My Garden Photos May 1 2024
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Garden Flower Photos:
My colors this year are yellow, purple, and white. There is a little bit of red geranium in the containers that were already put together.
Okay, now for the garden flower photos…
I just love Million Bells, or Calibrachoa. There are two baskets of them in my galvanized beverage container. I love the way they hang over the sides so prettily.
I have petunias, pentas, and geraniums in this galvanized container on the ground.
The Hostas they planted here in this spot last year did not come back. So I put the galvanized container here where the empty spot was.
Said the other, little daisy, “I am very well content
To live simply in the meadow where the sun and rain are sent;
Where the bees all gather sweetness, and the dew falls on my head,
And the radiance of the moonlight is all around me shed.
The grass and clover blossoms admire my beauty all day long,
As I listen to the music of a bird’s delightful song…”
~Gertrude Tooley Buckingham, “Two Little Daisies,” 1940s
Speaking of daisies, I guess I won’t be having any this year. I’m pretty much done with buying flowers and plants for my yard garden now.
Since Lynn has the space out by the sidewalk, I don’t have any other space with sun for them to grow.
This rabbit hopped down alongside the pathway and I quickly snapped a photo of it. I love bunnies!
Pretty little flowers…
“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
What a beautiful thought. Wise words. And so very true.
Ceramic Sun & Hanging Begonia:
I hung a hanging basket of white begonias next to my colorful ceramic sun on the patio. There was already a hook to hang it on.
“Springtime flowers bloom like colorful arrows piercing their way to the sun.” ~ Terri Guillemets
Galvanized Containers Of Garden Flowers:
Another galvanized container holds yellow petunias. It’s next to my rusted rooster I found at the antique mall years ago.
You can see my Japanese maple tree in the background. Beyond that is neighbor Lynn’s garden space in back alongside the sidewalk and pathway.
“A marguerite… Seen in full face, its yellow-tinted heart is a little sun; its long petals are like fingers playing the piano.” ~ Auguste Rodin (1840–1917), translated by S. K. Star
Tip:
Galvanized containers are a rustic way to show off your flowers and plants. The juxtaposition of delicate blooms and fern fronds are like an analogy of how opposites attract. The different textures compliment one another.
This Boston fern plant sits on top of last year’s Boston fern that I planted in the blue pot. I didn’t want to try to dig the massive roots out. So this plant is just sitting on top.
I liked the look of last year’s fern in this spot and wanted to do it again this year.
“You smell the lilac and there comes flooding back the memories of the days when you first knew lilacs and carried them about as if they were the queen-flower of the world.” ~ Eva D. Kellogg, “May,” 1902
And of course I purchased herbs. Pineapple sage and lemon verbena; the herbs I always have every year.
Every time I look at or think about pineapple sage, I think of my dear departed Charlie. He would go out on the patio and chomp on pineapple sage when he had an upset tummy. I miss him so much!
And there’s the gorgeous purple hydrangea I purchased. I just hope I don’t kill it, as I’ve never had one before now. I’ve always thought of them as rather difficult plants to grow.
The woman at the outdoor nursery said I could leave it in the pot this year if I wanted.
But I haven’t decided quite what I’ll do yet. I might put it into a larger pot for more growing space.
Million Bells:
There are probably hundreds of little Million Bell flowers on this one plant. I love the way the dainty blooms drape down over the more rustic galvanized container that sits on a metal stand.
“Oh, look, here’s a big bee just tumbled out of an apple blossom. Just think what a lovely place to live — in an apple blossom! Fancy going to sleep in it when the wind was rocking it. If I wasn’t a human girl I think I’d like to be a bee and live among the flowers.” ~ L. M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables, 1908
To me, flowers and plants are like fairies. They bloom, grow, and change shape. And hide their faces when the sun goes down.
When the sun comes up, the flowers lean toward it to catch the magnificent rays. And there they shine like a solid beam of light.
A garden is poetry, and the flowers are its verses. It made me so happy to see flowers in my yard again.
Use Espoma Holly tone on your hydrangea.
I’m sure your apartment needs complete remediation by now. I’m worried that this will exacerbate your health issues. In a perfect and caring world- I wish they would relocate you to a nice clean dry unit. All expenses paid. How much can one person take?
How about suggesting to Maintenance that they place sandbags up against the slider and any other area where the water is getting in. I live in the mountains and sandbags are used frequently when we have “big” storms. In fact our local fire department supply the bags and sand.
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Very beautiful Brenda! Love the purples and yellows and everything looks like it’s the middle of summer already! I do like galvanized containers for flowers. I may get one this year as my yard is mostly gravel, so perfect for setting containers on. I wish you could take Ivy out on a leash! I just moved recently and though they had been outdoor cats where I came from, I wanted to keep them in for at least a month here to get used to my place before venturing out. So.. I got them both collars with their name and my phone number on it, just in case… and put them on them, which they amazingly didn’t mind at all! They are 7 and 8! And then got my little leash and clipped it on and took each one out separately. My female was really good on the leash, though she had never been on one! I would walk around the yard with her, around the home and then up on the porch, then go inside. Then take the other one out. Now my male didn’t like the leash! So going out with him only happened a few times. In time, they are now both used to my place and which one is home and which porch is theirs! I love that they can go outside and watch the birds and feel the warm sunshine on their fur! Marilyn
Your tubs of flowers are gorgeous! Do you plant the flowers directly in the tubs or just set the pots down in the tubs?
Hoping your flooding issues get resolved ASAP!
Well you may not find you have the size flower garden you would like but what you have is absolutely gorgeous Brenda! I love million bells as well, one of my very favorites. As for the hydrangea, I doubt very much you will kill it with your green thumb! Another of my favorites.
Hopefully your water problems will be a thing of the past very soon.
Brenda …
I’m so very sorry you’re experiencing all that repeated flooding in your cozy apartment.
I recall when you had your landscaping redone, the guys had removed some paving blocks from your path. Do you think that may have resulted in redirecting the water runoff toward your apartment instead of away from it?
That’s right! There were some pavers that they said were put there due to drainage issues. Oopsie! Hope it’s a coincidence.
Your garden is looking so lush. Love the colors. Stay safe an hope issues are resolved soon!
Hi Brenda – I’m glad you can get some enjoyment from the garden amidst your flooding difficulties. The plants are beautiful, and the bunny is so cute!
Glad you are keeping your flowers closer to home this year and not venturing out as far. So much safer for you, and looks like you have plenty of beautiful flowers! I like the purple, yellow and white combo that you have this year. Very pretty. You certainly have a green thumb.
Did you recently write that you put your name on the waiting list at another senior living facility? Great decision if you did. And if you didn’t, maybe you should.
I did not because one is Section 8 and the other doesn’t have patios or washer/dryers.
Happy May Day Brenda, about the flooding, but at least you have the joy of your gorgeous garden.. does Ivy get to go out & explore? Take care
No, Ivy is not allowed to go out. The rescue I got her from made me sign an agreement about not letting her out.
Beautiful flowers arranged so beautifully. Is it safe to live in a flooded apartment with electricity turned on?
I don’t know. The restoration people have been here and sopped up the standing water. More rain is coming.
Happy💐May💐Day! Beautiful flowers lift everyone’s spirits! Thank you for the pictures. I am so excited about my dwarf knock out rose and my lantana. Makes me happy that my friends and I are selling plants at our yard sale for far less than the stores charge. Sending light and love your way!
Probably isn’t an issue. But lantana is toxic to animals.