Does anyone know about growing figs?

[Leah]

Feeling quite saddened at the moment, as I have just watched a report of men, women, and children, starving, as they cannot buy staple food, as the staple food prices have tripled. 

Little children with empty distended stomachs, because they are hungry, malnourished.

Reason being:

The food crops grown - is being bought up by the hungry West - for Bio Fuel.


Leah x

[lighter]

Amber.... I have a friend who visits Provance France every year.

She brings me lovely lavendar scented oils and soaps...... stories and photos of the lavendar fields she adores.

I know she grows several varieties herself. 

Always a pleasure to walk through her garden.... the lemon thyme smells just like LEMON!

I grow rosemary.... a wee bit out of control I'm afraid.

Just glad it's thriving. 

The one lavendar plant I put in got huge then I lopped it off and it never came back. 

The roses I planted in my old yard are huge and beautiful right now.... pleasure to see that today. 

Lighter

[Izzy_*now*]

Lighter

your posts are wonderful and I wish I was your little girl who you are showing and teaching all these things.

will you adopt me?

Pweeese
Issee

[lighter]

::Picturing you rolling through my brother's backyard with me, touching hosta, ferns and pond plants::. 

Hmmmmm...... how would I get you on dat twee swing?

We'd manage and I wish I could adopt you......

Lighter

[lighter]

I spent a bit of time researching climbing roses this morning.

So enjoyable.

I didn't find anything similar to the lovely little rose I brought home from AH's house the other day.

I saw similar roses but without pointy petals, if that makes sense.

Honestly, these pink blossoms looks so much like peopnies.... just amazing. 

Lighter

[lighter]

::picturing doing that seed

sprout




ing.....



thing, lol::

Sounds wonderful but I have to be honest and admit I've neever sprouted a seed in my life, lol.

With a bit of research and suggestoins from you guys.... I think that would be a lovely activity.

Please post a pic of your garden, Amber..... and I'll think about how I'll go about finding.... err....


harvesting.....


ummm.....

plucking.....


whatever it is I must do.....

to find seeds....

 from my plants.

I'm guessing that some things will be easier to send a rooted bit?  Bulb, etc.

Cuban basil and lavendar..... 

Unsure of how to go about this but it sounds lovely! 

Lighter


ps... I so want others to enjoy this beautiful pink rose and.... maybe you can find the name of it: )

[Izzy_*now*]

hi lighter,

Go to Google and choose Images. Type in rose and you just might find a twin.
xx
Izzy

[teartracks]

Sprout!

Thats my pet name for my daughter.

tt

[lighter]

I googled and viewd many o many climbing rose specimens, Izz.

Just didn't see MY rose among'em.

Picture a light pink peonie.....

with pointy petals....

that's my rose. 

Found similar with rounded petals....

not my rose: )

Lighter

ps... the guy who mowes the yard used an edging tool yesterday and lopped off about a foot of my vines.....

hmmmmm.

[sKePTiKal]

Lighter:

here's the link to Jackson & Perkins website; maybe they'll have your rose... maybe your rose is a wonderful old heirloom, too and RARE...

http://www.jacksonandperkins.com/gifts/store/BECHomePageView?storeId=10053&catalogId=10005&langId=-1&cm_mmc=Search-_-Brand-_-Google-_-jackson%2520%2526%2520perkin

[lighter]

Thanks, Amber....

::wondering when I'll have time to peek::

Lighter