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

Garden Walk-Happy Mother's Day

Red Spotted Purple Butterfly

 I love walking through my garden and discovering what has bloomed or watching  butterflies find a safe place to land.   I enjoy watching the many varieties of birds that frequent my backyard.   They are nesting, taking bird baths and singing happy little songs this sunny day.   Yesterday I took a walk through my  garden and took a few pictures along the way.   

My knockout roses are truly "knockouts" this spring and just covered with blooms.  I am amazed at this wonderful rose and how easy it is to grow!

These beautiful peonies were among a few plants in the yard when I moved in 15 years ago.  The fuschia pink color is so bold and the scent is wonderful.

I am fortunate to have several older plants and I just keep dividing them.

The roses I planted on my arbor and garden gate are finally growing.  One rose is still much taller than the other but they are both blooming well.  This variety is a knockout climber and is supposed to rebloom all summer.  This is the second full growing season in my garden,  so I'm anxious to see how much they will grow this year and how well they bloom.  I hope they reach the top of the arbor this year. 
 I just love the red color with

the white arbor!       

I still have much planting to do...but just wanted to take a day to enjoy my garden instead of working in it.    Hope your day is wonderful!  

Happy Mother's Day!