Tag: FOTD
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FOTD: Sunflower
This lovely sunflower has grown this season from seeds. It is against the fence of the Round pen . This is a circular pen with high fencing around it. Horses can be exercised at liberty without a rider or lunge line. This is my response to Cee’s Flower o the day challenge
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FOTD: Bougainvillea
This is my response to Cees Flower of the Day photo challenge.
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FOTD: A Survivor
There are no flowers in our garden at this time of year but here is my survivor . It is a tall variegated grass that produces tassels at its top in the autumn. I enjoy this plant as it survives the harshest winters and in the spring is somewhat battered but unbowed!
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FOTD: September 20, White Anenome
I have featured the pink anenome in our garden for Cee’s FOTD but there is a white anenome as well. This year it has produced several white blooms.
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FOTD: White Clematis
This clematis is growing on an east facing wall at the side door to our house. In the spring there is a purple clematis blooming and now in the early fall this white clematis. The bees seem to like it too. The one below has legs full with pollen. Just on the right side of…
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FOTD: Japanese Anenome, August 23
This year has been giving the Japanese anenome the kind of weather they like best. Not too hot and with cooler nights. This year they have grown up to almost 4 feet. This is my response to Cee’s Flower of the day Challenge.
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FOTD:August 2nd Morning Glory
This year I planted a morning glory on a west facing wall in a pot on the back deck of our house. It has galloped up the wall and the blooms are pretty and delicate and as you can see in the photo below the bumble bees love them This is my flower of the…
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FOTD: CLEMATIS
This purple clematis is blooming on an east facing wall of our house.There are two clematis growing against this wall and this purple one blooms now in July and the other blooms in the autumn with smaller white blooms. I enjoy seeing both of them.I got the idea of growing two clematis next to each…
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FOTD:Day Lilly
This year the day lillies in our garden have been amazing; tall and full of blooms. I thought this one deserved to be featured in Cee’s Flower of the Day Callenge.
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FOTD: Delphiniums
I know….every year I focus on the delphiniums and put up a Flower of the Day post that features them. I can’t help it. They just look so marvelous and so striking in the garden at the back of our house. Here are some photos.
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FOTD: They are still alive!
For my birthday on June 9th, three weeks ago , my son sent me a lovely flower arrangement with roses, lilies, carnations and a small pink flowers that I thought might be orchids. There was also a plant for me as well. As the days went by the lilies opened up and gave us a…
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FOTD: Climbing Hydrangea
The Hydrangea anomala or climbing hydrangea originated in Asia . We have one on the wall of our garage. It is facing the pool and back garden and this year it has given us a marvelous display of flowers. I always trim it around the garage windows and at the top or it would be…