I've Said It Before...

And I'll say it again, I am a gardner, just like my mom. I still am in denial about it sometimes. I think this is because as a teenager, I swore I would never garden after the hours and hours I spent watering, weeding, and dead-heading during the summers. But, I do it, and I love it. Infact, if Beckham would let me, I think I would be out there a couple hours a day.

Now, just because I like to garden, does not mean I am good at it. I basically kill 1/2 the things I plant, but I do try. Someday, I hope to have a mature garden like my mothers. Not exactly like hers, because we like different flowers and designs, but I do love how full and beautiful her garden is.

My favorite flowers are peonies and hydrangeas. I have several of each. None of my hydrangeas returned this year. How sad. Now for my peonies, I have never been able to get me returning peonies to flower and bloom. The last two years I read books and the internet trying to get them to grow, but nothing. (My mom drives me crazy because I think each of her peony plants bloom dozens.) This year...I finally did it! I grew two peony blossoms. Now, I know this sounds silly because I have 8 returning peony plants and only two blossoms. Thats okay. I'll take it...