My Grama Jo

Growing up in an extended family home which included my mother's mother gave me many special memories!  The benefits definitely outweighed what must have been challenges with two adult women in the same home!  Actually, after my mother's death, I ended up with Grama Jo in my home for the last years of her life!  I recall telling my dad that if he ever wondered if his decision to include his mother-in-law in his home life had been a good one that I wanted him to know I thought it was priceless to us all through the years.

Each year on Memorial Day I plant three planters to place on three important graves of people that were in our lives.  My parents, Denny's parents, which usually end up with red flowers, and my Grandma Jo always gets one with pink flowers in it.  After Memorial Day I bring the planters home and the two red ones go to the lake and I think of those special people every time I water and deadhead them.  Grandma Jo's planter comes home and gets planted with a few additional plants at home and I think of her when I deadhead and water that one!  It's turned out to be a special way I keep those important people in my life and enjoy remembering so many treasured memories.

Grama Jo's planter 2016

World Cup!

We made our annual visit to the Meyer's gardens this year when it was on the June Shades of Green Hosta Society Member Only Tour!

So glad I had the opportunity to buy this hosta before Turkey Run Hostas business closes!  Jean asked if I wanted one when she told me it was due to be 'Hosta of the Year' for 2017!  I saw theirs previously and been been coveting it for a few years!  I finally decided I'd find a place for it somewhere!

I parked it in the ground at the lake for this summer, knowing it will get huge and I will need a special place for it later.  Well, I think I found the place so will have to get it settled in its new home before the summer is done!

This is a picture of my Denny standing behind the one in the Meyer's garden bed!  Wow!

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A raised mini hosta bed!

Gee, I'm jealous!

What a great way to display those little ones!  And so easy on your body to take care of them!

I found this in the Hust Garden beds while on the June Shades of Green Hosta Society member tour!

Awesome Iris!

I found this beautiful sight while we were visiting Kurt and Tim's garden beds on our June Shades of Green Hosta Society's Member's Only Tour!

It was one of those "Oh My!" moments when I spotted it!

Happy Fourth of July!

Perfect for today!   Found this patriotic planter at, my garden friend, Pat's home recently!

Lake Porch Pot 2016

We arrived at the cabin for the Fourth of July weekend to be welcomed by the Porch Pot I planted lookin' mighty fine!

Not bad for only five weeks growth!  Can't wait to see how it looks as it matures this summer!  It is a shady spot and this combination seems to be happy with this light condition! 

Thanks, Barb, for helping me pick out the companions for this begonia!

 

Remembering Margie....

Last year one of my dearest friends moved permanently to Florida.  The hostas are fabulous this year so I am thinking of her often!  We shared an addiction to growing hostas!

This one is a gift from her before she left!  It's H. Allegan Fog and I love it.  I didn't have a place for it in the light conditions it needs so I planted it in a container so I can keep it on my porch/deck in the part shade there!  It's definitely happy in its new home and wintered over in the container just fine! 

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