In the business of springtime I am not getting my weekly menus out. So I decided to give you a quick peak at some of my flowers that are blooming. I thought it was still quite green in the beds with just a few blooms but when I actually looked closer, I realized that a lot was blooming. My poppies are always special. They are always the first thing to bloom after the tulips. I have … [Read more...]

Some of us are wondering if spring will ever come. March usually has some days that make us think that winter is over. But this year our March weather has made us wonder if winter will ever end. Today the sunshine makes it look like spring but the air is a bit chilly. I decided to look at some flower pictures to remind me of warm weather and I thought you might like to see them too. Zinnias … [Read more...]

One of my favorite annual flowers are the Gerber daisies. They produce lots of lovely flowers and are very easy to care for. Did you know that you can bring Gerber Daisies in for the winter and have lovely flowers all winter? Yes, you can have them as blooming houseplants. When nights get toward freezing it is time to bring them indoors. I keep mine all in pots so they are very easy to … [Read more...]

Do you enjoy watching butterflies and birds? Then you need to plant just two different kinds of flowers and you will attract lots of birds and butterflies. The first flower every one should plant is the zinnia. I usually just seed mine directly in the soil where I want them but you could also buy them at the greenhouse. They are loved by the butterflies and also make beautiful flower … [Read more...]

I really enjoy the outdoors and my flowers. I have lots of flower beds with many flowers and I enjoy them all. But then there are flowers that you cannot do without. Some I buy every year, some I seed, and some come up every year.     Poppies. They are one of my favorites since they are one of the first perennials to bloom. You can get a few different colors but mine are … [Read more...]

I have been told on several occasions that I have a green thumb. What really does it mean to have a green thumb? I was wondering where that term came from so I did a little bit of research. Some say that King Edward I loved fresh peas. He had many gardeners who supplied him with many peas. He gave a prize to the one that had shelled the most peas and thus had the greenest thumb. Others say that … [Read more...]

I love spending my evenings relaxing and enjoying my flowers. That means walking along and pulling a few stray weeds also. The Phlox are starting to bloom and also the pink bee balm. The trumpet vine is full of blooms which the hummingbird loves. Some of the day lilies are still blooming. The purple coneflowers are nicely showing their blooms also and look lovely with … [Read more...]

I really enjoy collecting vintage pots and adding flowers to them. This spring I collected quite a few pots and tins as I was going to have lots of beautiful flower pots sitting around. I now have 20 some filled and I have lots of pots left. I guess next year I can fill different ones or maybe I will get some cheap flowers from the neighboring greenhouse when they are ready to close. My … [Read more...]

I just enjoy walking through my flower gardens after a busy day. It is relaxing to pull weeds here and there on a beautiful spring evening. Pulling weeds is a great hobby of mine since "A good gardener must not only like flowers but he must hate weeds". My Lupines are blooming so nicely. I only have one hardy pink one that survived so this spring I seeded some more in hopes of having more … [Read more...]