If only this post came with 3-D vision and a smell plug-in. No kidding, this place I live is park-like. I’m under the influence of spring and savoring every moment. Come with me and see for yourself. I took these pictures via iPhone while walking Lucy and Annabelle. The colors are unretouched.
You might say, oh no, here she goes again, all she does is post pictures of flowers. So yeah, that’s true for now, and isn’t it wonderful? If that’s not your thing, well… sorry (#notsorryintheleast #whatswrongwithyou).
Our neighborhood is alive and vivid and every bloom is a thrill to the senses.
Phlox spills over old stone walls. Tulips thrive in slivers of soil.
I’m a kid in a candy store.
Until we moved to Fayetteville, I never knew that tulips could be perennial. What an amazing thing. I’m certain tulips NEVER came back in Dallas. (Read what A Green Hand has to say about planting bulbs for a more natural garden HERE.)
I plan to luxuriate in every drop of spring. Soon, summer will come bringing long hot days, warm nights and blooms that thrive only in the heat. And I’ll like that too, but it will be different.
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
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Musical Pairing:
Elle King – Under the Influence
Lata S says
Delightfully beautiful and fresh.. So beautiful, I can smell them. Post more picts.
Barbara Tate says
Love your pictures!
Lyn Fenwick says
Thanks for sharing your walk with me! I enjoyed Smith’s article. I think I will try some tulips in Kansas. I didn’t get reblooms in TX and stopped trying them, but my mother-in-law was always so confused about why the blubs that rebloomed for her in KS, that she shared with me, wouldn’t rebloom for me. Maybe Smith answered that mystery.
Colene says
Lovely! Don’t stop taking pictures of flowers. Don’t stop taking pictures, period! P. Allen Smith knows his/her stuff. I cannot have tulips because of the deer, but so far, they have not bothered my daffodils. I love that quote by A.A. Milne.
Talya Tate Boerner says
I won’t! Thanks Colene.
Margaret Hess says
Never apologize for those beautiful pictures! I’m starved for spring, we’ve had a rough winter, so I’m still waiting for color here.
Talya Tate Boerner says
I hope Spring arrives soon for you!
Dorothy Johnson says
Wonderful pictures. I loved your post. Don’t stop!
Talya Tate Boerner says
Thanks friend. You know I can’t:)
Georgeanne says
You already know I love P. Allen! Beautiful pictures. Planted azaleas today.
Talya Tate Boerner says
My azaleas are on the verge of blooming:)) P. Allen is an Arkansas treasure.