I love a pretty sunflower — I just seem to associate sunflowers with happiness.  These glorious flowers grow so tall and make a beautiful addition to all flower gardens.  The truly remind me of a gift from God here on earth. The common sunflower, or helianthus annuus, is a plant that can get blooms in [...]

Some of my favorite flowers are the Pansy flowers. The pansy, viola or violet is a plant that is found in almost every continent, except for Antarctica. Grow violets in the sun or shade with these simple instructions on plant care. I love that my beautiful Pansies come back year after year. They are such [...]

On a recent visit to Portland, my husband and I stopped by the Rose Gardens in Portland. It seemed like a logical thing to do, after all, Portland is known as the city of Roses. We had a delicious brunch on that Sunday, and then headed in the direct of the gardens for a day [...]

Claude Monet is one of my all time favorite artists. His use of colors and master of Impressionism has left his handprint on my heart! I had the pleasure of seeing an exhibit in Los Angeles called from “Monet to Manet”. It was amazing and a day I will never forget. Claude Monet’s garden is [...]

I love tulips. They are without a doubt one of my very favorite flowers. They are so beautiful, graceful, without being pretentious. I’m not sure how some flowers seem “pretentious” but they do. The tulip is simple, refined and lovely. This video shows tulips in rows of colors that as the poster stated: At first [...]

This video is serving a great purpose in my life! Although I know my personal gardens will never be as majestic and grandiose as these gardens, it gives me inspiration for ideas and design. After all, a beautiful garden has a theme or direction it is going. For me, the most beautiful gardens are the [...]

This week we are featuring our favorite lily photos on flickr – enjoy! photo credit: la fattina photo credit: mccheek photo credit: ?Tigerlily ? photo credit: calamity_sal

Welcome to our fist in a series of Flickr Flower Photos of the Week – where we hand-pick our favorite flower pics to showcase here – enjoy! photo credit: iwona_kellie photo credit: iwona_kellie photo credit: Warren T photo credit: Steve.Maw