Evelyn’s Twigs, Thyme and Stranger Things Gardens: Evelyn’s Twigs, Thyme and Stranger Things Gardens, An Introduction

Welcome!!!

If you stumbled among this site, "Evelyn’s Twigs, Thyme and Stranger Things Garden" is a collection of journal entries that I have kept on my computer for years, and have now decided to post. The journal contains my successes and failures with my favorite selections of plants. I'm talking about more than 50 years of caring for and living with green things. Not everything is here. More of it is learned and store in my head. However, here I will share facts about each plants, my research, as well as my personal and gathered tips on their care. I was not planning to post my houseplant and backyard journals online, so editing them for errors was not a priority to me. This being the case, perhaps, one day I will correct all the spelling and grammar errors in both of them. We would not want people to think I did not know better, when I was only being lazy. Again, no apologizes. It is what it is for now.

Sunday, March 17, 2024

Evelyn’s Twigs, Thyme and Stranger Things Gardens, An Introduction

Hello, Darlings

Welcome to my online garden journal, “Evelyn’s Twigs, Thyme and Stranger Things Gardens”. If you have not already read the “Welcome!!!” above, then let me fill you in on the details and purpose of this site.

I am a container gardener of both outdoor and of indoor plants. Over some 50+ years I have built up some knowledge about the care for my collection of plants that I found will strive in most environments. I have also kept a written journal on each plant on my computer and have now decided to post them.

Dipladenia-Red-500 I will repot them this year.

Some of the plants you might not see because they are either in the house or my earlier lack of knowledge of a new plant led to its demise, or worse, some other human interference. Yes, there are people like that. Nevertheless, I do not profess to be a professional expert in gardening and plant care, but my knowledge has grown over the decades to make me an expert with the plants that I own now.

In addition to the routine care of these plants, I have learned the miracle of growing plants under LED grow lights. With these lights I am learning that some houseplants and outdoor shade plants strive very well without a touch of natural sunlight.

I love the idea that there is still a lot to learn about growing and maintaining plants in containers, and here is where I will share facts and tips on their care and cause of failure, particularly the ones outdoors.

Wintergreen Weeping Fig Tree

To end this post, have patience with the order in which my journal entries are posted, as I will start with the very first post to the present.

Red Fragrant Knock Roses blooming in winter.

Until next time,

Chow, Darlings

P.S. As you can see there is not much here yet, so come back later.