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All we can do is sleep on it.. haha

Nice pony.........

Hope on an ride belinda..

I'm afraid of horses *L*

but we did feed it some carrotts

They can be nasty if in the wrong mood.. I had 3

The they liked being in my yard better than in the Pasture ......Used to eat cheesers off the picnic table........They do get like dogs. Pets

yeah I was a little afraid of him, the dogs had been barking and chasing him around the yard and so they had him worked up, but he still seemed friendly enough.

Cute pony! My neighbors have one and they were giving their 3 year old daughter a ride on it the other day. Very cute!!

wonder where he came from.

This is what I have blooming so far...

Irises..







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is it early for iris there? A beautiful color.

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Sedum blooming on planter mounted to tree, 3 different kinds of sedum in this planter




still blooming.....



alyssum making a come back from last year

these were here when we bought the house almost 5 years ago,, this is the first year they(iris ever bloomed in Feb,, we've had fluctuating temps of 38 - 77 for the past few weeks,, and really a very mild winter compared to last year,

angelblossom

What a gorgous deep purple Iris..........
lucky you .......

All we have is white snow ..lol

I like the little round of stones too.. Cute idea.. What do they say?

Ohhhhhhhhh Diane - you are such a tease!!!

We are still completely covered in snow, and they just said in a news commercial that another storm is on the way - but didn't say when!

Your flowers are sooooooooooo pretty!
And I know that blue planter - you got it at Joann's right?
It looks so good on your tree - I wanted to buy one but didn't know where I'd put it - now I know!

wish my trees were that big--to be able to put a planter on them. Mine cannot even hold a lightweight feeder--

but then the next people who live here will be happy.

Yep Lynne It's from Joanns from a couple of years ago,, I got two of them, I think were $4 apiece on clearance.

Dodge I have more of those stones somewhere buried under leaves,, I used for over winter mulching,, I still need to complete the circle around the tree, I'll find them eventually.

They say welcome, serenity, Beauty, tranquility, patience,hope, prayer, and sharing,, Ummmmmmmmmmm I think that's it! :wink:

I had to separate some of those irises they were getting crowded,, who ever planted them just planted them on one side quarter of the tree so I put several around the tree,, and planted cone flowers in inbetween areas so this spring they will start growing when the irises are 'resting'.

I thought so .I have 2 tiny flat stones that say that ......What a cool idea you have there angelblossom.

Something else.....Your camera picked up the beautiful purple color like no other.Mine gets confused at colors like purple and blue.
Bravo............for or ab

Who is Joanne? I love that cobalt blue pot. That is the color of the edging around my kitchen countes. I've got sedum in the ground - never thought about putting it in a pot. That's why I love this forum - good ideas abound. Is that a gazing ball in the background in the iris's around the tree picture? It's a pretty color. You have such pretty stuff.

Even with the new Canon?

I have some daffadills trying to open up but this cold is keeping them back

I am jealous Diane!! But it is nice to see flower blooming even though they are way down in Texas. Thanks for sharing!!

I have not used the canon outdoors yet..........I dont know what it will do o purple......I will let you know..

Suzydaze.......Your flowers would be dead here.......8 inches snow coming.. Have about 4 already.............My excuse to play the computer..LOL

Sheri ~JoAnn's Crafts is a store everything from yard, to gardening

Yep that's a gazing ball,, I have it in a terracotta pot it's a small ball and wouldn't fit a standard gazing ball stand,, and I didn't want to pay $10 for a small stand,, so into a pot it went
I went to Lowe's yesterday on the way home,, they always have a 50 Cents to $1.00 shelf,, they plants are always very dry, in bad shape, frost burnt etc.

I got White Soprano Osteospermum , Persian buttercups ( they were really bad, but for 50cent for a 6inch pot it was still blooming struggling but blooming, and 2 goldalia Scarlet Dahlia's. I trimmed off most the bad leaves and sat all the pots down in an old cake pan and filled the pan 1/2 way with rain water and a little superthrive,, Today when I got home they were perked back up and I've planted all but the dahlia' I haven't decided where they will go,,
The white soprano's have blue centers dotted with yellow,, these are my fav's.. If they had more I would have gotten several!



The Persian buttercups were in the worse shape ,, I hope they make it!



I like the bright colors of this goldalia Scarlet I may put these in the front yard somewhere,,



Dodge sometimes my camera surprises me getting capturing true colors

wow

You did a wonderful catch there//
Cant say I have ever seen any of those..COngradulatioions are in order.



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If the sopranos survive, save me seeds..
I like the blue and white bit.

Diane!!! I just LOVE that Osteospermum! I grew it once here - it did not get as big as my purple ones, and they are not hardy here, but I just LOVE the colors! You did SO GOOD once again!

And the colors of that dahlia are unlike any I've seen before - WOW!

And I've never seen a buttercup shaped like that before - very interesting!

What is the pale purple/white flower next to the yellow buttercup?

It is also a Persian buttercup

I love the white soprano's

My trees began blooming last week.

A crocus may not be that thrilling but it always is to me....the first flower I see after a long winter of dreariness and no blooms. I get so excited for my crocuses to flower. This year they are very early.



I have tons of bulbs in my yard and they are all pushing up good, but this solitary little guy was the only one out today---made me all excited.

Don't cry Barb, your snow will be gone soon enough and you'll have flowers too. Do you have bulbs planted?

Who says crocuses are not thrilling, loz???
I think their perky brightness, first sign of spring is very special indeed!
And I love the bright yellow of yours - thanks for sharing!

Yes .....I made a new tulip bed again......Crocus also.. Am hoping they do show up.....Some day.....
It was 50º today.. Suppose to be 60º monday.. Then drop back to the 30ies again.
And more snow.

Can't win them all..

That's right Barb I think I remember pics of your tulips or was it daffodils? That you have all in a big line?

That is the EXACT same weather we are supposed to have....50's today, 60's tomorrow, and then back to the 30's.

Lynne, I'm glad I'm not the only crocus lover.....compared to the garden in the summer, that one crocus seems so tiny and lonely...but it's a sure sign spring is just about here--I hope. I have purple crocuses further in the yard.....lots of yellow ones sprinkled all over the place here and there...

Hyacinths are coming up, as are the daffs, and tulips.

Loz

My tulip bed drowned last year and most rotted.. We had so much rain.. You may be thinking of the Lilys.......THey were gorgous.....as always..
Some one sent me seeds for Asiatic Lilys, and they are growing in a planter for me .. About 3 inches tall.. I had my doubts on lily seeds, Till they showed up.

I have handed out so many of the tiny babies on the lily plants.. They bloom even when they were 6 inches tall..........
So now I have learned something again.

I took a Gala apple seed and started last year .. The tree is about 3 foot tall outside.....If ole man winter didnt ruin it.....

Yes we all love spring, but we know were last to get it.. But it is loved just the same.
d

I'm starting to think about how stupid I was last year...
I planted two large planters, one with reticula iris, and one with crocuses. I'm pretty sure the two tubs both froze soild now, you think there's still hope for blooms?

*iris reticulata, no wonder reticula sounded weird

Ken
Not stupid......I think the crocus should bloom.. They all freeze solid in the ground..
We all experiment to see what happens.. Perennials need to freeze.

Your doing well......You always did before.. I remember . Let us know what happens.

Iris ok.....I had no idea what it was........
You may be in for a suprise Kenny....Hang in there.
Their all planted in the fall .

And look at winter sow....It seems to work .. Also . They just shove them seeds in ti jugs and they make it ..

I have crocus blooming and more coming up I think this one looks like feathered wings furled



More rising to the occasion :wink:



Fushia Pink hyacinth and apricot tulips coming up The thing is this year they are opening before the stock gets tall enough I didn't add any soil on top,, It seems like those tulips are too deep,, what do you think I should do,, maybe "lift them' next fall???

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh Diane - I just LOVE LOVE LOVE that crocus!!! Soooo pretty!
YUP - It surely does look like wings!

And the hyacinth color is so bright and pretty too!