tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post8709014689140967039..comments2023-10-17T10:25:34.828-05:00Comments on Prairie Rose's Garden: Why I Don't Have HouseplantsRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-80828559575841664782013-08-06T12:33:43.109-05:002013-08-06T12:33:43.109-05:00And that my dear, is why we DONT have house plants...And that my dear, is why we DONT have house plants either! LOL the look in Widgets face is priceless. Who, me? LOLSkeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08222522533934405029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-10169957846519934442012-12-02T13:00:16.802-06:002012-12-02T13:00:16.802-06:00No, I don't believe it! Not that innocent kitt...No, I don't believe it! Not that innocent kitty!Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-55351452491011911962012-11-16T16:14:14.013-06:002012-11-16T16:14:14.013-06:00Thanks all for visiting; time has gotten away from...Thanks all for visiting; time has gotten away from me--I need to catch up on reading blogs, let alone replying to comments. As for Widget (who is a male, by the way), he is such a funny and intelligent cat, I couldn't get too mad at him. I probably would have killed all the plants myself by January anyway:) <br /><br />My granddaughter, who is 9, thought the whole thing was pretty funny. But plans are in the works for an outdoor fairy garden next spring. Widget doesn't go outside, so he won't be a problem, but the other cats who do, think fresh soil is for a litter box--I need to plant fast and mulch even faster!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-30477314709820047872012-11-16T12:35:36.224-06:002012-11-16T12:35:36.224-06:00Very cute kitty cat. It's hard to stay mad at...Very cute kitty cat. It's hard to stay mad at them for long, isn't it? I'm lucky; neither of my two cats bothers the houseplants (knock on wood, fingers crossed!) <br />Kimberleyhttp://cosmosandcleome.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-44320242787377983292012-11-16T02:39:25.084-06:002012-11-16T02:39:25.084-06:00A lovely post about your indoor plants. Still I th...A lovely post about your indoor plants. Still I think your cat is a lovely one.<br />Have a wonderful weekendMarijkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12848940570958437408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-21993637598941835892012-11-15T20:46:31.151-06:002012-11-15T20:46:31.151-06:00Well, it looked cute while it lasted. When my hus...Well, it looked cute while it lasted. When my husband and I were first married and renting, I had houseplants to satisfy my gardening urge. When we got two cats, a brother and a sister, I was not happy with the female, who would uproot plants from time to time. The male left them alone.Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-39832197629864521502012-11-15T19:48:05.266-06:002012-11-15T19:48:05.266-06:00It's so hard to manage houseplants and pets! I...It's so hard to manage houseplants and pets! I hope you're able to find a place outside for the fairy garden when the weather warms up again!Ramble on Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18407299834073788678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-91160529785292793072012-11-15T16:49:38.383-06:002012-11-15T16:49:38.383-06:00Oh my! I can see why you don't have houseplan...Oh my! I can see why you don't have houseplants, Rose! I had some back in my kitty-mama days, and the bigger floor plants ended up being used as litter boxes before I realized either the kitties or the plants would have to go. I found homes for . . . the plants. No kitties here any more, and the houseplants are back.<br /><br />We had a fairy garden presentation at one of our Master Gardener Idea Exchanges a couple of months ago. It was such fun. I might try my hand at one sometime. I've already started collecting odd bits and pieces, and might try making a fairy house from the ideas gathered at that meeting. garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-49650728831395731922012-11-15T08:59:25.804-06:002012-11-15T08:59:25.804-06:00Love the innocent look on her face. hahaha. I ha...Love the innocent look on her face. hahaha. I have houseplants and did when we had a kitty. She didn't dig up the plants, but she did like to sample the foliage. <br />Your fairy garden was a nice project to share with your granddaughter. Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-79653959913379836622012-11-15T08:51:28.089-06:002012-11-15T08:51:28.089-06:00I suppose she thought it was a cat tray in the wro...I suppose she thought it was a cat tray in the wrong place! Couldn't be cross with a little beauty like that!<br /><br />Love that first little fairy house!<br />Maggie X<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-11226313998929488622012-11-15T01:28:53.188-06:002012-11-15T01:28:53.188-06:00Rose, what a cute cat you have! She loves indoor g...Rose, what a cute cat you have! She loves indoor garden and small bridge to play with!<br />Nadezda<br />http://northern-garden.blogspot.com/Nadezdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08159291982383302922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-83267652913292896432012-11-14T22:57:00.794-06:002012-11-14T22:57:00.794-06:00Aw-w...such an innocent face. I like the fairy gar...Aw-w...such an innocent face. I like the fairy garden, so cute, so nice. I have often thought about trying that as well. I might need some pawprint tracing machine, however. :)The Sage Butterflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06252906325012065829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-27644451885711179912012-11-14T10:36:03.123-06:002012-11-14T10:36:03.123-06:00Oh, that look! I know it well. It's why I put ...Oh, that look! I know it well. It's why I put the few house plants we have up, up, and away from Peanut's reach. The perches where they are placed are much to small for her to explore. Well, I hope so anyway. <br /><br />You and your granddaughter did a fantastic job with the fairy planting. You shouldn't give up on the idea of a fairy garden. Maybe a succulent planter (with lots of thorny plants) would be safer from the cat's curiosity. walk2writehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501812375142037251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-72872785385328727742012-11-14T10:21:23.732-06:002012-11-14T10:21:23.732-06:00Enjoyed your post Rose. The cats my son brought ho...Enjoyed your post Rose. The cats my son brought home as a child are all gone now, but they never bothered my houseplants for some reason -- except for palms that got dried-out leaves occasionally. They liked to swat at those. Maybe they would have been more mischievous if fairy gardens were in the house! ($$ for a few sprinkles of glitter.... don't blame you for passing that up).<br /><br />I did have a dog that buried his chew bones in the ficus dirt. Maybe the cats are getting unfairly maligned here! (:>)DJhttp://www.meandermountain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-4525011042003112702012-11-14T09:37:30.996-06:002012-11-14T09:37:30.996-06:00Hi Rose, An enjoyable and fun post. Your naughty p...Hi Rose, An enjoyable and fun post. Your naughty pussy cat obviously wasn't impressed with your fairy garden, I do hope nothing was added to it...not the sort of compost you would want I suspect :-)<br /><br />I'm sure your granddaughter enjoyed making it with you and I was immediately transported back to my childhood and infant school when with a little help from our parents we each had to make a garden on a tray which would then be part of some sort of exhibition at the town hall. I was very young and don't remember too much about it but I can remember mine involved embedding a small mirror into the soil to make a pond which I thought looked magical...I hope your granddaughter has fond memories of helping to make yours in years to come.ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-3237926563350006082012-11-14T09:31:08.284-06:002012-11-14T09:31:08.284-06:00That was hilarious. That's why I have terrariu...That was hilarious. That's why I have terrariums.~~DeeDee/reddirtramblingshttp://www.reddirtramblings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-38864066077101185402012-11-14T08:40:13.361-06:002012-11-14T08:40:13.361-06:00And that is exactly why I have no houseplants eith...And that is exactly why I have no houseplants either. Two Siamese cats. Your poor pixies... no sooner did they find a new lovely place to move into than it was repeatedly terrorized and uprooted. I hope the fairies relocated somewhere safe and are now happy in the lint trap of the dryer or the bottom of the linen closet. <br /><br />And I hope your granddaughter wasn't sad about it all.Laurriehttp://laurries.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-47275915901563685202012-11-14T06:34:54.675-06:002012-11-14T06:34:54.675-06:00Hilarious! The cat face cracked me up and I needed...Hilarious! The cat face cracked me up and I needed a laugh today, thank you. You are the best grandmother and a very obliging pet owner too.Sarah Laurencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00423008641739156182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-87913175467050903522012-11-13T19:56:35.299-06:002012-11-13T19:56:35.299-06:00oh what a dear sweet face that is. he was obvious...oh what a dear sweet face that is. he was obviously having a lot of fun. leave it to the cat to chase the faeries out of the faerie garden. they can't resist small fluttery things.Margueritehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377516887669269657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-28959362072643307062012-11-13T13:59:15.792-06:002012-11-13T13:59:15.792-06:00Rose, Those kitties can sure be sneaky and they lo...Rose, Those kitties can sure be sneaky and they love dirt! That's precisely why I got out of the habit of having houseplants...and I don't miss having them at all! Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-40813699978577100102012-11-13T11:03:06.645-06:002012-11-13T11:03:06.645-06:00Ah pets, you got to love'm even when they don&...Ah pets, you got to love'm even when they don't believe in fairies! I bet your granddaughter will fondly remember making this little garden years into the future. Love the little bridge, Rose!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00116583212813729057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-49687690156798646742012-11-13T09:07:13.435-06:002012-11-13T09:07:13.435-06:00The cat. It figures. If I were you, I'd also d...The cat. It figures. If I were you, I'd also double check your checkbook. There's a good chance the cat's been embezzling from you as well. Cats are bad. They cheat and they lie.Jim/ArtofGardening.orghttp://artofgardeningbuffalo.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-51968055371119987802012-11-12T21:33:08.969-06:002012-11-12T21:33:08.969-06:00I have the same issues--one cat eats the soil, and...I have the same issues--one cat eats the soil, and the other one...well, you can imagine. My terrarium seemed to work for a while, but then it started having problems. I'm kind of afraid to post about it, because I so wanted it to be successful...Beth at PlantPostingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473637655960119672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-74613976340650911142012-11-12T20:03:08.568-06:002012-11-12T20:03:08.568-06:00My good friend Pat has the same problem. She has 2...My good friend Pat has the same problem. She has 2 indoor cats and cannot have house plants. They tear hers to shreds and do unthinkable things in the pot too. Your fairy garden was really cute though. At least you have something to look forward to next spring. Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9125698507772106631.post-8149221606641070002012-11-12T19:56:14.623-06:002012-11-12T19:56:14.623-06:00Your cat has such a guilty look on his face in the...Your cat has such a guilty look on his face in the last photo. <br /><br />It's a cute idea for the mini garden, and a really fun project to complete with your granddaughter. Northern Shadehttp://northernshade.ca/noreply@blogger.com