SPRING

It is May 19, 2011. It is cloudy with rain and a temperature of 55 degrees. Not what I call a perfect spring day. In about one month Summer will arrive and it seems we haven't had a lot of warm weather. I would love to see the sun on my day off from work. It seems my day off always coincides with the cloudy, cold rainy days. I have been able to plant a few flowers, but they are not growing very fast since the temp. will not stay above 60 degrees for very long.

Of course today I am off and guess what? It is cloudy, cold and rainy. It did not stop me from going and buying more flowers to plant. After having lunch with Dave we made a visit to Larry's. Larry's is a greenhouse in Riverside, MO. next to Red-X. There are several reasons why I like to go to Larry's. They always have so many varieties of floweres to choose from. I can always find a new flower to try. Last year I discovered the Candy Corn plant. It is the cutest little flower. The blooms look exactly like a piece of Candy Corn. This year I found two new plants to try. The first one is called a Shrimp plant. The lady at Larry's said to put it in full sun and don't over water it. It likes to be fairly dry. The second plant is a new Begonia. When the flower blooms it looks like a rose. Dave and I chose a red one. They come in orange and also yellow. The orange colored ones were gone. We have a lot of flowers in our yard and I like to take pictures of them. I hope you enjoy this blog and the pictures.

In search of my mother's garden I found my own