Front Flowerbed

A few photos of my front flowerbed.

Monarch butterfly

Today is Pink Saturday's decade Birthday. Happy Birthday. Please check out the others here. Thanks to Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.

Lisianthus

Lisianthus is one of my favorite flowers to use in arrangements.  I just love their longevity in the arrangements!

Botanical Name: Eustoma (yoo-stoh-ma)

The Common names of Lisianthus are Prairie Gentian, Texas bluebell, Tulip gentian, Bluebells and Lira de San Pedro.

The name Lisianthus comes from the Greek words lysis, meaning dissolution and anthos, meaning flower.

Lisianthus also symbolize appreciation.

They are kind of fussy to grow and I do lose a few each year, but I really love them!

Today is Fertilizer Fridays/Flaunt your Flower. Thanks to Tootsie Time. You can check out the others here.

Kitchen Garden

Astilbe is a fun plant for shade gardens. Astilbe will bloom in shade, but the plants prefer some sunlight to achieve their full size. However, in hot weather and dry soils, their foliage will burn. Some species are commonly known as False Goat's Beard, and False Spirea.

Today I am linking to Home and Garden Thursday. Check out other great blogs here.

Flower Lamp

Garden art?

My friend, Judy, is downsizing her house.  She asked me if I would like this lamp.  I told her I would love to have it, if she didn’t care what I did with it.

I told her it would make good garden art.  She just laughed and said go for it.

I spray painted the base a fun garden green.

Then I turned the lamp shade the opposite way. I tried to plant a cute ivy geranium in it, but it was just too top heavy.  It kept tipping over.

I call it garden art.  It makes me smile.

I am joining What Ever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts for the first time.  Please check it out here.

Kid's Flowerbed Room

This bed is one I had as a child.  It has been in this garden for about 6 years.  It is starting to fall apart, but I still love to fill it up with annuals.

This chair is overflowing with sedum.

 We have had some really hot days without rain.  It has been hard on my beds.

Today is Bloomin' Tuesday! Please check out the others, thanks to Jean at MsGreen "thumb".

Stargazer Lilies

 I was so excited to see this blooming in my garden last night.  I just love it!

Stargazer lilies are an oriental hybrid lily. The name Stargazer was given to this hardy lily because unlike other lilies, their blooms gaze up at the sky.