My Garden Album

Spring Is In The Air - 2012

Spring has sprung in my garden. Judging by how much my knockouts are blooming I can say this is turning out to be a very beautiful and busy season.

Spring 2012 did not start very well though because of a very early spring rainfall and unseasonably warm winters. My house sits at the bottom of a sloped street and water coming down from up the street had turned my yard into a soggy-plant-killing yard. Many of my plants died because of this!

But on a bright note, we decided to install a temporary fix which so far has proven to work. As you can see shrubs and flowers that survived the monsoons of early spring are doing very well. I have added a spring 2012 page for your enjoyment, be sure to check it out! Enjoy!

Spring - A Time Of Renewal!

I walked around my garden this morning and I was pleasantly surprised to see so much new life! My garden is bursting at the seams with either new growth or blooms! Everywhere I looked there was either a bud, new leaf or a flower. See if you can ignore the leaves that are still falling and enjoy new growth :)!

Asiatic Lilies

Hostas

Hostas

English Boxwood

 I loved the color of the English boxwood, it is bright and crisp and looks edible.

Gerbera Drakensberg Pink

Corral Bark Japanese Maple

 What a pleasant surprise when I realized that Corral Bark Japanese Maple actually flowers!

Crape Myrtle New Leaves 

Azaleas spell spring!

My Hostas 

First Semester Of My Garden

The first semester of my garden was off to a great start. I have to give my garden a passing grade. My garden was finished just before the fall last year. I've watched everything blossom from camellias to loropetalums. I've updated my winter and fall pages to reflect some of the changes I've witnessed. I've also done some spring shopping to fill some of the gaps that are still wide. I saw my peach tree produce some beautiful flowers and purple leaf plum was full of flowers signaling the end of winter. Please take a look at the Fall Garden and my Winter Garden for latest pictures. I've also added new page for some of my newest plants.

Winter was unseasonably warm this year so, what I see may not be normal but we will see! Please enjoy and share! 

Before And After Is Finally Here!

I think you think it is time for me to post the before and after pictures of the project! Well, I agree! It has been 3 long months since the project started and now it is time to put it away for the winter! I have great visions of what my yard will look like in next spring minus the weeds. So, click here to see pictures of the before and after