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Garden photos of the day: My Gardenia Topiary in full bloom! This one wasn't effected by the hard freezes we had, so it's put on a good show! I trained this gardenia into a short tree form, called a topiary! Once it's done blooming, it will be getting a haircut.   Garden Art I love to add unique ceramic items to my flower beds. This cup/saucer is actually a small planter I picked up somewhere. The greenery is a succulent called "Chinese Stonecrop." It's hardy stuff and I like using it all sorts of places. It like ceramic pieces because they hold up well in the blazing sun, don't rust and can't be eaten by termites! I also like recycling regular mugs into garden art. This one is new. A friends Mom gave me this mug planter containing a begonia & palm houseplant, but the mug has no drainage and I keep my houseplants outside in summer, so I promptly replanted the two items into their own containers that do have drainage and added that mug here with C...

Last week I was out of town---my friend, Megan and I drove down to Disney World. We spent 4 days there and Galaxy's Edge was our favorite place. So much so, we weathered rain to go back there in the evening to ride "Rise of the Resistance" a second time. Definitely, dusk when all the planet town's lights come on was best. The "Rise of the Resistance" is an experience: you're part a group of new Rebel recruits trying to flee their base, but are captured by Imperials and tractor-beamed aboard their ship, threatened with interrogation, then rescued by the Republic---and that's all before even the actual ride part begins! Gardenia's are in season, so that's Today's Garden Pic: This particular Gardenia has large blossoms about 4 inches across and the air near them is fragrance with their spicy Clove like scent.   When Gardenia's are in bloom, I like to make arrangements with them and bring their fragrance indoors: Gardenia's have heavy...