All the Pretty Flowers
Every spring, my husband takes me flower shopping. We stroll through the local greenhouse, picking containers of this and that...whatever looks pretty. They all cost the same...just fill a flat for $10. Mostly annuals. I like to plant a variety of colorful annuals in my flower beds and one special corner by the stairs to the front porch. When they're first planted, they are small and fragile and some seem to get a bit withered by the abrupt introduction to natural sunlight. Some thrive right away, spreading out and bursting forth with color, while others make slow, steady progress, until finally they blossom in rich hues of gold, yellow, red and purple. By this time of year, my flower beds are crowded and colorful. Occasionally, I will put several flowers in large pots and set them around the deck or patio. A nice variety of color that no garden club president would ever imagine putting together. But it looks nice to m...