A closet full of Angel Trumpets

Okay, so my promise to blog has been falling by the wayside. That's only because I have been busy with other things.

For starters, Brian had someone steal a boatload of plants from his yard last weekend. They took a pair of crinum lillies, flax, bird of paradise, cannas, about 30 potted plants in all, as well as ceramic pots. That meant we had to move his remaining plants to other parts of his yard that would be more protected from thieves. It was an all day chore, so it was a good thing that he had taken the week off to get things done around the house.

Next we have been working on getting my room redone. We spent 3 days on my closet alone. It was gutted, with all the shelving taken out, carpeting removed, and molding pried off. I patched holes, and we painted it all white. 5 coats of white. There was some water damage from 35 years ago that kept seeping through the paint, so I had 3 coats of KILLZ to cover the discoloration, then two more coats of white. Then I put up all new shelving, adding a bunch extra to hold some of my collections of stuff. Maybe it was all the rain, but it seemed to take forever to get the walls white, and it also kept me from working in the yard.

The rain was very good for the night blooming jasmine. I got a big growth spurt, so I took a bunch of cuttings and they are already rooting! It's a fast grower, so look for a couple in the next plant raffle.

I was just outside and I find that all of my brugmansia have buds showing up. How great is that! I picked up 4 plants at the last meeting, and even 2 of them are budding up. I will soon know what colors they are. I know for certain what I already had, even though they never bloomed. I have an apricot that I got from John Starnes. It is still only 3 feet tall, but nicely full and it has those long, pointy buds that the apricot trumpets get. The double white I got from the Bulb Lady is finally growing and is loaded with buds. I am anxious to see that one open since it's 2 years old and only just getting its first flowers. I hope I got what I paid for! The newest trumpets are still a mystery since several of them are hybrids, but I am trying to be patient.

The hawaiian plumerias are really taking off, too. Two have bloomed, and several more are getting ready to. I have mostly dark pink-orange combinations, and a large white with only a slight fragrance. I'll be taking photos as more come into flower.

All of the rhyzomes I got at Green Thumb are taking off. I potted them all, and they are ready to plant in the garden. They will go into the back corner, but first I have to get about 25 bags of mulch to keep the weeds back.

I hope to spend tomorrow afternoon painting one wall in my bedroom, so I don't have too much furniture to move at one time. I'll do the back wall for starters, and work my way around the room, ending with the closet. That way I can hold off changing the molding and painting the doors. I am still visualizing the room with the new roman shades I have yet to make. As if I am not keeping busy enough, I sold 3 petticoats that I have to make this week. Yikes - I had better get to work!!