Hearts in Nature
Tag: gardens
Garden explodes!
Too much?
All I know is that overnight I’ve seen my garden burst into bloom. From violets, lily of the valley and bluebells in phase one, my irises, peony tree, columbine and bleeding hearts are taking over. Soon, peonies and poppies will fill the flowerbeds and every vase I own.
It’s pure joy to watch a garden come to life.
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I ❤️ Hydrangeas!
Spence and I went to the local greenhouse today in search of a replacement birdbath and mulch. While we didn’t see a birdbath that we loved, I bought the mulch while Spence bought me this gorgeous hydrangea.
Spence also purchased this little flowering cactus on the left, full of white blossoms.
We also got this little Pocketbook plant, named for the flowers that look like little handbags.
And with my first greenhouse purchase behind me, so it begins…..
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59 Candles, 59 Things – part thirty six
Forty fourth thing: For the next post in this series of things that make me happy, I’m amazed it’s taken until my forty fourth entry to talk about my nearly obsessive love of gardening. Gardening makes me very happy.
Thanks to global warming, Michigan’s Spring comes sooner each year. With cold though not freezing nights, plenty of sunny days and just enough rain, signs of life are abundant. I have so many perennials and bulbs in various flowerbeds that are emerging from the earth that I feel my hands itching to get out and play in the dirt. Today, I succumbed to that desire to do…..something. Too early to plant anything, nonetheless I had to get out there and start pulling out dead leaves, twigs and other debris while getting up close and personal with the new life. Though only in the low 40’s, the full sun felt wonderful and I decided to make use of my energy by scrubbing down the entire deck, outdoor furniture and even scrubbing down half of my white privacy fence before I was too pooped to continue. Spence followed behind me, spraying the suds and loosened dirt away.
And much to my surprise, I found the first flower of my 2016 garden in this tiny bloom, which made me very happy.
A miniature iris is a happy sight indeed!
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For more of my series “59 Candles, 59 Things” click on “59 Things” under Categories. I started this series last May on my 59th birthday and am using it to feature 59 things that make me happy.
What makes you happy?
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Travels in Aruba – part eight
On of the things you see on the island of Aruba are Divi Divi Trees. Due to the tradewinds, the trees look unique as they grow with the wind.
Aruba’s trademark: the Divi Divi or watapana tree. An interesting observation is that attempts to plant this tree in other parts of the world have proved futile – it seems the Divi Divi is most comfortable in Aruba! (source: internet search)
Both at our charming boutique hotel, the Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts and at every turn, we saw so many flowering plants and trees. This is a sample of the beauty:
Cacti and palm trees grow everywhere, endless varieties. Around our hotel, many of the cacti, trees and flowering shrubs have small signs identifying them which was thoughtful (and informative) for a gardening buff such as myself.
