We moved into a new home last November. It's a beautiful, traditional house and the previous owners did some amazing things to it including screening in the back patio and planting interesting plants everywhere.
I've always been an enthusiastic viewer of gardening shows. I have a vast knowledge of all sorts of random things from my many hours spent watching PBS as a child. I spent many Saturdays and Sundays glued to the tv in my bedroom taking in show after show. Victory Garden, Square Foot Gardening, The Woodwright's Shop, Hometime...and of course the Joy of Painting along with a quilting show that I don't recall the name of. I wish I could believe that my children were watching this same level of programming on YouTube, but who am I kidding?
For now, I'm going to put a few pictures from the yard on the good ol' blog. I hope to figure out what these plants are and what they need to keep them growing strong.
I've always been an enthusiastic viewer of gardening shows. I have a vast knowledge of all sorts of random things from my many hours spent watching PBS as a child. I spent many Saturdays and Sundays glued to the tv in my bedroom taking in show after show. Victory Garden, Square Foot Gardening, The Woodwright's Shop, Hometime...and of course the Joy of Painting along with a quilting show that I don't recall the name of. I wish I could believe that my children were watching this same level of programming on YouTube, but who am I kidding?
For now, I'm going to put a few pictures from the yard on the good ol' blog. I hope to figure out what these plants are and what they need to keep them growing strong.
This is a close-up of one of the flowers on the plants pictured below. They're huge! Taller than me! I love their gray-green foliage. Last night's heavy rain from Tropical Depression Alberto knocked them down some, but hopefully they'll spring back up.
Just discovered the bush below today. No idea what it is. Love the pinkish-purple flowers though!
