I got a few baskets done on the weekend

Headed toward another spectacular year of color in your yard!!!!!

I love the view from the front door. The ajuga is wonderful growing around the containers, nice touch.
Knowing you, it won't be long before the patio is all done. You have so many wonderful containers.

Hi Joanne. Great to see your containers starting up. Even the little bird is singing about it.
Look forward to watching the growing season progress in your yard.

Lynn, I know you love geraniums too. here are the three for the side of the house.



These do well in this south facing hot spot, next to asphalt parking area, as long as I keep them well watered.

I do love geraniums, I just love the color you chose for that area. Really eye catching.

Just got our first hail storm, maybe more this afternoon. Praise the Lord, it was only small hail.

I may get some interesting marking on my semps as a result, Hope it did not shred the coleus plants.

I had just started to plant a couple more containers when it hit.

Got a couple of quick snaps --- ;looks like snow doesn't it?


Sun is trying to come out now. really fast moving.

Wow, you have the strangest weather Marilyn.

You are so right, The saying here "If you don't like the weather, wait a minute and it will change" is so true.

While the sun is still out I got the plants put in for the hangars on the front fence, some hail still sitting in the pots, hope it does not cold shock the roots.

Coleus has a few holes but it did not tear them up too badly.

That is good to hear, not much damage.

The 4" fuchsia did not get the memo that it is to be a small plant. The rain and 90 deg. humid weather is making it a big plant....in a container too with other plants.....really is pretty but no longer 4" s.

Wow!! Jacquie that is cool!!!
Joanne love the planters!!
Marilyn, crazy about your hail!! Knock it off and just get on with spring won't you!!
The semps love that cold snap I'm sure!

Double wow on that fuchsia Jacquie, it is gorgeous.
What is the fuzzy leafed plant growing with it?

That is called a silver or I think it is spelled this way, not sure, helichyrsum? It is a wonderful plant but it is poisonous and very invasive. Also there is variegated Ivy in the planter. I am going to have to move everything soon. It is just overgrown already and I just got it Mother's Day.

Interesting silvery plant. Love the fuzzy leaves.
I just looked it up, common name is Licorice Plant. I've seen it many times. It is not invasive here, it won't make it through our long, very wet and cold winter/spring seasons.

Beautiful fucshia and geraniums. I might have to look for some geraniums, those are really nice. My shade basket this year is a chenille, so no fuschia for me...my garden is mostly hot & sunny. I did find a beautiful ivy geranium to hang under my Russian Olive tree.

The chinelle is fantastic.Great color and form.

That's beautiful!

Joanne, I've never seen a chenille plant before. Looks like the perfect specimen in your shade area!

I think it sells as a tropical indoor plant most times. The 'kid" picked it out. It is as soft as it looks

I love the chenile............beautiful color and just looking at it makes me want to touch it.