Well...nothing like walking out your front door, to take Doozey for a walk, and finding an old weed growing in your sideyard. This is indicative of the shape of my grass, sadly! BUT...on the good side, it has lovely daisy-like blooms, and look at what is attracted to it!!! Monarch butterflies!!!
I snapped a pic and took the photo to an online photo editor, cropped it, added a frame...and voila...it is a work of art now!
From seemingly ugly... to lovely in an instant! Isn't this true of so many things???
You know, I just don't get the aesthetic preference for thick, carbon copy, carpet lawns. (Plus, I don't understand pouring tons of money into a lawn to get it that way.) Give me my lawn full of odd little wild flowers anyday. jan
ReplyDeleteAwweee...Jan! Looks like my lawn is getting there!!! LOL!
ReplyDeleteIt is fun to think that monarchs are making their way back.
ReplyDeleteI love your header photo too. Such wonderful color.
What a great pic!!!
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ReplyDeleteJulie at the top is an address to read a bit more on the rose. It is called Rose Gilardi and I just love it. It is in a container and I did cut the bush down back in January and it has some nice growth. So this will be my second year for it and I hope it will continue to do well. Right now it is getting a nice watering with the rain we are getting at the moment. The buds and flowers are so pretty and I'm going to try drying a few to see what they look like dried.
Thanks for asking and maybe you can find it in your area. Have a nice day.