The following images are of flower that bloomed in my garden during Summer 2009. They are all drought-tolerant species, and most are native to Utah.
The following are recent posts about my garden.
Garden
Time to work in the garden
Now that I have a little free time, I am working in my garden again. My garden is a favorite past time that has been oft neglected as a graduate student. However, most of my time has been spent working with the vegetable garden getting it prepared and planted. I now have to water it every day and fertilize it every other week. That's about all I have time for right now because I am studying for my comprehensive exams. I did decide to pull out my camera and take a few pictures of flowers in my back yard. What I...
June 23, 2011 | Read the story...
Good grades and lots of rain does not equal a weeded garden
I completely avoided my garden during the Spring because I was so busy with going to school full time (as a doctoral student), advising part time, and being a mom as much as possible. The garden and house were way down on my list of priorities. However, once I quit my job and finished the semester I finally had time to work in the yard. The problem is that it has rained and rained in this desert state. It has rained for weeks, yet we normally have a nice dry period (until winter) around here. This has created a situation where the...
May 20, 2011 | Read the story...
Giant Hail Storm
This morning, I woke up to a very hard-pounding hail storm. The hail stones must have been quite big because they were VERY loud hitting the sides and roof of the house. Ben's giant pumpkins and the rest of my garden received a lot of damage. Notice all the damaged areas on his beautiful 50 pound pumpkin. The leaves were also shredded, and the small 5 pound baby pumpkins have giant divots in...
August 30, 2010 | Read the story...
Pretty Drought-Tolerant Tulips
These are pretty drought-tolerant tulips in my front yard. Notice that the leaves are also very pretty. I am so happy it is springtime and that my flowers are beginning to bloom. Now I just hope it stays warm like today and stops snowing like earlier in the...
April 15, 2010 | Read the story...
Daffodils after snow
It has snowed a lot this week. It has been cold and the snow has stuck to the ground. It snowed and snowed all day on Wednesday. The following is a photo I took while I was walking to my car after teaching my first class of the day. I was in a skirt and I had forgotten my hat. My hair and ankles got wet and cold. It is this time of year when snow storms surprise and frustrate great plans for flowers growing straight up and for me to get on my bicycle. I really wanted to ride my...
April 2, 2010 | Read the story...
Snow on a Spring Day
Today has been a beautiful Spring day filled with snow storms. As is typical this time of year, the snow fell and melted soon thereafter. This is the type of snow storm that I like. Because if it has to snow, I prefer the moisture and warmish temperatures. I do not like the slippery, icy bits we get during winter. The clouds were awfully pretty when they parted a bit this morning to show some Sun. This is the view from my front yard, when you look...
March 26, 2010 | Read the story...
Jasmine in Bloom
This is a yellow jasmine vine in my backyard. It blooms in early Spring and late Fall. Because it is a vine, it tends to try to take over an area of my flower bed. I have to prune it back...
March 24, 2010 | Read the story...
Daffodils are in Bloom
The daffodils are in bloom, and that means it is Spring to me. I love these flowers, because they were about the only Spring flowers my mother grew when I was growing...
March 23, 2010 | Read the story...
Crocus in the Lawn
Ray and Ben planted crocus in the lawn a couple of years ago. They are now blooming in our front lawn. When Ray first saw the first blooms this season, he leapt for joy. He just loves having crocus in the lawn because it reminds him of his time in...
March 23, 2010 | Read the story...
Mini Iris in my Garden
I have a few miniature Iris that still bloom in the very front bed of my garden. The flowers are nearly the whole size of the plant, so they do look a little...
March 22, 2010 | Read the story...
