A Closer Look at the Flower Garden

The flower garden looks so good...

I love it

I sit outdoors many evenings and admire the beauty of the plants growing in my back yard.

Clematis x hybrida Dr Ruppel with pink flowers

Baskets of fuchsia and petunias

Pink gerbera daisies in the forefront

The bird bath was moved from across the yard to its new place

Yellow lantana

Phlox Divaricata Blue Moon with Purple flowers

I can't remember the name of this plant right now- 

Nor the name of this one 

Anne Marie lantana

Pink gerbera daisy up close

Another photo of the Clematis- I want it to grow up the 4x4 post

Blue salvia- hummingbirds and butterflies love it!

Solenia Begonia

I think these begonias are my favorite flowers in this garden bed

Liriope muscari Variegata 

Closer view of the Fuchsia plant

The pink and purple flowers are so pretty and hummingbirds love them!

Pink Fuchsia

Bloom where you are planted...

Pink Fuchsia

Photos from May 2014

Morning Dew & Romance

There is something romantic about morning dew...

maybe it's the way the tiny droplets of water hug the tips of flowers and grass

holding on until the very last moment of their existence

or the way they capture the first light of dawn

and magnify its glow, becoming bright as luminous crystals

they'll twinkle like bright stars as they bathe in the morning sun...

then quietly disappear into thin air,

leaving barely a trace of their dewy kiss upon waking blooms.

Beautiful Fuchsia

I knew little about Fuchsia plants until a few weeks ago.   I became interested when I read that these beautiful blooms attract hummingbirds.  Of course, I had to have one, since my outdoor goal is to attract more birds during the summer, especially hummers. On my next trip to Lowe's, I purchased a hanging basket of bright nectar and deep purple Fuchsia.  Too bad the plant label didn't have the name of this particular variety of Fuchsia.  I compared images in Google, but there are tons of different varieties, so I'm left with an uneducated guess.  

The information about the attraction between hummingbirds and Fuchsia proved correct...Mr. Bully came to investigate shortly after the colorful basket of blooms was placed on the front porch.  It seems to be one of his favorites thus far. 

A couple days ago, I added a second hanging basket of Fuchsia with pink and white blooms.  I hope the beauties survive the heat and humidity here.  So far, so good...but it's only the beginning of May. Soon the outdoor temperatures will soar close to or slightly above 100 degrees.  I've read that it's possible to keep them indoors, near a well lit window so I may have to eventually bring it indoors.  However, that would be defeating my purpose for buying them in the first place.  I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope they fair well.