Look who's Bloomin'

If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change -Buddha

I happen to love all the colors , but the red ones are super spectacular and eye catching this year!  There will always be a space for Zinnias in my garden !

Pure Delight

Flowers don't worry about how they're going to bloom. They just open up and turn toward the light and that makes them beautiful. ~Jim Carrey

All though the blossoms on the bush have not opened yet... 

I was able to force these little darlings, a few days early!

I picked the blossoms the day after I posted here

Picking the buds before they bloom, makes it easier to brush any unwanted ants off .... 

Garden Quotes

"My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view."          -H. Fred Dale

What I have learned

A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.

-Gertrude Jekyll

Growing

"As the Garden Grows, so does the Gardener"

Make her giggle

Earth is here so kind, that just tickle her with a hoe and she laughs with a harvest. ~Douglas William Jerrold, A Land of Plenty

Live Good

The glory of gardening: hands in the dirt, head in the sun, heart with nature. To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.
-Alfred Austin