Hostas

These Purple Hosta are just beautiful.

The Daisy

My neighbor's mom sent me some daisy starts in the mail (Thanks GiGi). Some survived and much to my surprise, I had ONE bloom when I returned from vacation. It was actually really cute to look over and see only one daisy on a plant. Next year it will be covered.

Blue Mist Spirea

I planted this last spring. It was about 2 feet tall. You can almost watch it grow in the spring. It has tiny, purple flowers all over. It didn't show up on the big picture, but gives a nice, soft effect in person. This is the hottest, driest, place in our yard and it has thrived.

Rose of Sharon

This tree blooms in July. It doesn't have the traditional style flowers, but has white flowers kind of like carnations. It is more common to see this as a bush, not a tree. It's pretty, but I have my eye on a start from my grandma's bush (pink and white flowers) which was transplanted to my parents' yard.

For some reason, the lighting made it difficult to really see the blooms on the branches. The close-up shows it better.

Black-Eyed Susans

I have these in three places and they're doing great! They love the sun and don't seem to be bothered by the heat or dry spells.

Cone Flowers

The White Cone Flowers are still blooming and gorgeous!


The Purple Cone Flowers were planted too close to the Willow tree and have lost their sunshine - we'll have to move them this fall.