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RE: Photography | Aloe Duckeri (Ep1)
Unfortunately, I'm not very knowledgeable about plants and flowers. I do enjoy pottering around in my little garden during the summer months, but that's about as far as it goes.
Your post, though, is fascinating and the pictures are great. Maybe, if I spend some time reading through your gardening posts I will grow my knowledge base. I then may 'smile' more and leave people wondering what I'm thinking about. I know that happens to my hubby. He looks over at me, when I'm in Steemit, and comments, "You're smiling again!"
Thank you, @roleerob, for introducing me to @alphaccino.art's work. :D
Thank you @juliamulcahy - It was a similar reason why I started posting about my garden. I was fast losing my green thumb after moving to a different city and climate zone. Losing all of my potted plants and my beloved Fuchsia's to frost year after year, nearly made me give up on gardening altogether.
So, to make things a little easier (and successful) for myself, I started taking note of the plants that are already thriving in my local area and try to adopt them in my garden (I also like to grow from cuttings that I collect when I'm out walking).
And then, me being me, I can't be just satisfied with growing the plant, I have to know, I have to find out what it is and especially how to care for it. Thankfully, Steemit gives me a wonderful platform where I can share all of that.
And yes, you should never underestimate a well-timed smile. Is your hubby on Steemit too, if so, then he would know that it's just an innocent smile ;)
Hehehe, no, he's not on steemit - yet! The good thing is he quite likes to see me smile. I think he just sees it as one of my quirks, when it's directed at a screen.
I love how you are using steemit to reignite a passion and make it more purposeful. I wonder, do you have any posts that show how to take cuttings and then grow them? I'd find that not only fascinating, but also very useful.
There are some beautiful plants and flowers I notice on my walks, and I'd love to have them in my garden, but I wouldn't have the first clue how to go about it. :)
Thank you @juliamulcahy, that is a wonderful idea for a future post... I may have to refer to some gardening books to ensure I use the correct terminology but I may learn something along the way, so it's a win / win in my eyes. An interesting fact, my grandmother's (potted) garden was almost entirely grown from cuttings that she had collected in the same way, and she had many, many pots.
Ooh goody! Glad you like the idea as it’s a win/ win for me too. Looking forward to reading your future post and learning too. 😁