Well, as of this morning this is what the sprouts look like for my jumbo Sunflower seeds and my Acidanthera flower bulbs..... Can't wait for the bloom!!!
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Succulent induced happiness.... today during my lunch break, hehe
The Purple AeoniumI just got back from my lunch break, and I was a very bad girl.... Well, bad in the sense that I bought more succulents and cacti! I couldn't help myself, you see every few days this little inner voice urges me to return to Home Depot and K-Mart to see if there are any new succulents/cacti! HAHA! Really, no lie... I must obey it, my inner voice is almost never wrong, and indeed it was spot on today!
Among my treasure are some Haworthias... After reading this wonderful article that my cousin Gina shared with me by Geoff Stein called Haworthias - The Jewels of the Succulent World I was compelled to go find some (more.... hehe, yes I have some already). The article is featured on the website Dave's Garden which in itself is a wealth of information about plants!! Great source... endless things to read and pictures to drool over.....
I was in too much of a rush to take pictures of everything that I bought (and everything else that I wanted to buy) and it's a shame because it's such a beautiful sunny day out and I could have done a post on the Home Depot garden section, hehe. At the moment I am brainstorming on my mother's day gifts, I plan to make my mom and my grandmother some amazing little mini succulent/cacti gardens in some planters I snatched up at Big Lots last week.... I can't wait to get home!! Stay tuned for pictures of the new gang just as soon as I get out to my balcony!
Among my treasure are some Haworthias... After reading this wonderful article that my cousin Gina shared with me by Geoff Stein called Haworthias - The Jewels of the Succulent World I was compelled to go find some (more.... hehe, yes I have some already). The article is featured on the website Dave's Garden which in itself is a wealth of information about plants!! Great source... endless things to read and pictures to drool over.....
I was in too much of a rush to take pictures of everything that I bought (and everything else that I wanted to buy) and it's a shame because it's such a beautiful sunny day out and I could have done a post on the Home Depot garden section, hehe. At the moment I am brainstorming on my mother's day gifts, I plan to make my mom and my grandmother some amazing little mini succulent/cacti gardens in some planters I snatched up at Big Lots last week.... I can't wait to get home!! Stay tuned for pictures of the new gang just as soon as I get out to my balcony!
And because I just can't stand to post a pictureless blog, here are some images featured in a post by Apartment Therapy called 10 Best Succulents with their names and nicknames. Also, there are some images towards the bottom of succulent planters and unique ideas for planting succulents..... Enjoy!
I hope everyone is having a fabulous day!
Senecio Serpens or Blue Chalk Stick
Kalanchoe Thyrsiflora(Mine doesn't look quite this attractive! hmmm)
Euphorbia Tirucalli or Fire Sticks...and here are the Fire Sticks in a planter......
Echeveria Geranium Hen and Chicks
Echeveria Elegans or Mexican Snowball
Donkey's Tail/Burro's Tail.....and here it is again because I LOVE IT! And I didn't know that it produced flowers!!!! I can't wait until mine gets that full!! ...gorgeous!
And here are some beautiful little succulent planters that I found on Apartment Therapy as well.... stunning!
And boy, do I wish I had some steps so I could do this!!!.... This is absolutely wonderful!....
This is a great idea for a small strip of soil and to add beauty to an otherwise dreary unused gap!..... WOW!
And last, but not least, this little masterpiece.... I found this for sale on Esty in a store called BecomingMrsFord. At eighty buckaroos this little (or shall I say big) number is quite pricey, however the image is enough to inspire a hunt for the perfect copper/brass bin for a DO-IT-YOURSELF project! I am in love with this....
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
My Sunflowers Sprouted!!!!!!!
I am so amazed by how fast these sunflower seeds have sprouted, perhaps because the last time I planted a seed (other than the bulbs from my post yesterday) was in elementary school! Suffice it to say the feeling one gets from a sprouting seed at such a young age is nowhere near as meaningful and satisfying as it is now, as an adult. My mom gave me a packet of jumbo sunflower seeds on Easter and I finally planted two last week... I am rather impatient when it comes to waiting for things to grow and show signs of progress, fortunately I have lots of other things (and plants) to occupy my time with. Well, my patience has been rewarded quite soon...
As if I had sensed that yesterday was going to be a wild rainy day, I had gone out onto my balcony before work to move plants under chairs and off tables... and it's a good thing! As I mentioned in my post yesterday, the weather here in Miami was tornado like! Thank goodness I brought plants in and off tables because when I got home my balcony was a mess, yes, after all of that work over the weekend sweeping and rearranging! Plants were knocked over, wet dirt scattered everywhere... ugh. Anyway, as I stomped around picking stuff up and cursing I stopped dead in my tracks as I bent over to empty the water dishes of the pots with my sunflower seeds.... In the morning they were pots of dirt with a seed buried somewhere inside and by the afternoon, after tons of rain and the magic of nature, voila.............
As if I had sensed that yesterday was going to be a wild rainy day, I had gone out onto my balcony before work to move plants under chairs and off tables... and it's a good thing! As I mentioned in my post yesterday, the weather here in Miami was tornado like! Thank goodness I brought plants in and off tables because when I got home my balcony was a mess, yes, after all of that work over the weekend sweeping and rearranging! Plants were knocked over, wet dirt scattered everywhere... ugh. Anyway, as I stomped around picking stuff up and cursing I stopped dead in my tracks as I bent over to empty the water dishes of the pots with my sunflower seeds.... In the morning they were pots of dirt with a seed buried somewhere inside and by the afternoon, after tons of rain and the magic of nature, voila.............
This one is still hangin' on to the seed shell, too cute....
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Succulent and Cacti Madness! Here are my first creations....
So if you don't already know... I'm pretty into Cacti and Succulents, they are so beautiful and interesting! Anyway, I've decided to jump onto what appears to be some sort of bandwagon in the design/decor blog world and try my hand at making some cute funky little planters with these little wonders of nature! Once I perfect these babies, make some more and verify that they do well over time I will add them to my new Inspire Bohemia store on Etsy.com along with many other pieces of my art and antique/vintage goodies that I have to sell off!! I'm very excited about this new store... it will be a little while before it is ready since I want to be prepared and do it all right the first time around.
These little beauties are pretty easy to make, so long as you have all the necessary supplies. I will be doing another post before the end of the week with more images and a little how-to guide for making these planters. So, stay tuned and let me know what you think of these in the meantime.....
These little beauties are pretty easy to make, so long as you have all the necessary supplies. I will be doing another post before the end of the week with more images and a little how-to guide for making these planters. So, stay tuned and let me know what you think of these in the meantime.....
My Apartment Design
Okay, without my explanations getting too lengthy, let's just say life has been hectic and still riddled with the chaos of moving into a new apartment! So, with that said, sorry for the long drought in blog posts!!
Part of the excuse for my absence consists of decorating my new apartment and new hobbies, particularly one... The green thumb of my family finally made an appearance in my life in the form of my fascination with Cacti and Succulents! You see, these plants require minimal attention and love the sun, and I finally live in an apartment that receives light from the sun (LOL - my last place was like a dungeon in terms of natural light!). So, in an effort to decorate my balcony and finally indulge myself with house plants that have the possibility of thriving [and not dying], I have rapidly collected a whole bunch of different plants, mostly Succulents and Cacti. If anyone in the surrounding buildings is watching me they must chuckle at how I flutter around my small balcony planting, watering, and grooming plants like mother nature... hehe... I find it to be very therapeutic and, quite honestly, now I understand why my mother always went straight out to the yard after getting home from work (and still does for the most part I'm sure). I never understood, in fact I used to comment that she would get lost out in the yard watering everything for hours on end.... Now I know why.
To say that I'm utterly fascinated by Cacti and Succulents would be an understatement! The sheer number of variations available are stunning, each one with its own unique beauty. In particular, I find the easy propagation (reproduction/multiplication) of the plant to be wild! Simply break off a branch and stick it in soil, within a few days (in most cases) roots will sprout and in weeks there will be an entirely new baby plant growing. Voila! Now tell me that isn't a wonder of nature?! As soon as the roots of the new plant begin to take hold in the soil, you'll notice the propagation leaf start to shrivel and brown almost as if to say "My job here is done!" :) Nature is an amazing thing, more importantly - it is our origin, which is why we should appreciate it, care for it, preserve and help multiply it more than we already do.
Anyway, the time of year is finally here (corny rhyme, I know), and the weather in Miami has finally crossed over to the warmer degrees so I'm anxious to see if my new hobby will be successful!
Here are some images of my progress designing the new place and of my new gardening hobby... Let me know what you think!
Part of the excuse for my absence consists of decorating my new apartment and new hobbies, particularly one... The green thumb of my family finally made an appearance in my life in the form of my fascination with Cacti and Succulents! You see, these plants require minimal attention and love the sun, and I finally live in an apartment that receives light from the sun (LOL - my last place was like a dungeon in terms of natural light!). So, in an effort to decorate my balcony and finally indulge myself with house plants that have the possibility of thriving [and not dying], I have rapidly collected a whole bunch of different plants, mostly Succulents and Cacti. If anyone in the surrounding buildings is watching me they must chuckle at how I flutter around my small balcony planting, watering, and grooming plants like mother nature... hehe... I find it to be very therapeutic and, quite honestly, now I understand why my mother always went straight out to the yard after getting home from work (and still does for the most part I'm sure). I never understood, in fact I used to comment that she would get lost out in the yard watering everything for hours on end.... Now I know why.
To say that I'm utterly fascinated by Cacti and Succulents would be an understatement! The sheer number of variations available are stunning, each one with its own unique beauty. In particular, I find the easy propagation (reproduction/multiplication) of the plant to be wild! Simply break off a branch and stick it in soil, within a few days (in most cases) roots will sprout and in weeks there will be an entirely new baby plant growing. Voila! Now tell me that isn't a wonder of nature?! As soon as the roots of the new plant begin to take hold in the soil, you'll notice the propagation leaf start to shrivel and brown almost as if to say "My job here is done!" :) Nature is an amazing thing, more importantly - it is our origin, which is why we should appreciate it, care for it, preserve and help multiply it more than we already do.
Anyway, the time of year is finally here (corny rhyme, I know), and the weather in Miami has finally crossed over to the warmer degrees so I'm anxious to see if my new hobby will be successful!
Here are some images of my progress designing the new place and of my new gardening hobby... Let me know what you think!
Above is my art wall... all drawings were done by me except the top left face which my aunt did in high school (or college)...
This wall is a mixture of my shadow box coin art, a Bohemia print my mom brought me from New Mexico, a Van Gogh print from my trip to the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam, some of my photography from Paris and Istanbul, my shadow box cork art, a carved man's face by my father (or maybe grandfather), a paper art Peacock found at a garage sale and many other little things....
This is a little vignette that started out temporary as I disbursed decor while unpacking, but I really love it now.... It's a mini resin statue of Jack Daniel that belonged to my father, along with a buddha head, some silver mushrooms found at TJMaxx and my Matryoshka doll collection, a few of the girls are from my trip to Russia and the others were garage sale treasures, hehe...
Above is one of the Persian Kelim rugs that one of my good friends gave me for my birthday in March.... the colors are beautiful, I love it!
This is my shadow box wall, it is incomplete, but already packed with goodies from my travels and things that belonged to my father....
I found this gorgeous lamp at an antique thrift shop downtown for $25, the blue hobnail portion was covered in decades of grime, so I got a great surprise once it was clean.... I love this lamp... the shade is from Ikea.....
The top pencil drawing is my art from high school and the bottom framed print and Asian fabric stretched on a canvas frame come from a Goodwill :)
This is my den (the arts and crafts room to be exact).... The artwork on the walls is a mix of my art and pieces I find at garage sales and Goodwills.....
The black framed pieces are my artwork from high school and early college, the framed Beatles art is my craft project - I painted and decorated the frames. Also, the brown mirror witht he green scroll on the bottom right is from Ikea that I painted. The canvas paintings are from Goodwills, and so are the two funky framed prints.
My crazy, banged up and crowded antique bookshelf that belonged to my great grandmother... I love it!....
The guest bathroom....
Here are just a few images of my plants, I plan on doing a more detailed post tomorrow after I take some additional pictures.....
These are my favorite succulent planters so far...
This is one of those strawberry planters that my mom gave me for Easter, I split up the herbs she gave me (Italian Parsley, German Thyme and Spicy Basil) and planted them inside. The top is just a regular plant (I forget the name) with a beautiful yellow flower that just recently bloomed... I also stuck two or three "hen and chick" succulents in there to see how they do (my grandmother tells me they can live in almost any soil or planter)....
And, at the end of a long day, this what can be seen from my sofa.... :)
This is all a work in progress, things always change as I love to move things around frequently. More to come in the future, I hope I've inspired you today!
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