Flowers

This sign is hanging by my front door. Too many people have come to the door and no one answered, they thought we weren't home and we were right down in the barn doing chores so when I saw this sign I thought it was perfect.

It's not even mid season as far as the flowers go in this region but I thought I would take some 'before' shots now and then in a month take some 'after' shots to see how they've progressed for me with all the tender loving care I give them. (grow or I'll put you in the compost pile!) Ahem......

This is the front of the house garden that goes along the path that takes you to the Snowbird's residence. I put in lots of Wave petunias and some that were supposed to be Waves but aren't so they must have been mislabeled. Sigh.....that means deadheading which I'm not too fond of but if it keeps them going I will do it. Also I put tons of cleome but this year, the shorter ones as last year they got to be seven feet high!!!This is the garden out by the street. Here again I used petunias and mixed in there are lots of cleome but they are still practically seedlings at this point. There are lots of perennials that have been growing there for many years. You can see Snowbird's house on the right side of this picture. They have their own entrance but there also is a door between our two houses that I keep locked at all times nooooooooo...... I mean a door where we can go back and forth without going outside. Ahem again......

See my bunnies in the garden. There used to be some children in the neighborhood that thought they were real and brought carrots and apples for them. This kitty guards my gardens for me but notice that he has caught a cute little mouse in his paws! Bad kitty!

This is a new variety of petunnias that I got this year. I'll show a close up, it's just gorgeous. These are a couple of the varieties of hollyhocks that I just got this year. I loved them as a child as my mother always had them in her garden. Here's one more.

Well it's starting to thunder and turn rather dark out so guess I'll get off this computer before it blows up or something. The boys are all in the barn having their dinner but I keep an eye out in case one of them gets spooked by the storm and I have to go out and hold a hand.....no I mean a hoof!

These Fanfare Impatiens are what I have hanging on the front porch. They will cascade down as they grow and can take full sun. They are something new to this area last year and they did really well on my porch even though they don't get full sun.
These are like the ones I have on the front lawn but these are hanging on the back deck by my mother's sliding glass doors. I think they are just so adorable and I think I will press some for future crafts.

This is my little vegetable garden. I have tomatoes, squash, peppers, watermelon, cucumbers and pumpkins. It's just a small area but it really produces lots of yummy fresh produce for us and the horses LOVE the watermelon.

Guess that's it for the floral news around here so far. Hopefully everything will grow well and get full and lush. We need rain and I haven't gotten the sprinkler system going yet as one of the heads needs to be replaced and I just haven't called the repair guy yet. I'm getting tired of lugging hoses around so I think I will call him tomorrow!