Moms Birthday

by Kathy Bassett

Title

Moms Birthday

Artist

Kathy Bassett

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Photograph - Photography - Digital Art

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photograph with digital textures.
Late August day, celebrating moms birthday without her for a second year, by taking photographs in my community garden where I find lots of things I know she would enjoy, as do I... sensing the closeness of her presence and taking the stroll around the garden exclaiming at all of the wonders. Missing that with my mom, and so many other nuances and essences. Gladiolas were always in my mother's garden, usually pink or coral alongside a vibrant company of flora. Celebrating her spirit on her birthday, feeling her loving spirit as we stroll through beauty together.In temperate zones, the corms of most species and hybrids should be lifted in autumn and stored over winter in a frost-free place, then replanted in spring. Some species from Europe and high altitudes in Africa, as well as the small 'Nanus' hybrids, are much hardier (to at least -15�F/-26�C) and can be left in the ground in regions with sufficiently dry winters. 'Nanus' is hardy to Zones 5-8. The large-flowered types require moisture during the growing season, and must be individually staked as soon as the sword-shaped flower heads appear. The leaves must be allowed to die down naturally before lifting and storing the corms. Plants are propagated either from small cormlets produced as offsets by the parent corms, or from seed. In either case, they take several years to get to flowering size. Clumps should be dug up and divided every few years to keep them vigorous.

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August 21st, 2013

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