The Gardeners Anonymous Blog tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-609132 2013-05-12T10:56:05-07:00 Gardening is My Drug of Choice. TypePad Rattlesnake Season-The Third Anniversary of My Rattlesnake Bite tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e201901c18d713970b 2013-05-12T10:56:05-07:00 2013-05-12T11:02:37-07:00 I blew out my knee this week, and I am now on crutches. This reminds me that three years ago, I was on crutches for an entirely different reason. While photographing wildflowers on a trail near my house, I was... Chigiy Binell I Want My Cecile Back tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e201901c0c78c5970b 2013-05-10T23:22:51-07:00 2013-05-10T23:22:51-07:00 Butterfly clinging to spent Cecile Brunner blossoms. Putting a plant in the proper location with pay you back in spades. I planted this Cecile Brunner climbing rose two years ago as a small plant. Look at it now. Look at... Chigiy Binell The Cavalry is Here tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e2017eeab89c9a970d 2013-04-30T22:45:09-07:00 2013-04-30T22:45:09-07:00 With spring comes flowers; and with flowers come beauty, fragrance, joy and…aphids. Aphids have never really been a big problem in my yard because my garden is protected by soldiers. Yes, I support the troops, and these troops like to... Chigiy Binell No Cash For New Plants tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e2017eea9c3ef3970d 2013-04-26T23:04:16-07:00 2013-04-26T23:04:16-07:00 Well, once again our family is in the midst of a cash flow crisis. Am I worried we may not have a roof over our heads? Food to eat? Gas for our cars so I can drive my kids to... Chigiy Binell What To Do If You Are Stung by a Jellyfish Is urine really the answer? Should you give pee a chance? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e2017c37d63506970b 2013-03-18T00:02:07-07:00 2013-03-18T00:02:07-07:00 Richard Schmidt's Surf Camp Beach the night of the now infamous jellyfish incident Drumroll please…. For all of you who read my last post and are anxiously awaiting the answer to the age-old question, “should you urinate on a jellyfish... Chigiy Binell To Pee or Not to Pee tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e2017d41b7b1f7970c 2013-03-10T23:31:11-07:00 2013-03-10T23:31:11-07:00 Never in my life have so many friends wanted to urinate on me as last week, when the news that I was stung by a large jellyfish came out on Facebook. My family and I were on vacation in Costa... Chigiy Binell Feb 20, 2013 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e2017c36feed3a970b 2013-02-20T09:48:17-08:00 2013-02-20T09:48:17-08:00 Another flower from Arenal. This Etlinger elatior has many common names, torch ginger, ginger flower, red ginger lily, torch lily, wild ginger and Porcelain rose. Chigiy Binell Feb 15, 2013 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e2017c36f99e51970b 2013-02-19T08:45:39-08:00 2013-02-19T08:45:39-08:00 More Heliconia, from the base of Volcano Arenal. After my familia and I went zipping through the forest, we dined on fresh pineapple at the zip lining station. For those of you that don't know, a pineapple is actually a... Chigiy Binell Feb 15, 2013 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e2017d41164fc0970c 2013-02-15T17:45:11-08:00 2013-02-15T17:45:11-08:00 The Blogmistress of Gardeners Anonymous is in Costa Rica with her familia loca. Here is a photo from the base of Volcano Arenal of a heliconia taken this morning. Chigiy Binell My Neighbor the Tree Hater vs. Me, the Tree Hugger tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e2017ee794d89a970d 2013-01-17T19:24:25-08:00 2013-01-17T19:26:35-08:00 My neighbor left a note on my car and asked me to call him regarding a tree on my property. It turns out he wants me to cut it down. When I asked him why, his response was similar to... Chigiy Binell