HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

[Franny]

Ladies, coming from MA, it's a treat to see how your gardens grow. Thanks for sharing. Absolutely beautiful.

[CT loves Clay]

I  JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU ALL HOW BEAUTIFUL YOUR
GARDENS ARE.  SIMPLY OUTSTANDING!!

LADY C:  I LOVE THE PLACE YOU GO TO MEDITATE!
IT'S GORGEOUS!!

PEPE, THEA, PRISSY - FANTASTIC PICTURES!!

[Prissy]

         THE SWING
                 by
Robert Louis  Stevenson

HOW do you like to go up in a swing,    
  Up in the air so blue?    
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing    
  Ever a child can do!    
  
Up in the air and over the wall,           
  Till I can see so wide,    
Rivers and trees and cattle and all    
  Over the countryside—    
  
Till I look down on the garden green,    
  Down on the roof so brown—     
Up in the air I go flying again,    
  Up in the air and down!   



This is a poem I learned as a child and it has always given
me great pleasure to recall it.
I thought it would be a nice addtion to the Garden Thread.

I am so glad to see so many visiting this thread.  
I  look forward to more beautiful pictures.

Prissy

[ydebi]

Prissy....Love the poem....oh and the rose of sharon....I too didn't know they got that big!!!

Kris I need your meditation place...awesome....I want to be there...

Ok here is a spring picture...but hey they were beautiful....this is in front of my house....



now this is what you get when you add a little sugar and spice to the same flowere bed.....LOL


actuallly that is my grand daughter.!!!!  lol

[Pepe]

PRISSY, THAT POEM IS A GREAT ADDITION TO THE GARDEN THREAD.

YDEBI, THAT IS ADORABLE.  I AM AMAZED AT YOU TALENTED PEOPLE.  HOW IN THE WORLD DID YOU PUT YOUR GRANDAUGHTER'S PICTURE IN THOSE FLOWERS.  YOU MUST PRINT THAT AND SAVE IT FOR HER FOR WHEN SHE GETS OLDER.

LINDA, SO HAPPY YOU CAME TO SEE US HERE.  IT IS A VERY NICE PLACE, VER CALMING AND VERY BEAUTIFUL.

HUGS, PEPE

[Prissy]

Debi,
Your granddaughter's pictures are so cute in all of the yellow flowers.  You are so clever!!  

LadyC,  
I love the Salt Lake City pictures.  I've only been there one time, and it's been many years ago.  To see a city surrounded by mountains is something I'm not used to.  My area of Texas is fairly flat.  And what a wonderful view you have, too.

Debi, Linda, Colleen, LadyC, Cindy, Thea,  Pepe, Franny, and all others visiting this thread.  We're glad to see you and keep sharing your beautiful pictures.

Prissy

[Prissy]

Our crepe myrtles are beginning to bloom.  Here are pictures of the ones around the pool:[/size]










This is a pale pink crepe myrtle on other side of the pool.

[Prissy]

The following are closeups of flowers that are blooming now.  We have not had rain for a long while and many of our plants and trees are in stress.

TURK'S CAP:


OLEANDER:


HYDRANGEA:


DAYLILY:


CANNA:


HONEYSUCKLE:

[Pamela]

debi, those pictures are adorable!!  

Prissy, I do believe you have become quite adept with your new camera! I expect to see some good shots of Clay when you sneak that camera into a concert; don't forget!  

Everyone has such lovely gardens...and trees...and flowers.  I pretty much live in the woods, so I just let things go wild most of the time.

I have a couple of pics though. This is actually a poinsetta that came from my office last Christmas.  It's gotten quite huge, as you can see!


We have lots of azaleas and rhododendron.  I took these one evening in April when it was practically dark!



And finally, these are some peonies from my yard; I love them, but they sure don't last very long.

[Pepe]

Pamela, I can't believe that plant how huge it is!  You must have the magic touch.  Your flowers are fantastic.  Thank you so much for bringing your pictures here, I love this wonderful thread.  It brings a smile to my face everytime I visit it.

Hugs, Pepe

[Prissy]

Pamela,
Your pictures are fantastic.  That poinsettia is HUGE!  And I would give anything to have azaleas and rhododendrons. They are gorgeous.

And, Pamela, the picture with the peonies, the bowl of fruit and the basket looks like a beautiful painting.   Skip commented, too, on how even the  lighting  is so perfect.  If I were you, I would have that enlarged and hanging in my home!

Thanks for sharing your wonderful pictures.
Hugs,
Prissy

PS:  I have "taken" my camera in to every Clay concert except the JNT.  They seemed like they meant business when they said no cameras!!  In Charlotte, my camera  was in a bag that had a bunch of loose kleenex covering it up.  No one wanted to touch the kleenex!!:laugh

[Pepe]

PRISSY, you are way to funny!!!     Thanks for all you do for the CLAYMANIACS, the wonderful threads you start, doing poems for our birthdays and just being plain wonderful.

Hugs, Pepe

[Tammy]

HERE ARE SOME PICTURES OF MY GARDENS, PLANTS AND  THE SMALL POND THAT MR T AND I MADE.. NEXT YEAR WE ARE GOING TO MAKE IT A LITTLE BIGGER..

CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO MAKE THEM BIGGER..

OUR POND.....







OUR FLOWERS AND PLANTS...









I HAVE MORE TO POST SOON... I WILL ALSO POST MORE AS THE FLOWERS BLOOM.. MAYBE NEXT TIME I'LL TAKE SOME PICTURES OF MY SMALL VEGIE GARDEN..

[Prissy]

Tammy,

Your pictures are gorgeous.  I love your pond and the flowers are all beautiful.  I especially like the statues you have in your yard.  The little tumbling girl is precious.

I can't wait to see more pictures from you.  You really have a green thumb!

Hugs,
Prissy

[Pepe]

TAMMY, YOU MUST HAVE A MASTERS IN LANDSCAPING.  YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND HAVE DONE A TERRIFC JOB.  WHAT A INTERESTING YARD, SO MANY THINGS TO LOOK AT, I LOVE IT.  THANKS SO MUCH FOR POSTING YOUR PICTURES I WANTED EVERYONE TO SEE WHAT A GREAT JOB YOU HAVE DONE.

HUGS, PEPE

[Tammy]

AWE PRISSY AND PEPE
YOU GALS ARE SO SWEET..  I LOVE BEING OUT IN MY YARD AND PUTTERING IN MY GARDENS .. NOTHING BETTER THEN BEING SURROUNDED BY FAMILY, PETS, FRIENDS  YOUR GARDEN AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS..   I'LL POST SOME MORE PICTURES  SOON...

[Prissy]

I live just outside Fort Worth (between Fort Worth and Dallas.)  For many years, my husband and I have had a membership in the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens.  This is a beautiful place and also has one of the best  Japanese gardens we have ever seen.

I have also played in weddings in the Botanic Gardens.

Presently, we belong to the Fort Worth Pond Club which has meetings at the  Gardens in a meeting room.

During the summer, the Fort Worth Symphony presents concerts in  the Gardens here, too.

Click on the following link, and then on the left, click on Gardens to see the many gardens.  If you have time, you can click on the other links, too.

Enjoy!

Prissy

http://www.fwbg.com/index2.htm

[Franny]

It really is a sanctuary for the senses. Beautiful in every sense.

[Pepe]

Prissy, how beautiful!  Thank you so much.  You are truly involved in the most interesting things.  

Hugs, Pepe

[Tammy]

PRISSY
THANKS FOR THE WONDERFUL LINK.. THOSE GARDENS ARE BEAUTIFUL..


THIS MORNING I WOKE TO FIND MY FIRST FLOWERS BLOOMING IN THE POND.. I THINK IT'S A WATER HYACINTH..  

CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO MAKE THEM LARGER..