{"id":225,"date":"2008-05-27T19:04:37","date_gmt":"2008-05-28T00:04:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rickandviv.net\/?p=225"},"modified":"2013-11-28T09:07:50","modified_gmt":"2013-11-28T14:07:50","slug":"allium-aka-flowering-onion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rickandviv.net\/index.php\/2008\/05\/27\/allium-aka-flowering-onion\/","title":{"rendered":"Allium (aka flowering onion)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most people enjoy a nice cookout and a day of relaxation over the Memorial Day weekend. \u00a0Our weekend included those things but only after lots of yard work. \u00a0This was the final weekend of our free project…hedge trimming. \u00a0However, since Rick was tasked with the job of trimming from the ladder, the project turned into what I will now refer to as scalping the hedges. \u00a0Our backyard will never look the same. \u00a0I can only hope that the forsythia will rebound nicely from the severe trimming that they received. \u00a0Our neighbors were gracious enough to allow us onto their property to trim back the overgrowth past their fence. \u00a0The upside of the job is that we can now actually walk behind the shrubs which will make future trims much easier. \u00a0So thanks to my dear husband for working so long and hard on the job.<\/p>\n

I learned something else about our yard as well. \u00a0We had some friends here yesterday for a cookout, despite the on again off again rains. \u00a0I honestly thought our tulips had morphed into some other crazy looking flower. \u00a0After doing a little searching around today, I have discovered that we’ve got several Allium plants. \u00a0These are also known as giant flowering onions. \u00a0I found a photo image to confirm it. \u00a0To all of our guests, you have my apologies. \u00a0The “Dr. Seuss plants” are really called allium.<\/p>\n

\"Quin<\/a><\/p>\n

We were able to enjoy the local Memorial Day parade this year, along with family. \u00a0It was fun to watch little Quin watch the parade. \u00a0He thoroughly enjoyed all of the candy that was thrown his way. \u00a0And although we were worried that he might be frightened of all the loud sirens, he just stood and pointed at those fire trucks. \u00a0It may have been the highlight of the weekend for me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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