I bought a Pussy Willow last weekend at a little market near the lake. There’s a general store, deli, antiques, and best of all, a nursery next door. They must be affiliated because there were all sorts of plants on the porch for sale. The blossoms on the Pussy Willow caught my eye and at…
I love Amaryllis and treated myself to a new bulb at the beginning of December. This bulb took forever to bloom. We keep our house pretty cold (about 64 degrees), so maybe colder temperatures slowed down the growth. I’ve been patiently awaiting its bloom and I finally got my reward. Sunday:Wednesday: Ahhhh…Isn’t it beautiful?I could…
We traveled to Radford yesterday to visit my 92 year old grandmother. I am so much like my grandmother in looks, mannerisms, and in hobbies. Granny loved to cook, garden, craft, arrange flowers, read, and socialize. She was very athletic in her youth and still loves to watch sports on tv. (I do not.) Granny…
I love the colors of Dahlias. I lost most of my tubers last year due to the drought. I ordered ten new tubers and only four plants survived. My grandmother grew huge patches of these in her garden to use for flower arrangements for church and for garden club. I think Dahlias might me my…
Colchicums are blooming – that means fall is officially on the way. There are only a few days of summer left, but it is starting to feel very fall-like around here. The leaves on the trees are starting to look tired and there’s a hint of cool in the air every now and then. My…
Boy, things are really dry in Virginia. Even the weeds aren’t growing quickly! My poor flower beds are starting to look worn out. Pineapple Lily doesn’t seem to mind the heat. I got this plant from my mother by way of my grandmother. I think it is really cool how the bloom looks like a…
I threw several pots of Amaryllis in my compost heap because they hadn’t rebloomed in several years. This one decided it would bloom this year…in the compost. No, I’m not going to repot it because I’m too lazy!
Next year will be the big 4-0!! Wow! It was a good day for a birthday. The weather was perfect and it was a holiday so Mr. SP and I were off from work. We started the day with a race. Look at my number!! It’s a good thing I’m not superstitious! I spent the…
This is one of my favorite spring blooming bushes. I don’t have one and I really would like to get one started in my yard. Mama says that small ones come up around hers (suckers?) and that I can dig up one of those. Here’s Mama’s Snowball bush blooming on Mother’s day:
The prior owners of our house lived here for 40 years. I like to imagine that this rose was a Mother’s Day gift from long ago. I’m not up for taking care of fussy plants like a rose. You have to love them when they bloom. This Rose bush gets no love and attention. No…