Memorial Day Remembrance

 In honor and remembrance of those who gave their all for our freedom we proudly display our flag and red white and blue.

 

May you have a reflective and grateful 

Memorial Day!  

Rainy Spring!

I can't remember such a wet and rainy spring and my plants are loving it!  The temperatures are below normal and it's been so nice to work out in the garden between rain storms. 

The plants I chose for my new flower border have really performed well and are blooming.   Good old standbys like Supertunia bubblegum just bloom all summer long  and are so easy to grow.  I tend to love pink and purple flowers mixed with  lime green foiliage so I planned the border around those colors. 

One of the new plants I chose is 'Cherry Bell Campanula' and  it is supposed to be a perennial in my area and a good spreader.    I hope so because it's a gorgeous color and full of blooms.

We are supposed to get thunderstorms later today and possible hail!  I don't mind storms but hail is so destructive and I can't cover up my garden.  I do protect my patio pots and crossing my fingers the weather stays more calm today.      

Mother's Day Garden

 I strive to have all my annuals planted by the end of April to middle of May.  The weather has been so much cooler this spring and we have had more rain than usual so it's taken me a little longer to get everything in the ground.    Hopefully weather permitting I'll get my front border spring plantings done by the end of the week. 

Our newest flower bed was planted last spring and I love how it has filled in and all the color.  Most of the bed is planted in perennials and small shrubs with some begonias and violas for annual color. 

My favorite plants have become the coral bells with all the  different foilage color and blooms.  They have done so well in last summer's heat and the arctic blast we had in January. 

  I planted up my wire flower baskets with pink impatiens and begonias as they are mostly in the shade.

My hubbie and sons always give me gift cards or flowers for Mother's Day which I love! My garden is my gift to myself and they enjoy it too!  This year a cobalt blue birdbath was my gift. 

Hope you are having a wonderful and Happy Mother's Day!  

I'm linking with Marty's Inspire Me Tuesday

and Carol's Garden Bloom Day