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The Compost Pile

The Very Pretty Rhodo

Elli enjoys her spring blooming Rhododendron

Two Lips for Love!

Elli finds orange mini tulips in her garden.

Purple Marshmallows

Mysterious purple cat tail flowers in Elli’s garden.

My Forget-Me-Nots are Not Forgotten!

Elli’s Forget-Me-Nots return for another year!

Celebrating the Soon Departed

These flowers are currently occupying the north side of the back yard garden. This means they’re slated for removal when I get some time to glove up and go shoveling! So let’s enjoy them while they’re here.

Two-Lips for April!

What better way to celebrate April than with a fresh, pink tulip?

A Certain Type of Pear

It does look like a pear blossom, but there are no leaves yet and the petals have pretty spots, which I haven’t been able to find online anywhere.

The Front Yard Is a Garden

Since we moved into this house on New Year’s Day of this year, I had no idea what to expect coming up from the soil! I still am not sure what lots of the plants are called, but I can tell the previous owners really loved their flowers.

A New Year, A New Garden

Elli checks into a new garden for 2010

To Reach the Sun

Elli’s garden reaches for the sun as June reaches its midpoint.