Maggie The Rose in my Front Garden!

Isn't she Beautiful??   Maggie.

Did any of you pick up on the title "Maggie The Rose"?  I always think of the old move Cat on A Hot Tin Roof with Paul Newman and Elizabeth Taylor.  Elizabeth Taylor is Maggie The Cat. 

Most of you are just looking confused!

I put up a trellis so Maggie can be  a Pillar Rose. 

I have a Maggie Rose in the Back Garden and I loved her so much I wanted one in my Front Garden too.  She loves it out here in the sun.

Maggie Rose has a slight sweet  smell too, which I love.

Very Old Fashioned looking but so hardy.

She lives in the left corner behind the Lantana.

This is what my Front Garden looked like a little more than a month ago.

You have to be fast to not miss something in your garden!

Lantana in my Front Garden

I love the Lantana flower.

Here in Baton Rouge, it is more of a Shrub.  Some might call it a weed since it grows so well.

It lives on the very left side of my front Garden.  Right in front of the tall Rose against the brick wall.

Do you see it? 

Do you see the Butterfly?

They make sweet little Doll Posies.  And in fact are cute when cut and put in a little vase.  They don't last long though when cut!

The plants have cute names too...like "Bacon & Eggs" because of the different color combinations in one flower bunch.  Hmm, I don't remember what this one is called.

And Butterfly's love them.  

I need to put one in my back yard too.  The spring is getting away from me...!!

Have a happy day today in your Garden!

Flowers In A Teapot!

Isn't this a cute Flower Arrangement??

I love it!

The 'vase' is a teapot.  And a Bluebird is feeding her babies.

I love Teapots, I love Flowers, I love Birds!!

Is this not perfect for me??

After the flowers are gone, I will have a Teapot. 

Notice that the top has a Rose handle at the top.

The arrangement was lovely too.

Can you see the blue Hydrangea?  I love blue Hydrangea's!!

And daisies!

And little yellow Roses!!

To all the children of Mothers...

have a perfect day!

Lady Elsie May in My Front Garden

My Lady Elsie May Rose.

It is a shrub Rose and considered worry free.  My kind of a Rose.

It is a beautiful Coral Pink.  And is pretty even from a distance.

Last spring I decided to re do my front bed.  I had a couple of Knock Out roses that were ok but didn't show up from the street.  I moved the Knock Outs and put in the Lady Elsie May.

I love the color of the Rose.  And the deep green of the leaves.  

I want my front bed to look pretty from the street. With flowers I love. 

AND - They look pretty in a vase in my house too!

I am joining Tootsie with her Flaunt Your Flowers fun!!

My Front Garden

I know you usually see my back garden.

But I have a front garden too.

On the right is my potted Geraniums. 

 I love Geraniums but after a brief spot of glory,  they fade with the heat.  I had this pot off my porch to clean it out and it was so happy in the full sun that I left it there.  Soon I will need to move it back to my porch to find some relief from the sun.

I have Fairy Roses in the center front, with purple Petunias on either side.

Behind them are my Elsie May Roses.  I will post in more detail about my front garden in the coming days.

Enjoy the sweet smell from my flowers!

Oops!  Today is Thursday!!

Cottage Flora Thursday.

My Easter Lilly

Easter Lilly blooming in my Garden.

Despite Easter being so late this year... my Lilly did not bloom until after Easter.

But isn't the bloom perfect?

And I love the way the blooms escape my little fence, looking for more sun!

It lives inside my little garden in a corner.

I know an Easter Lilly isn't exciting for most of you gardeners.

In another month this section of my garden will look overgrown if I'm not careful!

But I am always so delighted to see my Easter Lilly bloom.  

It was a potted plant my daughter brought me on a Easter Day several years ago.  I planted it in a corner and waited for it to die, so I could throw it away. (I hate to get rid of any plants that are alive)  But, next year it grew and bloomed and thrived!!  To my happy amazement. 

My daughter insists that I have a green thumb.  Which isn't true.  It was luck that I happened to stick it in  the ground in just the place it wanted to be.

My Valentine!

I call this Rose my Valentine Rose.

I don't know the real Rose name.

It has lovely red blooms that are velvety. 

The bush doesn't get very large and the flowers last forever.

My Brown Dog posing by my Rose.

This is my Valentine...who gave me my red Rose for Valentines day.  He doesn't know much about Roses.  He bought it at a Home Improvement store.  But he chose a winner!