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Planting Autumn Crocus (Colchicum)

I don't believe I have ever grown autumn crocus ( colchicum - I love to say that word) -  although we did inherit one when we moved into this house. I moved it, and apparently it did not like that because I never saw it again. I have always wanted to grow it, but I always think about it at the wrong time of year. Plus, I never see it at nurseries (not even at Yard N' Garden Land). When a friend offered me some, I said YES. She gave me one special one called "Waterlily" and several that I guess we would call the  "average one".  'Waterlily' The question then was where on earth would I would plant them. I read that they are nice in grassy areas so I then decided to plant them along the grassy pathway in front. (This pathway is about to become a gravel pathway as I am refusing to water it daily. Michael wins this battle and gets to do the "told you so" dance .) I decided to tuck the primo one at the corner of the path next to this pot. Diggin...

The perfect spot

This is a neighbor's cat but he may as well be ours since he spends 90% of his time in our garden. We call him Chester. He has the sweetest personality and has the oddest choice for sleeping areas. When he was smaller, he would curl up in a pot of portulaca on top of the garden wall but I guess he outgrew that. Now he prefers the birdbath.



Ah, the life!



Uh, would you get out of here with that camera so I can get my beauty sleep?

Comments

  1. Ah, he's well positioned in the bird bath. Do you think he knows?

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  2. I love these photos!! What a life!

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  3. It's really a good thing we can't read their minds!

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  4. He's doesn't have a care in the world. Animals are so entertaining. :-)

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  5. He has the perfect spot to catch a bird(-: He is just pretending to be sleeping...

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  6. What adorable pictures. I just love having cats in the garden. We have our orange cat and the neighbor's black cat sleeping in our back garden all the time. Their calm, peaceful nature lends a zen-like atmosphere to that area.

    Jan
    Always Growing

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  7. Animals make our lives so much richer!! Even if they aren't ours!!

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  8. LOL...now that's a pick me up for sure. I love to visit a blog that makes me smile. Thanks for sharing that.

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  9. He sure does dress up an empty birdbath quite nicely. I love cat pics. I have three of my own.

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