Magnolia Stellata Buds
We have, what I suspect is, the first sign of Spring. Today I present to you buds of the mighty Magnolia Stellata. This bush or shrub, call it what you will, is only a mere four feet tall. It’s...
View ArticleThe Amaryllis Has Bloomed
Just a quick update on our Amaryllis. It has bloomed. I went outside to check the trees and plants this morning and was surprised to see two large red flowers. There are two more buds left to bloom and...
View ArticleRe-Potting Our Knock Out Roses
When we first bought our small Knock Out Rose bush in the one gallon container, I figured it would be an easy plant to manage. And believe me, I’ve had these plants before and I based my belief on my...
View ArticlePink Rose of Sharon Buds and Flowers
I’m not sure I’ve shown you what I think is our pink rose of sharon bush yet. We picked this up at Lowe’s a while back and it’s been sitting at the side of the house. We initially had it resting in its...
View ArticleCommon Lawn Flowers
So far, I can find four different common lawn flowers on our property. Currently, I know the name of one – the Dandelion. Our grass is full of them. As for the other three, I used to know the names of...
View ArticleThe Beautiful Iris
The Iris is, by far, my favorite flower. I’ve been blogging about the Iris since I began blogging way back in 2006. It’s a remarkable flower and its beauty is unsurpassed, in my opinion. Even our...
View ArticleThe Iris Has Bloomed
Can anyone really ever take too many pictures of an Iris? I don’t think so. In this case, Laura and I had the same idea. We both noticed that one of the Irises outside the window bloomed and we both...
View ArticleEarly June Flowers
I think we skipped Spring and jumped right into Summer up here in Maine. Actually, it seems like it does that every year. Things go from the 40s and 50s to the 80s. Luckily, in this part of the...
View ArticleOur Roses Have Bloomed
I was walking around outside yesterday when I started thinking to myself. I thought, what a wonderful thing it is to buy a house from someone who already did all the stuff I would have had to do after...
View ArticleOur Latest Flowers
Over the past few weeks, our flower assortment has completely changed. Mostly gone are the little yellow, Dandelion type flowers. What’s taken their place is now the Black-Eyed Susan and some other...
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