LorettaNJ said:That is a pretty shot! Of course I have to add that one! Unless you don't want me to. I do notice I can't see your zinnias anymore on the old threads.
Hi Loretta,
I don't mind if you add the shot. Not seeing my old zinnia photos is purely the doing of Photobucket. Originally Photobucket showed the pictures for free. So I, and a lot of other people, uploaded our pictures to Photobucket for hosting. That went on for years. Then a few years ago their greed overcame them and they jacked up the price a bunch to show the photos. So basically they are holding the photos for ransom. I wouldn't be surprised if a class action lawsuit gets filed against Photobucket. Photobucket has done a lot of harm, and they continue to do harm.
I went to SmugMug for reasonable photo hosting, and that worked fine for a few years, but when Houzz took over GardenWeb, Houzz downloaded externally hosted photos for internal hosting at GardenWeb/Houzz. As far as I know, the National Gardening Association has always hosted their photos. Internal hosting is the only safe way, because you never know when an external source is going to become unusable.
Today I have been planting second generation seeds from this zinnia bloom, which has the style of a Bachelor's Button or Cornflower.
I like that new zinnia flowerform, and plan to grow them outside in the Spring as well.
ZM
