Those that know me, they know I used to run a fantasy football website up until last year.  Yup… I’m a sell out.  I decided that I didn’t want to do it anymore, so instead I sold it and went about my business.

Well, the itch never goes away to write about fantasy football.  I thought it might, but of course it didn’t… with football season just around the corner, a fellow fantasy football blogger (Corey @ Fantasy Football Goat) gave me the opportunity to write again.

So I know all you ladies & gardeners just LOVE fantasy football and all… and you will be running over to Fantasy Football Goat to see what Dubz is thinking…

Really I am just passing it on to those few people that still come around that know me from way back – figured they would enjoy some fantasy football goods.

If someone you know loves fantasy football and you can share it… then share it.  If you don’t know anyone… well FINE THEN.  No worries, we will have some cool gardening stuff to look at and oooh and ahhhh about momentarily.

Fantasy Football Goat – Dubz Is Thinking…

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We like to share… that is what our mothers taught us.  Share & share alike.  Right?

So when it comes to blogs… err garden blogs, we like to share articles that caught our eye and hope to help the other folks gain a bit of traffic in the process.

We saw Deb over at Aunt Debbi’s Garden had posted a good set of composting tips… so we had to share.

If you have a minute, head over to Aunt Debbi’s Garden Blog and check out 12 Compost Tips.

Also… be sure to check these sites/posts out as well from our friends & fellow bloggers:

Garden Related

Outerbanks Mom – how can you go wrong with baby ducks?

What To Do With Blooming Tomatoes – over @ Compostings there are lots of great posts, check this one out.

Tiny Farm Blog – I just wish we could do what they are doing… one day… maybe one day.

Garden Mandy – lots of good organic gardening, green living and other greenie info.

Angie at Bloom – another regular, and she has some good pics of growing veggies in her garden.

Skippy’s Garden Blog - if you haven’t checked out this garden master… your snoozin’.

One Less Eyesore – Megan @ Nestmaker shows us how to make that chain-link fence dissapear.

Dahlia Gardenering – check this post over @ Not So Crafty, great pics… awesome pics really.

Garden of Eatin’ – who doesn’t love the name to begin with, some great pictures & goodies to enjoy.

Heidi at Garden Blog 2008 – Heidi is a regular over here at Double D and we are at her’s as well.

Non Garden Related

Mama’s Losin’ It – she hasn’t completely lost it, but she is well on her way.  A funny Mommy blog.

Matt McGee – this guy is a blogging guru and puts us all to shame.

Your Photo Tips – damien puts together tips for us wannabe photogs… be sure to spend a lil time over there if you can.

Music Goat – who knows music better than the goat?  Few, that is who.  If you want an awesome music podcast – head over.

The Art of Nonconformity – Chris travels all around the world and shares his stories along with daily goods as well, worth the read of course.

Do you want to be shared with the masses?  What are you waiting for… shoot us an email or leave a comment and we will get you up here.  Be sure to share this post with your friends as well, get them to link and so on… lets make a bit linky mess.

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We aren’t that into roses. 

We aren’t that into your run of the mill blooming plants.  Most anyhow.

Megan over at Nestmaker had a post yesterday (Flower Snob) talking about how she wasn’t that into plants flowering as much as the foliage they produce.  In most cases we are similar over here at Double D.  Many times we are torn on plants because we LOVE the leaves… but hate the blooms.  But we have purchased a few because of their blooms… we can’t lie on that.

Really we are Hibiscus fans, not as much as Deb – but we are getting there.  Like I have said before, I think it has to do with our trip to Hawaii and seeing them there and falling in love with them while on vacation.  The minute we got a house, it was one of the first plants we bought.

Along with Hibiscus, we like those plants that flower tons of small flowers.  It seems cool to walk out and have a flowerbed full of color… like our 4 O’Clocks, or Vinca.  We really like the Vinca because their leaves have awesome texture and they are so lush.  The blooms are not all that awesome… but they are fine.

Anyhow… we had a few things bloom the past couple days and we wanted to share, and see if Megan would allow them to live if they were in her garden. 

Enjoy.

This was our first bloom from our small yellow/orange Hibiscus that has been being a bit stingey (is that the right spelling?) since we got it.  Glad to see it finally produce a bloom.  A beautiful one at that.

Also – we purchased this one last week… it is a different kind of Hisbiscus (maybe Deb can identify it for us, we need to send you money or something… you are like our resident bada$$).  It bloomed that day and everyday since.

And finally, this one was unexpected as we didn’t even know that Caladiums bloomed… DOH!  This one looks cool, I think it will make the cut, even if you are not a bloom fan.

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