Sunday, May 15, 2011

May Blooms Day

The 15th is Garden Blogger's Bloom Day over at May Dreams Gardens, and I'm chiming in for the first time! I am not a 'garden only' blogger, but I love to play in the dirt and create special outdoor spaces no matter how large or small. My space this spring is a very small 4'x6' patio with midday & afternoon sun in Zone 7. I have only lived here a week, but I do have a few blooms to share!

I always loved strawberry pots, but I don't remember ever growing strawberries in them. Mom always used them for impatiens. I paired the gerbera daisy & moss roses in this recently acquired pot.

gerbera jamesonii

portulaca grandiflora "margarita banana"

This is a hanging basket I made this week at The Barn Nursery in Chattanooga, TN & the subject of a post earlier this week.

lantana camara with petunia hybrid "hurrah white" & "hurrah blue"

I hope you've enjoyed the first blooms on my new patio. I have & I'm looking forward to what summer will bring!

at 12:30 AM Posted by _emily_rose
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10 comments:

  1. Christine @ The Gardening BlogMay 15, 2011 at 5:26 AM

    Hi Emily - my first time to visit your blog. I love your blooms! Happy May GBBD!

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  2. Carolyn @ Carolyn's Shade GardensMay 15, 2011 at 9:43 AM

    We garden where we can, don't we. I love strawberry pots and one full of miniature hostas and another with sedums.

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  3. Bumble Lush GardenMay 15, 2011 at 12:16 PM

    Welcome to GBBD! The blooms you have look great. Happy May!

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  4. greggoMay 15, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    Man that's a small space. Happy GBBD.

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  5. _emily_roseMay 15, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Christine, Carolyn, Bumble Lush, & Greggo: Thanks for your kind words! With such a new & small space, I was hesitant to join GBBD, but I'm glad I did. I have loved looking at each of your blooms :) HAPPY GBBD!

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  6. LarryMay 15, 2011 at 11:33 PM

    The gerbera is great... always a favorite of mine and yet I never plant them in the gardens... your's is lovely! Larry

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  7. _emily_roseMay 16, 2011 at 8:44 AM

    Larry, thank you! I wanted a some blooms that I could bring inside this summer, and I thought the gerbera will be a nice 'happy' flower. Thanks for stopping by :)

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  8. BeckyMay 17, 2011 at 9:54 AM

    Congrats on your first bloom day (and thanks for the container gardening hints you left on my blog). Your hanging basket is gorgeous -- I like that color combination.

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  9. WendyMay 19, 2011 at 1:03 PM

    perfect combos!!

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  10. _emily_roseMay 19, 2011 at 3:26 PM

    Becky & Wendy - Thanks! I look forward to reading your blogs :)

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