A WALK AROUND MY GARDEN

Since so many of you have been showing me around your yards with all the pretty flowers, I thought I would do the same. This is the biggest of my hydrangeas. It's got really big bunches of flowers. The photo doesn't show how big they are really.

I love the deep pink color of this hydrangea. I have 7 different hydrangeas in my yard.

These pretty purple flowers are common around where I live. They are only in bloom for a few months out of the year and then you just have the green leaves. Looking at this picture I can see we need to trim the edges of the leaves on this one.

Here are the hanging basket I got awhile ago. I filled them with moss and put the flowers in them. They hang in the walkway to my front door. I love these baskets.

Here is a shot of my back. You can see the pool in the background. We have lemons, oranges and a plum tree in this area. Also, several different flowers.

Over by the pool there isn't any dirt so all the flowers have to be in pots.
I wanted to plant a climbing rose bush to cover up the old fence but since we are planning on getting a wall put in I didn't want the rose bush to be destroyed so I'll wait.

Here is the Gardenia plant. It smells so good!

Our plums are growing bigger. I can't wait to pick and eat them. Some years we get so many plums we don't know what to do with them. Last year we had a lot and I made homemade jam. This year doesn't look like we will be getting to many.

I showed this little basket I got from a thrift store before but now the flowers are filling it out and it looks so much nicer.

These are the flowers in the matching basket. I just love this little cherub peeking out from behind the flowers.

This little gardening bench is on the side of our house. I plan on painting it white and putting some embellishments on it. The climbing plant on the fence is also another one that smells good.

This is the plant that smells good up close. I forget what it's called but it just grows and grows. We trim it back and it just grows again. It's very easy to take care of.

This little area helps hide our trash cans. They are on the other side of the little white fence.

Another shot of the plants by the pool.

I found this little guy at TJ Maxx. I love him. Can you see the little birds on his back and feet? He has a darling shell crown on. He sits on the old bench by the pool with the flowers.

Well that's about it. Hope you had fun. Once I finish painting everything I will show an over shot of the pool area and the whole yard.

Until then, have a wonderful day! Don't forget to stop and smell the flowers!

Hugs,

Joanne