were disposable and returned the handle/head but threw the pads away. When my steam mop died, I had three triangular pads. I like to mop with one pad and dry with another, so I decided to modify the triangles to fit the rectangular head.
That's HEADS UP
HEADS DOWN is in the garden. I have grown more flowers this year and realised the merits of deadheading. The RHS website has lots of helpful tips and pictures about this. [those are not my hands!]
Trimming off the dead flowers certainly does encourage more blossoms. I have plenty of mesembryanthemums in my troughs around the oil tank
Did you know that in other countries, the mesembryanthemum is also called the "Heartleaf Ice Plant" or "The Baby Sun Rose"? I am growing them simply because my Mum loved them. They are such amazing shades of pink
You could run 'make do and mend' classes!
ReplyDeleteThat would be fun, but I don't have time right now
DeleteThat would be fun, but I don't have time right now
DeleteMy Grandpa always grew mesembryanthemums. He said they have such happy little faces!
ReplyDeleteLike the daisy/day's eye, they close up at sunset
DeleteI'm glad to hear that the mop head disaster had a happy solution. (Just out of interest, what did the person think you were going to do once they were all thrown away?)
ReplyDeleteThe flowers-with-the-very-long-name are really stunning! My garden is a MESS this year! Kx
I decided that in view of the crisis which caused the dirty floors in the first place , it would not be tactful to raise the question!!
DeleteVery resourceful reuse of the mop pads that you already had!
ReplyDeleteYes, deadheading spent flowers encourages the plant to grow new flowers, rather than set seeds.
The mesembryanthemum is called the common ice plant, over here. It used to be grown as a landscaping plant because it is drought tolerant, but it is now considered an invasive plant, at least in California.
Why "ice plant" when it loves the sun and heat, do you think?
DeleteMesembryanthemum crystallinum (common ice plant or crystalline ice plant) has tiny water filled cells on its leaves that glisten like ice crystals in the sun. The trailing ice plant (Delosperma cooperi) looks similar, but, is not considered to be invasive and is suggested as a better alternative to plant.
DeleteThank you Bless for explaining about the ice
DeleteAnother very ingenious adaptation. I love my steam mop. Mesembryanthemums whew what a word, are such happy flowers as long as the sun shines. I have always liked them but didn't know their other names. It seems like summer has arrived touch wood. I met a friend in Lewes East Sussex yesterday for lunch and it was wonderful to feel the sun on our faces. Regards Sue H
ReplyDeletePlanning another BBQ later...
DeleteOh those lovely mesembryanthemum flowers, my mum too loved them and we knew them as Livingstone Daisies .
ReplyDeleteAlison in Wales x
That's a great name - native to Africa, in 1928, a seedseller called Sam Ryder decided to name the in honour of the Scottish explorer
DeleteWe know them as Livingston Daisies up here. I love how they close up shop when there's no sun!What an odd night the longest day gave us last night! Light til gone past 11pm then awoken by the beautiful sunrise casting pink shadows in my bedroom at 3.36am!
ReplyDeleteThere have been some lovely sunsets here recently 🌇
DeleteI've been trying to remind myself to deadhead flowers this year. I don't think it works with my huge poppies, though. I was sad this year when they were ruined by heavy rain, and we didn't enjoy them for long.
ReplyDeleteWe have had loads of glorious poppies in the fields round us - but they do get battered by the rain
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