Sunday, April 27, 2008

More Springtime photos

Some Springtime Photos....
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Buffy... lol

Jewell with some of my Creeping Phlox..


Bonita, in the Spring garden... Early April.. =)


The frog pond...



BonBon again.. =)
The Spring garden, April 2008


English Daisy and Cherry bloom, maybe?


One of my kittens, with a branch from what I think to be a Flowering Cherry tree? I'm trying to root it. Wish me luck.. lol


A couple of Toads in a puddle in my driveway...


Miss Jewell..... =P

Grayci, Dumpling and Pinkie - guarding the garden? lol







A Wild Rose bush? I don't know whether to cut it or leav it! That thing is thorny..... But.... If it were to bloom, it would be worth keeping. *IF* it's a Wild Rose?


A closeup of one of the thorny branches. Does it look like Wild Rose, or something else?



My thornless Blackberry or Raspberry. I planted both last Summer, and only one survived. Not sure WHICH one. lol


You can barely see my little yellow Rose bush in that mess!! This was before I cleared out the area, and turned the corner (between my porch and Goldfish pond) into a flower bed.


Those Aloe plants were on clearance at Walmart, and nearly dead when I got them. They are both doing a lot better now... I gave one to Mom and kept the other.

I *love* strawberries.. And this plant is already producing a few. Yum. =)



Wandering Jew plant


This Strawberry plant hasn't set fruit yet, it's doing really well though.


This Azalea will be soooo pretty when it blooms! ..Next Spring, probably. It's blooms are white with pale pink.

My four surviving Goldfish. This is their 3rd Summer, they have grown so much.


My favorite - so pretty!


The new flower bed, you can see the small yellow Rose bush in the back corner.


Creeping Phlox


Blue Lobelia

One of the Hostas in the front garden. I think it's a "Patriot Hosta". Not sure?


My climbing Rose bush. I need to finish painting that porch!! rofl ...Ummm, yeah, it was a bit messy in this photo. Going through stuff, and the porch ends up cluttered every time! =P


A work in progress..... lol



I need to find a way to keep dirt and rocks around the Goldfish pond, so I can plant some flowers and make it look 1/2 way decent. =/

Purple Dead Nettle is taking over my yard this year! So is Creeping Charlie vines. Both smell nice, they are in the Mint family. But NOT all over my yard, please!! ha


Hostas... "Patriot", "Golden Tiara" and "Whirlwind"..


My little "Rock Garden", in my shade garden. Water accumulates in the corner of the garden - washing the soil away, so I decided to give this a try. It's working GREAT so far! =)


My Lucky Bamboo planted in the Frog Pond.. Looks like a lil tree. lol


It was a big mess, I just finished the flower bed. See what I mean about needing to do something with the Goldfish pond?!? It looks soooo tacky.

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Springtime 2008! =)

Wow!
Has it really been a year since my last PhotoBlog?!
It really doesn't seem THAT long ago!
Anyway.. Spring is here!!
I sooo love Sporingtime, don't you?
I thought i'd share some photos I took today around the yard,
and up in the woods...
It was a rainy day today, and I loved it! =)


One of my Clematis vines. I need to give it something to clime! lol

Some of my Pink Splash plants. I love these. =)


My red Azaleas, in my shae garden. Didn't catch them blooming. =/

Pansies


Pink Azalea in bloom




A unusal, but pretty, plant.. Bromelaid

I just made this flower bed a couple days ago... It should be a fragrant garden.. Lavendar and Rose..


Impatiens in my shade garden


My shade garden


I'm trying the "Upside down gardening" technique this year. lol Upside down tomato plant. =)


Pink splash in my new garden


Thornless Blackberry.........or was is Raspberry? lol




Like my stone walkway around the garden? lol I have GOT to do something about that Goldfish pond, it looks terrible!! lol That's the mound of dirt you see on the other side of the little path.

Went for a walk in the woods above my home........ A huge tree has fallen. =/


Pinkie HAD to come along... As did some others..... lol =P


My Rock Garden needs some work. lol


Someday, there will be a very small stone patio and a little Bistro table where you see this chair. =)


My yellow climbing Rose died last year, but is coming back THIS year.. Yay! =)


A pink Geranium Nathan gave to me to cheer me up one day. I planted it in the hanging pot with blue Lobelia, and it cheers me up everytime I see it. =)


Princess showing off her tree scratching skills up in the woods. She looked so intense. lol


A view from the hill. lol


A peaceful area up there. I'd like to clear all the leaves and briars, and drag a swing/glider up there. It would be a nice place to just get away and relax. Oh, and that Duke in this photo. =P


Jewell.... lol

.............More photos, coming soon!! <3>