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What A Perfect Day

Bonnie — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:05:00 +0000

I could not wait to get home today. It was 70 degrees outside, the sun was shining and my garden was waiting for me. The smiley face of this tulip caught my eye and I could not resist posting it tonight. What a perfect day !!

Old Man Winter Go Home

Bonnie — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:46:20 +0000

On the First Day of Spring in Bedford, Texas we had snow. Old Man Winter will not leave the building !!

These dianthus are perennial so they should will do fine. It is supposed to be back up in the 70’s by Tuesday.

But Paul brought my two pots of spring bulbs in under the porch to keep them safe.

“Quotable Quotes – The Gardener”

Bonnie — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 01:16:23 +0000

See the land her Easter Keeping,

Rises as her Maker rose.

Seeds, so long in darkness sleeping,

Burst at last from winter snows.

Earth with heaven above rejoices;

Fields and gardens hail the spring;

Shores and woodlands ring with voices

While the wild birds build and sing

Charles Kingley

(1819-75)

I am in Love with Bulbs !!

Bonnie — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 04:14:58 +0000

Each time I watch a bulb bloom …..I am so amazed.

This amaryllis bulb bloomed late this year but gave us such a nice burst of color in our front hallway when everything else outside was dormant.

Sweet Winter Paperwhites Ring in a Happy New Year !!

Bonnie — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:06:03 +0000

Every year I force paper whites during the Thanksgiving weekend so I have a bouquet of fragrant winter beauties blooming in time for the Christmas holiday.

The bud is exquisite and a true miracle in itself. It is simply amazing to me how any bulb can produce a flower.

These smiling paper whites are a member of the narcissus family, which includes daffodils and jonquils, the first flowers we will see in the spring. For instructions on planting this arrangement see my post from last year below. Happy New Year to everyone !!

http://www.pbgarden.com/paperwhites/

Sweet Paperwhites in Full Bloom

Bonnie — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:10:41 +0000

This year I grew the most incredible paperwhites but the best part was sharing them with my sister-in-law Debbie who was visiting from Scottsdale. She enjoyed taking pictures of the different stages the flowers were in as much as I did. I got them planted late this year so they did not go into a full bloom until after they went back home but here are some of the pictures we took. Miss you Deb !! Enjoy the flowers and hope they will remind you of your Christmas here with us this year. We loved having you.

Christmas Blooms – Exquisite !!

Bonnie — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:48:21 +0000

Red Lion Amaryllis

Christmas 2008

This year I planted a Red Lion Amaryllis Bulb for Christmas and it is just breathtaking. It was so much fun to watch it grow each day and I was just amazed at this miracle.

I found a good video of Martha Stewart demonstrating how to plant Amaryllis Bulbs and pasted it below if you are interested in trying this next year. I highly recommend it.

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/amaryllis-bulbs-101?autonomy_kw=amaryllis

The flowers are now in full bloom and I enjoyed photographing and watching it grow everyday. It was difficult for me to choose just one or two to post today. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have.

Happy Holidays !! from our home to yours !!!

Paperwhites

Bonnie — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 01:04:31 +0000

I promised Marcie that I would post a picture of my paperwhites from last Christmas. However, this year the time has totally gotten away from me and I just got them started lat week. To make this arrangement, I start with a shallow glass bowl and fill it with red gems. Next I placed about 13 paperwhites into the gems and fill the bowl with water to the top of the bulb. I place the bowl in a warm place for 2 weeks and then move it to our living room. As the stalks get taller I tie them with a Christmas ribbon, otherwise the weight of the flowers topple them over. It also looks very festive with the ribbon. Enjoy. Hope you can can get them started for this holiday season.