MARIETTE'S BACK TO BASICS

Saturday, July 28, 2012

{HELP NEEDED Identifying this Plant!}

After searching in vain for the name of this huge pot plant, I now resort to my world wide readers... Indeed: HELP NEEDED identifying this plant. It was given as a birthday present to Pieter in April, so we've tried for three months now to determine its name. The leaves are kind of leathery and in the center something is growing. Not a blossom I think as it started in May already.

It is not rhubarb... But WHAT is it?

Does anyone know; please help me out!

My guess is that it is some tropical variety...

Above two photos were taken on May 20.

June 26...

July 5...

THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR NAMING THIS ONE... and solving the mystery!

Thanks to Ger from Hoorn Des Overvloeds, a Dutch blogger friend, she pointed me into the right direction. With some more research I've found out that it is an Anthurium Plowmanii Fruffles

THANKS GER - YOU ROCK!!!

It is native in Brasil, Peru, Bolivia and Paraguay. Just click the above link for finding out more.

Thursday, July 26, 2012

{Our 2012 ANTIOXIDANT SUPERFRUIT Yield}

Regardless of the hot and dry summer in 2011, we did have some 2012 ANTIOXIDANT SUPERFRUIT Yield! Look here...

I took these photos on June 26 but lost them... Only now I found the file and like to show you.

Did you know about the blueberries Vaccinium corymbosum having ANTIOXIDANT SUPERFRUIT conditions? If you cannot grow your own, by all means: BUY THEM! They are so healthy.

Below this post you find two more links where you find a lot more info. The last link is showing a nice way of serving them in pretty china with antique Christofle silver.

Ours got a wash and were eaten with Trader Joe's Greek style non fat yogurt.

Did any of you harvest their own blueberries?

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

{How to get a FLATTER TUMMY}

Summer is still in full swing, at least I hope for most of you... That means we will be more often wearing a bathing suit or anything that will reveal more 'TUMMY'. Now the question of How to get a FLATTER TUMMY... Let me show you some great tips from.