & i’m thinking of going back & planting them in my garden. 🙂
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wish we had enough sun in our backyard 😦
but, nice birdwatching 🙂
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I’m glad you have color in your backyard, even if the color is on the birds. Have a great weekend, Gail. ~amy
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you are always so positive!
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only on the keyboard. Ask my kids what I’m like! Besides, there are beautiful things that can grow in shade…have you ever seen hydrangea in your nurseries? I don’t remember ever seeing them while growing up in Vermont. Maybe its too cold. Mom always grew perennials against the house in Montpelier. They thrived for her. I got my love of gardening from her…among a thousand other things. ~amy
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You’re lucky..I remember we had purple iris’ on the side out our home.
I’m not a great gardener, would really like to have a veggie one!
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The best advice i ever got, when I first began to plant anything in the (red Alabama clay) dirt was, “if the plant begins to fade away, it is not happy in that spot, dig it up & move it.” See? Isn’t that great? It absolves me of all guilt! Which really means I cannot be held responsible if the plant is such a wimp. Unless i forget to water. 🙂 ~amy
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Hope you haven’t been impacted by this horrible weather!
Stay safe, and DRY!
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The kids got dismissed at 1:00 yesterday because local weather stations warned of the a storm hitting us @ 3:00…Enter in Murphy’s Law, exactly at 3:00 the sky turned blue. We did have rain at 9 but nothing like other states west or north of us. Thank you for thinking of me Gail…I’ll bet the storm is coming toward you, so YOU stay safe and dry. ~amy
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raining today, cool, raw and damp!
😦
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I’m so sorry. We’ve had bad storms with thunder rocking the house & causing my pathetic body to ache. But today, SUN. 🙂 Happy me. ~amy
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