I've Gone Country A blog about a city girl learning a whole new world

Oh boy!  I can’t believe it….Spring is here.

Our weather has been amazing.  It is a little warmer than it usually is this time of year, but I am not complaining.

I have been scouting all the flower beds for signs of returning plants.  You see…I love plants, but they don’t always love me back.  So, if I see one returning from the previous year….I get all excited!

This is some phylox…this really decided to show off for me this year!

Please do not get the mental picture that my whole flower bed looks this good…..this is just one little corner.  But THAT corner sure looks pretty right now.

I love that they have done so well, I bought them after the blooming season last year.  I am a real softie for plants that need a home.  If I see they are on sale….then they go home with me!

I have to get them on sale because I have a lot of area to plant, and I have to factor in the re-planting when one decides not to like me anymore.

This is a return one too…it is called Darla Diascia.  It won’t be long and it will be full of those beautiful orange flowers!

I love all the colors and the different shapes of all the flowers this time of year.

This is actually a topiary azalea I bought last year.  It is called an Autumn Starlite.  I love it.  A lot of Azaleas bloom in the spring only.  This one is called an Encore Azalea.  I learned that in keeping with the name…Encore…they appear up to three times a year!  These are White single blooms with pink flecks and an occasional stripe.  They are so pretty.

This is a Hibiscus that I have had for several years….she is one that decided that she really loves me.  I brought her outside from the sun room and she immediately blessed me with two beautiful blooms.

This is a hosta plant that we planted last year.  My daughter Holly had these at her  house, she was redoing the flower bed and no longer wanted these there.  We dug up about 4 or 5 HUGE plants.  They had been in that flower bed for about 6 years or so.  Billy and I divided them up.  We were able to get about 5 plants out of the original ONE plant.  So I ended up with a lot of them.  Which is good, because they little guys usually do well.  I have seen them popping their little heads up everywhere.  Even in a couple of spots I had forgotten I had planted them.

I planted some pansies, they won’t last a real long time, but they sure make you smile while they are in season.

If you look closely you can see all the fine pollen that has settled on its petals.  Everything has had a touch of GREEN pollen dust on it lately.  Even the cars from just sitting out at work in the parking lots.  I can say that I am not the only one who sounds like a frog around here.

This is a viola…I suppose it is a miniature  pansy.  It is really dainty looking.

Well I just have to show you one more plant.

This is a Golden Euonymus shrub.  It is so pretty right now with the yellow in the leaves.

I went to the pasture this morning and I saw the sun slowly rising from behind the mountain.  The pasture just shimmered with the dew.

I was checking on the animals.

I saw Gumby and Pokey.

Zippy and Moses.

I love the fact that now they are enjoying the pasture again.  The grass is greening up nicely and all the animals are happy.  They really prefer it over the hay.

And the cows… all spread out.

I spotted two canadian geese the other day at the farm.  It was the first time we had seen them on our land.

But today, it looks like they decided to go for a swim with a friend at our neighbors pond.

Yes, I would say that I am not the only one who is excited that Spring is here!