Playing in the Park

Jennifer took Bella to play in the park Wednesday and she had a blast.  She shows no fear in climbing, sliding and swinging.  She has grown so much from last year since we couldn't hardly talk her into getting on a swing much less letting us push it!

Spring is Starting to Bud

The magnolias are starting to bud and bloom, hopefully we will be able to enjoy them without a killing frost.

star magnolia

tulip magnolia

pink tree peony

white peony tree

hostas on my bedroom floor

along with 2 pink lemonade blueberry bushes

our rock pile is getting bigger

getting ready for the new pots

and hosta garden

new flower basket from the 

Nashville Lawn & Garden Show

It is so nice to have longer daylight hours again especially with so much that needs to be done in the garden.  Now if only the weather would cooperate and it would get warm enough to enjoy working outside.  Hopefully the rain will hold off until Saturday night so we can move the rest of the rocks to our rock pile.  We plan on using them for edging in the flower garden.

Helleborus Are Blooming

Spring is getting closer although it is hard to image after this week's cold temps and snow on the ground yesterday and today, thank goodness not on the roads.  We also have a chance for a little accumulation tonight and tomorrow morning.  Hopefully it will stay slight since the Nashville Lawn & Garden Show is this weekend and I'm planning on going tomorrow.

The first 3 are old helleborus we have had for years and I don't know their names.  They have multiplied so well and we have lots of them and enjoy their beautiful blooms every year.

 gorgeous mauve 

beautiful white

awesome light pink

Ivory Prince

I won as a door prize

at the Middle TN Hosta

Society meeting

Pink Frost

Mom bought at the

Nashville Antique & Garden Show

Golden Lotus

Mom bought yesterday at the

Nashville Lawn & Garden Show

Waiting for Spring

Mom's camellia is blooming

tree peonies are budding

Bella's checking out everything she can

fish still alive

you can see the house now

The tree trimmers for the power company came by last month to trim our big trees and offered to cut down the row of bushes we had in front that were mostly dead and full of honeysuckle and poison ivy.  Mom took them up on their offer since it was free and they were able to do it that morning.  Sure saved us a lot of work!

Nashville Antique & Garden Show Plus More

The Nashville Antique & Garden Show was this past weekend so I took off work Friday and Mom and I went to enjoy.  It was a fabulous show!  It is a shame I didn't win the lottery before going!

Pink Frost Helleborus Mom bought

5 peonies we bought

Henry Bocktose, President Roosevelt,

Black Mulberry, Mr. Ed &

Prince of Darkness

from Peony's Envy Flower Farm

2 iron baskets

these will go on the phone poles

we planted last summer

Siberian Iris kita-no-seiza

I found at Walmart

my bargain for the needle palm was so good

I went back and got 2 more

our old fashion buttercups are blooming

First Bargain of the Year

Needle Palm from Lowes

$84 On Clearance for $21

Made My Day!

Snow

Early Morning Shots

For the second time in a row we have a bit of snow on the ground and none on the roads.  So far we've had ice twice on everything but the roads.  Wonder how much longer we can be so lucky!

Daffodils & My Helper

We've had some wonderfully warm weekends but are now back in the teens for morning lows.  What a difference a day makes!

daffodils coming up in the middle

 of my new path through

 black weed x paper and 4" of rock

they are very determined daffodils!

Bella looking for rocks

I found stuff Momma Sandy

Late Sunday morning was fairly decent weather wise so Bella and I took a walk along the edge of the woods behind our house.   She was thrilled to be able to find her treasures and told me we need to take her wagon next time so she can find more!