Poppys and Peonys

I like to plant flowers that remind me of something or someone in my garden. Several years ago I put a peony flower in because my mom had one in her yard. I loved to smell them when I was young. Last year I planted a big orange ornamental poppy in my yard. My Grandma Joy had some in her yard in with her purple Iris. I have some of her iris but the poppy I took from her yard didn't live. So I just bought one. I didn't plant it by the Iris. I have it by my front step. The peony and poppy were so beautiful this year I had to take a picture.

Perennial Bed with a Surprise

I planted about 35 new perennials in this flower bed this year. It took me 3 days to clean out the old, rearange the old and plant the new. I hope all the hard work will pay off. For the surprise...look at the first picture. The second picture is a close up of the surprise.




Yep sure enough we got a Trampoline this summer. It takes up a good fourth of my grass. Oh well the kids have loved it for week number 1.

Josh perfecting his back flip.
(even better this picture was taken with my phone not bad for a action shop)