While not the healthiest leaf on the plant… trying to propagate in water… this monstera leaf is pretty striking in vibrant color & subtle texture. Perfect for another natural Texture Tuesday!

#texturetuesday

On another dreary gray & rainy day, I felt I needed to escape to somewhere “tropical” even if just for a couple hours. So I spent the morning relaxing, chillin’ out & taking in the colors & textures of Garfield Park Conservatory. Such a great way to jump-start my day with beautiful flowers, fantastic textures, koi ponds, Chihuly glass installations & Mother Nature’s magic all happening under the glass roof. A much needed break from gray & gloomy!!!

This Fall my cousin Kim came over & we planted a LOT of new plants in my front garden. This is my first time trying hellebores & I’m kind of excited to see them flowering at the end of Winter. But I just saw these cuties this morning. Are they going to bloom too soon?… or are they just getting ready to impress me in very Early Spring?! Novice gardeners want to know!!!

One of my friends stopped by my SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW this past weekend & purchased a little cactus in one of my little pots. He sent me a picture of its new home… it’s kind of the “Where’s Waldo?” of houseplants! Thanks Eric!!!

And just in case you’re wondering… this is what “Waldo” looks like.

The perfect gift for those plant lovers on your holiday shopping list – NEW for this weekend’s SECOND HOLIDAY HOME SHOW!!! I’ve selected a few of my pottery pieces and planted them up with some houseplants… all ready to go! The perfect gift to brighten someone’s house for years to come. As long as they splash a bit of water now & again… and don’t worry, they all have drainage holes too!

As I was cleaning out the garden today, I chopped down the old summer growth from my favorite globe thistle plant. But as I was cutting it down… I found all of this new growth inside… and a NEW FLOWER!!! I just couldn’t… so it’s still there living its best life!!!

It was a beautiful Fall day with a chance of rain tomorrow. With my bike at the shop… and coincidentally, my car at the shop too… what was I to do?! So this afternoon I tackled my front yard gardens. Trying to clean them up a bit before the bad weather sets in. My cousin Kim suggested I chop it all down… but some are still growing & a few dahlias are still blooming!!! Couldn’t cut them down… hoping for just a few more dahlia blossoms before the first hard freeze! Only got the side garden done… off to pick-up my car and then to the studio tonight!!!

It’s another Floral Friday! And I’m still loving the dahlias currently blooming in my garden. They took their own sweet time growing with no blooms… but the flowers are finally here. And it was worth the wait!!! Now I just hope we don’t get a “hard frost” any time soon so I might be lucky enough to get a few more flowers this year

With some much-welcomed sun streaming through, I was enamored by these little pink berries I had never noticed before?! I believe the plant is an invasive vine/bush called “Spindle”???… at least according to my phone’s plant app!!! Still cute though!

So you know I love a good “roadkill”… but I’ve never seen one like this?!

A big chunk of monstera just randomly sitting on the lakefront just south of Hollywood Beach. I’m sure I was quite a sight to see pedaling home with this huge plant wedged into my aero-bars!!! Ha!!! So now I just need to figure out the best way to propagate a monstera to get it growing again. Any suggestions???