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Re: The secret life of plants

Fina,

I appoint you the watcher of Avalon's garden :)
You are gifted dear !
Your wisdom and love for our green companions has really no bounderies.
Keep posting here .It's a delight to read you .

Loving kindness
mudra

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The beauty of the trees,
the softness of the air,
the fragrance of the grass,
speaks to me.

The summit of the mountain,
the thunder of the sky,
speaks to me.

The faintness of the stars,
the trail of the sun,
the strength of fire,
and the life that never goes away,
they speak to me.

And my heart soars.

- Chief Dan George

Blessings
lightbeing

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Lightbeing you are doing wonders dear !!!
Is it Love that gives you wings like this ?
I am in awe in front of such beauty.
Keep it up dear :)

Loving kindness
mudra

Re: The secret life of plants

Hello dear mudra,

Thank you for your kind words!

The quote from Chief Dan George
sums it up for me. Love for Mother Earth.

The gifts from her give me wings indeed!
And my heart soars.

Namaste
lightbeing

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The garden is truely inspiring thanks to all the contributions! Thank you all for uplifting us and thank you mudra for creating the garden.:original:

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Wow mudra, thank you for those beautiful pictures
of the passion flower, very intriguing structure is has.
The trees are awsome.

Gemeos and day, thanks for including the butterflies
and hummingbirds to the Avalon garden :original:

Those hummingbirds remind me of my childhood years!

My fellow gardeners, lets keep extending this beautiful
garden, lets keep the love flowing here ...

Blessings in love and light to you all !

lightbeing

Re: The secret life of plants

Blessings Mudra :)

Thank you for your kind words, I'm really touched...

"You are gifted dear !"
Naw, I'm just mad! {Well, so my family & some of my friends keep telling me! LOL I just try to keep an open mind and heart.}

"Your wisdom and love for our green companions has really no bounderies."
I'm just so glad I was able to overcome my 'worm-phobia' and eventually settle down in one place long enough to keep hold of my houseplants :)

"Keep posting here .It's a delight to read you ."
Thank you! I'll try and upload a photo of my Clivea in flower when I take one tomorrow!

I only have a tiny patch for flowers at the front of my house, and dug a narrow strip under the window at the back- I planted an onion that had sprouted in the vegetable rack, harvested 4 wee onions last autumn, so planted another, and it survived the winter - now flowering away, and I am so confident in it, I have entered "3 Onions" in our local agricultural Show in August! LOL
I planted another 4, and a clove of garlic that sprouted, and they're all doing really well too! Talk to them daily of course :)

Lunar Organics lunar gardening calendar - that's the key! Tells you when best to plant / fertilise etc.
http://www.lunarorganics.com/

And an old bit of folklore up here; Pulling weeds when the 'water is flowing' is much easier! {when the tide is coming in}

Happy Gardening all :)

Karen
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Thank you my friends,

Your common output is a blessing to this garden.
I love you all busy bees :).. Lightbeing, Fina, Gemeos,
day, sleepingnomore...

Loving kindness
mudra

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Dears,
Watching the pics from this thread recharged my soul batteries.

Thank you for these wonderful pictures.

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Originally Posted by artvision (Post 150264)

Dears,
Watching the pics from this thread recharged my soul batteries.

Thank you for these wonderful pictures.

You are very welcome Artvision :)
Come again..

Loving kindness
mudra

Re: The secret life of plants

TEA

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/e...1/teaplfin.jpg

The tea plant is a flowering evergreen shrub. It belongs to the Camellia family and the correct botanical name is Camellia sinensis.
There are two subspecies:
var. sinensis (originally from China)
var. assamica (originally from Assam).
They are also called Thea sinensis or Thea assamica.

http://www.jungleseeds.com/images/CameliaSinensis.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y74...n/teaplant.jpg

China tea bushes (Camillia sinensis var. sinensis) were discovered over 3000 years ago. It can grow up to four meters and has small, fine leaves. It is cold resistant and grows slowly. Because of this the Chinese tea plant produces not many leaves but they have a very fine aroma.
The Assam tea plant (Camillia sinensis var. assamica) was only discovered in the 1820th in North India. It is actually a tropical tree and can reach a height of 15-20 meters. This tea plant grows much quicker than the Chinese one, has bigger leaves and produces a stronger flavour.
There is a third, artificial sort: the Hybrid plant. This is a cross of the two original plants. The tea farmers try to combine the weather resistance of the Chinese bush and the fast growth of the Assam tree.
Most of the tea we drink in Europe today comes from Hybrid plants.

The tea plant is reproduced by cuttings (a twig with one leaf and one bud).

http://blog.americanfeast.com/images...t%20Flower.jpg

They are grown for 6-18 months (depending on location and weather) in a so called nursery before they can be planted into the field. You need 15 - 20,000 plants for one hectare tea field.
It is very important to cut the bushes regulary. After 2-3 years growing and constant cutting the plant reaches a height of approx. 1 metre with a dense roof of twigs and leaves. Now the plucking can start.
The tea leaves are picked between Spring and Autumn. Depending on location, weather and the sort of tea plant the leaves can be picked every 7th - 14th day.
Similar to the production of wine, the final taste and quality of tea are influenced by many important contributory factors: climate, soil, altitude, conditions, how and when it is plucked and processed. Tea leaves grow slower at high altitude. A combination of cool air and humidity promotes the desired slow growth. The higher a tea is grown, the more flavour it has and the finer its quality. Many of the world's most famous teas, high grown Ceylon's and the finest Darjeeling's, come from bushes cultivated 1,500 m above sea level.

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http://www.walax.org/wp-content/uplo.../green_tea.jpg

Read more: here

Gardeners, how about a short break from gardening for a cup of tea ?

Blessings
lightbeing

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Thanks guys! i feel one with nature just looking the pics! I have no words to describe it :)

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Pink seems to be the theme of the garden lately. Reach for the sun!:original:

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Originally Posted by sleepingnomore (Post 150671)

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Pink seems to be the theme of the garden lately. Reach for the sun!:original:

Indeed Sleepingnomore..
Can feel the Love that's dancing in the air ?

Loving kindness to you
mudra