I'm a bit distracted today, and frustrated with back pain again. I think I can do things when my back doesn't hurt, but forget that overdoing it causes the pain to return. Evidently, I'm a slow learner. Or maybe just stubborn. Anyway, let's look at my garden as we close out this beautiful month of … Continue reading SIX ON SATURDAY: May or Maybe Not
I’m sure I’ve mentioned several times in this blog that my maternal grandmother loved white flowers. She said she loved to see them shining in the moonlight. Well, I do too. Today I can show you six types of white flowers blooming in my garden, and Granny would be proud. The top photo is an … Continue reading SIX ON SATURDAY: Granny’s White Flowers
I started my morning walk around the yard, taking my usual route. Not that I always make the circuit from right to left, but Shep seems to prefer this direction. So I started down the narrow path between the nandinas and the flower bed, just past the new wooden gate. I had to move some … Continue reading Six On Saturday: Plus a Couple More
Just a collage today with six things from my garden. This week I've put in overtime out there because the summer weather is quickly approaching. I'm trying to finalize planting for a while and continuing to make the beds more presentable. My six photos are (1) Easter lilies (2) Abelia (3) Frosted orange azalea (still … Continue reading Six On Saturday: Quick Six May 14, 2022
May is the epitome of perfection in the garden. Of course, April is always a close second, and March was glorious, but May bursts out in more varieties of blooms. Only because of what I have planted over the years in my yard, May is my favorite month. But that's today. Ask me again in … Continue reading Six On Saturday: May Just May Be My Favorite
I’m so pleased with the way things are coming along in the garden. The combination of blooming shrubs, perennials, and annuals is keeping things interesting for now. The back center bed may be too full, but I had to get drastic after it was hit hard by one of our hurricanes last year. The tree … Continue reading SIX ON SATURDAY: An Abundance of Flowers
In the theater, when it’s time for a character to make their entrance to the stage, someone may push them out in front of the audience saying, “You’re on!” Someone said that to my lilies this week: “You’re on!” Two of my three varieties of daylilies are blooming now. You see one in the first … Continue reading Six on Saturday: Consider the Lilies
Dottie Lovelady Rogers 