My Special Gardens

Everything is so green and pretty. I guess the rain is good for something. The pictures are of my attempt to have a green thumb. First is my very first peonies. I am thrilled.

Gramcracker Four Garden is a whimsical garden. There are gnomes, and flower pots made by Valleri and Emily several years ago. They are painted with flowers and butterflies. There is a stepping stone that frames four little tiny hands. This is a prized possession of mine. I have a planter pick with a flower and hummingbird that sways in the wind. It's glass so it catches the light; its from Shelbie and Landon. The garden is a fun place to look at. The plants are all in pots. The tree roots don't allow planting in the ground. This is also the place that a pogoda sits. It is the only thing I have from our gardens in Newton. Gary gave it to his sister, but when she moved from her home, she gave it back to me.

As you can tell, this memory garden I call Gramcracker Four is a symbol of love and memories. I also have a red headed woodpecker on the tree, a memory of a garden past.

This garden I call my Aunt Celinda garden. My aunt loved flowers and her yard was always full of all kinds. There is a rose, peonies and petunias. My aunt was a very special person in my life. The first plant to go into that garden was a yellow rose. It was planted shortly after she went to heaven.

A pretty statue of a little girl is nestled in the garden, along with a lazy gnome in a hammock. A gnome that lights up at dark is welcoming all who want to visit. Two items in this garden are Mother's day gifts from my boys. The petunias and in the upper right corner is a planter full of

moss. It is a girl holding the pot. She has a purple ribbon in her hair. Special things in a very special garden.

A view from a distance. Hope you enjoyed your tour today.