Winter seems like a long season
to me because I miss flowers and
gardening so much.
I am grateful for the break from garden
chores but would be happy with only one
month of winter!
I am grateful for the break from garden
chores but would be happy with only one
month of winter!
Our little greenhouse has helped me through this winter so far, but I still want flowers
to enjoy daily so I have added more
blooming plants in the house,
especially in my mother's room.
I think it's so important to help the elderly stimulate their senses and give them something to watch and grow. Mom is so excited with each new bloom.
especially in my mother's room.
I think it's so important to help the elderly stimulate their senses and give them something to watch and grow. Mom is so excited with each new bloom.
I've been taking care of my mother full-time for over a year now in our home. She is from Florida and is a real plant lover and enjoyed gardening when she was more mobile. She now has a south facing window with lots of sunshine so she wanted to start a small collection of her favorite plants. Mom's little "garden window" is full of easy to care for houseplants and some seasonal plants as well. I've added amaryllis and paperwhites to her collection for the holidays.
She has several pothos plants, a snake plant, a ponytail palm, philodendron and a
peace plant on the lower shelf.
The top shelf is for blooming plants and she especially loves red amaryllis. This variety is Red Lion.
I seasonally rotate other plants in her
room like amaryllis, orchids, tulips, daffodils,
Christmas cactus and ferns.
Red Lion Amaryllis
I found at pink cyclamen and a delicate maidenhair fern at the nursery this week and placed them on her bedside table.
Studies have shown that women who surround themselves with plants and lots of greenery live longer. As an added bonus plants help purify the air quality indoors too, making our enviornment healthier.
Summer bouquet from our garden
We are bringing the outside in for Mom so she can enjoy her "little garden". We also have bird feeders right outside her window. She enjoys all the bird's visits especially the cardinals and a pesky squirrel.
I follow Dee Nash at Red Dirt Ramblings and she has some great information about growing amaryllis and paperwhites on her blog this week. She also lives in Oklahoma and is my go-to person for
gardening questions.
She is a great source of inspiration!
She has several pothos plants, a snake plant, a ponytail palm, philodendron and a
peace plant on the lower shelf.
The top shelf is for blooming plants and she especially loves red amaryllis. This variety is Red Lion.
I seasonally rotate other plants in her
room like amaryllis, orchids, tulips, daffodils,
Red Lion Amaryllis
I found at pink cyclamen and a delicate maidenhair fern at the nursery this week and placed them on her bedside table.
Studies have shown that women who surround themselves with plants and lots of greenery live longer. As an added bonus plants help purify the air quality indoors too, making our enviornment healthier.
Summer bouquet from our garden
We are bringing the outside in for Mom so she can enjoy her "little garden". We also have bird feeders right outside her window. She enjoys all the bird's visits especially the cardinals and a pesky squirrel.
I follow Dee Nash at Red Dirt Ramblings and she has some great information about growing amaryllis and paperwhites on her blog this week. She also lives in Oklahoma and is my go-to person for
gardening questions.
She is a great source of inspiration!
