Faith, Finance, and Fun: Gardening....and Birthday Contest results

Alright, I know everyone is anxious to hear how the contest between my mother and I went last Wednesday. I made plans with a friend to meet up Wednesday evening to win this elusive, wonderful contest but......mom called me during the afternoon....on HER cell phone! I simply answered, "Happy Birthday." Chalk this year up as an easy win!

On a different note, gardening is one thing I enjoy and up until now I have simply grown vegetables. I like the productivity, cost savings, and overall quality of freshly grown vegetables. While I have a very small garden it can yield a good harvest allowing me the luxury of good vegetables for at least a few meals. Unfortunately my garden does not get full sun, and the back third gets very little sun whatsoever. For any of you who know about gardening you know the vegetables don't do very well without full sun. With this is mind I plan on growing flowers for the first time! And not just any flowers, edelweiss. Many of you may know the song (I love this song) about this flower and I decided to research whether or not I could grow it in North Carolina.

Edelweiss best grows in the mountain at high altitude with loose, fine, lime enriched soil. The famous Edelweiss is called Leontopodium alpinium. It is this kind that is the root of the songs and legends about edelweiss. One being that a man shows true love for his woman by braving the elements and climbing the mountain to retrieve Edelweiss for his love. While this is a cool story I simply like the song and the flower and want a new challenge. There are two other types of edelweiss that grow better in warmer climates which are Leontopodium Mt. Everest and Leontopodium jorachayi. I plan to grow one of these varieties and will keep you informed of the process from start to finish, success or failure.

Leontopodium Alpinium
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