Amanda's Garden Picks #3

Coleus is the best plant ever. No-- I'm serious. Coleus grows in the dark or in full sun and it's friggin' pretty.


Ivy geraniums. They bloom all season and love full sun.


Icelandic poppies. They are a full sun plant that I can't seem to keep alive for very long but they bloom all season and they are delightful. Not good for cut flowers though, as the blooms don't last indoors.

Amanda's Garden Picks #2

I can't wait for my gardens to come back! Things are finally reaching up through the soil, but not far enough for me to take any photos of my own garden so I still have to live vicariously through others.

Snapdragons are probably the easiest annual to grow, right up there next to pansies. They need full sun.








German Bearded Irises, as those who have visited SoKel in June are aware, are some of my absolute favorite things to grow. They only bloom once a season, but they are worth it. Another full sun plant.

Gladiolus are really ugly until they bloom and they are not a front yard plant as I discovered last year. If you have a garden for cut flowers, however, these look fantastic in a large vase and they are really tall and striking. (However, in the garden they flop all over the place and look messy) Full sun.

Peonies are a gorgeous perennial that sadly only blooms once a season. Another favorite, they also love full sun but mine are in partial shade and do just fine.

I'm ready for spring

Though I do have a few tulips that are beginning to peek out from under the mulch in my garden-- I am impatient! I want my gardens back!!! I'm so desperate for flowers I've resorted to buying them at the grocery store and searching the internet for signs of spring.