I know my last blog entry was about rain boots, but honestly there is just no rain in sight and it is November! What do you do in November when it is in the 70's....plant succulents (or torture yourself playing soccer). I love succulents and with global warming, the drought in California and water rationing in Berkeley they are the the smart choice for California. There are many varieties in many colors and succulents are fairly inexpensive and definitely easy to take care of. Just water often after you first plant them and then let them dry out completely between waterings. After these early stages they pretty much take care of themselves. Did I mention they look great and are great container plants. I got the idea for the strawberry pot succulent planting after I planted strawberries (they were eaten by the deer), then flowers (deer eat those too) and couldn't seem to keep anything watered enough or alive enough. Then the drought kicked in and ta dah.....succulents.
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Hey Jen (it's Irene). It's great to get a peek at your home and garden. I miss having an outdoor space to grow in. A few years ago, I had a great selection of succulents thriving in pots outside (http://warmdecember.com/lj/officeplant.jpg) but they all shrunk and gave up hope when I had to move and put them inside.
Anyway, I like your blog. Mine mostly caters to a small community of stamping ladies, but I did post an update to our apartment since we finally got around to cleaning.
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