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Kimberly

POSTED: Sun, 02/20/2011 - 4:37pm

And the flower of the week is.....

6 white roses and 6 red roses......a little classic. Since they are not scented, I placed them in a short vase on the table so as to be attractive and make me want to sit there for my meals. Hmmm.....

snorklee

POSTED: Sat, 05/14/2011 - 12:00am Lilacs! Mine are blooming already. What a surprise!

Marilyn

POSTED: Sat, 05/14/2011 - 8:20am Lilac Enjoy your lilacs. My are now about finished. I have white lilac and the scent is delicious. The peonies and poppies are just coming out but the wind has returned and is giving them a bit of a battering sadly.

snorklee

POSTED: Sun, 05/15/2011 - 8:04am Finally... everything is blooming! Marilyn, that's funny that we're on different blooming cycles. My climate follows behind yours. :) My apple tree is in full beautiful bloom now, with the crab apple almost there. My yard is a riot of lavendar, white, fuschia, and bright red. But like you say, then the wind, and rain comes and batters them about. So usually, there are only a few gorgeous days of full bloom before the wind takes the fragile flowers and blows them into the neighbor's yard. We have to live in the moment to catch the beauty. Enjoy your beautiful garden!

Vintage1944

POSTED: Sun, 05/15/2011 - 1:46pm Hi Deb and Marilyn Your description of your gardens is delightful .And I am getting a garden.My Landlord planted a few different flowering plants,tulips,daffodils and possibly Gladiolas.We are going to get hostas for a shady area in the back garden and herbs.I want poppies,as well.Enjoy your gardens.And you are so right gardens are a lesson of living in the moment.Wind and rain (which seem never ending here)make it all fleeting.OXO

Marilyn

POSTED: Sun, 05/15/2011 - 10:56am Hi Deb Our apple and cherry blossom has been swept away. This weekend has finished the lilac and flattened the early peonies but hopefully a little sun will revive the latter. As you say we must enjoy the beauty while it lasts albeit fleetingly with some of the more delicate blooms. The tulips have gone and I am waiting for the roses and the lavender. No buds as yet on the hydrangeas but it is too early for them. It will be interesting to see if the 'blue food' has worked. Have fun with your garden.

meneia

POSTED: Fri, 05/13/2011 - 6:35am Gum Leaves I bought a bunch on gum (eucalyptus) leaves that I have in a tall glass vase. I stop and sniff them every time I walk past.

Ava	POSTED: Sat, 05/14/2011 - 3:30pm Eucalyptus is gorgeous - I just love the smell. I always had loads of this when I made up bouquets (and even more at Christmas time), and will have huge bunches of all varieties in my new shop - oooooh I can smell it now!

miamoki

POSTED: Mon, 05/09/2011 - 6:41pm Gardenias Although I didn't get very many this year - I think because it went from being nice to really hot, really quick. But I love them. I have to say that they are the ONLY thing I like about spring here in Florida because it means the end of nice weather and my allergies kick in but the gardenias at least offer a bright spot to all of that :)

Ava	POSTED: Tue, 05/10/2011 - 5:01am Gardenias are one of my favourite flowers; the beautiful creamy white flower, those glossy leaves and that delicious scent. They are perfect! Enjoy them whilst they're there!

Marilyn

POSTED: Mon, 05/09/2011 - 9:37am Just out My scarlet peonies and white poppies are just bursting into flower. Both big and blousey summer blooms.

mickey

POSTED: Mon, 05/09/2011 - 5:01pm the daffodil!. These flowers remind me of Wordsworth's poem "I wandered lonely as a cloud. when all at once I saw a crowd, a host of dancing daffodils...dancing in the breeze."

Vintage1944

POSTED: Sun, 05/08/2011 - 8:55pm White Roses Creamy white,glowing on the table.OXO

Ava	POSTED: Mon, 05/09/2011 - 6:02am They sound lovely Jean! Enjoy them :-)

Ava	POSTED: Sat, 02/26/2011 - 1:26pm Hyacinths I bought some for my work table....Delft blue ready for opening and giving off that delicious scent in the next week or so. I also love the China pink ones, such a delicate chalky colour.

Kimberly

POSTED: Sat, 02/26/2011 - 8:54pm Well those just sound lovely..... hoping that when the farmers markets begin here in May, I can change up my flowers a little.....right now I am just getting roses.

Marilyn

POSTED: Fri, 02/25/2011 - 11:48am More tulips They really are my favourite spring flower. I will be really happy when those in my garden bloom later. I noticed today that my daffodils are just beginning to show a little yellow in the buds. Not long before they are in bloom. Today I bought some beautiful pink tulips in Tesco, 50% extra for the same price.

Vintage1944

POSTED: Fri, 02/25/2011 - 12:06pm Tulips The Tulip Festival is coming here,in a month or so.It is spectacular.I long for its beauty.You'd love it.Today,we are having a snow storm.Sigh.

Marilyn

POSTED: Sat, 02/26/2011 - 10:46am Tulip Festival I'm green with envy. You must take some photos and send me them on email. We have some sun today but it is still very cold, a cold wind from the East is a permanent problem here. Be careful in the snow.

Marilyn

POSTED: Tue, 02/22/2011 - 8:28am My tulips have just finished and I will wait until Friday to replace them as we are going away today to my brother's until Thursday to go to a family funeral (elderly uncle). I will miss you all and look forward to reading all the posts when I return. Keep well all of you. Take care, Marilyn xxxx

Vintage1944

POSTED: Tue, 02/22/2011 - 10:29am Hi Marilyn I am sorry about your Uncle.I hope it's not too difficult for you and your brother.OXO

Kimberly

POSTED: Tue, 02/22/2011 - 9:44am May you have a safe trip. I am sorry for the loss of your uncle.

Marilyn

POSTED: Thu, 02/24/2011 - 5:45pm Thank you Jean and Kim I'm back.

Vintage1944

POSTED: Thu, 02/24/2011 - 6:19pm Happy you are back.Hope you are fine.OXO

Marilyn

POSTED: Thu, 02/24/2011 - 6:48pm I'm fine Tired from spending far too much time sitting in the car though. I can't wait for my excercise classes next week, in fact if the weather is good this weekend the garden may get some long needed tlc. Bonne chance with the move over the next few days. When do you go on your trip south?

Vintage1944

POSTED: Thu, 02/24/2011 - 7:30pm Glad you are fine I fly out on March 2.Her movers come on the 3rd.We likely will leave the next day.I will be able to relate to a long time in the car.Not a Gym goer but I hope our hotels have a treadmill at least.I will bring my resistance band.OXO

Marilyn

POSTED: Thu, 02/24/2011 - 6:48pm I'm fine Tired from spending far too much time sitting in the car though. I can't wait for my excercise classes next week, in fact if the weather is good this weekend the garden may get some long needed tlc. Bonne chance with the move over the next few days. When do you go on your trip south?

Marilyn

POSTED: Thu, 02/24/2011 - 5:45pm Thank you Jean and Kim I'm back.

Kimberly

POSTED: Thu, 02/24/2011 - 10:01pm Welcome back! Glad you came and went safely. Also Jean....hope you will take plenty of walking breaks on the trip. Most hotels have a treadmill these days so I hope you can continue with your walking. I hope you both had a wonderful day. Oh yes......and I bought new flowers today. Yellow roses with a pink tip and white roses with a red tip. The latter hs not yet opened up fully so I think they will last a while. I still have the red and the white roses from Saturday. Now I have roses in the bedroom, in the bathroom, in the living room and in a vase on my bistro type table. I just love them! :)

Vintage1944

POSTED: Thu, 02/24/2011 - 10:16pm How lovely Your roses are wonderful.Well I have packed my vases.My flowers will have to be from my Sleeping Violet which woke up recently and is showing sweet purple and white blooms.OXO

Ava	POSTED: Mon, 02/21/2011 - 3:41pm My elderly neighbour so very kindly gave me a bunch of daffodils. Simple and a sure sign that spring is on the way!

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