Red Penstemon

I am a huge fan of these gorgeous Firecracker Penstemon. They are a Utah Native and are such a beautiful easy to grow Perennial. The Hummingbirds LOVE them too!

Thoughtful Thursdays Spring

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My Daffodils are in full BLOOM finally. Have you ever grown the Miniature Varieties of Daffodils? 

They are simply the CUTEST little bulb ever and with so many color choices and shapes. Next year give them a try and plant your bulbs in the fall for adorable pops of color in the early Spring. SO tiny and SO cute!

 A  Simple vase with Daffodils LOVE it.

My Apricot is also in Full bloom I cant wait for this Spring weather to warm up a bit so I can get out and Garden....ahhhh I can hardly wait. I did get all my trees pruned last week right on time for this Summer harvest.

Early Spring

 

Ranunculus are in full bloom and available everywhere this time of year. They are always my first annual color in spring, outside on my porch right before my crocus open. They are so great for cool weather or cut in a cute simple vase to add some much needed color. My Magnolias are in full bud just waiting for that next warm weather so they can pop open right with the Tulips... I can hardly wait.

It's so amazing what you can do with a simple clear vase and a 
single flower.

Valentines Day 2011

Happy Valentines Day!

 I always takes photos of my flowers, unlike drying them you actually can enjoy the beauty over and over again. Flowers make me so happy, here is my beautiful new Phalaenopsis Orchid Matt got me so pretty! I feel like the luckiest girl in the world this Valentines with my little Munchkin Noah and the love of my life I couldn't be happier.

 I hope everyone has an amazing sunny Valentines with the ones they LOVE!  This Valentines Don't forget to tell the ones you love how you really feel.

“Love is one of the hardest words to say and one of the easiest to hear.”

"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love and let it come in." 

“Laugh as much as you breathe and love as long as you live.”

”“We say we love flowers, yet we pluck them. We say we love trees, yet we cut them down. And people still wonder why some are afraid when told they are loved.”

"True Love burns the brightest, But the brightest flames leave the deepest scars."

“I love you not because of who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.”

Being it's the largest Rose buying day of the year I thought I'd share my favorite roses David Austin English Roses the most fragrant roses out there. Not found in florists you need to plant some in your yard this year. Forget about red roses these are so beautiful. Plant a David Austin English Rose and you'll love roses all over again! See David's spring selection HERE


“Eventually you will come to understand that love heals everything, and love is all there is.”

Spring Craving

Spring anyone? It may be snowing and February but hey I'm totally ready for Spring! 

Spring:

 Wildflowers 
The cute little purple ones are Wild Hyacinth and the orange are Wild california poppies both are aggressive but oh so pretty. Great plant choice for a lonely or hard to get to hillside.

Utah Snow Basin Wild Flowers

I love spring wildflowers here in Utah

The prominent yellow flower you see is called the “Little Sunflower” (Helianthella uniflora).

Oh how I love Marc Jacobs! Here is a peep from his new spring 2011 line

Eastern Redbub trees are one of my favorite spring blooming trees. The blossoms seem to rise straight out of the branches before they even get their green leaves. They have such a nice heart shaped, glossy leaves perfect for a Valentines Day gift.

Redbud trees (Cersis canadensis)  are an understory tree so they do well with other large trees in your landscape only reaching 25' by 25' max. Truly a beautiful tree year round. In some parts of Appalachia, the Red Bud tree is known as the spice wood because green twigs from the branches were once used by early settlers to season wild game. The flowers have also been used to flavor salads or fried and eaten as a separate dish. Bark of the redbud has been used an astringent in the treatment of dysentery and the seeds produced by the redbud are eaten by some wildlife such as Cardinals, Bobwhites, and deer.  A very versatile tree.

 This is one of my two Redbud trees my front yard today here Utah.

 I can't wait to show you it in the spring

 

March 20th will be the first day of Spring 2011

So excited!