I’m so excited! This is the first year since having kids that I’ve been able to plant flowers. My boys are finally at an age that they can play for short periods of time without needing me within reach. So, when the weather finally cooperated, DH, the boys, and I headed out to the little flower stand down the road.
Once home, I thoroughly enjoyed the gritty feeling of rich planting soil between my fingers as I gently arranged my little blooms. And made a complete mess, dirt everywhere!
Now, flower connoisseur, I am not. I pick them based on COLOR! I know, I know…not the right way to do it. I don’t even pay attention to the little charts that tell you how far to space them. I guess I just leave it all up to chance.
Don’t you just love the contrast of blue with yellow. Well, except that the yellow flowers (no clue what they are called) are overpowering my little blue pansies. So much for chance!
What are YOUR favorite flowers to plant in the Spring/Summer?
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They are beautiful! Nice color palette.
Here in south Texas, my favorite flower to plant is anything that will survive the heat and that the deer won't eat!
The flowers are beautiful. I generally pick out flowers for their color too. When I am looking for groundcover than I go by how much sun/shade they need.
Gorgeous photos!! You seem to have my gardening style- whatever colors you like, not specific plants. :)Although, I do seem to gravitate towards the same flowers every year. I should get a garden post up. I want to share about my HUGE hasta plants and my flower baskets I have hanging up. Those were a first for me. I didn't want to spend $25-40 on a hanging basket so I put soil and flowers in a basket myself! :)
They are beautiful!!
I pick by color too. :) This year I only planted a couple and they were gerber daisies...because I love them. :)
Wow. Your flowers are gorgeous! I love the yellow and the blue. So pretty. Very nice colors. I need to plant some! Soon!
They are beautiful... I think they are snap dragons! I love them.. check and see..because I could be wrong. That is what they look like from here though :)
Great shots!
Those little yellow guys are snap dragons.
They are wonderfully bright.
My favorite flower has to be the tulip -- they're the only ones I seem to be able to grow :)
Beautiful flowers (and pictures)! We plant begonias; they seem to do well here.
The colors are beautiful! And bold! Wow! Enjoy. :)
Oh so bright and bold and beautiful!!
Oh they look wonderful. I am just like you. A total haphazard gardener. I don't even know what I plant, I just pick what I like :)
gorgeous shots with beautiful colors.
The yellows are snapdragons, & they are lovely. They remind me of Mother & her beautiful gardens full of them.
My favorite flowers are lilacs, roses & violets ... but for my massive gardens I have too many beauties to name them all. I'll be sharing pics here soon, tho. I love to garden ... just me, nature & God ... my special private time to not be bothered.
I still get a kick out of Sprout's pics.
Have a lovely summer's eve, sweet lady ~
TTFN ~ Marydon
Vivid pictures. Beautiful. I love the blue and yellow which are the colors splattered in my decorating attempts around my house. Love the new blog, too.
Teresa
following you right back:) i love your about me column and those are some really pretty flowers...congrats on that beautiful garden.
Flowers really brighten up a home. Yellow are my favorite.
Pretty flowers. I love your new blog.. I also love the yellow ones.. My favorite all time favorite flower is a Gerber Daisy. I love the pink, orange, and red ones..
Those are snapdragons. If you snap the flower off, then squeeze the sides, they'll open up and "talk" to you. My kids love it when I do that! Pretty flowers, friend!
Great flowers! I love the yellow and purple together...currently the hanging basket of pansies my mom got me for Mother's Day lays wilted outside. Sigh...perhaps next year?!
Beautiful! My grandma always had beautiful flowers and a wonderful garden. Some of my favorite flowers were her snap dragons (like your yellow ones).
they're absolutely gorgeous - lovely colours and well photographed too! brings a smile to my mid-winter face!
Beautiful. I cheated and bought some that were already potted this year (on clearance). Don't tell.
dont you love it when the kids get to that age...and there is just something about putting your hands in the earth. favorite spring flower...i dunno but i do love all the color...
I love Tulips, Hyacinth, Russian Sage, Day Lilies, and Irises. Not to sound redundant as I know you've received quite a few compliments already, but the photos and flowers are gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.
They are beautiful and I am sure, light up your life with gladness.
Those are very nice..and I love the contrast!
I planted flowers this year too {from seeds even}. Isn't it excited to watch them grow????????
Love your flowery goodness!
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