The Entranceway to my Home - Blooms in May

Hello friends!

I am glad to be back on the Peace Garden after a very long winter and a wet and chilly spring.

Today is reported to be the first day of uninterrupted sunshine in my town.

Yes, there has been so much rain that it has been difficult to work outside but most of us have been busy planning our window boxes and plant containers.

This window box is near my front door but also in my bedroom window. It is filled with pansies, impatiens, alyssum, petunias and vinca vines. It is the first thing that I see when I wake in the morning and I enjoy the view every day.

Here are some photos of my front porch as you enter my home.

All of the flowers here are annuals.

Nicotiana and petunias

Note the sweet potato vine in this planter - by the end of the season it will be trailing on the ground - It is a great accent to add to plant containers.

This hanging basket was a gift from my family on Mother's Day. :-)

I look forward to chatting with you over the next few months.

peacesojourner

Blooms in May - 2011

Some of the first perennials are coming to life.

They have been snuggled under the heavy snow drifts for several months.

Mother Nature is just so amazing

Always one of the first flowers to bloom - Purple Columbine (Aquilegia)

The street that I live on is lined with Chestnut trees.

This one is directly in front of my house.

Two squirrels live in the tree in a well placed hole in the tree trunk. In the warm weather they live in a nest in the higher branches but when they are gathering nuts for the winter months they spend a lot of time in the tree trunk.

I enjoy observing them - they are so busy, playful and amusing to watch.

Ajuga - a beautiful ground cover that is great for those hard

to care for places in the garden. Also known as Bugle Weed.