the Cahaba Lily

this lily can be found, naturally growing, along side the Cahaba River in Alabama.

the weed from the ditch…

anyone, anywhere (but mostly Alabama people) know what this flower/weed/alien is? & since i put it in my garden…does that mean, by definition, that it is no longer a weed because i planted it where i wanted it to grow?

i found Vermont in Alabama

Petals from the Past 16034 Co. Rd. 29, Jemison, Alabama 35085 These gardens reminded me of my mother’s perennial beds in Montpelier, Vermont. The gardens she would dig in the dirt, swearing under her breath at the deer that had eaten her bulbs. She called the deer, Bulb Breath… The style of gardens surrounding the…

oh, lily how you shine

this little man-made pond was at Petals from the Past. An amazingly beautiful place that I will be posting pictures of for the next few days. I also have to find the brochure so that I can tell you where it is. Because it is an hour south of Birmingham, Alabama. But…for me, it felt…