How Does Your Garden Grow...

This post is really for me, so basically it means it might bore you.

I was excited that the baby was coming in the fall, so I could still spend lots of time in my yard.   Honestly, I am surprised at how much time I spent in my yard.  Probably the most ever.  I made a lot of changes.  My mom planted some great bushes and such 7 years ago, but now many of them were over grown.  Many I hated trimming because they were so prickly.  There were things about my yard that I really hated, so this year I decided to do something about those things.  This meant lots of digging out bushes and moving things around.

Here are some of my favorite additions:

LOVE this Japanese Peony.  I love peonies in general, but I have a hard time growing the.  This year, I really found where they actually worked in my yard.  I bought this peony in yellow because yellow reminds me of Que and I wanted to have some place in my yard that reminded me of my brother.  Isn't it so pretty?

Last year I planted three poppies.  Only one survived.  Apparently, my husband mistook them for weeds.  Too bad, because the one that did survive looked so pretty this year...

I also discovered that I really like trees.  They don't have the maintenance of some of the bushes I had.  So... I bought FIVE new trees this year.  The best part is that I got to pick the trees out.  I have learned over time what I do and what I do not like in trees.  I don't like fruit trees, because I don't like to pick up rotten fruit.  I also HATE trees with small little leaves.  They might look nice, but I don't like picking up the leaves twice a year, and I do not like the pollen it drops in June.  I do like maple trees.  I am hoping I can keep them alive until next year...

 This is a lace leaf maple.  I was pretty excited about this tree.  When I showed Allie she said, "Is that it?"  Yes it is, but it will get bigger.

Another lace leaf maple in red...

I really LOVED this next tree.  Its hard to get the full effect in a picture, but it reminds me of my love, Micah...

Regular maple in green...

And regular maple in red...

Micah and I were pretty excited about this tree, because it replaced a muy feo bush that we both have detested.

I love to go out in my garden everyday and see the changes.  August will bring more blooms on my hydrangeas and hibiscus.  Allie thinks I am crazy, but thats okay.  I think she is crazy for cooking food all the time;)