For some backstory, these past few weeks have been stressful in numerous ways. In the beginning it wasn’t so bad, but I started to become restless being inside all day. While I was able to enjoy some of my indoor hobbies like reading and drawing, I still felt a bit of cabin fever. The remedy I found has been in the form of planting and taking care of flowers with my family.
Gardening has really helped me take my mind off things and is a great way to practice my photo taking too! It’s such a wonderful feeling watching them grow and become beautiful.
This lovely lady was on the brink of dying when we bought her a week ago from Lowes, but now she is slowly growing flowers! Her leaves are such a nice shade of green too. I ended up naming her Jeanne.
This one has been stubborn in growing flowers, but she finally bloomed some a couple of days ago. My dog, Nicki, doesn’t like to be near her because of being pricked by their thorns the first day we planted her. I named them Artemis.
These little gals have been struggling recently because I moved them into a bigger pot. Now I think they’re feeling a little bit better in their new home after some recent rain and fresh potting soil. I named them the Pink Ladies.
This plant hasn’t been enjoying the sweltering heat and humidity these past few days in San Antonio and is feeling a little droopy. She’s a fighter though so she won’t let a little heat get to her too much. She definitely wants the rain back. I name this one Kiara.
Here’s Kiara hanging out with our new Virgen de Guadalupe statue my parents bought a while back. Kiara wishes she was on the other side of the statue so she could get a little shade on hotter days.
This plant is actually one that my mom planted. She mainly takes care of her but my dad will water her sometimes. I find it interesting how she has two different types of pink blooming right now. My mom let me name her Martha.
Another one of my mom’s plants. This one actually hangs on one of the trees in the backyard, so I had to tippy toe to try to get a shot of her. Going through my photos, I liked this one the best because how pretty the color looks. This one is named Helena.
This one just got recently moved to the front of the house after being in the backyard for a few days. She’s starting to grow more flowers despite moving her into a new pot! I think she enjoys getting a clear view of what it’s like being in the front of the house. I named her Chloe.
I have also started taking care of succulents as well! These two were actually sold in the clearance section at Lowes with Jeanne. They were starting to lose many of their leaves, but now they are healthy and growing. They really love being by the window and looking at outside. I named them Anne (left) and Mary (right).
This is a small tree we planted in out front yard a few weeks ago. We actually planned for her to be planted in the backyard but we liked her being in the front instead. We trying to make sure she doesn’t get too big, so she gets regular trims. We named her Abigail.
Not necessarily something intentional, one of our older plant’s leaves has been wrapping around our house’s pillar for over a year now. I just find it intriguing how her leaves continue to grow and flow. We might have to start trimming her a bit so she doesn’t get too chaotic. Her name is Circe.
This is a photo of one of the many ornaments that decorate some of our potted plants. This little guy is one we’ve had for a long time, so he has seen all kinds of flowers. His current occupant is a small tree that recently got put in.
Some more of our ornaments that we hung on our trees. We got these when we were walking around a flea market a few years ago. I love how these two sway when there is a nice breeze because they have little bells tied to them.
Some bonus photos I took because they are prominent in my gardening escapades.
Here’s a photo of my parakeet, Bruce (affectionately called Brucie a majority of the time). We like to take him outside when the weather is nice so he often sees us gardening. He provides very nice background music for us if we don’t have any music playing. My dog, Nicki, loves to sleep near him to hear his chirps.
Please have this hilarious photo of Bruce opening his mouth mid-serenade. He’s a beautiful singer, trust me. 10/10 for sure.This is a photo of new cat that randomly showed up at our house one day when my mom and I were gardening in the front. I named her Tuxedo because of her colors (not very original I know). She is very talkative and enjoys nice conversations with my dad.Here is Tuxedo being camera shy and trying to hide. She was wondering why my camera was making clicking noises. Once she find out I had snacks with me though, she immediately came out. She’s got her priorities straight.
Head to the next page to read up on some research I’ve done about gardening.
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