Sunday, July 27, 2008

Clouds


This picture was taken shortly before dark. I just thought that it was pretty and fluffy!!

Beautiful.....


Don't you just love the bright pink shown here?

Black-Eyed Susan


These were given to me by a friend of my Mom's. They just bloomed not too long ago....

A Beautiful Lily in the Early Morning


Here is a picture of a lily in my yard right before the sun had a chance to shine down on it.

Saturday, July 19, 2008

Just another couple close-ups of the Oriental Lily



WOW ~ These are some beautiful shots!!












I love getting a couple different views of each flower.

Oriental Lilies


I love these lilies. The only thing about them is that they don't bloom all summer long. They bloom and then shortly after that they die out and are done til next year. They are very fragrant........

Another Neat DayLily


This DayLily is in bloom now and it is definitely a pretty one. It is bright one in color, but not one of my favorites.

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Another Lily




We had our fence put in during Fall. Well, the folks that put our fence in threw all this dirt on top of my Clematis and also on some of my Lilies. I could have screamed...... well, I thought that these lilies were gonners and up pops one and it opened this morning. I guess that extra dirt didn't hurt them one bit. I love the light yellow and pink together!! Definitely another pretty one.



Sunday, July 13, 2008

I LOVE THIS DAYLILY


This daylily belongs to a friend of my Mom's. I don't know the name, but I thought it was just beautiful!!

Mom's Daylily


Here is Mom's Daylily. WOW - I love the pink and so does Mom. We are so much alike with our tastes that it is unbelievable!!

Mom's Hens and Chicks


My Mom and I are always having a contest with our flowers and well it is easy to say...... I think my Mom's hens and chicks look better then mine. Score is 800 to 1 (I am still winning) haha

How Pretty

Look at the BIG bumblebee......

Looks like a picture from a Country Magazine


I love this look.... I got this idea with the chair from Amish Country.

A deer in the woods

I love nature......

Thursday, July 10, 2008

A DayLily right before opening up for the day




What neat pictures of the daylilies right before they opened up for the day. I love this shot <-----




Bellflowers..... Campanula

Deep Blue Clips is a profuse bell-shaped blue flower that blooms over an exceptionally long season. Plant in full sun or partial sun. Grows to 10" tall.

Little Grapette in the Early Morning





Rocket City at Dawn




Here are a few more pictures of Rocket City in the early morning. Right before the sun had a chance to shine down on them. I think I am going to have to add these to my favorite list : )


Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Another close-up of Rocket City at Dusk


WOW, I love these colors !!

Rocket City...... WOW WOW WOW

~ROCKET CITY~ What a beautiful daylily!!

Little Grapette (Yet Another DayLily)


Here is another favorite of mine..... a small daylily, but still full of so much color!!

It's complete...... My Hens and Chicks

I saw in a gardening magazine that they planted some hens and chicks in some old work boots. What a GREAT idea!! Anyway, I finally got my hens and chicks planted and here is how they turned out. Aren't they cute?

Sunday, July 6, 2008

Color Color & More Color

This bright and beautiful iris will add color to any garden.

Oriental Lily

"Farolito" - These lilies are very fragrant, have large flowers and bloom later than most other lilies. I just love this bright pink lily!!

Cranesbill Geranium

What a beautiful close-up.

~ WOW ~

I love this beautiful Clematis!!

Pesky Rabbit

I love everything about nature, but when it comes to rabbits eating my flowers...... it drives me crazy. My son is always looking for the rabbit in the backyard.

Another Clematis


I just wish that they would bloom longer....

My Clematis


This was a Clematis that I planted last year. It had flowers that were larger then my hands.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

My hubby made this flowerbed for me.



This flowerbed was made by my dear hubby. I have sedums, catmint, shasta daisies, coneflowers, speedwell veronica and black-eyes susans. What a beautiful perennial bed!!

Hens & Chicks

An old pair of work boots make a perfect home for some hens and chicks. I plan on drilling holes into these boots and then planting my hens and chicks. I will then set them in my flowerbed as a nice country-like decoration.

Osteopernum & Lisianthus

What can I say..... I love purple!!

Lisianthus



This makes a beautiful and bright colored annual. This velvety bloom is perfect as a cut flower. Requires full sun.

Gaillardia

Oranges & Lemons - Requires full sun and blooms June - October. Daisy flowers: peach orange center and golden yellow petal tips.

Oriental Lily


A sherbet orange colored lily that is absolutely beautiful in bloom.

Purple Loosetrife



This is a favorite of mine. It is beautiful flower that can look pink one day and purple another.

Bleeding Heart

An all-time favorite of my Mom's and her Dad's (My Grandpa Jack). This picture says it all "Absolutely Beautiful"

Cranesbill


Geranium "Rozanne" - This exciting introduction has large violet-blue flowers with white centers. Blooms early summer until frost. Plant in sun or partial sun. Grows to be 20" tall.

Cranesbill

Geranium Hybrid "Tiny Monster" - this plant has bright colored flowers nonstop all summer long. It attracts butterflies and is perfect for beds, borders or containers. Resistant to deer and rabbits. Plant in sun or partial sun. Grows 10-12" tall.

Ice Plant

Rose-Pink flowers make an impressive display against succulent gray -green foliage. This is an exceptional plant for dry, poor soils. it can be used as ground cover, in the rock garden or for edging. Blooms in sunner to fall. Plant in full sun.

Shasta Daisy

Becky Shasta Daisies were the 2003 Perennial Plant of the Year. It has large, single, sturdy white blooms on rigid stems. A long bloomer that will bloom throughout the season if the spent flowers are removed. Grows to be 36" tall and requires sun or partial sun. As you can see the bees love this flower.

Pink Threadleaf Coreopsis


American Dream - This lovely feathery plants attracts butterflies and blooms in early summer to early fall. You must plant it in sun or partial sun. It grows to be 8-16" tall and needs moister soil then other coreopsis species. I just love this delicate pink flower.

My garden phlox


This pink is just so beautiful and vibrant!!


A beautiful coneflower..... 1998 Perennial Plant of the Year. This flower has erect rose pink petals surrounding a copper cone. It blooms in midsummer to early fall. Plant in full sun. Grows to be 36" tall. Butterflies love this beautiful flower!!


Another beautiful daylily to add to my garden. This has been planted for a few years now!!