Garden Flowers

Signs of Spring

Tulips are coming up:)

Sping is near.....

Well... looks like Spring is around the corner...  I am ready.. well...a little under the weather..but ready to start working in the yard.

Planted my Holland tulips a little late this year.  I hope to see them blooming soon

 

We actually had snow this winter so some of the plants took a beating...  I lost a few of my rose bushes also.  So...need to take inventory and get busy.

We are hoping our Bluebonnets come up this year.  We planted a lot of seeds in our front yard last fall.  However with the lack of rain...not sure how well the Bluebonnets will be...

Holland Tulips..  Hope it's not too late

This picture is from my -Have camera will travel blog....signs of Spring

End of summer blooms........

Black and white moth

Finally RAIN.......

So most of August there was little to NO rain... then finally had a couple days of rain.  Not really a lot going on in the yard.  Basically trying to keep everything alive until the weather cools down...

NO rain has taken it's effect

Sweet rain

New garden accent...

Corpse Flower- Lois

Today we went to the Houston Museum of Natural Science to see  "Lois"  .  Below is a description.

A flower found in Indonesia is the Amorphophallus titanum, or Titan arum. It is also known as the "corpse flower" for its unpleasant odor. The Titan emits the smell of rotting flesh to attract pollinators. Technically, the Titan arum is not a single flower. It is a cluster of many tiny flowers, called an inflorescence. The Titan arum has the largest unbranched inflorescence of all flowering plants. The plant can reach heights of 7 to 12 feet and weigh as much as 170 pounds!