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In Dallas, plant flowers you would normally plant in the summer(in Colorado anyway!) in the fall



I stayed home from church today because I'm sick. I got a little cold over the weekend. I am not sure where it came from. I don't think I've been around anyone who was sick. Anyhow, my throat felt so sore this morning but I think it was just exceptionally dry. After drinking several cups of hot drinks and gargling Aaron's concoction for sore throats, it feels much better. Ugg. I hate being sick!

We planted some cosmos back at the beginning of the summer. All summer they looked just horrible. They never bloomed and the plants had a sickly yellow color. Well in the past few weeks they have gotten much better and now they are blooming! I love cosmos. Cosmos are definitely summer flowers in Colorado, but I am learning that what works great in summer in Colorado is better planted in the fall in Dallas. I will probably plant my cosmos around the end of August next year. We did find a flower that is great for summer in Dallas though. It is called vinca and they handle the heat great. We still have all the ones we planted at the beginning of the summer and they are still doing great. Petunias are supposed to be good at taking the heat, but they died. Hopefully we will be getting some pansies soon to put into some of our flower beds. Last year we got a few and they lasted all winter.

An ad went into the Dallas paper for the puppies today. I think we are asking way too much money. I don't like giving puppies away free because then people aren't invested in the dog and feel more okay about getting rid of it if they get tired of paying for dog food or whatever, but Aaron found a 9 week old Springer online in the Ft. Worth Telegram this morning that is free. So that's what we're competing against. Pretty disappointing.

Hope you are all having a great weekend!

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bee said…
I love cosmos. It reminds me of all the beautiful flowers we had in Blmfld. Those and bachelor buttons were Cindy's favorite flowers. The flowers here are dying big time. Back to ugly brown. At least we have evergreen trees to help.
October 19, 2008 at 6:52 PM
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October 19, 2008 at 6:53 PM
Jennifer said…
You can tend toward those cold/upper respiratory issues when pregnant due to hormone changes to your system. Just one of the perks! haha! My allergies have been acting up again the last few days. Something yucky in the air, I guess. Hope you feel better soon!
October 19, 2008 at 8:49 PM
Chrissy Cross said…
Zinnas are also a good fall Texas flower, I love a big bunch of zinnas!! And as for petunias, no luck here, mine always can't tolerate the heat. I stick to moss rose because it is almost impossible to kill. :)
October 20, 2008 at 1:28 PM
Jessica said…
The cosmos are beautiful! I look forward to the day when I have a place for plants.
October 20, 2008 at 4:10 PM
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