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| Gladioli |
The gladioli plants in the front garden are starting to flower. I've read that gladioli flowers are edible, although they are not supposed to have much of a taste. I must admit that I haven't actually eaten them. But, they look very pretty, don't they?
M was here in the morning and we checked on the plants, together, and he watered the garden, both front and back, for me. We also pulled up some of the California poppies that had finished flowering and potted up a couple of other plants. I offered him some peaches, but, he said he'll take them on Friday. He also took a couple of pictures of my blueberry plants, after asking me if it was okay to do so, in order to show another of his clients that blueberries can be grown in containers.
In the afternoon, I picked up Dancer's medication from the pharmacy, did a load of laundry, and tidied up my bedroom.
Brunch was leftovers from Tuesday's dinner and dinner was a frozen burrito. Snacks included fresh peaches.
On Wednesday, I was grateful for:
- M's help with the garden
- Dancer's medication being available
- A safe drive to the pharmacy and back
- Working appliances
- A fairly relaxed day
- Dancer's medication being available
- A safe drive to the pharmacy and back
- Working appliances
- A fairly relaxed day
My joyful activities included gardening, crocheting, and watching some gardening videos.
Plans for Thursday include cleaning the kitchen. It looks like the cabinets disgorged all their contents onto the counters!
How was your Wednesday? What are your plans for Thursday?
Your gladioli are very pretty but I've never heard they are edible and surely it's not worth trying them if they haven't got much taste. Maybe they can be used as a garnish.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eileen. Yes, the gladioli flowers would be pretty as a garnish. Or, chopped up and added to butter to make a colorful spread. :)
DeleteGladiolas are beautiful flowers, but my mother didn't like growing them. She said they were very often used in funeral arrangements and they reminded her of death. I've never looked at them the same since then.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how our association of certain things with death and funerals color how we see things, isn't it? There is a plant known as Madagascar Periwinkle (also known as annual Vinca) which is quite drought tolerant and would be ideal for my garden, but, it grew so profusely in cemeteries in Sri Lanka that the Sinhala name for them translates as "corpse flower" and, as a result, I refuse to grow it in my garden! :D
DeleteInteresting. I have vinca growing quite happily here. You grow the gladiolis and I will grow the vinca. :)
DeleteSounds like a plan to me! :D
DeleteWednesday was great weather here in New York. I did some laundry and cleaning and had a chat with brother-in-law when I picked up our dogs.
ReplyDeleteToday my sister will pop in between work meetings so we can catch up. Later husband and I will walk over to wish my mother-in-law a happy birthday.
Your gladioli are beautiful! How nice that your container garden of blueberries can inspire someone else to grow them. 🫐
Your meals sound yummy. I just cooked a leftover half potato with broccoli and eggs, like a little frittata. The dogs were awake before 6:00 so, with plenty of time, I treated myself.
Sounds like you had a lovely day on Wednesday. And lots of family visits, today, too. Happy birthday to your mother-in-law! Your frittata sounds delicious, too, and I am wondering why I don't make any? Maybe I should add it to my meal plan.
DeleteHi Bless! I hope you have a good day cleaning your kitchen. (I'm sweeping my bedroom floors today). The gladiola is beautiful. I transplanted some of mine from last year and one spot is ok, but one other got too much rain water and I think the bulbs died. andrea
ReplyDeleteHi Andrea! Thank you; so far, I've done the dishes and wiped down the kitchen counters. I'm procrastinating on sweeping and mopping the floor! Hope you got your floors swept. Oh, that's too bad about the transplanted gladiola that got too much rain! But, you never know; maybe they'll surprise you, next year!
DeleteI expect the gladioli look much nicer than they taste.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you've managed to get Dancer's medication. How long does it last until he needs it refilling?
My plans for Thursday include trying to not cough so much :) Actually, I'm not feeling too bad now. I just need to go to the pharmacy for some more paracetamol. Xx
Yes, the gladioli would look pretty as an edible garnish.
DeleteI receive a 30 day supply of medication for Dancer - it's an ointment and comes in pre-filled syringes. I usually call in for a refill when I get to the last syringe.
I hope you were able to get your paracetamol and continue to feel better. Take care of yourself and try to rest.
That gladiolus is a very pretty colour. I hope your kitchen cleaning goes well and that you are able to get everything put back again.
ReplyDeleteIt is a pretty color, isn't it? Thank you, Bushlady. I've made a start on the kitchen - counters wiped down, dishes washed, a few things put away. Still need to sweep and mop the floor!
DeleteSuch pretty flowers. I'm not sure I'd eat them though lol
ReplyDeleteThey are pretty, aren't they? They'll make a pretty garnish, I think. :)
DeleteThe gladioli is pretty. They also reminded my mother of funerals, so she wouldn't grow them. It must've been a common flower for that!
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting. As I mentioned in my response to Live and Learn's comment, above, I won't grow Madagascar periwinkles in my garden because they grew in the cemeteries in Sri Lanka and were called corpse flowers. :)
DeleteYour gladioli is a really pretty pink. How many stalks of them do you have? Is this a new plant for you? I remember you having it but don't remember if it's something you planted recently.
ReplyDeleteThank you; it is a very pretty pink, isn't it? I have about three flowering stalks from that particular patch of gladioli. These are from bulbs I planted a long time ago - most of them died or got dug up when planting other plants, but, I have a couple of clumps of them. I did plant a few gladioli bulbs, earlier this year, and they are coming up, but, they probably won't flower this year.
DeleteSuch a pretty gladiolus. I used to dig up my corms and overwinter them in boxes, but it was such a lot of effort and I found it took ages for the replanted corms to establish each year, so now I leave them in. Most of them come back each season, and some have self-set so it's all good. I don't have any in bloom yet. Karen also told me that she associates gladioli with funerals - not so here. I suppose if I had to pick a "typical" funeral flower, it would be lilies, but I don't avoid them for that reason ... I just don't like the smell, and they trigger my allergies terribly!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Lady Ella. This particular pink gladiolus has multiplied and formed a clump with about five flowers stalks, at present. There is another white one which is still just one plant, sending up one flower stalk. I've never really noticed what flowers are used for funeral wreaths! I ordered a spray of red roses for my mother's coffin because she loved roses.
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