A Rose in the Garden

A section of the hosta garden at Aunt V The daffodils were out today in full glory. I think winter's back has finally been broken...

With a long winter and slow spring--and no trips to warm climes, I have had very little floral beauty to capture so far this year. So I...

3-16-13  This year only 2 geraniums lived for another day--out of about a dozen. Why some live and sprout and others turn into dead dr...

I always overwinter a few plants in my basement laundry room, such as the pot of succulents above. Over the weekend I brought a few upsta...

October 2, 2012 After a funeral at church

Late to be planted, the dahlias are finally blooming today Limelight hydrangea and salvia Asters and celosia Morning Glory ...

Begonias and companions at church have thrived in the heat wave.

'El Desperado' daylily, know for its high bud count , blooms today at Aunt V's

Easter Lily - July 2, 2012

Asiatic Lily

Photo of the Day Variously described as butt-ugly or oddly attractive by other gardeners, this mutant allium always looks like a ba...

Camassia (Quamash) beginning to bloom today in my yard

Dwarf Korean Lilac about to bloom in April Today I checked on the dwarf lilacs at church. Although lilacs have been blooming for weeks,...

A few of the April in-and-out plants Everything in the garden is early this year, jump-started into growth by that mad March heat wave...

Opening up for Easter this year was this old saved-in-the-pot bulb which is popular at Christmas time. I never know when my indoor plants...

I can't believe it is still March! Spring has sprung way too early this year! I was gone for a week and totally missed some blooms. The ...