A New Beginning

A new gardening season has arrived!!!

The May flowers are blooming! And YES, the Roses are starting to bud and begin their journey into beautiful bloossoms. I cut them all back about a month ago, and fertilized with my special "secret" all organic formular, and lo and behold........

My Seven Sisters bush is (as you can see) loaded with buds.

My Theresa Bugnet bushes are alreadying showing blossoms. They are always the first to bloom.

I only wish the flowers lasted longer. It seems they fade so quickly!

But not to worry, there will be plenty more roses to follow!

Like this one, already in the bud stage.

I've been busy potting up some planters to scatter about the garden. I like making my own, simply because of the cost! I find that if you save your planters each year, and add fresh potting mix, the cost of buying some 6-packs of different flowers, sure beats buying hangers and pots already made.

Here are a few that Istarted:

I planted a pretty varigated Begonia, with a few blue Lobellia in this Urn. I have it in the Rose garden in front of some rose bushes.

My stair planter is planted with an assortment of Annuals. Just waite a few weeks, to see how pretty it will be!

This Strawberry Jar is one of two in the Herb garden.

If you've never tryed making your own pots you should give it a try, be creative, choose flowers that you like, and start planting!

I just have to show you this picture of my Cardinal Shrub, it is so..... beautiful this year! Take a look...

It is just as I invisioned it would be a few years back when I ordered it and planted it. It serves as a very colorful anchor plant on  the left side of the garden.
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