Elephants, wolves, coyotes; helping to raise awareness and rid the world of animal cruelty is a depressing mission, that’s for sure.
It makes me appreciate even more the beauty in a flower, especially flowers in every shade of pink.
Begonias
Mandevilla — I call it a “Hello Kitty” pink.
I can’t wait ’til it completely covers the arbor in pink blooms.
Fuschia
When my son was little, we lived in Hillcrest, an older part of San Diego. The next door neighbors were in their late seventies and fell in love with our little guy, the grandchild they never had. They were both amazing gardeners and taught me how to propagate and grow fuschias and I’ve loved them ever since. It’s so easy to cut off a small piece of new (or old) growth and simply stick it in a pot — and wait. It might take a while, but they all root and eventually grow into these beauties. Hummingbirds LOVE them, too.
They grow well here in So Cal if they have lots of water; fuschias are very thirsty!
Enjoy your Sunday; keep cool and hydrate!
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Enchanted Seashells by Princess Rosebud 
Beautiful flowers and enjoy seeing what you grow.
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Thank you!
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Great blog! I really enjoy seeing beautiful flowers grow.
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Thanks so much! I love flowers, wish I lived somewhere they were easier to grow; no rain makes it tough!
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Fuschia is so exotic looking! Love all the pinks, too. Thanks for sharing your garden so I can enjoy it vicariously. I don’t have any garden at all right now where I’m living.
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That’s why I love it, it looks so delicate, but it’s hardy, too!
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 9:39 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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I shudder to think of my wife coming home with “Hello Kitty” as her nail color.
IT’S NOT A COLOR!!!!
Sigh…
Pretty flowers!
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YES IT IS. 🙂
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Gah.
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What is the matter with it? My hubs likes it 🙂
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 11:05 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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The color is fine. It’s the name.
No where on any color scale will you find “Hello Kitty”.
My girl likes “Root Beer Float”. We have this argument constantly.
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I think you should listen to your girl and you men need to think more creatively, like we women do!
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Beautiful!
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You are very kind, thank you so much!
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 4:23 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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The fuschia are beautiful. Years ago I tried to raise a fuschia as an indoor plant. It didn’t do very well. Maybe the light wasn’t right for it.
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You know, I have never tried to cultivate them indoors cos I live in SoCal but maybe I’ll try some as an experiment. For some plants that don’t get enough light indoors, I’ve been very successful with a gro light replacing a regular light bulb in a lamp that’s near the plant.
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 4:40 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Beautiful pink flowers!
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Thank you so much!
On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 10:55 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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My goodness that’s gorgeous!! Now I can’t wait to see it cover the arbor. I wonder if that will grow in Idaho…time to research.
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Let me know, I hope you can grow them, they are so pretty in person!
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 4:36 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Wow, your pinks are beautiful! Thanks for sharing! I have some pretty pink cosmos coming up really soon. They were stunning last year. Pink looks good on almost every flower! 🙂
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Can’t wait to see pix of your cosmos, they are such a happy flower, (and a great cocktail, too haha)
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 10:05 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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hahaha They are gorgeous! 🙂
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You are too kind!
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 5:53 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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No kidding, they are ! 🙂
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No really, you are a very kind person! I meant that for realz.x
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 6:14 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Thank you very much! I accept that and reflect it right back to you! Just think of me as a giant mirror! 🙂 Marsha 🙂
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But not a giant mirror with all those makeup lights all around that show every wrinkle, right?
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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Right! I’m the one who shines back the kind remarks sent to me!!
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🙂
On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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My mom used to grow fuchsias on our front porch – I always loved them! Such pretty little flowers. 🙂
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It’s so cute to see the little hummingbirds drink the nectar!
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 11:01 AM, Enchanted Seashells…Confessions of a Tugbo
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