Fifty Birthdays

I am working on flowers for a 50th birthday party today. 

Fifty is getting closer for me, too.

How can that be? My head says I am still 35.

Actually, I feel much better at 40-something than I did in my 30's.

Is this mid-life crisis? I'll take it.

I purchased a bunch of creamy white hydrangeas, lavender tulips, green dendrobium orchids, and some willow tips yesterday. My instructions were to have a centerpiece for dining room table, small arrangements for entry way, kitchen, and one for the den area.

There is so much blooming right now, I'll throw in some forsythia, hellebores, 

and possibly a few peach blossoms I saved from pruning last week.

It's a fairyland of blooms right now in Augusta. Take advantage of the buds on the yellow forsythia, peach trees, and crab apples. Bring them inside for a welcome flush of color!

Blessings from the Garden 

ML

Camellias

Yuletide Camellia

Camellias are the signal of spring. I have one Camellia that blooms
early in January, the others begin in February. There are so many
varieties of Camellias. I prefer a mixture of Camellia japonica and Camellia
sasanqua. Camellia sasanqua is a smaller bush with smaller growth habit.

I thought I would give you a few of my favorites.

'Debutante'

Camellia Sasanqua

A regular MLCHgarden reader gave me a link to the Little Green Notebook blog.
This girl is talented and knows how to work a budget. I was thrilled
to see the two Camellia paintings updated with rose-colored mats. My grandmother,
Louise, painted these two camellias, and they are off to the frame shop
for an update.

Camellia Pink Star- Louise Capers 11-4-1975

Blessings from the Garden.
ML