Garden Geek

I can't help myself. I am drawn to my flowers. They are a reminder of what is beautiful in this world.

These bloom so beautifully every year ~ despite the fact that no matter what I do, the leaves get powdery mildew. I'll keep working on that one, but I'll enjoy these blooms as they come.

Impatiens remind me of my mom. She always planted them along the front walk and in planters. They were at the center of one of the three times I've ever heard my mother swear. It was the week before my wedding and Mom was out mowing the grass. She comes stomping into the kitchen madder than I'd seen her in a long time and she says, "Damn, mower." My world was rocked. Grace swore. It must have been a horrible disfiguring accident caused by a lawn mower. "The steering went and I mowed over all my impatiens." Granted, she would not have been as upset normally, but THE WEDDING was in a week. I searched all over for good looking impatiens to replant them ~ not an easy task in the middle of July. I think I found some, and she replanted them and it must have been ok, because the wedding went on.

These Blanket Flowers are really interesting. I bought these once, and they reseed and regrow each year. They are not quite weeds, as they don't always do well when I relocate them ~ but they come back each year and bloom all summer long. (and they do ok when the dogs run them over too)

And finally, after a few weeks of no Gerbera Daisies, one is blooming. What a beautiful sight.