Happy Easter!

Thursday

I posted these pictures last summer but still look at them frequently, I was so excited to actually hatch a black swallowtail butterfly! I hope to do the same this year. I want to give my daughter in law one for her kindergarten classroom.

I just placed a plant order with Bluestone perennials. I ordered Salvia, coral bells, veronica, dianthus, columbine, foxglove, and more that I can't remember right now. It was great fun.

It feels a bit more like spring, I am taking tomorrow off so will have a three day weekend. I have plans to make candles in the morning, then work outside getting some raking done and general clean-up done after it warms up a bit.

Shades of Cosmos

Most of the snow is now gone, thankfully, I am so eager for spring to get here, is it ever gonna happen?

Cosmos are among my favorite annuals, along with Cleome, they have to rank right up there at the top. I know for years gardening snobs would not even plant annuals, I have always planted them, nothing snobbish about me :). Ones that self sow are especially welcome, which comos and cleome both do.

It is snowing AGAIN! I can't believe this but then again I can, after all it is Iowa.

I bought this phalanopis orchid at Wal Mart for 15 dollars, it seems very healthy and has been blooming for a month now. The orchid I got for Mother's Day last may is at a temporary lull, but it is throwing 3 new spikes out, I have a white phalanopsis orchid that blooms once a year for me that is going to be in bloom probably within a couple of weeks, I have had it for several years.

TGIF

I am soooooooooo glad that it is Friday, it has been a hectic couple of weeks at work and home. Just sharing a couple of photos of houseplants I have in bloom currently and a picture of sweet little Rosie O.

African Violets

I still have a few African Violets around, these two bloom faithfully for me, both are in bad need of transplanting but they seem to be very forgiving.

Sunny Sunday

What a beautiful day this has been here in Iowa, warm and sunny, in the low 50s. I sat out in the sun and soaked up some Vitamin D and watched and listened to the newly arrived robins, what a lovely sight and sound.

This collage is from a basket of flowers that the neighbors gave us for watching their kitties while they were gone for a few days.