I'm no gardener and obviously here in South Africa we have a different climate, but my favourite flower is the Arum Lily.

Karen,

I recently pruned back my rose bushes and they're starting to green up. I will have red and pink roses by June. Also my clematis vines are growing like crazy and soon I'll have large white and purple flowers on them. In August, I have the trumpet vines blooming with large orange trumpet shaped flowers. All of them are my favorites. I also love tulips but I don't have much luck with them.

Sarah

My lilacs survived a frost last week and are in full bloom. The aroma is fantastic! Yesterday I had my helper cut some branches and bring them into the house so now my house smells like lilacs. How divine!

Mema

Thank you for telling me about your flowers.... it just makes me grin from ear to ear and feel so good when I read about them.

-Karen

My favorite spring flowers are daffodils which have come and gone already and Lilacs that still in bud. I love all flowers and often say that if I won the lotto the first thing I'd have is gardener and a yard covered in flowers and a housekeeper.

Jean

I am too tired to add my list of flowers tonight.

But I have just come across the artist Georgia O'Keefe who does some exotic flower paintings. Look her up on the web I think they are wonderful. Type in her nam e in google then click on Images at the top. Some of them not flowers.

Sorry a bit off topic

I love the garden and being outside, so nice idea to suggest favorites

Must go to bed

:Neeeedsleeep:

Mary

:Zzzz: :Zzzz:

All the flowers that I am not familar with in your posts, I checked out on the internet - and fell in love with them too. I was born and raised here in Alaska and am not familar with some of the normal flowers in the lower 48, our growing season and ability to winter-over is very different. So, one day I saw a packet of flowers in the store, and fell in love with the flowers - they were morning glories - and I decided to give them a try. A co-worker said they grow like a weed where she grew up, and could be rather pesky. I had to grow them inside and was so proud of my morning glories, that she throught were a pesky weed. Just goes to show one persons trash is another persons treasure.

I HAVE BEEN TO ALASKA TWICE AND THE FLOWERS ARE BEAUTIFUL. I WAS ESPECIALLY IMPRESSED WITH THE LOBELIA IN THE HANGING PLANTERS ON THE STREETS IN ANCHORAGE - BREATHTAKING. I ALSO FOUND OUT HOW HOUSEPLANTS SURVIVE THE WINTERS WHEN THERE IS VERY LITTLE DAYLIGHT. SPACE CAN BE RENTED IN NURSERIES WHERE THERE ARE GROW LIGHTS.

MEMA

Mema,

The lobelia baskets downtown Anchorage are a true sight. The city has made a lot of nice improvements over the years, and in that particular section they put in these beautiful plant hangar posts, and hang these gorgeous baskets on them every year. I didn't realize this was something particular to Alaska but know there are classes on how to make those flower baskets. It's quite a site.

I keep myself to only two houseplants and they are smack in the middle of my window that gets the best light. Also common to Alaska are frequent power outages, which are very hard on house plants. My mom used to winter her baskets at a nursery - I myself am content to just rebuild each year. It is fun, and seems cheaper.

If you want to see what the Alaska daylight does to plants check out our state fair website. -Karen

http://www.alaskastatefair.org/2004/specia...antcabbage.html

Karen,

Wow, that is one big cabbage plant!!!!!!

Mary,

Georgia has long been a favorite of mind.

Jean