A Review of "Gardening Tidbits" Progress

Today I took the opportunity to review the post that generated the most visits and also the audience of this Blog called "Gardening Tidbits."

The pages/post that were the most visited during the period of May 2010 through December 2010 were about the following subjects:

Night Blooming Cereus

Hydrangeas

Fringe Plant (Grancy Graybeard)

Angel Trumpets

The Audience by the number of page views are broken down by Country.  I found it quite interesting that a Blog that is linked from the Garden Club of Georgia has a readership of people from the following countries:

United States of America - 745

United Kingdom - 40

Canada - 31

India - 31

Germany - 23

Russia - 18

Brazil - 13

South Korea - 8

Australia - 6

Israel - 6

As the publisher of this Blog my Goals for 2011 are:

Better Photography with pictures that have greater impact

More Entries with an emphasis on Plants exterior to my own Garden

Meet the Author of This Blog

As we all conclude the year of 2010 I thought it would be appropriate to feature a picture of the author of this Blog.

I live on a one acre lot in West Bibb County which features many trees.  The plants and flowers that I feature in "Gardening Tidbits" grow here and enjoy the partial shade that many trees provide. 

I grew up in Iowa, the Oldest Son of a Farming Couple who raised 6 children on an 80 acre farm.  The U. S. Navy brought me to Middle Georgia in 1971 and I found a "home" here.  I enjoy the moderate Winters and can survive the Warm Summers.

I enjoy working in the Gardens that surround our home and I also appreciate the opportunity to share my love of all things beautiful here on this Blog. 

I Wish all of the readers here:

A Very Blessed Christmas 

Abundant Beauty

It is always nice to prepare for Christmas.  Everyone  desires to place the best on display.  This lovely flower just reached full bloom yesterday.  It was a gift to My Bride for her to enjoy as she recovers from a major accident where she broke both bones in her right leg. 

This is an arrangement that The Pine Ridge Garden Club placed on the Hutch in the Breakfast room at the Federated Garden Center in Macon, Georgia for everyone to enjoy during the Christmas Holidays.  This arrangement features all natural plant material.  In case you may be wondering, the white in the center is blooms from a Fatsia Plant.

Enjoy the Christmas Holiday!!!!!!

December Flowers

It is time for me to make a post on this Blog.  Enjoy the December Flowers.

 These paperwhites flourish on the Southern Exposure of our Home in Macon.  As you can tell I cut some and placed them in containers so that we could enjoy them in the house.  In addition to the beauty, the fragrance is wonderful.

Everyone has fond memories of the "Christmas Cactus" Blooms that adorned their Grandmothers house during the Holidays. 

Night Blooming Cereus Blooms

Again

September 9, 2010

The second and most likely the last cycle of blooms for 2010 of the Night Blooming Cereus happened on September 9, 2010. Enjoy the blooms.

I would encourage everyone to obtain a cutting of this delightful plant. It is true that the plant itself does not display much, if any beauty, but the one night blooms are simply grand. This plant is very easy to grow and maintain. It is a tropical and I winter the two plants over in the garage.

Night Blooming Cereus

July 24, 2010

This image was taken at 10:15 P.M.

This image was taken at 10:18 P.M. and is a side view.

This image was taken at 10:19 P.M. and is a different bloom than the first two. We have two plants and one had a total of 4 blooms and the other had 7 blooms.

This image was taken at 10:38 P.M.

This image was taken at 10:43 P.M. We used a flashlight to add interest and additional lighting.

In 2009 we had two flushes of bloom on these two plants. They were 40 days apart. If that holds true in 2010 we can expect another round of blooms on or about 2 September 2010.

In addition to their beauty they also have a lovely fragrance.

July Beauty

Dinner Plate Hibiscus

Hibiscus moscheuto. A close relative of the Rose of Sharon which is also blooming in my Garden. These blooms are about twelve inches across and certainly are timely here in July as we Celebrate Independence Day.

This grouping of plants is just outside of the deck on the North side of the house. The planting thrives with morning Sun.