“Time to go to the flower nursery” by Carl D’Agostino

February 16, 2017

Carl D'Agostino

Categories: Cartoons by Carl D'Agostino Tags: flower pot, porch flowers

23 responses to ““Time to go to the flower nursery” by Carl D’Agostino”

pattisj
March 13th, 2017 at 00:31

Those colorful flowers will perk things up a bit.

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Bun Karyudo
February 19th, 2017 at 02:12

The falling pot must have been very heavy to flatten that poor victim down to the ankles like that.

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woodlandgnome
February 18th, 2017 at 13:37

He Carl, have you met Plant Delights Nursery outside of Raleigh yet? They have beautiful botanical gardens and they will be open for visitors for the first time this year, next weekend. Details here: https://www.plantdelights.com/pages/open-nursery-and-garden-dates Now THAT is a great place to get interesting plants. Postage is a small fortune, but you can buy in person a few weekends a year….

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woodlandgnome
February 18th, 2017 at 13:33

Oh, what sweet beauty! You are a few weeks ahead of us. Our Lowe’s held little besides pansies and empty tables yesterday, but it won’t be long now! Happy planting!

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- Carl D'Agostino
  February 18th, 2017 at 15:37
  
  The WalMart garden section is still empty but this morning I did get fertilizer, grass seed and several bags of top soil for bald spots. Up in in Greensboro I think I am the only one that waters the lawn. They can’t understand why theirs is brown and not growing.
  
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  - woodlandgnome
    February 18th, 2017 at 17:58
    
    I’ve been buying up mulch and so far 2 bags of Milorganite. We counted nearly 20 deer running through the ravine near our house this morning, but the Milorganite is helping discourage their curiosity about our side of the fence 😉 I am still pruning and watching for signs of spring. A lot of folks in this part of the country plant grass that turns brown all winter. so ugly! But ours is a tangle of wildflowers and whatever wild grass wants to grow. It is vibrantly green and happy with just what rain will fall. Greensboro is a great place to live if you like hush puppies, barbecue and Brunswick stew 😉
    
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  - Carl D'Agostino
    February 18th, 2017 at 19:06
    
    Lotta pulled pork. Never heard of the stew must try it. Having lived in Miami ate lot of Caribbean food and of course my home cooked Italian. Yes, the wild flowers and there are these mini strawberries about the size of very small peas.
    
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duckofindeed
February 17th, 2017 at 09:52

I used to be pretty good with plants. Now every plant I so much as look at dies. I still enjoy visiting the plant nursery, though. I especially like the tiny cactus and the fruit trees.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  February 18th, 2017 at 15:38
  
  Yes, the tiny cacti and the succulents.
  
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Ankur Mithal
February 16th, 2017 at 22:38

Ha ha! Clever image.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  February 17th, 2017 at 07:59
  
  I wonder if plants would flourish is a caterpillar flower pot ?
  
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Jasper Hoogendam
February 16th, 2017 at 20:31

In this part of the world those feet would be covered with mukluks, snow shoes or skis. Today being -22 C (-2 F) we’re only dreaming of spring.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  February 16th, 2017 at 21:23
  
  Now that gives new meaning to “getting cold feet”.
  
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http://www.salpa58.wordpress.com
February 16th, 2017 at 19:30

Loved the flower pot with the feet. LOL

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- Carl D'Agostino
  February 16th, 2017 at 21:22
  
  So corny. Could not resist buying it. It’s a Key West/Miami kinda thing.
  
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Madelyn Griffith-Haynie, MCC, SCAC
February 16th, 2017 at 18:58

Oh, Carl — sitting here in boots and a warm flannel robe over a cashmere sweater, flannel bottoms over leggings, typing with cold-cramped fingers in my beyond chilly apartment, I find it hard to believe my time for flowers will arrive any time soon. Meanwhile, I will depend on posts like yours to keep the faith. 🙂 Great pot, btw.
xx,
mgh
(Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMORE dot com)
ADD Coach Training Field founder; ADD Coaching co-founder
“It takes a village to transform a world!”

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- Carl D'Agostino
  February 16th, 2017 at 21:20
  
  Keep the faith. (We are giving away our age )
  
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aphrodite smiles
February 16th, 2017 at 14:44

I’m still digging myself out of the snow (that’s still falling) up here.. so.. : )

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- Carl D'Agostino
  February 16th, 2017 at 15:07
  
  I could not back out of the drive way for 2 days because could not get any traction on the ice.
  
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  - aphrodite smiles
    February 16th, 2017 at 17:28
    
    I know your winters are much milder than up here, but… no salt? How about cat litter? I know.. I’d rather stay in too! Safer than slip-slidin’ around! 😀
    
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  - Carl D'Agostino
    February 16th, 2017 at 21:25
    
    Yes that salt did help. Having lived in Miami for 60 years, just 2 years in Greensboro is still new to me. It snowed in Miami for about a minute in 1977.
    
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lulu
February 16th, 2017 at 10:18

The same is true for me after all my pots suffered from 2 nights of freezing temps. It may be a while before I get to the nursery however.

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- Carl D'Agostino
  February 16th, 2017 at 11:15
  
  I’m in North Carolina. I should be OK if I wait two more weeks.
  
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