Personally, I believe tulips are some of the most beautiful flowers in the world!  It is my dream to some take a trip to Keukenjof in Holland to see endless fields of tulips.  They are such a graceful flower, and I love the depth of colors. Tulips are spring-blooming perennials that grow from bulbs. Depending [...]

Endless summer hydrangeas are so amazingly beautiful. I have several of them in front of my house and they are my absolute favorite flowers — ever! An important part of hydrangeas is making sure to take care of them and prune them at the right time of year. Another important care is deadheading. This is [...]

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 [...]

As Spring is right around the corner, I thought it would be great to post a list of flowers that bloom in Spring. I’m so excited to see some life come, and also the cold days of Winter go! I just love the mild weather of Spring and the fresh pops of color that come [...]

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 [...]

The Exbury Gardens & Steam Railway are located in New Forest, England.  These magnificant gardens attract people from all over the world to admire the most amazing beauty Mother Nature has to offer. The Gardens are spread over a spectacular 200 acre site and contain the world-famous Rothschild Collection of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias and rare [...]

The Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden was designed in 1916, and completed in 1988. It is located at the New York Botanical Garden. It is one of the highlights of the botanical garden and a favorite place for many to visit and admire. The garden has received many awards and features of 3,500 rose plants! Among [...]

In continuing with the search of famous gardens, today I came across Gardens of Versailles. It has always been my dream to visit Paris, France and is definitely a coveted item on my “bucket list”. Whenever I think of the palace of Versailles, I think of Marie Antoinette. I have been ingrigued by the life [...]

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 [...]