Okay, so here - finally - is a photo of the vase that sent me to Home Depot to paint, carpet and otherwise upgrade my sleeping quarters. It was a great find at Pier One, certainly worth waiting 2 years for it to go on sale. Brian liked it so much that he bought me a second one because everyone should have 2 perfect vases??
This past week I got another vase, a different vase, as a very pleasant surprise from Brad, which is a near perfect companion to my vase! Thank you so much, Brad! I really appreciate your thoughtfulness. Since my birthday is next week, it was an especially nice gift!
I haven't been spending enough time in the garden this 
week. We have had a good bit of rain and the weeds have been flourishing. I shudder whenever I go out there and see all the work that needs to be done. I try to overlook the weeds as I also have so much in bloom. The big brugmansia is full, as the photo shows, as is the small one I got 2 months ago. They both are the common pink trumpets that smell, like Brian always points out, "like dishwashing liquid". I guess they do have a soft, soapy smell, but it's the look that is so 
overwhelming, certainly when the tree is full of those huge blooms. I am still waiting for the double white trumpets to open, which should be tomorrow.
week. We have had a good bit of rain and the weeds have been flourishing. I shudder whenever I go out there and see all the work that needs to be done. I try to overlook the weeds as I also have so much in bloom. The big brugmansia is full, as the photo shows, as is the small one I got 2 months ago. They both are the common pink trumpets that smell, like Brian always points out, "like dishwashing liquid". I guess they do have a soft, soapy smell, but it's the look that is so 
overwhelming, certainly when the tree is full of those huge blooms. I am still waiting for the double white trumpets to open, which should be tomorrow. I made cuttings from my night-blooming jasmine for the raffle at the meeting this month, and they are just coming into bloom. Unfortunately, the mother bush is full of 
caterpillars who have eaten almost every new leaf. I know they don't harm the plant, but the look of the bush is so depressing right now. I know it won't be blooming for a while. The thing is, the caterpillars strike overnight. Last week the bush was thriving, and overnight the plant is devastated. It must have hundreds of caterpillars, but I can't see any on it. They might be night crawlers the way the plant is a night bloomer. I just hate the thought of using a chemical pesticide to get rid of them!
caterpillars who have eaten almost every new leaf. I know they don't harm the plant, but the look of the bush is so depressing right now. I know it won't be blooming for a while. The thing is, the caterpillars strike overnight. Last week the bush was thriving, and overnight the plant is devastated. It must have hundreds of caterpillars, but I can't see any on it. They might be night crawlers the way the plant is a night bloomer. I just hate the thought of using a chemical pesticide to get rid of them! 
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