Flowers To Swap

Garden Club Buddies- these are some of the flowers we have to swap. I will post them as they come into season and you can come over and get what you want. I still have irises not open. I will post more colors as they open. I may post some pictures for my own benefit that I don't have enough to swap- to document what I have. In that case I will note I don't have enough yet to trade, other wise come on over. By the way if anyone knows any of the specific names of any of theses please let me know.

Two tone burgundy only a few
Standard lite purple iris

lots of theses
Reddish maroon iris- more red than the picture shows

only a couple extra

Pale yellow iris- lots of theses

Pink iris and tall phlox-lots of both

Purple and white variegated -limited of this one

One of Clint's favorites by the way
Two tone purple -limited

Dark purple iris -this one looks almost black
limited

Lupines- these have just started to send off babies- limited
Sensation lilac
This has just recently started sending up shoots
Dark purple lilac -quite a few

White lilacs- lots of these

my dad has a fence row of these running along his forty acres

Lily of the valley -lots
Creeping myrtle or periwinkle -lots
Vinca vine

I know this isn't supposed to be winter hardy but mine is. I bought it for my flower pots one year and it climbed down into the bed below the porch. It has lived- no thrived there now for several years-I have lots.

Perennial geranium- very hardy- tolerates salt

I have quite a few but they are small

Memorial Weekend Part III- more visitors, and hanging out

Sunday we had Clint's dad and step-mom Mary over for lunch to belatedly celebrate Mother's Day. Did I mention we rarely do anything on time around here? I didn't get pictures of them either. I did take some pictures of the kids Sunday morning while we were all hanging out after getting to sleep in. Remember sleeping in at our house means seven to eight . I am not sure if Abbi didn't realize I was taking pictures, or if I am just wearing her down, but she didn't fuss, run, or stick her hand in the camera. Maybe she wasn't quite awake. She is such a photogenic young lady it is nice when I can get her picture. I was also trying to play with my camera and back light. Some of the pictures turned out kind of neat I think. You be the judge. That is Miss Kitty in the pictures- she just has her summer hair cut.

Memorial Weekend Part II-Opening up the cottage with Dan and Amy

My parents came over for a belated Mother's Day lunch. Some how I didn't get any pictures of them. I guess it was all the hurrying home from planting the planters to make lunch. Memorial weekend is always when our friends Dan and Amy open up their cottage on Brady Lake. It is also Grace- their daughter's birthday. After lunch with my parents,we went and brought Grace a rock painting kit that all of the kids utilized. Amy got a "new" boat and they gave us a tour of the lake at sun set. We came back for a fire and the kids toasted marshmallows. Some of you will remember Dan and Amy from our wedding. Dan was best man and Amy was chief "gofer" - she really pulled things together for us. Amy teaches with Clint at KCTC. She is the person who let him know about the teaching position there.
Amy's dad entertains Cae
The kids paint rocks

Abbi was in the picture but ran away

We all load in the boat for a ride

The girls watch as we pull away from the dock
This is cool dad
The sun is starting to set
off we go
Cae likes the boat ride

The sun is setting

Sunset on the lake
Clint plays with Cae
Playing games

This is me trying to stop action with my camera
The kids at the fire
Abbi, Thomas, Grace, and Patrick toast marshmallows
Abbi loves toasted marshmallows
Grace, Thomas, and Patrick enjoy the fire

Planting the city planters

"I don't garden because I like to. I am an old southern woman. We are supposed to wear old funny hats and grow vegetables in the dirt. Don't ask me why- I don't make the rules." Steel Magnolias.
We did so much already over this long weekend that it will take several posts and several days to catch up. Saturday morning Abby and I went and planted flowers in the city planters with The Garden Club. The planters will be moved to line main street. We had to hurry home to make lunch for my parents coming over.

Anna and our newest member Jada

(Lynn and Anna I hope I spelled that correctly)
Anna is also one of Clint's former students- small world

Stacy joins in

Busy gardeners

Lynn and Anna plant
Debbie plants alyssum
Chris digs holes for the marigolds
Cindy shows Abby what to do
Anna, Cindy, and Sharon work on planting