~~Mimi's Flower Garden~~

April was such a busy month for our family...birthdays, baptism and our anniversary...I will post some pictures of that later....

We also have been working in our flower garden...It has been so beautiful here and here are some of the plants we have growing and how they are bursting with colors....I love this time of year!!!!

I love foxglove and also the mix of lavender, stock and the delicate white geranium

This beautiful red "Lily of the Nile" is bursting out in the pot...it was one of a few bulbs my mother brought with her when she moved from our family home and gave to me...It usually always blooms right around her birthday, which is special.

The next barrel of beauty is spanish primrose which I just threw in this barrel last spring...it will be in full bloom for most of the summer.

Then my lovely pink jasmine decided to really "flower" out for me this year and the fragrance is wonderful....this is just one side of it, you can see all the buds on the right just about ready to pop!

The last barrel is full this year with pink and white ruffled geranium...the colors are beautiful.

Our little flower garden area has brought me so much joy and I love to look at it.
We have another area with yellow honeysuckle and star jasmine....all the fragrances mingled together are wonderful!!!~~hope you enjoy!

Spring is blooming at our house!!

Thought you might enjoy a few pictures of our yard and house. We are enjoying some beautiful spring weather here along the central coast in California including God's gentle sprinkle of rain. As you can see our home is nestled into a 1 acre sloping hillside. Ron and I designed our home about 22 years ago and had it built on this ever "work in progress" hillside parcel of land.


Here is one of the brick work flower beds my hubby completed a couple of years ago and planted...seems to be filling in better each year.

The rock roses and lavender blooms are beautiful along the right edge with the petite geranium blooms slowly coming along. I can see some areas that will need some extra care and additional flowers, but overall I am loving it!!

Here is our climbing pink rose bushes in bloom along the fence bordering our neighbors property and along the left side of our driveway. Aren't they just gorgeous??? The pictures don't do them justice.

God is so good and I feel truly blessed to even have a home at all. Will post more later as the ever evolving yard takes on more character.