Amateur Gardener

The first iris to bloom - Footloose. The Elaeagnus leaves have all turned a beautiful silver color.

Anticipation! I guess that is what Spring is all about, anticipation, renewal, hope.... Soon this will be a mass of pink roses. You can b...

I'm ready to open one of my winter sowing milk jugs! Beautiful! These are the Abe Lincoln heirloom tomatoes Thes...

There is a third Forsythia that is really small and not that noticeable. This one was planted at the same time as the others, but the 2...

Happy Spring! It wouldn't be spring without the tried and true daffodil. I would love to add, next year, Ranunculus and Anemones. I g...

Winter Sowing - Rinse out a milk jug with soapy water. Cut a all the way around to handle and leave a hinge for opening and closing. ...

I have been absent from my blog for quite some time! I'm determined to get back to my gardening for 2014. I'm posting some pictures...

Rudbeckia hirta - Black-eyed Susan, also  called Brown-eyed Susan among other names. It has really taken off this year. It is the Mary...

Newberry Festival daylily always blooms for me on the 4th!! Had a new visitor to the bird feeder. I think he or she might be a Dow...

This beauty is Lady Georgia. Persian Market is a 1998 All American Daylily selection and is a rebloomer! Decatur Apricot ...