This was my first canna lily bloom of the year. This is a plant that one leaf grew under my fence a couple years ago and I had George dig it out, and planted it someplace else. It keeps multiplying, I now have it in three different areas. This is the largest "bunch" though.
This is a close-up of the first bloom. These lilies bloom and bloom and bloom.
This was our first attempt at a little vegetable garden since we moved to Texas. In the front I had tomatoes, then peppers. Behind that in rows, from left to right, I had radishes, lettuce, parsley, and green beans. I planted a marigold border, to help keep bugs out. And, I planted some impatiens up against the house just because it's too shady there for any veggies to grow.
You would had have to seen these a month ago to appreciate their growth. I learned that in Texas, roses should be pruned around Valentine's Day. So, a month ago these were nothing but short sticks coming out of the ground. I've been really babying them, and they are doing great! I have been feeding them, watering them, and spraying them (I always have problems with blackspot).
In Feb. I'd planted some morning glory seeds beside my swing to grow up the sides. As you can see, it'd gotten a really good start by March. I also dug out a window well shape if front of the morning glory and filled it in with a good potting soil and several gladiola bulbs. My plan was that when the morning glory got tall and the vines start looking scraggly at the bottom, the gladiolas should be up, to hide that... NOTE: It didn't exactly work that way - the morning glory grew up around the glads - it was kind of crazy.
I took this pic because my azaleas were blooming and looked so pretty!
This was my first canna lily bloom of the year. This is a plant that one leaf grew under my fence a couple years ago and I had George dig it out, and planted it someplace else. It keeps multiplying, I now have it in three different areas. This is the largest "bunch" though.
This is a close-up of the first bloom. These lilies bloom and bloom and bloom.
This was our first attempt at a little vegetable garden since we moved to Texas. In the front I had tomatoes, then peppers. Behind that in rows, from left to right, I had radishes, lettuce, parsley, and green beans. I planted a marigold border, to help keep bugs out. And, I planted some impatiens up against the house just because it's too shady there for any veggies to grow.
You would had have to seen these a month ago to appreciate their growth. I learned that in Texas, roses should be pruned around Valentine's Day. So, a month ago these were nothing but short sticks coming out of the ground. I've been really babying them, and they are doing great! I have been feeding them, watering them, and spraying them (I always have problems with blackspot).
In Feb. I'd planted some morning glory seeds beside my swing to grow up the sides. As you can see, it'd gotten a really good start by March. I also dug out a window well shape if front of the morning glory and filled it in with a good potting soil and several gladiola bulbs. My plan was that when the morning glory got tall and the vines start looking scraggly at the bottom, the gladiolas should be up, to hide that... NOTE: It didn't exactly work that way - the morning glory grew up around the glads - it was kind of crazy.
I took this pic because my azaleas were blooming and looked so pretty!
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