The column on Sarah, a 40-year-old lily growing and growing in the care of her owner Brainard Verna in Virginia Beach, sparked an email from Paul Kotarides.
Kotarides, who lives in Norfolk, sent a photo of her beautiful pink peach amaryllis in bloom.
"When I read the story about the woman with the big and old Amaryllis, I had to smile," Kotarides wrote. "I do everything possible to have my own Amaryllis heritage because I have had this plant in the attached photos for more than 20 years."
He bought the light bulb in the old Lightfoot ceramics factory, now Williamsburg Pottery. And since then it has blossomed every year.
"I'm sure it would be much bigger than now, if I had not split the effects of the bulb several times over the years to found new plants for friends."
April rains not only bring Mayflowers, but when they become dog feces, they also bring bacteria into our rivers and streams.
Unhealthy bacteria are washed by rain in nearby rains and in our streams. The owners, be sure to bring the cottage in your own back yard, because the drain does not end in front of the garden gate.
If you want a clear sticker to take your waste out to remind your neighbors to pick up the garbage, stop by the Lynnhaven River Office now the 3663 Marlin Bay Drive, in the center of Brock in Virginia Beach. For more information, call Lynnhaven River now at 757-962-5398.
"Do not kill my buzz" is the motto of a new campaign to save the bee population. The National Federation of Wildlife and Beesponsible unite to promote gardening "suitable for bees".
It basically means not using pesticides, creating a nesting site and growing many nectar-rich plants that pollinators like. Bees and other bee species live in our region and are among the many insects that pollinate our plants and flowers. The two groups began working together after the United States Fish and Wildlife Service placed the rusted bell on the list of endangered species, the first bee species on the list. Visit www.beesponsible.com for more information on what, when and where to plant to make your garden more bee-friendly . You can also buy a "Do not Kill My Hum" shirt. The proceeds will be used to support the conservation efforts of the National Wildlife Federation.
It's not just spring cleaning in the house and garden, it's also time to beautify the neighborhood. AskHrgreen.org has many tips for spring cleaning in the neighborhood. He has developed a number of online tools that you can use to gather your neighbors for Team Up 2 Clean Up.
You can download posters with graphic images from the Recycle Bin we created, as well as information about organizing a cleaning event. Or if organizing an event seems overwhelming, there's a list of cleanup jobs in Hampton Roads that you and your neighbors can attend. Go to www.ashrgreen.org/team-up-2-clean-up .
AskHRgreen offers the following tips on its website to clean your garden in the spring: "Sprinkle your beds, leave grass clippings on your lawn, bare seeds, put rain on the job, water wise"
Speaking of garden cleaning, what they say about storms is really true, just as nature likes trees. Was anyone else like me surprised by the absence of debris on the ground after the snow and the surprise of the snow of the night two weeks ago? My big tree usually tells me when a big storm is over, because there are many branches, pine needles and pine cones on the ground. But after this storm, there was practically nothing. All the first trips we made this winter have made it, and my garden was as clean as a whistle, thanks to Mother Nature, the secateurs.
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