Monday, November 17, 2008

New Plant


Lillium Passionale- 4-6 ft tall - Mid Summer - Fragrant

I didn't plant that much this fall. Lily Passionale is my new plant for 2009 blooming. I also planted a couple of peonies 'festival maxima' and 'red magic'





I miss spring and summer already. It's going to be a long winter.... sigh.


Sunday, November 16, 2008

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Whew!


I haven't posted in a while. I have been pretty busy with several things and had some computer problems as well, but I'm back on track now. Our JDRF Walk was a great success and our team reached our goal of $5,000.00. The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is still accepting donations so if anyone would like to donate just click on the link here on this blog.


I hope to catch up with all the blogs here that I so much enjoy. Below are some pictures I wanted to share from around our neighborhood and my garden. Hope you enjoy!







Monday, August 25, 2008

Bouquets and the Morning Sky

A flower's appeal is in its contradictions - so delicate in form yet strong in fragrance, so small in size yet big in beauty, so short in life yet long on effect. ~Adabella Radici





Friday, August 15, 2008

Garden Blogger Bloom Day - August 2008

Garden Blogger's Bloom Day is where garden bloggers post on the 15th of the month listing what is blooming in their garden. Carol from May Dreams Gardens is hostess of this event. Go check out her blog to see a list of gardens for this event.
Below is just a few things in my garden that are still going strong.
'Abraham Darby' still going strong

Ratibida columnaris 'Mexican Hat Flower'

'Mountain Music'
' Rose of Sharon'
Agastache 'Ava'
Oriental Trumpet Lily 'Black Beauty'

'Sweet Pea'

Clematis 'Terniflora'



Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Mmmm Chocolate!

Chocolate is the only aromatherapy I need. ~Jasmine Heiler


I recently discovered a new plant for my garden, 'Berlandiera lyrata' (Chocolate Flower). I was intrigued by the claim that it smelled like chocolate, and because I love chocolate (who doesn't) I had to purchase this flower for my garden!



Mounded coarse gray-green foilage, the numerous, daisy-like blossoms are 2 in. across with yellow rays and a maroon center. A night bloomer, the flowers offer up their cocoa scent in the morning and drop their colorful petals each day as the temperature rises. Left behind is a set of green calyxes cupped around the center of the flower.

This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds, self-sows freely, and drought tolerant. This wildflower has been a great addition to my garden and my daughter loves to stick her nose in the blooms, she has been absolutely fascinated with this plant, and so have I.

Friday, August 8, 2008

Another Addition to the Family

We were in Alabama last weekend unfortunately for a funeral. But we did bring back with us this little fellow. We haven't decided on a name for this bob tailed cat yet. Any suggestions?


He's pretty active. I couldn't get him to be still for a photo. He's already very loyal (for a cat), he greets me at the door and follows me everywhere I go, of course, when not distracted with something else to play with. It's hard to explain his personality much different than our other cat 'Scooter', or any other cat I have ever had. Fearless comes to mind. A really unique personality.





This isn't a newest addition, but Murry our very much spoiled dog. It was pretty hot in Alabama the humidity whew! He's getting himself a much needed drink! He likes sweet tea too, never leave a glass sitting around or he'll drink every last drop of it.



Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Propagating Daylily

'JESSICA LILIAN DAYLILY'

Starting daylily's from seed is new for me. I have collected a lot of seed from the huge amount of Stella De Oro daylily's where I work.


Below are pictures of where I planted the seeds along the border where this year the alyssum didn't do so well. I think it will be a pretty, we will see and I will keep my fingers crossed. There are different ways to propagate daylily's. I wanted to try my hand at seed and let nature takes it's course.


I plan on starting some of the seed indoors as well (just in case nature doesn't want to cooperate)

Wordless Wednesday - August 6, 2008

Daylily 'Pandora's Box'



Monday, July 28, 2008

Daisies

Daisies of many varieties, or at the very least, similar to them.

Blackeyed Susan

Coneflower

Coneflower



Blanket Flower

African Daisy



Shasta Daisy

False sunflower


Chocolate Flower and Mexican Hat

hmm not sure on this annual




Rose Parade

How cunningly nature hides every wrinkle of her inconceivable antiquity under roses and violets and morning dew! ~Ralph Waldo Emerson



This year has been a great year for my roses! I know, I know I've posted several times about the roses but I can't help it I just LOVE "EM.
This is the third and fourth bloom period and below are some pictures of these new blooms. They are really growing well and filling out with several blooms, 'Mountain Music' and 'Crocus Rose' they have been continuous throughtout the season.


Grandma's 40 year old rose







Mountain Music



Abraham Darby

Crocus Rose

Ebb Tide