2013 Buick Enclave Leather

When hubby and I had a long distant travels, we rent a car at AVIS. We always have good deals using coupons sent to us by the car insurance company and the bank. Sometimes, we go for upgrade which is a good deal for us. Look at this Buick Enclave. Man, this car is luxurious, comfortable and sexy on the road. We got this one for one week, road trip to Mississippi. I tell you, this is expensive ... a brand new in red color is about $48K. Oh my my!

More Blooms in my Garden

It is summer time and it is so good to be out in the yard. Hubby and I spent most of our time in the gazebo. In fact, we have our brunch at the gazebo and enjoying the cool breeze from the river. Not only that we enjoyed the breeze, we also enjoyed watching the flowers in blooms. This is my Kalanchoe, a succulent flowering plants. We had our thunderstorms the other day, it fell down and I thought it will not survive. Look at it, still in blooms

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I know, I took a lot of photos of these flowers. They are just gorgeous. How about you? What flowers do you have in your garden?

At the Beach

Oh yeah! Summer and the beach, what a better way to spend this season huh? I know that the heat of the sun is a scorcher but, we have a shade and that makes a difference. Hubby and I had no plans going to beach but, since it is just 20 minutes drive, who needs planning right? If we feel like it, we grab our beach chairs, some cold drinks and snacks ... bammm ... we are heading to Cocoa Beach or Satellite Beach. How about you?

My Gardenia in Blooms

After having my gardenia for one week, here it is in full bloom. It smells good too. I love the soothing effect of fragrant flowers in my garden.

Back home in the Philippines, my mother has fragrant flowers in the garden. At night, the smell of flowers are overpowering but, in a nice way. Having this gardenia plant in the gazebo brings back old memories and it's really relaxing.

We have sampaguita, dama de noche, roses as well as gardenia. All flowering plants made our garden smells good especially at night time.

Anyway, since gardenia has a very fragrant creamy-white flowers and glossy too with dark-green leaves, it has its own myth story to tell. It is believed to have been named after Alexander Garden who is a physician in Charleston, South Carolina and that's during colonial days. You can check it online about his life story.

Gardenia has over 200 species, a shrub that can grow 6'-8' with almost equal spread. Usually, gardenias bloom in mid-spring to early summer. They have a powerful, sweet fragrance, and can perfume an entire area. That is really true because our garden back home, smells really good at night time especially when there is a breeze.

The Toyrarium Gro-Project : Fun Project for the Family

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There are two activities that inspire me in summer time, the beach and hanging out in the garden. Though the sun is a scorcher down here in Florida, I have chosen my time when to do gardening and it is always fun and relaxing. When I am out in the yard, I will never run out of garden inspiration because Miracle-Gro has tons of ideas for fun garden projects.

For today, I would like to share a very interesting project that I saw from the The Gro Project. If you have boys in the house, they will surely enjoy this project as well so; make this project a family activity for the day.

This is really easy to do. Just gather all those materials listed above and follow these 5 steps.
1. Cover the bottom of the container with a layer of rocks.
2. Fill it about 1/3 full with potting mix.
3. Use the spoon to plant succulents in the potting mix, adding more mix to create your landscape.
4. Set the scene with your toys. Careful not to overwater! Use a spritzer to moisten only when it gets very dry in there.
5. (That's it!) Just add a little imagination and watch it come to life.

This summer, make sure that your children have lots of activities to do and this toyrarium is interesting, educational and fun project to do. For more fun garden projects, you should check out this video and you will be blown away with garden inspiration ideas. Don't forget to follow the Miracle-Gro Pinterest page for gardening stories inspiration.

Don't forget to check out the Miracle Gro online to access their library of articles and videos. They have tons of expert gardening tips for both beginners and professionals. If you encounter common garden problems, they have a solution to suggest and they will help you find the right products for your beautiful garden such as the LiquaFeed All Purpose Plant Food Advance Starter Kit.

Snapdragons in Bloom

Here is another photo that I took from my garden today. The blooms are just so beautiful. Snapdragons are known to be cold-season annual plants. They do best in full or partial sun as well as in well drained soil. Here in Florida where the heat is a scorcher, this plant is like a baby that I need to water everyday.

 

Snapdragons are fascinating plants because when you gently squeeze the sides of the intricately shaped flower, you will see the jaws of a dragon head snap closed. The blooms come in gorgeous colors, including some with amazing color variations on each flower. I have red and white in the garden right now. I was reading on how to re-plant it and it's really easy because snapdragons are an outstanding cut flower. Snapdragons are cool-season annual, and a great for fall color. Check out this plant in the garden store in your area.

The Busy Butterfly

I was watching the butterfly while I was at the gazebo. It was hopping from one flower to the other. Butterflies feed on nectar from the flowers. They nourished themselves from pollen and rotting fruit as well as from the dissolved minerals in wet sand and soil. No wonder I saw them just walking on the dirt earlier.

From what I read, "butterflies sip water from damp patches for hydration and feed on nectar from flowers, from which they obtain sugars for energy as well as sodium and other minerals vital for reproduction."

They use their antennae to sense the air for wind and scents. The antennae are covered with sensory organs called sensillae. Did you know that a butterfly's sense of taste is 200 times better compared to humans? "Many butterflies use chemical signals, pheromones, and specialized scent scales." That's all for now folks! Thanka for stopping by.

Beautiful Butterfly

I love to have my coffee at the gazebo, listening to the birds chirping and just enjoying the early morning breeze. The birds were up on the trees and very noisy actually when I noticed this beautiful creature flying nearby.  When I go out, I always bring my camera if in case something might pop up just like this one.

I love watching the butterflies. They are so pretty. Have you seen butterflies in your yard lately? What color was it?

Boosts Your Business Online

In this generation of technology, the society basically breathes in technology. Look around you and tell me, can you go on with life without it? Your computer, cellphone, car, and even the microwave are now in digital. The implementation of technology truly influences the values of the society.

Of course, the notion of efficiency in terms of human productivity arises. An example would be the banking industry where they rely on technology so much so; the traditional way of really talking to people became scarce. Have you ever experience such incident? Do you think technology is a big help.

Do you have business online? If you do, take advantage to use the technology to boosts your sales. If you do not know anything about SEO and how to bring traffic to your business online then, do not despair. You should consider hiring someone or a company who is reliable and knows a lot about traffic and SEO.

Once you find the company, all you have to do is sit-back, relax and enjoy the traffic that you are getting. The result would be more clients searching for your services; more customers are buying your product and definitely, business sales will rise up.How is that sound?

Gorgeous View Along the Indian River

When I'm on my desktop for hours, my husband knows that I was tired in the middle of the day. He would always ask me to take a break. We live about 5 minutes away from Indian River so; we always go there. We take a short road trip along the Indian River Drive. See the photo below? A nice weather, blue skies and calm waters, such a rejuvenating scenic view.

The houses here are super gorgeous and huge with manicured lawn. I will be posting the beautiful houses next time. Thanks for stopping by.