I spend so many cold winter days pouring over the seed catalogs that arrive just after Christmas that when summer finally gets here and plants are growing and flowers are blooming, I appreciate every single one of them and the effort and love that goes into growing a beautiful garden.
I only wish these were my flowers, but they are not.
dahlia
My lovely daughter in law knows how much I love seeing all these beauties, and I'm so glad that she thinks of me and sends me photos of the flowers she finds when she is out walking the dogs.
hollyhocks
Raindrops on roses, and I can't help but begin to sing the My Favorite Things song from The Sound of Music!
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens
Brown paper packages tied up with strings
These are a few of my favorite things…
roses
digitalis-foxglove
ecinachia-coneflowers
Most of these plants require far more sunlight than what I have available here in my shady wooded garden. I will continue to dream over garden catalogs and appreciate the loveliness of other people's gardens!
cosmos
