Posted in garden, tagged gardenia, gardening in the south, hollyhocks, hydrangeas, june blooms, tough plants for the south on June 11, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here we are in June… it is hot, it is buggy and kind of ughh.. but since it is not even Summer yet…. I better hush. The flush of spring roses has come and gone. I am always sad when that time passes. It is magical to me. Winter blah is swept away with the promise [...]
Posted in garden, sewing, tagged lily blooms, magnolia blooms, sewing, the emmeline apron on June 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
~ I really enjoyed sewing the Emmeline Apron.. the directions are very easy to follow. It flows well. I wish I was tall and thin, but no apron pattern can fix that!
~ other side, blurry… but…
I really enjoyed the pattern. I found this fabric for 50% off at Hancock’s, so I would say [...]
Posted in garden, spring 08, tagged Bourbons, Hybrid Musk, old garden roses, Polyantha roses, Spring flowering shrub on May 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
~Marie d’Orleans, tea rose, I love the quill blooms..
~Blush Noisette Rose, a Noisette rose, this is the 3rd year, it is showing its beauty. Very fragrant.
~ Maggie, a Bourbon rose, this is a beautiful rose. It repeat blooms, very fragrant.
~ Skyrocket another Hybrid Musk rose.
~Pagoda Clematis. Cute.
~Mock Orange flowering [...]
Posted in antique garden roses, family, garden, roses, spring 08, tagged garden bouquets, home grown flowers, mother's day bouquet, roses for mom on May 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
~ Happy Mother’s Day Mom! Fresh from the garden after yet another storm.. There have been some bad ones this Spring.
~ I can see I need to add more flowers for companions. The roses are good to go, but I can use some companion plants..
~for some reason, I am really into white, [...]
Posted in antique roses, front garden, garden, spring 08, tagged front garden, no mow lawn, roses, spring on May 9, 2008 | 7 Comments »
~in the beginning 2003 or 2004
~Spring of 2008
think it’s too much?
~at least there is no lawn to mow!
~minus the old oak tree it opened up a large amount of sun growing area..
~filled with roses and perennials..
Update: I am a lover of all tree’s, plants and animals. I would never be [...]
Posted in Life, garden, spring 08, tagged antique roses, climbing roses, gallica's, hybrid perpetuals on May 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Living in the south, it is a well known fact that Gallica roses do not do all that well here. Typically we go from a few days of lovely weather called “Spring” to all out hot Summer. Gallica roses bloom one time for supposedly a long time. Well worth the space they take up in [...]
Posted in garden, tagged old garden roses on May 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Posted in garden, spring 08, tagged antique roses, Spring Rose Garden on May 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Spring flush is still going strong. The roses are looking pretty good overall. Such an odd Spring. The weather has been warm, then rain, and cold. Over and over. We are in the midst of more rain showers/ thunderstorms. No complaints, just different than what it has been
Teasing Georgia is continuing to climb to heights [...]
Posted in antique garden roses, garden, roses, spring 08, tagged old garden roses on April 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Ok, first I am thankful it is Thursday, because I can’t take any more work. I am over that big time, but gosh I am grateful that I have a job… (just keeping it real you know??)
~ grateful for MME. Antoine Mari, the most beautiful tea rose. I love it. Also, my Malva Zabrina [...]
Posted in arbor, clematis, garden, roses, spring 08, tagged roses, spring blooms, iris, arbor on April 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
~woodland phlox
~purple iris hovering….
~I wish I could remember the name of this clematis. This year, (the 3rd year) it has really popped. The rains obviously have helped it tremendously.
~the kids are crazy about the yellow iris’
All I can say is it is a jungle out there…
last one…
Happy Tuesday!
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