We're Bloomin'!

Here are Morrie's sunflowers finally in bloom. His attire is due to the fact that he was about to leave to help someone demo their kitchen. I think he wanted to wear a shirt with his name on it on case he got lost in all the debris. Anyway, the sunflowers sure are HUGE!

A Billion Days of Sunshine

This is Morri'es first attempt at growing sunflowers. They are 8 or 9 feet high and just started to bloom (more picture will follow!). This summer has done amazing things for gardners!

This si Maria's lettuse, although without a frame of reference, it's hard to tell how big it is. It looks great though!

My favorite annual, I only buy a few each year, and this is such a great spreader!

These roses are pretty hardcore, I haven't watered them too much this year. I have been more concerned with the new plants I had bought for my birthday in the backyard. But look, they continue to bloom!

The hydrangeas. Love, love, love them. Although with all the sun, I was hard pressed to find a bloom without some sunburned edges. I think they might have preferred more rain, but we watered them religously. 3 motnhs of heat, I have loved every second of it!!

Thanks Family!

I was able to go to Flower World today thanks to some awesome family members who gave me some plant money! I picked up a new spade (because the lawn mower kind of got my old one) and a new sprinkler (because the car tire kind of got the old one). I also got 2 Azalea plants (Pink Gumbo and hot pink Kaempo. I think they will go near the blue Hydrangea's in back.

I picked up my first Hosta - Francee - which I am really excited about. I don't have much shade so I had to make my 1 shade plant decision carefully.

Maria and I wandered all over, checking out vines, trees, annuals, it was so fun. We cam across this feathery silver plant, that turns into a low bush. It feels so cool.

These pretty pink verigated leaves are Pink Splash Hypoestes. My one splurge -they are an annual and I try not to get many of those! Finally, I picked up some Soapwart groundcover. I nkow- it seems like a lot of pink. However, the back yard is full of blue and white- so I had to balance it out. I have tons of purple and pink in the front and had to spread out the color. Thanks again, it was fantastic!!!

Where does the time go?

Okay, okay, it's been 5 days since my last post...but I really wanted to put a picture on and SOMEONE hasn't hooked up a camera to the computer to download any pictures...it's depressing for me...

I've been very swamped with parenting duties while Morrie was out of town, and then I was pooped when he finally came home! I am very excited to say that my front garden bed has finally gotten some attention and looks ready for spring! The past few years we have added more and more perenials, so this year I don't have to do much (very exciting for me). I weeded it and dug up the rock border (which I have to do all over the yard every year...sigh...). It looks very happy now. If only I could get to the 7 other major beds in the yard! I always focus on the front bed since it is next to the front door, it makes me feel like I'm on top of the spring gardening thing (it's like an illusion) . This year because of the weather, I had a late start! I could come up with more excuses for not having all the beds weeded by now, but I'm sure you have heard them all. A little weed killer and some bark and I will be a happy camper. Why do those first few gardening experiences give me such delight? I have no idea, especially since I grew up in a family that did not like to garden! I'm going to buy a few bushes this week for the back yard, and I'm very excited about that, and I'm open to suggestions (partial sun, will be next to hydrangeas, and nobody can suggest roses!). We moved several hydrangeas last year so we're working on creating new pretty areas in the back. We even moved one on the hottest day of the year last July and it actually survived!! I am not sure this is even an interesting post, maybe for Julie and Melissa who also like to garden....for everyone else, I apologize and promise to be funnier in my prose tomorrow!