Savoring the Sweet Life
A cool, green, quiet space
Today is the perfect day to appreciate October’s Bright Blue Weather.
“Bright leaves sink noiseless in the hush
Of woods, for winter waiting”
Casa Blanca – queen of the lilies
The first of the Casa Blancas has bloomed – I always hold my breath, waiting for these regal beauties. There’s nothing quite like the pure white blooms, so much larger than any other flower I’ve grown. And the scent is divine! I took the photo below this morning, unretouched, and the white of the lily […]
Hello, July! The daylilies have arrived!
Daylily
Painting Lilies
A pure white lily and a bit of gold and cadmium yellow…
Lilies and more lilies
Red flowers are such show-offs. “Look at me!”
I don’t mind obliging.
Lily du Jour
A close up of Timberwolf Creek’s asiatic lily ‘Butter Pixie’ Today, allow me to present, for your viewing pleasure, the Asiatic lily named “Butter Pixie”. She melts my heart. She’s awfully pretty.
A Hosta, by any other name…
Ok, maybe you can help. I’ve spent endless hours on Google, trying to identify my hostas. These are the ones I have in abundance, planted in the outdoor wedding chapel gardens… but there are others… I’ve learned more about hostas than I ever dreamed there was to know! Margins and leaf shapes and textures, etc. […]
Mid-spring Walkabout
the last of the daffodils, the last of the hyacinth
Daffodils, Lilacs and Hostas – Oh My!
It must be April! The daffodils have already been blooming like mad in an early spring frenzy. The one pictured here is a late-comer (if you can imagine a daffodil being late on the first of April. But isn’t he a beauty, all white and dapper with his pale yellow collar… His name is actually […]