Thank you all. Uncle Gene was taken to the hospital last Thursday with respiratory problems. Upon doing a CAT scan found in his right lung a dark mass. The doctors were unsure if it was from the emphysema or if there was a tumor. The wouldn't do a biopsy for they didn't think he would live through the surgery. He was 5 foot 10 inches and only weighed 80 pounds..,....
They gave him 6 months but he would be bed ridden with oxygen. That would have been no real life. It is truly for the best.

So true.. May he rest in peace.

Thank you Charleen.

Hugs, CeCe,

Also, are those Borneo Giants? Are they living inside? I have 2 outside and doing OK but still not as big as yours.

Hugs, again,

Nancy

'"The Alocasias? I don't know. I know them as Alocasias. Right now they are in the sun room but we need to make their room in the living room ready. Ed simply has gone nuts over these two plants.

CeCe,

How long have they been in the sun room? But you have had them outside, right? Have you been feeding them a lot?

I know, too many ?


Hugs,
Nancy

They've been in the sun room a couple of weeks only. Yes they like a lot of water and I do feed them maybe every other watering at 1/2 strength. Yes went outside in May and came in like I said a couple of weeks ago.

I still have about 6 brugs out there,, about 5 canna plants a couple of colocasias my jade plant, a tuberous begonia. I HAVE to find space for them. They are talking hard frost early next week...............

They look REALLY GOOD.

thanks

Something to cheer you up and it is not a Thanksgiving cactus it is however pink! Silly thing is in flower in my bathroom, although I took the picture in my my kitchen.

Neil.

Beautiful...

Our christmas cacti not in flower as yet. Saw my sister in laws garden this weekend in NM & her panseys are in bloom.She says that they do so all year round.

In today's Newspaper DEADLY BUG THREATENING PARK TREES. Evidently Forestry Commission scientists have found Lawson cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana), infected with Phythopbtors laterallis which is thought to have come from the US or Canada. How it got here has not been discovered yet. Any tree that gets the disease the leaves will change Colour from a normal olive green to a shade of olive grey, then wither and turn to reddish brown as the foliage and the tree dies. It seems to be spreading so beware. I do not know if it is prevalent in the US at the moment, but like Dutch elm disease disease which came from Canada, I am sure they will find out!
Regards.
Neil.

Haven't heard of anything yet..................... But this is me we're talking about ....
What do I know.................................

That tree doesn't grow in our area. Certain areas here are having trouble with ash borers.

Yeah Emerald Ash Borer made it to southern WI last summer. Look out Ash trees

Neil what does the term Jerusalem Two-Step mean??????? I was told it was a British term and to Google it.. I'd prefer to ask my British friend.

One step forwards, one step backwards.

Neil.

That wasn't one of the choices of answers.............we left before the answer came up.

A European palm, tree fern and a maple in my garden yesterday, I hope you enjoy them!
Regards.
Neil.