Hoping that we all win first prizes in the new year. Here is a picture of a rose that I love by that name “First Prize”. This rose bush is growing in my front flowerbed by our lamppost.

When it is cold and wet, my thoughts turn to springtime and I remember springtimes past. My first year in Atlanta (actually I lived in a suburb of Atlanta - Marietta) was breathtaking in its beauty, particularly for someone raised in Texas. This was the scene on my trip home from work every […]

Here is a gorgeous Christmas blooming orchid. Although I had not grown dendrobiums before, I am adding them to my collection.

This poinsettia may be my favorite

Pat and I dropped by our local Little Red Riding Hood Nursery yesterday and enjoyed their wide array of poinsettias. Here is a photo of the double red variety. I had never seen this kind before.

I remember when all poinsettias looked alike. Now there are the traditional ones, the multicolored ones and even this year the double ones. Here is a photo of the traditional ones

I ran across a really cute quiz on As the Garden Grows that I thought you might enjoy

I am a
Daisy

What Flower
Are You?

Christmas is a time of poinsettias and amaryllis, Christmas cactus and cymbidium orchids. It is amazing to me what the world of flowers gifts us with during this holy season of light.