More Gardening joy

This past Saturday I found myself awake and out into the front yard by 6:30 am. 

Now, to fully comprehend this you have to know I am not really a morning person.

 At all. 

This picture was after I had been outside for a little while. 

You see, I have developed a gardening bug. 

I get this way every spring.

 I just happen to be more dedicated to getting the garden I want, and to getting it right. 

I started off by clearing out my small rose bed and adding a new little rose. 

I cleaned out all the grass that has been trying to take over and I am assessing what's next for this little spot. 

I'm thinking more little roses and some purple shamrocks too. 

Then I shall move on to the area by our front door. 

A touch of the Irish

I have a fondness for the turning of the seasons; even if this year I'm not quite ready to let go of Winter. 

I do enjoy Spring, and the abundance of plants and flowers it brings.  

I have been keeping a plant on my desk at work for a while now. I first started with a plant from home in a pretty pot. 

I forget what this plant is called. I loved it and have plans on having much more of them in my garden this year. 

I then moved on to a different plant when my first one was not doing so well. 

I went for a hyancyth in a beautiful deep blue-purple. This was a great choice as it stayed in bloom and was very fragrant. 

After a while it did finally stop blooming and was needing to go home to get planted into the ground. 

Which leads me to now. It's March. I do have Irish and Scotish heritage. I love, love, love St. Patrick's day as a celebration of all things Irish. 

It should come as no surprise that I have gone with this plant. 

A very dainty Shamrock. I chose the plum Shamrock as I like the play of sunlight on and through the leaves. 

I am also totally planning on having some really tasty St. Paddy's food next week.