Playing in the Dirt

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I've been playing in the dirt lately and planting veggies and flowers. This year, again, I swore I was gonna plant my tree, a petite crape myrtle and again, I swore up and down the isles of every nursery and DIY store in a 20 mile radius looking for it...no luck. Being that I had no tree, I decided to plant flowers around the edges of this area. Last year I went on a garden tour and came across a clingy flowery plant that I very much admired and after talking to the owner of said plant, she gave me some seeds in a baggie and wrote on it, "plant late January". Fast forward to this past January where I found them and proceeded to plant them...the problem was, I forgot what kind of flowers they were. So I waited and waited and did my research...seems I planted Sweet Peas and they are gorgeous!

and then I planted Mexican Sage because it reminds me of velvet...

and these guys seem to pop up everywhere and how they got there I don't know, but I like them so I let them grow wherever they want........nasturtiums

and since I can't find my tree, I decided to look for another tree that would fit my criteria, pink, white or lavenders blooms and not to tall, but alas, my agricultural lovin' daughter scretly behind my back and planted this

corn....stinkin' corn. I know, it could be worse, she could be planting something else and I know when she goes to College, I will miss her shenanigans. So, after seeing this, I went ahead and planted tomatoes,which are doing very well...

and just recently green bell peppers and something called Salsa chili....again, not my idea

I will you keep you posted on the progress and of course, I wanna see what you all planted this year...I'm just sayin'

Pink Camilia's

This crazy weather is turning my plants and flowers topsy turvy. It's hot, it's cold, it's windy, a tornado might hit and over and over again. I never know what will bloom and when. The tops of my Ficus trees are burnt from frost and yet...I noticed yesterday my Camilias are blooming. Tons of them

They look so delicate and fragile...but their not, their pretty sturdy and hardy and I really love the little buds

my favorite flower color too...pink

Maybe Spring will be here before we know it ~

sPRiNg hAs SpRunG

I know it's sPrINg...How do i know?



My lAvEnDEr has bloomed...




...and my pINk JaSmInE




...my little pUrPLe DaIsIes...


and my favorite, CaLLa LiLiEs




...I'm just sayin'