I took
a few shots of the pretty bouquet John had gotten me for Valentine's.
I love carnations, they last longer than most cut flowers and don't need a lot of care. Grown in the garden they have a fragrance that reminds me of cloves - very nice! And they have a fairly wide range of colours. An old fashioned favourite that would be suitable for a n english cottage garden. Baby's Breath or Gypsiphelia (sp) is also a favourite of mine that suits an old fashioned garden.
This image makes a pretty valentine card all by itself without having to add a thing. I found it fun to try framing the flowers and decorations to give it a greeting card feel.
Not thrilled with the flash feel of this and wonder what I might do to soften that a bit!
Something to experiment with.
With three weeks until spring and at least 2 months before non freezing weather is expected I'm still working on finding seeds and learning what the nurseries will be offering this season. We'll be container planting and filling in our perrenial beds with more new specimens after adding some fresh rich soil and some good mulch.
At least Daisy, our lab puppy, has been able to have some good romps in the yard even though it's the dead of winter! She didn't do well in the deep snow but all that has since disappeared and she does big figure 8's through the middle of the back yard and gardens. Of course no one can blame her for having cabin fever, she's eager to explore her world!
a few shots of the pretty bouquet John had gotten me for Valentine's.
I love carnations, they last longer than most cut flowers and don't need a lot of care. Grown in the garden they have a fragrance that reminds me of cloves - very nice! And they have a fairly wide range of colours. An old fashioned favourite that would be suitable for a n english cottage garden. Baby's Breath or Gypsiphelia (sp) is also a favourite of mine that suits an old fashioned garden.
This image makes a pretty valentine card all by itself without having to add a thing. I found it fun to try framing the flowers and decorations to give it a greeting card feel.
Not thrilled with the flash feel of this and wonder what I might do to soften that a bit!
Something to experiment with.
With three weeks until spring and at least 2 months before non freezing weather is expected I'm still working on finding seeds and learning what the nurseries will be offering this season. We'll be container planting and filling in our perrenial beds with more new specimens after adding some fresh rich soil and some good mulch.
At least Daisy, our lab puppy, has been able to have some good romps in the yard even though it's the dead of winter! She didn't do well in the deep snow but all that has since disappeared and she does big figure 8's through the middle of the back yard and gardens. Of course no one can blame her for having cabin fever, she's eager to explore her world!
