More Gardening
Gardening keeps me sane. In this pet free building, my flowers and plants are my pets. My heart leaped with joy whenever I go to Garden Works. I like wandering in the lanes of plants and flowers, learning their habits and bring some home. In the past, in the tiny balcony I planted annuals. Year after year, more or less the same annuals that can be purchased from Walmart or Home Depot. But starting from 2011, I tried perennials. Some are successful and some died. As an avid beginner, I always get easy grow ones. But not every easy grow ones are easy to grow. Etain Viola, for example, is a Proven-Winner. I got it a couple of weeks ago. Now the plant is leggy and dying. It turns out to be a very delicate and sensitive plant. It attracts aphids and white flies. I spent hours killing those bugs. I even bought a clay pot for it hoping that the breathing pot will save it from being suffocated by the stuffy porcelain pot it was originally planted in. But no use. It starts to turn yellow,...
