My New Hanging Basket

We went to the garden center at Lowe's over the weekend.Oh the pretty flowers they had.

It was way too soon to look at flowers since our last frost date isn't till May 10th.We were at Lowe's to find cactus for our grandson's school project.We found the cacti that Jeremy liked but then it was on to better things...looking at all of the lovely flowers.

I came across this lovely hanging basket and had to have it.I learned my lesson last year when I saw a hanging basket that I loved.At that time I said that I would come back in a few days and get that hanging basket.I went back and they had sold out of the lovely hanging basket that I so loved.

This time when I saw this lovely hanging basket I bought it even though we can still have some frosty nights.I will need to remember to bring it in whenever the temperature is going to drop in the 30's at night.

I had never seen flowers with such pretty colors.This flower is called Viola.The tag states that it grows fast so we will see what happens.

Our grandson loves going to the garden center at Lowe's so he enjoyed looking at the flowers with me and especially all of the garden water fountains on display.

Now the problem is to keep the second grade fingers away from the thorny cacti in Jeremy's desert project.

This will be the first of many visits to Lowe's garden center this Spring and Summer.We will return.........

My Potted Tulips

About a week ago I bought a container of potted tulips.The tulips hadn't started blooming yet so I had no idea what the color would be.

I have been watching it open all week and today I saw just how beautiful it is.I took a picture to share here.

I have found that I am really enjoying the potted flowers and watching them burst forth in color.I have another pot with what was suppose to be Mylar tulips but honestly they don't look like tulips.I am thinking that it is a begonia but I could be wrong.It has had such a wonderful bloom and fragrance.

I also didn't realize what a nice fragrance tulips have.I believe this is the beginning of having many potted flower bulbs in years to come.They add such nice color to the house and it is so much fun to watch them bloom forth.

Rainy Days

We have had such a rainy Spring season.This morning when I was outside walking our dog I noticed how the rain drops were clinging to a tree branch.I loved how it looked.

When I brought our dog inside I took my camera outside to capture some pictures.It was raining harder when I went outside so I couldn't gather the pictures the way I want.I took a few pictures.

This picture shows how the raindrops are clinging to the tree branch and how dark and dreary it is outside.Not only are we experiencing rainy days but they have also been rather chilly rainy days.It is only in the 40's today.