This picture doesn’t do this tree justice; it is a huge, gorgeous maple inside of a small, square courtyard at my old college. I looks amazing right now, and I wanted to get more pictures of it, but a big thunderstorm chased me back inside. There are only a few new blooms on the hydrangea bushes; this one looks like it’s almost ready! And some happy pink daisies! Visit As the Garden Grows for more information about Green Thumb…
Category: Green Thumb Sunday
My Hardy Annuals – GTS Pics
Vinca Here’s a picture of the Vincas I was talking about in my previous post. Like I said, they were by far the most hardy plant I had all summer. They are still in their containers right now blooming away, even after being scorched in a hot car, and frozen outside in the Minnesota cold. Alyssum Oh, Alyssum. How do I love thee? These tiny little flowers never fail to give me a great showing every summer. I started them…
Busy Bugs and Big Roses
The bees have been out and about lately. This little guy was very nice about having his picture taken. I also found this grasshopper chilling out on this nice rose. I absolutely love these roses, they are gorgeous. And some lovely white roses. This bee was very busy. I chased him around for a few minutes before I got a decent shot of him. All of these roses were huge! I tried to get a…
Green Thumb Sunday!
My boyfriend and I took a trip to Enger Tower this past week for some pictures. The tower has a great view of the city, and some impressive shade gardens as well. Here’s the view of the lift bridge from the top of the tower. And a little bee on a Purple Coneflower. This is the most Coleus plants I’ve ever seen in one place at a time! Their Impatiens were beautiful! I love the coral colored ones. It was…
Green Thumb Sunday – New Plant of the Month!
Yes, that’s right- Plant of the Month. I’ve decided to change it to a monthly posting, because I’d like to do more weekly posts for you that outline other important tips and ideas on gardening. Anyways, I just finished reading Blue Dahlia (In the Garden, Book 1) by Nora Roberts, which is about 3 women who work together at a large greenhouse. When she mentioned pots full of bright colored pansies, I decided to make them my next Plant of…