Echinacea

The Echinacea flower is one that has slipped my attention in our gardens until recently. It is an herb, or a plant that dies to the ground every year, and reproduces from its own seeds, which fall in the fall. This plant has a hearty green stem with long, skinny, hairy leaves and is not…

Hollyhocks

Today at the Lilies’ gardens we have an abundance of Hollyhocks. Our original plants came from a nursery, as most of our plants do, but these have been extremely fruitful plants, reproducing from seed all over the garden. Hollyhocks are tall slender plants with leaves similar to grape leaves, with different lobes or sections. The…

Fruit of the Vine

Let the natural beauty of the flowers bring life into your home and spirit through this elegant, timeless work of art. At first glance you might notice its simplicity, yet this print is full of warm detail and depth, all delicately captured and intricately formed into the fruit of life. A true heavenly creation awaits…

Healing Gardens

The water is babbling through the creek, Rhododendrons are in bloom, white, violet, deep purple. Bright orange Azaleas, sky blue Lobelia, Pink Therese Bugnet set against green Ferns and Lilies.  There are some Forget-Me Nots and Jacob’s Ladder.  Carnations, Oregon Grape, Columbine, Astilbe, Geum, Geranium and Sweet Woodruf sprawl across the ground intermingling with one-another. …

An Early Garden Update

Hi Friends, Well, I thought I would give a garden report here.  Spring came early for us this year – about the first two weeks of March.  It was lovely and warm, the snow was melting away on the paths, green grass was showing more each day and flower beds were showing their treasures as…

The Sweet Peas

You are in an enclosed garden. A gentle breeze blows, and sweetness fills your senses. It is like honey, roses, romance, gentle and strong at once. As you turn to see what wonders are about, a lanky green vine is before your eyes, covered in round blossoms of many colors, with a decided purple strain.…