Posted in bloom day, coneflower, Flowers on May 16, 2014| 3 Comments »
My back garden is dominated by the larkspur. I should thin it out to let other plants thrive, but they are so pretty I can’t bring myself to do it!
Narrow Leaf Coneflower – The only one I seem to have luck with
The Natives are Restless
Native Prickly Pear
Frog Fruit
Blanketflower
Mexican Hat – My favorite
Milkweed Vine
Sunflowers – Popping up everywhere
No idea what this little guy is, but the clear petals are very unique
Finishing off with my new yard art!
Posted in bloom day, Flowers on April 15, 2014| 7 Comments »
Rise N Shine
After two hail storms in a week and a dip into the 30s last night, I’m happy that anything is blooming at all. To show just what a crazy spring it’s been, I looked at last years bloom day pics and found all the same blooms for 3/15. I hope summer follows spring and is a month behind this year too. Wishful thinking!
Thanks to Carol from May Dreams for hosting Bloom Day.
Roses
Livin Easy
Martha Gonzales
Bulbs
Clusiana Tulips
Narcissus
Had to go into the greenhouse for this one
Satsuma
Wildflowers
Pink Primrose
Bluebonnets
Back Yard
Cemetery Iris
California Poppy
Possumhaw Holly
Columbine
A few new additions from this past weekend
Samantha Lantana
Lilac Hibiscus
Posted in Flowers, roses on April 11, 2014| 4 Comments »
Mutabalis – My first rose bloom of the year
I fell in love with this rose bush when I visited a fellow bloggers garden.
http://playinoutside.blogspot.com/
She had hers shaped into a 5-6 foot tree and it was in full bloom, stunning.
Posted in Animals, Flowers, Fruit, Status, Vegetables, tagged Homestead on April 6, 2014| 10 Comments »
Today ended up much chillier than I anticipated, and with the drizzle, I wasn’t feeling too motivated to garden.
I took pictures instead (and attended a hands-on a bee class – post to come later)
My MIL worked tirelessly last weekend and this Saturday helping me clean up around the yard. Last weekend was the vegetable garden.
Tomatoes
Onions, Carrots, Lettuce, Melons, Squash, Peppers
Newly planted pepper bed
First Squash – pass-along from Ms. Black, my daughter’s FFA teacher
First Tomato
Beans and corn planted yesterday
Yesterday was the back yard, weeding, raking, and general cleanup.
Finally got my garden gates back from the powder coater, just in time for my climbing rose to take off.
Grape Hyacinth
California Poppy – I miss these from Phoenix, and finally have my own
Next I took a tour outside the fence, trying to capture wildflowers
Our lambs grazing in the background
My garden helpers — These guys follow me around everywhere. The guineas are usually in 3s, but today she was off wandering.
Carl
Guinea Hen
Checking on some of the poultry …
Our 3 peafowl, we don’t know the sex yet, no full tails until 2 years of age
Gobbling with me … a favorite pasttime
Waiting for scratch?
And on to the orchard
First peach!
Posted in bloom day, Flowers, tagged Flowers on February 17, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The garden is only a few weeks from some impressive blooms, but for now this will have to do.
My first bulb of the season – Hyacinth
My first apple bloom — ever
Type – Anna
Amethyst Calla Lily
Is it cheating if I just planted it this weekend? I couldn’t pass these up when I saw them at The Natural Gardener. They are very cold tender, but I’m ok with something this pretty being an annual.
Since I’m low on blooms this month, I’ll add my new yard art.
Costco for under $40, hard to beat this price. I’ve been wanting one of these spinners for a while.
Found this at “Antiques and Things” on 290W. If you’ve never stopped by it’s a great little place and he’s always got something new.
I bought this bench there as well several months ago. We finally got around to painting it and puting it back together.
Painted to match the shutters.
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