Pirates in Cuba....

We took a few days to cut down a tree or two .... here are some of the pics .... really we were in Cuba.... that's Cuba, Illinois....

court yard planting

perennials in a commercial setting

Family Garden

Here is a new garden that is all about the family... there are places for everyone in this garden...

Rainy day in Chicago ...





Let's go to the Conservatory.....




Monet Garden at the conservatory... fresh during the rainstorm

RAIN RAIN RAIN

Summer poppies!















Sunny flower border, bachelor buttons,weigela, poppies and peonies all blooming.















Amazing color.















New garden, simple.















Is it still raining? I have put off working in the gardens all week because it has rained everyday. While this is all good for our beautiful plants, I could use just a bit of a sunny day.

Here's some sunny pictures of some gardens and soon will have a "garden in the works" post.

Thanks for visiting!!

cooler weather this spring

Memorial Day 2009! It is just 56 degrees! This spring has been just that a perfect spring with slow warm up,and lots of moisture. Our spring flowers lasted a long time and everything bloomed beautifully. I walked through gardens last week and the perennials have burst in size some with buds others with leaves but I know they will all be beautiful in flower later this summer though. Just a few pictures now but more of new gardens soon...