133/365: Surprise in color

May 30th: I wanted to buy a couple of yellow day lilies, but this one snuck up on me... bloomed overnight to surprise me with a new burst of color...

132/365: Blood red

May 29th: new color in the garden

126/365: Thinking of mamma

May 19th

Blue hydrangeas are a favorite of my mom's, I think of her every time I pass by these.

This particular bush is on Park Avenue, downtown Tallahassee.

125/365: The green

I am so behind: May 18th

The shadows on the grass looks so warm and menacing at the same time. The only thing better would be if a breeze was gently rustling the leaves overhead.

123/365

May 16th

Raining today... Mika left her watering can on the porch...

Hopefully, the garden will get a good drenching.

122/365: Red and Green

May 15th



Just a detail from the garden.

We spent the day mowing the lawn, trimming and all the other not so interesting stuff ...

118/365: I got nothing for ya'

May 11th

Just the Hostas from the garden.

116/365: Where did I see it?

May 9th

Remember that mulberry tree photo? Well, the berries are ripe and taste really good! We picked some today to use in a fruit salad. Yum!

P.S. This is one of the rare occasions where I'm pleased with the unfocused quality of the photo.

111/365

May 3rd

Another addition to the garden. It has just started blooming and I hope it will be a decent sized shrub by the end of the season. Alas, I cannot find the exact name of this shrubery...

I have finally gained some confidence when it comes to our family garden. Sure, the plants planted this year are scrawny but the ones that are 2 to 3 years old; they are well established, luscious speciments.

Yesterday, my photo plan was to snap a shot of the wheelbarrow filled to the brim with weeds; a product of my daily labor. By the time I was done, I was so exhausted I totally forgot to take a photo before putting stuff away *blush*

109/365: Colors

April 30th


Flower bed in front of the Old Capitol, mostly petunias and a little bit of pansies.

106/365: And to think that I saw it on....

April 27th

David tells me this is Mulberry. I guess I'll take his word for it :P

104/365: Fresh

April 25th

African Blue Basil

This basil handles the Floridian sun a lot better, because the oil content is higher than in regular basil. I have to say I was really pleasantly surprised with it, none of that sagging wilting mess.... it is really doing well and I'm hoping it's going to continue like that for the rest of the summer.

95/365

April 14th

Passion flower

I know these close ups are getting repetitive but the plants just look so amazing this time of the year.

94/365

April 13th

Decorative Chili Peppers

92/365

April 11th

Blue- eyed grass, Sisyrinchium atlanticum

This is one of Florida native grasses usually described as very sturdy and very perennial. One of the things I learned when I started our family garden was that I should pretty much forget all the plants I love and enjoy. The bulbs mostly had to go because the winters here aren't cold enough, and I had a lot of problems dealing with so much sun.

It's not just sun, it's scorching, smoldering heat the burns... combine that with the humidity and all the plants I imagined in my garden were a gonner. I had to learn the hard way but I have finally accepted that I will have to relearn everything and let the land teach me.

One of the finds is this grass, this is its second year in the garden and it is proving to be the most wonderful surprise. It is growing very fast, last year I started with two plants and this year I have three that are double in size of the originals. It has survived the winter and has surprised with an abundance of cute button flowers that resist the heat amazingly.

91/365: Ornamental

April 10th

Went plant hunting at the Tallahassee Nurseries.

86/365: Oregano

82/365: Wisteria

April Fools
I wish there was a way to capture the smell in the photo as well :)

It is absolutely enchanting sitting under the Wisteria blossoms. The photos from these past few days really show why this is my favorite time of the year, life is coming back with such force you can almost see plants growing right in front of you.

The yellow daffodils are already gone, replaced with the white ones, and the wisteria... the dogwoods, the azaleas... the zinnia seedlings will be ready to be transplanted soon... the hostas have grown almost 1.5 inch daily...

Absolutely stunning.

81/365: The Daffodil

March 31st

78/365

Pansies seem to have experienced a revival with all the rain and sun, they were looking quite dead just a week ago.