Garden Journal
I love to plant perennials, mainly because I'm frugal and I love things that last. One of my favorite plants which is actually an evergreen vine, is Confederate Jasmine. I wish you could smell it.......I have it planted next to the front porch so we can enjoy the sweet smell while we relax on the porch swing in the evenings with a glass of sweet tea and maybe a big slice of, "Buttermilk Pound Cake".........
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| Also known as Star Jasmine it isn't really a native of the southern United States at all, It comes from China. This hardy fast growing evergreen is great for covering fences and trellises. The small star shaped flowers are about the size of a nickel and are very fragrant. |
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| This Bearded Iris was transplanted from my Mother-in-Laws flower garden back in Oklahoma. My Grandmother used to have the largest variety of Iris plants in southern Oklahoma. Passers by would stop and take out their cameras in awe. She was always willing to share plants. They are super easy to share just by breaking off a piece of the root, and they multiple every year. Before you know it a few Iris plants will be a bed full. Irises remind me of my Grandma so I have a great love for them and I always try to plant a few new colors every year in her memory. Mexican Heather is also a great filler for your beds and goes well with the yellow Lantana, which makes a pretty little bouquet about the size of a quarter. I just love purple and yellow together. |
My neighbor gave me a huge Yucca plant in the fall. I planted it right in the ground since the winters are mild here. It is at least 10 feet tall and has a ton of new growth this year.
My next garden project is to plant some Geraniums in containers for my patio. Burpee has an amazing variety of Geraniums for a great price and they are offering viewers
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I hope you enjoyed my Garden tour. Next time we'll tour the vegetable garden.
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Do you have all of that already? I think I do remember that you are in the south. I could be wrong. Those are beautiful flowers and beautiful pictures. We are way up in the north and just have tulips and daffodils so far.
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Hi Jennie, We are waaaaay down south on the coast, I just love the weather here. I took those pics yesterday.......But I grew the same plants up in Oklahoma were we lived before and they did great there to. Thanks for stoppin' by:)
DeleteI LOVE jasmine...and gardenias! They both smell so lovely. What a beautiful post, thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteTami @ Curb Alert!
They are beautiful!! Love them all. Thanks so much for sharing!!
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful flowers!
ReplyDeleteI wish I could smell the Jasmine - loooooooove the smell
I really enjoy seeing all these great photos!
I enjoyed looking at your beauties. I am planting Jasmine and bougainvillea this year. I may also add a rose bush. I saw two recently that I liked. One was orange (not peach or apricot). The other I am waiting to see in bloom before deciding. The bud is the whitest white with spaltters of bright red. Now that you said Iris's spread and can be shared easily I will look into when to plant them here.
ReplyDeleteI love jasmine! Especially at night when they are so fragrant. Thanks for linking up.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers! I love irises and your bearded iris is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! I wish our flowers were blooming here...we'll just have to wait! Thanks for sharing at A Pinteresting Party!
ReplyDeleteI am in LOVE with your Star Jasmine plant ! Unfortunately I live WAY to far north :(
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!
Such pretty flowers!!
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Hope you have a fabulous week!
Jill @ Creating my way to Success
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Those Irises (is that even how you spell it? it looks weird) look gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!! That jasmine looks wonderful ~ thanks for sharing!!!
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Heather
I'm a big fan of perennials too. The jasmine is especially beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your favorites! I am a fan of perennials too, but I love to hear what others like and to get new ideas. That jasmine looks amazing and I have never heard of that particular variety before. I LOVE the irises as well and my neighbor brought some with her when she moved from Long Island and gave some to me (we are in MD)mine don't do nearly as well as hers do because of the amount of sun they get, but I love them.
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