The Garden of Pinkie

((What am I doing blathering on and on when there is American Idol Tivo'ing? Typing fast....))
It's a bit early yet, but maybe you get the idea. Any significant patch of dirt that you see is loaded with zinnia seeds. I also have some Honey Bear sunflowers planted around my fence edges in certain places. They need to hurry up and grow, so I can see them and kiss their faces. Sigh...I have kicked around making this garden a tad larger, but our North yard is next on the outdoor project list (I may get the gazebo I've always wanted!) Alas, the larger garden may have to wait a season. Or three.

Mr. Pinkie calls it annoying, but I name all of my plants. Well, the ones that choose to live. The giant Knockout rose that you see there is Rosie NotDonell. She blooms all year long, and she responds very well to a severe pruning whenever I dish one out. I love her for that. The dirt around it is covered in zinnia seeds right now. Last year, my zinnias were about 4 feet tall and gorgeous. Thank you Miracle Grow! (The kind in the bottle that looks like 7UP that you attach to your water hose, in case you wanted to know.)

This is the back side of the garden. There are cannas coming up in the center there with some Creeping Something or Other underneath it that has the most beautiful, tiny blue flowers in early February. I also have more zinnias and cosmos planted in the spare dirt in this area. Along the back fence, I have my Honey Bears planted. Kiss, kiss.

Look at this face. This Rosita Fresita. Which is, I believe, Spanish for Strawberry Shortcake. Sophy named her, and I'm not kidding about that.

Can you believe these Purple Wave petunias lived through the winter and came back this thick? I'm just saying...buy some Miracle Grow.

All of the monkey grass you see here came from this yard. I just keep dividing and dividing and dividing and dividing....Anyone need some monkey grass? Look way in the back and you can see the Mexican Feather grass that is growing everywhere. I guess it must seed profusely...

This has nothing to do with the garden, but I thought it was a pretty pic of the front porch area.