Everyday Living

The Garden’s Most Colorful Flowers…Zinnias

~ Flowers, Gardening

Happy Thursday! I sound like a broken record when I say how quickly the year is flying by. Can you believe the first day of August is next Tuesday?

“The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.”
‭‭2 Peter‬ ‭3‬:‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬

I have a tall glass of sweet iced tea with a sprig of mint to offer you as we venture out in the sweltering heat to view the garden’s most colorful flowers…zinnias.READ MORE

Simple + Southern Sunday No. 454

~ Aerial Photogaphy, Alabama, Gardening, Simple + Southern Sunday, Summer

“You visit the earth and water it; you greatly enrich it; the river of God is full of water; you provide their grain, for so you have prepared it. You water its furrows abundantly, settling its ridges, softening it with showers, and blessing its growth.”
‭‭Psalm‬ ‭65‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭ESV‬‬

I’m glad you found the energy to climb a couple of hundred feet to join me. I was surprised to see that the grounds were reasonably green.  It had been 11 or 12 days since our last rain. We did get a good soaking on Friday however; but no wind damage. Straight line winds and flooding have been a problem this past week for many here in Alabama!READ MORE

A Walk In The July Garden

~ Flowers, Gardening, Summer

Happy Thursday sweet friends. I hope you are having a wonderful week!

“And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.”
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭5‬:‭2‬ ‭ESV‬‬

Grab a glass of iced tea and stay inside where you are cool. I will brave the heat and humidity to share a walk in our July garden!

July is when Hydrangeas Paniculata or panicled hydrangeas are the stars of the garden! They are the easiest to grow and most adaptable of all hydrangeas and there are many varieties to choose from. They also bloom on new wood meaning they create their flower buds for the year only after they have begun to leaf out in spring. This means that they can be pruned without negatively impacting their bloom. Not only are they a beautiful addition to a garden or landscape, but they grow from chilly USDA zone 3 through balmy USDA zone 8. We live in USDA zone 8a.READ MORE