Middle of May Showers and We Bought Flowers!

Finallly! I have been waiting for WEEKS for my husband to be off so we could go buy flowers for the yard. I have a few already and some seeds, but it was not enough to satisfy my flower addiction. We went to two nurseries, Lowe's, and Walmart.

On our way to Show Low we stopped in Snowflake at a nursery Brandon wanted to show me (I believe it is called J&K but I am not sure). I was in shock! I had never seen anything like it before. The size of the hanging planters was absolutely astonoshing! I was amazed by the whole place even though it was rather small. The different species of plants and flowers they mixed for the pots was so imaginative. I foolishly left my phone and camera in the car so I do not have any pictures. Hopefully I will return soon. I ended up buying a salmon colored Geranium and we went on our way.     The prices here are a little high by the way.

The next stop was Christopher's Gardens in Lakeside. If anyone that reads this blog lives in NE Arizona, I highly recommend this nursery. The plants are unblemished and the prices make it a bargain. I looked it up online and found this. I am in love with this place. The prices are low but not quite as low as Lowe's or Walmart. I ended up buying a Petunia that is purple with green edges, it is beatiful! Brandon bought two Habenero plants as well.

I did not want to purchase my 6 packs at Christopher's because they are cheaper at Lowe's (plant condition always comes before price!). Lowe's plants are usually in great condition and they have a wide variety of 6-packs. We bought so much there that I am having a hard time remembering! I got my usual Petunias, Phlox, Daisies(African), and Dianthus. We also bought seeds to fill the island with. There is a wildflower variety, Petunias, and Zinnias.

This picture is sideways, sorry.

I  found something that I instantly fell in love with. I told Brandon I was not leaving that store without it, no matter the price. "It" is a gorgous blue/purple Hydrangea. I have seen them before in pictures but never in real life. They are stunning! I think I have found my favorite flower.

This picture does not do the flower justice, but in all fairness I was trying to take a picture of the whole bunch, not just the Hydrangea. It is in the top left, the bright green is the unopened flowers. I am so excited to plant this!

The last week we received unusual, but very welcomed rain showers. It was so nice to not have to water anything but pots for a few days. The rain is so beneficial to a garden, it is also beneficial to weeds. Every gardner knows, the best time to pull weeds is the day after a good rain. So yesterday morning that is exactly what I tried to do. My Zinnia flower beds are overrun by weeds. I tried last weekend to pull them and only finished about 1/3 due to wind. Yesterday, I finished about another 1/3 due to pain in my back from a kidney infection, ouch. Today I hope to finish, rain-soaked bed or not. I have to finish!

I am going to do some gardening today and some fun picture taking. I should have some new posts up this week. :)

"God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done."  ~Author Unknown