Garden Bloggers Bloom Day - May

It's the 15th of the Month.  Time to join Carol at May Dreams Gardens and many other Garden Bloggers in the joy of posting pictures of our gardens in bloom.  Although not part of this for very long I look fwd to it each and every month.  Hoping that each post I will get to show something different that is in bloom.  Although there are new blooms this month some are on plants featured last month.  But it doesn't matter. So to start the show we will begin with the houseplants.

 Not a new addition to the blog but the Polka Dot plants are blooming again.  This time a Purple color instead of Pink.

 A Spring Cactus.  Such pretty and different flowers.  These guys close up at night and open again each morning.

Another old timer is the Spider plant flowers.  Only difference this time is this particular flower is on my newer younger Ocean spider plant.

Here is a picture of the whole Ocean spider.  Very different variety from my other spider plant.







With the Houseplants in bloom taken care of it's time to head outside and take a look at what is going on.

 Although still a bud it's worth showing off.  The Peony's are gearing up for their show.

 Another bud worth showing off is from one of my rose bushes....2 of the 3 older ones have buds on them.

 This rose bush is new this year...Tiddly Winks.

 One of my new columbine.  Such pretty delicate flowers.

 The other new Columbine.

 Found growing in the gardens this year was this extreme miniature plant from the Narcissus family known as Jonquilla.

 Another bud begging to be shown is the Iris.  After watching the leaves grow it was a great joy and surprise to find that many are now sporting buds.

 Silly Pansy plant decided that it really liked IrishGardens and came back this year.  Although the foliage is very sparse the flowers are not.

 The other Pansy plant that came back.  There were 4 and although the other 2 show some signs of foliage only 2 have truly come back and bloomed.

 Lily of the Valley.  These were transplanted from my Mothers Garden.  They survived the transplant well and still bloomed.

 The latest in the Hope Blooms Tulips to show off it's color.

 Just cause I love the way they look more of the Tulips.

 A new container I planted Mothers Day.  Containing a Mini Rose bush....with Apricot blooms and a Brazilian Jasmine vine with pink blooms.

 Although hard to see a areal view of my Garden in the front.  I call it the Rose garden as to the left and still part of the garden is my 3 main rose bushes.  but the Columbine, Lily of the Valley, and Tulips and Daffodils are also located in this garden and picture.


Looking down at the gardens show a lot of beauty but now lets take a look up....at the Show stoppers.

 Although not quite high enough to look up at the Magnolia tree is looking good and it's single bloom is a real joy to see.

 Simple yet beautiful one of my Dogwood tree's is in full bloom now.

 Beautiful doesn't begin to describe this Lilac tree....the smell of the blooms alerts visitors to it's presence long before the sight does.

Nestled in the back by the Gas tanks is what I believe to be a Crabapple tree in full bloom.  So incredibly beautiful.  If it wasn't part of the big shaded area in the back yard that seems to house the mosquito's it would be my thinking spot.

So thats my May edition of Garden Bloggers Bloom Day.  I hope you like what you saw.  If not oh well I did.

Each Month Carol Hosts this beautiful meme over at May Dreams Gardens and hundreds join in.  So to see more blooming Garden's stop on over and take a hour or so to click through the virtual Gardens.

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.

Thriving Thursday - Seedlings

Welcome back Thursday.  Today I like you because it means that the weekend is very close.  Jack Frost and Old Man Winter are now on my do not call list.  As we are now under a winter storm warning.

Anyways for this Thriving Thursday I want to show off my seedlings.  Many of us have started seeds waiting for the right time to plant them outside and get the gardens going and though I may have started a few too soon I have some really nice looking plants ready to go.

White Strawberry plants started back in December.  I can grow strawberries.  Question is will it stay alive.

Strawberry-Spinach.  I saw these online and just thought it sounded really cool.  So back in December along with the White Strawberries I started these.  Pretty much just looks like Spinach right now but very healthy.

Also started back in December was these two.  Viola and Pansy.  I was hoping to bring some flowering color into the house.  They are doing quite well just no signs of flowers yet.

Like I don't show of my spider plants enough on here here are 2 babies in water.  The roots are looking quite well.  This is more to show the kids how plants grow.  Ok ok so I wanted to do it.  I think it 's cool too.

My love for the Polka-Dot plants inspired me to order some seeds.  And the first of the seedlings have begun to sprout their true leaves.

One of my Clematis plants that is growing quite well.  Just waiting for planting outside.  Started from roots not seeds but still counts.

Bad picture but this is the other clematis plant.  They are in the same big pot with smaller ones containing each.  I just hope I get to plant them soon.  I don't want them to get root bound.

My tomato plants.  Bad picture but there they are.

My morning glory plants.  Each pot has a different variety in it.

The rest of my tomato plants.  They were all started at the same time but these have been able to find their summer home.  Granted it is inside right now but they won't be transplanted again.





So what seedlings are Thriving in your garden this Thursday.  Post your link below with a link back to my blog and leave a comment.  Come back later and see who else is having a Thriving Thursday.

Thriving Thursday - Houseplants

Welcome back to Thriving Thursday.  A day to show off what is thriving in your garden.  Today it's houseplants.

Although hard to tell but these 2 baby spider plants are growing water roots.  I have even noticed some new leaves forming.

Quickly becoming a favorite plant because of the ever changing colors.  No 2 leaves ever look the same. My Hypoestes also known as the Polka-Dot-Plant.  They are getting quite tall and so pretty.  I have 4 different kinds.  Dk Pink, Lt Pink, Red, and White.

I received free seeds to give away a while back and a packet for my kids to try.  This is the first of our Tickle Me Plants to sprout.  They seem to be slow to germinate but as you can see it is now starting to get it's true set of leaves.


So what is going on in your house.  Write a post and link back here.  Show off your Thriving Houseplants to the rest of the blogging world and see who else has something to show.  Leave your link and post a comment.  Can't wait to see what's Thriving this Thursday around the world.

Thriving Thursday

Today here in Hopewell Junction, NY it is raining.  46 and raining.  I couldn't get outside to do anything so what did I do all day?  Took pictures of my indoor garden.  Granted some are going to be going outside just as soon as they safely can but for those that get to stick around inside well they were subjected to camera torture. Ahh but what beautiful pictures I got.

So today being Thursday I am starting a Thriving Thursday post.  Show other what is thriving in your world on this Thursday. Be it pictures of the gardens thriving or wildlife taking over.  What is thriving? Post it, leave a link and a comment.  Check back and see who else has something thriving in their neck of the world.

This reverse spider plant-lett was found on the floor during a greenhouse trip I rescued it and 2 friends also found and they have now gotten to the point of needing re-potting.

This is a regular spider plant-lett.  With white on the outside.  This had been water rooting for over a week and was doing quite well so graduated to soil rooting.

Momma Spider is still blooming.  I loved the way this plant-lett has a bloom in the middle of it.

This is a new plant-lett branch on momma spider.  She is really thriving.  Loving her new home.

My Christmas Cactus is starting to show signs of new growth.  Hard to tell when everything is green but right in the center of the picture there are 2 segments that are a little lighter than the rest....thats new.

These pretty colorful leaves are part of my Hypoestes collection.  Also known as Polka Dot plants.  There are 4 different varieties in my collection now.  White, Red, Pink, and Dk Pink.

One of my African Violet blooms.  Such pretty coloring

Another African Violet bloom.  Beautifully pure white.  Even the pollen seems to be white.

Not a flower but thriving anyways this is my dwarf extra curled parsley.  Getting bigger every day.







So thats my Thriving Thursday photo's.  What do you have?  Leave a link, leave a comment if you wish, come back and see who else has posted.