Columbines look so Dainty

Several years ago my Mom gave me a Columbine.  I managed to keep it alive for a couple of years but then the grass and weeds won the battle.  Now that I have my raised flower beds, I have started collecting the many varieties and colors.  Here's what I have now and I hope to add a few more.

The Arbor is a Great Gathering Place

Several friends from Georgia stopped by on Saturday afternoon on their way back home from attending a jewelry party.  They loved our Arbor.  It was a great place to sit and watch Will and Lila playing in the yard.  This is our favorite outdoor sitting place when we have friends and family visiting. Thought I would post a few photos of the arbor.

Knock-Out Roses

I can't think of any flower or bush that has blooms over such a long period of time.  Knock-Outs sure give you a lot of bang for your buck.



My Peonies are Blooming!!

My peonies are blooming!  The first ones to bloom are always the white ones.  Then the pink and red follow in a few days.

Cold Weather

I hope last night will be the last time we have to worry about frost damage to the flowers.  It's quite a production at my house.  Twice we have had to move plants in large containers to the shop, small containers to the kitchen, and then cover the blooms of plants in the flower beds. 

Gardening with Containers

Besides flowers in my yard, arbor, and patio flower boxes, I plant a lot of annuals in containers.  Sometimes it's almost as much fun to find the right container/pot as it is to add the flowers.  Here are the ones I have planted in the last couple weeks.

We continue to find more interesting containers and plants!

We added these during the first week of May.

Foxglove





Strawflower
(One of three plants in container)

Poppies



Dianthus