Category Archives: Friday Floral

This week we are weaning ourselves back to just two plants in bloom for our Friday Floral post: one shrub and one spring bulb. If you could only walk around the yard and see what isn’t being covered by this … Continue reading →

This week’s FFP reminds me of that one-sided phone conversation often found placarded near the desks of shipping-and-receiving clerks: “You want it good, fast, and cheap? Pick two and call me back.” I have to pick just one? Trying to … Continue reading →

his week finds the common daffodil in full swing, where, in the same spot this time last week, there was but one. Just getting started is this little gem, a veronica, Veronica umbrosa ‘Georgia Blue,’ discovered in the Republic of … Continue reading →

This first daffodil greeted me as I came home from work Thursday morning. There may have been one or more over on the west side of the house, but this was the first one I saw. It was still early … Continue reading →

Saucer Magnolia, Magnolia x soulangeana, is very popular in these parts, and for good reason. The open form and early-blooming, large, pink blossoms of this southern beauty  make it a traffic stopper. These assets can also be liabilities. Open can … Continue reading →

The plan was to have a Friday post every week this year showing off some “color” on our place, in an attempt to show, that with careful planning, one can have something in bloom in their landscape every week of … Continue reading →

ell, this is the first of what I hope to be a “Friday-Floral-Photography” post. I was going to see if I could post a floral picture of something in my yard every Friday in 2009, but it turned off quite … Continue reading →