A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day....05-13-03...How Does Your Garden Grow?

Billie

[Billie]

A Few of FR's Finest....Every Day

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

Butchart Gardens, Victoria, BC

The Butchart Gardens in Victoria, British Columbia, are rated as one of the most beautiful garden displays in the world....50 acres of beautiful flowers, trees, and the most lush landscape. You can stroll through a Sunken Garden, Japanese Garden, Italian Garden, the majestic Ross Fountain and the English Rose Garden. Each garden is linked by spacious lawns, streams and Lily ponds.

Since Spring is in full bloom, and Summer is almost here, we thought it might be fun to let those who enjoy their gardens - whether flower or vegetable - do a little bragging. We can't all look out our window and see a beautiful view like the two photos above, but then, unless we had a huge full-time garden staff, we wouldn't have time to visit the Finest. :)

I don't claim to have a green thumb nor spend a lot of time digging in the ground, but this is where I enjoy early morning coffee, listening to the birds sing, and watching the goldfish. It's peaceful and quiet and relaxing. Low maintenance - ground cover and concrete and brick - that's the lazy man's garden. :)

Your turn! Let's see some of FR's Finest Gardens.

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[Aquamarine]

I saw a field around here today that looked just like that.

[WVNan]

It was probably mustard. It grows down south too.

[WVNan]

Where are you Sistah? Give up on the kitty poker?

[LadyX]

I wuv you, Nanikins - - -

[MeekOneGOP]

Funny how that happens, huh?

I remember laughing my behind off watching All in the Family when it first came out. But my Mom HATED the show, and despised Archie. In a year or 2, she was hooked on the show ! She liked it as much or even more than I did once she was hooked too.

[LadyX]

Sometimes there are aces up one's sleeves - -
Sometimes they are in one's pocket - - -

[Mama_Bear]

Not time enough to search Google with you leaving, but I do nominate you for 'The Finest Green Thumb Award' !!

Well, thank you. What a sweet compliment. But, I do believe you also have a green thumb. I have heard you talking about your flowers.....I would love to see them.

How about if I share my Finest Green Thumb Award with Aqua for her lovely rhododendrons, Billie for her pretty Goldfish pond and for those prize winning petunias (?) I see on her table, dutchess for her pretty iris and with all the other Finest gardeners who shared pictures of their flowers and their gardens or would have, if they could have? :-)

[WVNan]

You know I wuv you too snookums.

[MeekOneGOP]

I'm outta here for the night too. G'night all !

[WVNan]

M_B, I've got several flowers waiting to be planted. Got some at church on Mother's Day and hubby's church sent some home with him. I'm planning to make a flower bed along my back fence. I've already planted Petunias around my dogwood trees in front of the house. Had to go out and spray them this afternoon as the creepy crawlies were eating them full of holes.

[WVNan]

G'night (((((Meeky))))) God's blessings.

[Mo1]

No. Wild mustard.

I've never seen them before .. thanks for posting the picture

We are heading down to Virginia this summer, maybe we'll swing over to the west for a vist .. it looks beautiful

[WVNan]

That is the cutest one yet. You win.

[Mama_Bear]

What a lovely home you have M_B, no wonder you want to be outside. I've missed you though.

Thank you. Yes, I just have the hardest time not going outside on beautiful days. Soon it will be so hot I will be forced back inside in the afternoons, so I am going to enjoy it while I can.

So nice to get a chance to talk to you for a few minutes.
((((((((((Nan))))))))))))

[WVNan]

Dittos Mama. Seems we don't cross paths that often these days. Maybe when winter comes round again.

[LadyX]

Once We Were Young - - and Sailors..:))

[WVNan]

Mo, you need to travel some in W.Va. just for the experience of it. It is unlike any other state. It's really really wild and untamed. Rugged, steep, wooded and often uninhabitable. It doesn't have all that many people because there isn't much land flat enough to build on. But for rugged beauty, it is unmatched anywhere in the U.S.

[WVNan]

Sigh.....I miss ofMagog. I pray for him a lot and wonder how he is getting along.

[WVNan]

Once we were innocent (and young).

[LadyX]

Interesting, Nan - he's been so strongly on my mind, too, the past few days.
Wish I knew his e-mail address or how to contact him other than hailing him here - - okay -

Captain, we keep you in our prayers, and hope you will report in soon. The Crew truly misses you.