Good bye 2011 a year in review

2011 was an interesting year.  A lot was  grown and a lot was harvested.  Take a walk with me through Irish Gardens and see what the year was like here.

Colorful foliage was found and pictures were taken in January

 February brought Daffodils into the house

 as well as coke water bottle greenhouses were introduced.

 March brought in sweet n neat tomato's inside the house and.........

......and signs of life outside as the Daffodils began to grow.

 Hosta's began to show off their strips in April....

....and new gardens were created as the others began to be planted for the season.........

......the Greenhouse got a new look and then was planted.

 The front porch got some fresh new color in May after the Rhodadendrun was transplanted by the front porch.....

....flowers were found on the polk-a-dot plant from back in January

 June brings flowering grape buds......

 .....another new garden bed.....

.....and the gardens showing lots of new growth and begun to burst at the seams.

 July shows up with heat and a whole lot of growth in the new beds so a new look was needed.....

.....a few back aches and sore thumbs later it looks a lot nicer...

 ....a new wild herb was found growing like crazy in the back yard.....

.....and the Strawberry Spinach plant began to ripen

 After hurricane Irene in August, large Cucumbers were found growing in the garden.....

.....Eggplant was harvested in multiple sizes.

September came in with new baby spider plants beginning their new life......

....and the chives found them selves blooming beautifully.

October brings in changing leaves and cooler weather....of course this October brought a foot of snow too.

 Novembers abnormally warm weather brings new growth to the mint in the Greenhouse

Although still no snow in December the Holiday Cactus inside is right on time.


Hope you had a nice tour through the gardens.

GBBD - November 2011

Holy cow I almost missed it.  How could I do that.?  Granted outside the house nothing is blooming today.  So sad.  But that time has come to a close here in NY.  But I do have 1 plant that is blooming today...one lonely but beautiful plant.

A Cactus.  I am no longer going to call these guys Christmas cactus as they never seem to bloom around Christmas so instead I dub these Seasonal Cactus.  They will bloom when the season is right for each one of them.  I now have 4 different ones and none have bloomed together.  Granted this one is pretty new and I bought it with all these buds on it but they were white.  I don't have a white one and I wanted one.  Course I am glad I did as it's the only think in the house and outside of my house that is blooming right now.

Well sorry that it wasn't a better show here today but please head over to Carol's place and see what others have blooming.  Carol hosts Garden Bloggers Bloom Day every month on her blog May Dreams Gardens so be sure to check in over there.

GBBD - From PA

After 5 weeks of hubby on night shift 12hours a day 6 days a week I have earned a Melissa vacation.  Starting this morning and until I return Sunday evening I am not Mommy, I am Aunti Melissa and Melissa.  I am visiting my best-friend/sister in Somerset, PA.  The mountain view and air is wonderful.  Anyways on to my Blooming post for today.

These beautiful and colorful flowers are called Schizanthus.

Pretty Viola.  Bold dark colors.

 My crocus.  I planted these last fall.  So pretty.

These are called Bellis.  This one is bi-colored.

Same type different color.

Petunia, this picture does not do them justice.  They are so incredibly beautiful.

This has to be my favorite flower this time around....next to the cactus thats next.  This is on my Polka-dot plant.  I didn't know they even flowered.

My Christmas Cactus...or at least thats what the label said.  I am thinking more of an Easter Cactus




So there is my Garden Bloggers Bloom Day post.  Hop on over to May Dreams Gardens and find out what others are showing of this bloom day.

Mosaic Monday

Happy Monday everyone.  Today I wanted to show off a little bit of the spring around my Gardens.

Just little bits of spring.  Little Red House hosts this meme of Mosaic Monday.  Sounded like fun so I wanted to join.  Just in case anyone wondered starting at the top left and working clockwise here is what each picture is
1- Bromeliad
2- Viola
3- Crocus
4- Christmas Cactus - Or maybe should be Easter Cactus.
5- Begonia
6- Chocolate Mint
7- Polka-dot plant
8- Viola
9- Schizanthus
10- Tomato
11- Daffodil
12- Spider plant flower
In the center
13- My Greenhouse turning more green every day