Our Adoptees August 7, 2021
Posted by nrhatch in Home & Garden, Humor, Nature, Sustainable Living.trackback
Every Spring, when the snowbirds leave for parts North, we are offered plants from their gardens, which we happily adopt.
Case in point: this century plant with sharp spear-like points ~> a lethal beauty.
This colorful bromeliad enjoys hanging around our shady palm tree and teeny tiny tree frogs like splashing around in its mini swimming pools of water.
Our newest addition ~ this Norfolk Pine. Norfolk Pines are tropical plants and (like me) cannot tolerate temperatures below 35 degrees F. (1 C.).
Although it’s not an actual pine, we may decorate it with twinkling lights for the holidays.
Aah . . . that’s de-light-full!
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Last year when our snowbird neighbor departed for Florida I inherited her porch plants. They were delightful until the frost came. I got a good 2-1/2 months of enjoyment out of them.
Excellent! It works both ways ~ North & South. 😀
How fabulous! Long live the snowbirds…
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We also get lots of annuals, but I prefer perennials . . . especially plants that tend to fend for themselves. 😀
I’m intrigued – what is a snowbird neighbour? Nice plants to inherit. 🙂
“Snowbirds” are what we call folks from “up north” who head south for the winter, to destinations like Florida. When they return north in the spring, they often have to give away plants that won’t survive until the fall . . . like these ones.
Good name! I’m glad you can benefit from the plants! 🙂
Me too! And I’m glad that you got your spot in the allotment. That’s been a fine focus (and source of food) for you.
Lovely plant donations, Nancy. Do they have to be returned when your snowbird friends come down again?
Nope. They were gifted to us for keeps!
Those are all beautiful plants. What’s the colorful one in the middle photo?
It’s a bromeliad . . . beyond that, I can’t give you a name. Various organisms take advantage of the pools of water trapped by bromeliads, like our little tree frogs. Pineapples are a type of bromeliad.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromeliaceae
Wow! I love the beauties you’ve been gifted. I think it’s fantastic that people enjoy plants while they’re visiting, and then pass them along.
It is a terrific practice.
What do you think? Should I make a tiny Elf Garden around the Norfolk Pine . . . with Elves on ladders stringing Christmas Lights and hanging ornaments and stockings and candy canes . . . with a sign that reads “North Pole.” 😀
I’ve always liked Norfolk Pines and of course they don’t grow outside here. Occasionally I’ve gotten one to grow inside the house, but not for too long. They want to be free– and I can’t blame them.
So far, this Norfolk Pine seems to be enjoying the accommodations that we’ve provided and isn’t minding the summer sun. Fingers crossed that trend continues.
Oh how lovely! How wonderful that you get to adopt these beautiful plants.
We feel the same, LM. We adopt annuals and perennials and plant them wherever they seem to fit. The plants give our garden some variety and replace any plants that couldn’t take the heat. 😛