Thankful

I'm thankful for my beautiful family and azaleas in the fall.

Always find the beauty!

Many garderners are sad when summer comes to an end since most flowers are at their peak in the Spring and Summer. As you can see from this photo of a dogwood branch taken a few days ago,  the soft spring blooms and summer leaves turn beautiful in the Fall. We should always try to find the beauty in everything!

Cornerstone Mums in my Garden

Seventeen years ago we moved into this home. Shortly after our move in we visited Cornerstone United Methodist Church.  That afternoon, the pastor brought me a cutting from his own garden of this flower which I also planted that day. I call them my Cornerstone Mums.  They have bloomed every fall since then.

Photo credit to: Kayla Marston

Fall in Georgia

Mums equal Fall in Georgia!

Meet Cooper - My New Garden Buddy

Cooper is my new special puppy. He was born deaf; however he is

 very visual and really loves outdoors. I think he is going to be a great garden buddy!

Taking a rest

Every once in a while, i can catch a hummingbird on my feeder taking a rest.

Still blooming

These roses are so hardy. They bloom from early spring til the first frost.

White Pholx

Gotta love this plant!

Upside Down

The way my life feels some days!

Four O'Clocks

This Four O'Clock is another charm we got from my mother-in-laws yard. We had these in my yard when I was a kid. It was late in the day when I took this shot so the bloom is closing up.

Clover

Not a weed!!!

Proof that I'm not a professional gardner, I've been pulling this up each year thinking it was a weed!  Apparently, it is a perrennial of some sort becuase it bloomed.  It must be something I planted years ago. Now I have to do some research to find out what type of flower it is.

Yesterday's Feature

Luckily I had my camera with me yesterday when I was watering my

 gardens since this beautiful butterfly paid me a visit.

A good find

I purchased this mum last August is three different colors. They bloom up until the last front. The came back in May and have bloomed all summer. I'm going back to this shop to see if they have them for sale this year!

Anyone know what kind of bird this is?

Looking for food

I believe she jumps the fence looking for food in my gardens. 

 I spray my hostas all spring thru about the beginning of August each year

 with deer repellent. 

 After that, I just give in and let the deer have them.

Ground Phlox

The Boss Dog

Looking forward to lavendar

One of my azaleas from a few months back. Seems like Spring just past but it's almost Fall already!
I looking forward to this lavendar bloom already.

One of our garage baby's

This is one of the baby's that hatched in our garage this summer. It fell out of the nest so we put it back in. The next day or so, all four of them were trying to fly so we let them go free.

Spring is the best!

These pink carnations bloomed really nice this spring. Spring is the best time in my garden.

Garden visitor

Butterfly Bush

This is a nice photo of one of my butterfly bushes.

Photo credit to: Kayla

Blooming today in my garden

The blacked eyed susans are blooming nicely this year.

Photo credit to: Kayla

Mellow Yellow

There's nothing mellow about this yellow zinnia.

 It's managed to stay beautiful even in the dry summer we are having.

Photo credit to: Kayla

Something new!

I purchased this new perrennial at a local garden shop that is closing down.

 I was afraid planting it so late in our current drought would

 not be good, but it's still looking nice.

Hangin out

This little guy was just hangin out on our deck.

What's within

  

 The Canna lily bloom before it flowers is

 fabulous as seem in the one in my garden.

If we all focused more on what's within us

than just beauty we would be much better off!

The birds planted a sunflower in my garden!

I've never planted sunflowers; however, I use sunflower seeds in my bird feeders. 

 So the only explanation I have for this sunflower in my garden is... the birds planted it!

Thanks God for our Freedom

This is the closest I could come to red, white and blue in my garden.

Thank God for our freedom.  Happy 4th!

Strike a Pose

I was sitting near the feeders yesterday to cool down

 after gardening and this red bird stopped by and posed for me!

What's a Hosta?

This post is for you Angela.  I have over 100 planted in my garden of different varieties! 

Balloons make me smile

This is a really cool shot of my balloon flower.

Before the bud opens, it looks like a balloon.

Looking for a new home?

I think this little guy is moving in to one of our bird houses!

Mr. Jay

Sometimes I'm able to get a nice shot of a bird. I'm  hoping my next camera has a bigger zoom.

Orange to Yellow

I'm fairly confident this Tiger Lily bloomed orange last year. Yellow is cool too.

Calla Lilies

What a beautiful sight!

Bloom anyway!

The extreme heat and lack of rain is really impacting my gardens early this year;

 however, the day lilies manage to bloom anyway.

Milk and Wine Lily

I'm surprised each day when I go outside to find something blooming since

we are in such a dry spell.  This milk and wine lily is really beautiful.

Beautiful Butterfly

The lavender in this butterfly is the same shade of the flower.  It was really beautiful. 

La La La La La

Our garage babies are singing now. They had a rough weekend when they somehow got shuffled out of their nest (darn neighborhood cat!!). We gently put them back in their nest and they are doing great. We are now keeping the garage shut and have a fan running for the babies.

A Memory from the Past

This Day Lily came from my Dad's garden. I remember this

 variety all over our yard when I was a child.

 

A Southern Belle

My Gardenia's are blooming!

All Good Moms Take Care of their Babies!

On May 18th, I posted  a picture of a nest full of eggs we found in our garage.  I believe they are now hatched.  She flys in and out of the broken window to bring food. We are leaving our garage door open more than normal because it is really hot.

All Good Moms Take Care of their Babies! I carefully zoomed in and got this shot of her tonight and she protected her next. Hopefully soon we will be able to get a shot of her babies.

Mandevilla

Mandevilla is a vine flower that is really pretty and blooms all the way til frost in Georgia. 

 I've never had one make it thru the winter.  Maybe I'll bring this one in the winter and try

 to keep it going inside til next spring.

Overlooked

The bloom on the Hosta is often overlooked but it is really quite beautiful. This hosta blooms white instead of the lavendar that many bloom.