tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post7976532948135920219..comments2023-10-23T19:11:58.475+03:00Comments on Stilettos in the Sand…...: Taking Time to Smell the Flowers...Sabrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00099972141312539283noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-84920630206719444022009-05-19T17:48:00.000+03:002009-05-19T17:48:00.000+03:00Michele - Thank you for the excellent information....Michele - Thank you for the excellent information. Did not know they were poisonous, too. I know the camel foot is. Don't think it is the frangipani that The Boy got in, when he had some sort of reaction a couple of months ago, but who knows... There is camel foot out back. If it happens again - the camel foot and the frangipani are gone. The lantana is on the side of the house - The Kids are never out there. Yes. We're in Dhahran. Where'd you live, here?Sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099972141312539283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-63360449434299203802009-05-19T15:41:00.000+03:002009-05-19T15:41:00.000+03:00FYI frangipani and lantana are both poisonous.
Qu...FYI frangipani and lantana are both poisonous. <br />Question Sabra -- your pictures look very familiar, and perhaps it is simply because alot of KSA compounds look the same, but are you in Dhahran? I grew up there =)Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16716649272142655164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-83612232626245281762009-05-18T18:00:00.000+03:002009-05-18T18:00:00.000+03:00Most of the water used to keep things green here i...Most of the water used to keep things green here is "reconstituted." NOT safe for drinking. [Water processed from sewer. Keeps things really, really green!] The only tap we have in the house that is drinking water is called the "sweet water tap," even thought the water we bathe in and wash clothes in is desalinated - it isn't. You cannot drink it. Does a number on your hair and skin - and clothes, as well. You can taste the salt in it.Sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099972141312539283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-72147865462953850002009-05-18T16:47:00.000+03:002009-05-18T16:47:00.000+03:00Wow, grass and trees! I had no idea there was so ...Wow, grass and trees! I had no idea there was so much vegetation in that region. You must spend a fortune on water. Do you have a natural source, or is all fresh water from de-salinators?<br /><br />It all looks great!Tim Jansingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-36608029088837549912009-05-18T15:52:00.000+03:002009-05-18T15:52:00.000+03:00Interesting about the lantana, doctorpat. Doesn't...Interesting about the lantana, doctorpat. Doesn't seem to grow quickly here, at all. My is the same size now as it was two years ago! Too much heat, here? And, when I was working at the Garden Center on our compound I was told by the Garden Guru that it is one of the slower plants to get going, here. Perhaps I will buy a yellow one and see how it does and see how fast it grows...Sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099972141312539283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-14193372002099922622009-05-18T15:37:00.000+03:002009-05-18T15:37:00.000+03:00I have lots of Frangipani trees in my garden. They...I have lots of Frangipani trees in my garden. They are very common in Australia.<br /><br />As is lantana. Which grows quickly. Very quickly. Extremely quickly. In northern australia it is illegal to have lantana because it tends to go wild and take over entire farms. As a youngster I had to clear quite a lot of land by hand, the only way to kill lantana is to cut the stalks near the ground and pour poison directly into it.doctorpatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-20973662266553042162009-05-18T02:34:00.000+03:002009-05-18T02:34:00.000+03:00Thanks for sharing the lovely photos; it's nic...Thanks for sharing the lovely photos; it's nice to see something from the Sandbox that doesn't require "advanced warning." :>) You're right about the laborers--worth every penny. Hopefully, they're among the workers who receive their pay.Dawn-Michellenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-30664567725506189922009-05-17T22:49:00.000+03:002009-05-17T22:49:00.000+03:00Linda - Can you do me a favor, please? E-mail me....Linda - Can you do me a favor, please? E-mail me. Sabrasstilettos @ yahoo dot com. Want to ask you a favor.Sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099972141312539283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-22064575475244460232009-05-17T22:48:00.000+03:002009-05-17T22:48:00.000+03:00Thanks, Suburban. I'll check it out, now that I k...Thanks, Suburban. I'll check it out, now that I know where to start. Twinkies and lemons. Perfect! I said citronella, but I'm stealing "Twinkies and lemons" from here on out.Sabrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00099972141312539283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-80846337456112143462009-05-17T12:46:00.000+03:002009-05-17T12:46:00.000+03:00How lovely. Thank you for sharing:-)
We have some ...How lovely. Thank you for sharing:-)<br />We have some pretty gorgeous blooms going on here now, too, especially after 2 days of rain last week. The roses are just simply beautiful. And I have these viney, almost like morning glories, flowers that are so cool. The blooms are yellow, orange and white and appear to come from the same vine.Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29282508.post-27577578664753235582009-05-17T12:15:00.000+03:002009-05-17T12:15:00.000+03:00Your mystery tree with the white flowers is Frangi...Your mystery tree with the white flowers is Frangipangi (not spelled right, but that's how it sounds) <br /><br />I think it smells a little like Twinkies and Lemon.Suburbanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722800832006632216noreply@blogger.com