Fall Roses

How do you like my rose garden?  I call it Rose Island.  It's a work in progress. 

So far this month, it's mostly rained and been cool to cold weather.  


As you can see, the roses love it.  And the weeds too, of course.

There are 8 rose bushes planted around the circle.  I don't know the varieties so don't ask. :)  Not all are blooming yet.

In the middle is a weeping willow tree. 

I have 4 stepping stones meandering through it.  You can read about those here.

This red one has the most blooms.

Light pink.

Dark pink.

Multi pink.

Close-up of dark pink.

Closer-up of dark pink. 
Just gorgeous, don't you think?

This weeping willow tree was a 3" cutting about 3 months ago.  Since we planted it here, it has grown to over 10 foot tall!  It must love it's rose neighbors.

The 2 liter bottle gets filled with miracle grow about every 3 to 4 weeks.










So there you have it, my Rose Island.  I hope you enjoyed the tour. 

What do your flowers look like now?  Are they blooming good?

Rainy Day

I'm back.  I finally finished the blog hop.   I hope all of you visited a few of the sites too.  We gotta help each other out as much as we can. And make a few new friends along the way.

The weather outside is brutal at the moment.  I was going to show you the new flowers blooming in my garden but I couldn't get out to take pretty pictures of them.  So instead, you get dreary, stormy, dark and blurry glimpses of the garden.

Part of these are yellow daylilies that I planted.  In fact, I posted a pic of it blooming here.  The tall daisy  looking one though I didn't plant.  I actually spilled bird seed and this came up.  If you look to the left of it, you will see what looks like corn stalks growing.  That too was bird seed.

This is the other end of the flower bed.  It's hard to tell but those stepping stones are under water.  You can see the water splashing in the buckets.  It's really pouring down right now.  But on the bright side, aren't the stones so vibrant.

This is to the left of the daylily.  These stones are also underwater. 

This is the far right, at the edge, and the deepest spot.  The yellow you see there is also a stepping stone. 

It's the blue and yellow butterfly one.  You can see it here.  Boy, those buckets are really splashing now.














And this is to the far left.  This is a high spot so it's not underwater so much.  There's ladybug and turtle. If  you look close, you will see my little snake standing guard.  He  moves around alot.    I never know where he'll show up next. :)















So there you have it.  No sun, just rain, rain, rain.  I'm not complaining though, it's needed badly.

What's it looking like outside your door?  See you soon.

Bloomin' Daylily

Hello all.  I wanted to show you what I found in my flower garden today.

Isn't it just gorgeous!  I wasn't expecting to see color this year.  So far everything has green leaves but no blooms.  I just assumed that it was because of all the transplanting I did (and am doing) this year.  I really don't have a green thumb and am not very experienced in growing things.  In fact, I usually kill everything that grows inside.  But hey, they like me!!  As you can see, so do the weeds.  :)

I had been asked where I had found to put Fannie Frog.  Now you can see where she ended up.  I tried to get a picture of her near the bloom.  Actually, you can see better pics of her here and here.  I think the yellow and green compliment each other, don't you?

At least now when I get to work on all those weeds out there, I'll have purty thangs to look at.

Til next time, have fun!

Flower Pot Bird Feeder

I have a flower garden that is a work in progress. 

You may recognize my painted stepping stones.  I have them meandering through the garden.  Also, notice the light bulb ladybug nestled beneath the flamingo.  The various stakes were Mother's Day gifts.  Since all my plants were transplanted this year, I guess they are not going to bloom.  So, for more color, I decided to make use of the plastic disposable pots that the plants came in. 

I started with 4 pots and wired them together.  I then painted them and wired a platter on top.  This is what I  came up with.

Yea, I know the pictures aren't great.  My camera broke and I had to use my phone.  (Note to self: Get the camera fixed!!!).  

Just ignore the totes and buckets in the background.  Where I live, either it storms or no rain at all.  I have to catch all I can.  The flowers and grass (what little I have) seem to thrive on the rainwater more than hose water.

I just wanted you to see what can be done with disposable materials.  It really does look good in the garden with that pop of purple and orange.  This has been a lot of work but next spring will show the rewards.  I can't wait to see it!

Til next time, have fun!