Yearly Archives: 2005

Lookie, My New Fishies…

Posted on December 29, 2005 by joelignacio

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San Francisco Botanical Garden

Posted on December 29, 2005 by joelignacio

Today, I took advantage of the break in the rains plus 11 days off of work and took a trip to the San Francisco Botanical Garden. I took numerous photos and will post them shortly… Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on … Continue reading →

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Live Christmas Tree for My New House…

Posted on December 26, 2005 by joelignacio

Just a thought… When I get my own house, I want to get a live Christmas Tree to plant in a large container. I’ll keep it in the back and take to the front of the house and decorated with … Continue reading →

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Cactus Book…

Posted on December 26, 2005 by joelignacio

One of the gifts I received from Christmas was “Cactus: The Most Beautiful Species and Their Care” by Elisabeth Manke. Thanks Howie :) Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook Tumblr it Tweet about it Tell a friend

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Cheap planting pots that are readily available…

Posted on December 24, 2005 by joelignacio

My Coleus and Plectranthus cuttings at work have rooted, so I really have to get some pots and plant them in soil. I don’t want to bring a bunch of mismatched 4 inch pots to work, because they are sitting … Continue reading →

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Garden Status…

Posted on December 24, 2005 by joelignacio

I didn’t have work today, so I was able to do a little garden work and snap more pictures. I checked the Brussel Sprouts and Swiss Chard and they are doing okay, but there was a lot of snail/slug damage … Continue reading →

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I started a Coleus group on Flickr…

Posted on December 23, 2005 by joelignacio

I’m so excited, because I took my passion for Coleus (Solenostemon scutellarioides) and started a group on Flickr devoted to… guess what?… Coleus!!! My ultimate goal is to have a central location where you can view photos of Coleus from … Continue reading →

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Found Christmas Kalanchoe + Wierdo Kiwi Fruits

Posted on December 20, 2005 by joelignacio

As I was walking to carpool after work and saw some broken Christmas Kalanchoe plants. Knowing me, I searched for any leaves that were broken off. I was able to collect these, which I’ll try to propagate. Found Christmas Kalanchoe … Continue reading →

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Latin Names and Nomenclature Questions…

Posted on December 20, 2005 by joelignacio

I posted the following in the Gardening community ( link ) Hello Fellow Plant-lovers… I’ve just began to get interested in the Latin names of my various plants and have a few questions about nomenclature. Please forgive me/correct me if … Continue reading →

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Pretty Weeds

Posted on December 19, 2005 by joelignacio

As I was taking a break at work. I noticed this this spent Dandelion flower under a tree on the sidewalk (The Embarcadero/Levi’s Plaza Park, San Francisco). Luckily, I was carrying my camera and I snapped up this photo: Spent … Continue reading →

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Older Photos…

Posted on December 14, 2005 by joelignacio

I was going through older photos in my iPhoto library and found two that I took at my friend, Howard’s, old apartment. These were taken on March 2001. Yellow Oxalis     Faucet I use to call these Clovers, but recently … Continue reading →

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Earthworm Rescue

Posted on December 14, 2005 by joelignacio

While I was on break, I noticed 3 earthworms stuck in a puddle of water on the street. Lifting them with a pine needle, I safely returned them to the grass where they should be… There’s my good deed for … Continue reading →

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Ornamental Grass + Seeds

Posted on December 13, 2005 by joelignacio

As I was walking with some co-workers to Taco Bell for lunch, I saw an Ornamental Grass on the corner of Drumm and Washington in San Francisco with seeds ready to pop out. They were calling out, “Joey, take me… … Continue reading →

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Fuyu Persimmons

Posted on December 13, 2005 by joelignacio

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Quick Response + Rose Stumps + Gardening Thoughts…

Posted on December 12, 2005 by joelignacio

I wrote an email to White Flower Farm last night asking if they knew what varieties of Coleus my coworker purchased from them… and this morning, I got a response with the names. They are Black Magic, Peridot, Bronze Pagoda, … Continue reading →

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