Last summer I bought this beautiful azalea at the grocery.
It's a topiary with a braided trunk. It did very well outside
and I even had to replant it to a bigger pot.
Well, I just couldn't let it die with that first frost, so I
brought it inside for the winter. It seems to be doing very
well, even deciding to bloom! I'm hoping I can keep it alive
until late May when it can safely go outside again!
♥
Tending flowers in the cold country does take a bit of loving care. I'm sure it's happy be be inside until May. Very beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it would rather be down south with it's roots in some warm, red soil. haha. It's probably looking outside at the snow, in horror!
DeleteIt looks pretty healthy, I'd say.
ReplyDeleteJust giving it my special touch! ;)
DeleteSuch a pretty, vibrant color! I'm already counting down the days until Spring. :)
ReplyDeleteMarla
Already? haha. You know winter just started, right? :)
DeleteThis is lovely. Always nice to have a bit of green, and pink, during these cold months!
ReplyDeleteIt is a bright spot, that is for sure!
DeletePink to make the boys wink . . :)
ReplyDeleteI am sure your green fingers will save it.
Quite beautiful . . . :)
I hope! Maybe taking to it will help. :)
DeleteWhat a sweet little bonus in the winter. :)
ReplyDeleteIsn't it? Lots of buds but only that one has been bare enough to open up. haha.
DeleteI'm impressed! I can't keep anything alive inside, much less blooming!
ReplyDeleteI didn't expect a bloom....just hoping it will hang on til spring! haha.
DeleteFantastic! Gardening can be so rewarding...good job Betsy 🌺
ReplyDeleteCheers!
Linda :o)
It was a very nice surprise! Lots of buds on it. I wonder if it's confused. haha.
DeleteI'd love for it to last...it's so pretty!
How about some fertilizer??????
DeleteWhen I repotted it, I used potting soil with food in it. We need some sunny days, I think!
DeleteRain, wind, gray...yucky this week!
Very yucky here today...sunny yesterday! Good luck with her....keep us posted!
DeleteHow beautiful, and a healthy looking plant....
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I can't grow happy plants inside my house, there is not enough sunshine with porches on the front and back, so I have to enjoy my stained glass window flower :)
Hugs,
~Jo
And your window is lovely! I want one!
DeleteYou've got the touch!
ReplyDeleteWell, we shall see! Spring is a long way off here....we can still get frost in May!
DeleteWhat a fabulous colour! So cheery.
ReplyDeleteAlas, I cannot keep things alive. My beautiful cyclamen bit the dust and the wee potted Christmas tree I got is not looking well.
But I try! :-)
So sad about the cyclamen! I have one that is well and one that is hanging on. haha.
DeleteBetsy, first of all Happy New Year!!!
ReplyDeleteThis flower is so wonderful.
Thanks for sharing.
Love
Happy New Year, Manu! :)
DeleteHi Betsy - that's my colour .. absolutely stunning - and well done on nurturing it to such a wonderful bloom ... enjoy - cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteYour favorite? Yay...how fun. I'm hoping for more blooms. Tons of buds but nothing is happening!
DeleteSure living the life
ReplyDeleteBlooming away and free from strife
If in strife you mean snow,
Deleteyes inside is the way to go! haha.
Very pretty but I prefer white. My mother had a big white azalea I bought her for Mothering Sunday. She kept it flowering for years and years. I wish I had that talent. I'm not good with pot plants however hard I try.
ReplyDeleteReally loved the glass table lamp you showed the other day. That I would steal from you any day!