Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Some of my 'bloomers'.......Life........

Isn't spring time a wonderful time? All the flower beds wake up, as well as the pesky weeds and grass....God's creation just puts on a show....the beautiful trees....and my favorite....the gorgeous blue skies with the fluffy clouds...how can we not say,"Lord, thank you and I love you!"This has become one of my favorite tree roses...Belinda's Dream.....very fragrant.

This isn't a bloomer but unique....a Staghorn Fern.
One of three planters on the back porch...
Another planter....
This is an area I'm working on...years ago we had concrete rectangles poured to use in a wet area....recently we intended to pour a walk way here and then I remembered the slabs so we used them instead...now we will pour river rock around the slabs...I re-arranged the wrought iron arbor and added the recently purchased large cast iron urns....a steal at $50.00 each. They are planted with Bacopa, Lobilia and Geraniums.
A new crop of lemons...
In the south bottle trees are not uncommon...
Cleome or Cat's Whiskers.....
An old, old bunny .....
One of the new Hibiscus......
Bird nest and cast iron bird....
A David Austin rose....I have others that have been absolutely gorgeous but are between blooms now....
One of Edward's day lilies....
Windchester Cathedral....I think....a David Austin rose....

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As you know, well you do if you've been a previous reader, our new den floor flooded not once but twice when we had almost 19 inches of rain in a short period of time...it has to be replaced. We recently honored our graduating twin granddaughters with a garden reception so the yard became our priority rather than the inside of the house. It will be the end of June before we get the floor done, Lord willing...

Life gets in the way of many of our plans and has to be dealt with immediately...other things get done when they get done.

What have you been doing this spring? I'd love to hear about your projects....