My great divide

We are planning a major move from Lake County, FL to Pinellas County. Soon, we will be close to the sights and smells of an urban paradise. We will be living in a quiet city filled with beach villas and oceanside condos and will live in very close proximity to some really gorgeous beaches. All in the name of higher education. Nice!

In preparation for our move, I dug up my lemongrass plant. It thrived in the ground and was thus, a b*$!@# to dig up. But I conquered and divided! What was once a LARGE plant is now four medium sized plants. It put up a good fight but my trusty $1 rusty shovel did the job. (Thank goodness for garage sale finds!)

Phase 1: Plan the offense

Phase 2: Start digging

Phase3: Victory!

Is there a botanist in the house?

Viola!

At the last Spring Festival I attended, I came home with this lovely plant: Popcorn Cassia

When you brush the leaves or when the wind blows, you can smell freshly popped butter popcorn. Yum!

This Kalanchoe was a gift from a colleague. It is a very vibrant orange. So cool!

He likes it.

 I forgot to mention that I operated on my cane plant. I first took off all the unsightly leaves. Leaves that were damaged by those pesky lubbers and by using water straight from the hose. Note to you and self: DO NOT use unfiltered water on Massageana Cane Plants. They are very sensitive to the additives.

This is what it looked like with its haircut.

This is what it looks like after complete pruning. 

Well folks, with our upcoming move, I will be absent for a bit. I haven't been a consistent blogger so it's no major disappointment. But I should be back online in mid-May. Until then, happy blogging!