Geraniums ...

Inside and Out

We went to the nursery yesterday to get a few flowers and tomato plants.

One the the hothouses was a sea of red and white geraniums. It was a magnificent sight. So home came 4 geraniums, 2 white, 2 red, immediately planted three pots and a planter of coleus, doused all with water and miracle grow. So my summer flower gardening, though be it so small (3 pots, one planter and a small bed of impatients), is enough to add a splash of color and lots of enjoyment. Now to sit back and watch them grow and blossom.

And of course now that the outdoor geraniums are positioned, out came the picture, the pillow, tray and artifical ones for the house. I'm thinking I may have to go back and get a few white ones from the nursery and pot them for inside in my kitchen.

When I was in high school my mother would plant geraniums every spring. There was a white brick planter lining the sidewalk to our front door and she would fill it with red geraniums. Funny how back then I wasn't that fond of geraniums, actually didn't like them. Now ... they are one of my favorites. Isn't it amazing how your tastes change and I have to say, most generally, for the better.

Being Impatient

I haven't had much time in the past several years to garden but I miss the glorious colors of flowers. On the way home today I stopped and picked up a flat of Impatients, they are my favorite. I love when they fill in and they blanket the earth in color. Looking like rain on the horizon I rushed home and got them planted and happily, I thought, before the rain came. And what better time to get them planted but with a warm day (91 degree temp) rain.

I'm beginning to think that the rain is being blown by and rather take the chance of no water on their initial planting I just came in from watering them.



They are planted in a small section to the left of the front steps, to the right is my peony bush which has promised me some beautiful blooms.
By them are the bird feeders. Fully filled waiting for their visitors.

Next to add a few pots of flowers to the steps this week. I should be able to handle taking care of this small amount.

Now, to steal a few minutes in the evening with a cup of tea, doing my evening prayers on the front steps and watching my flowers grow.

Beauty, Blooms and Blessings