The white garden.................

Leaving the garden at this time of year is really difficult.  

Beauty is everywhere..........but weeds still 

grow and flowers require daily attention. 

The grass needs only a shower, followed by 

warm sunshine, to push skyward, begging 

for a weekly haircut.

This week, prior to leaving we're mowing, 

trimming and deadheading. 

While outside I'm noticing the 

stunning white flowers now blooming. The perfume 

from this Madonna lily (Lilium candidum), an 

Easter pot plant from several years ago 

transplanted to the garden, permeates the

air as I climb the front steps.

In the back garden where there is plenty of shade, 

the white-flowered hosta is in bloom.

Pretty petunias............white with 

yellow centers are my favorite tucked into pot.

 The Southern Magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) 

doesn't bloom in my garden. Although I love 

these native flowering trees, prevalent in 

my neighborhood and all over town, they are 

difficult to manage in a small garden, growing 

tall and full and, although evergreen, drop 

messy leaf litter year round.

The blooms are magnificent and the perfume heavy 

and heady. On Friday, my sweet friend Maryann, brought 

me this exquisite bloom from her tree...........

what a lovely gift. Just one of these pure

white flowers perfumed the downstairs 

of the cottage the entire weekend.