1) Which garden do you grow--flower, vegetable or both? Vegetable, but we do have flower beds with potted plants for ease of looking after since we camp/vacation a lot during the summer. 2) Favourite flower and/or veggie to plant & why? Petunias are pretty hardy and easy to look after and I like planting peas …
Tag: Flowers
Tulips and a Smile
Today, my post is about nothing other than the simplicity of tulips which make me HAPPY! 🙂
Spring Awakening in Two Dimensions
Looking outside our front windows this very moment is a bit depressing, I am not going to lie. Even though it is the middle of April and 'spring has (supposedly) sprung', you would never know it here in the Great White North of western Canada as a lovely blanket of snow STILL covers the ground, …
An Alien Resemblance?
As soon as we came across this Inchoate flower at the Kula Botanical gardens in Hawaii, we had to snap a picture of its alien-like resemblance in the 'before' stage. Not to worry, though, the end result is much prettier as you can see:-).
White Silence
What opens without making a sound? Why flowers, of course! Such a unique opportunity to gain a glimpse inside this lilly's delicate, white petals, as they reveal themselves to the outside world for the first time ever! Serene
Layered Rose Petals
Exquisitely Layered petals delicately unfolded for all to see, Their soft, velvety texture inviting us in with each gentle curl, Like an ocean wave, lapping up nature's every ounce of beauty.
Infusing Colour and Happiness
Yesterday, I finally had the opportunity to head out to the stores and pick up some bedding plants. Very exhilarating for us Canadians who have endured one of the seemingly longest winters ever! Not exhilarating for one's pocketbook exactly, BUT the results pay off in spades all summer long (well, hopefully, if my thumbs stay …
Spring Blooms…Revisited
Spring is in the air in these parts....for the time being anyway, as we soar above our average winter temperatures and welcome the sun's higher position in the sky. The warmth and light, today especially, reminds me of this gorgeous yellow flower and its Graceful blooms gently beginning to unfold, one by one. Similar to it, …
Plumeria Flower
Picture. Perfect. Plumeria. Deserving of a Frame:-).
Monkey on Your Back
This Glass on our lanai makes me smile wide Its contents are pure with a lightly sweet scent The vibrant yellow center is reminiscent of the sun Its white petals are so delicate and velvety, five altogether The similarly coloured monkey watches over it carefully I wonder what it's like to be a plumeria with a monkey …
