Roses, roses

After two weeks of trimming, weeding, fertilizing , planting a few new roses, and wearing the knees out of my favorite jeans, my work is temporarily done. All 160 roses are budding out and I am delighted. The irisis, amarillis and snapdragons are blooming also. I love spring! The much needed rain came yesterday, so all is good in the Taylor made garden.

On April 24th and 25th I will be walking in the Relay for Life event. This is for the American Cancer Society and I am proud to say our Baytown Relay has earned the distinction of being one of the largest money makers in Texas.
This is very important to me as my Mother died of Cancer 27 years ago. Our daughter, Ann is a survivor of breast cancer.We walk to hopefully provide the funds to find a cure.We all have been touched in some way by cancer, so when the occasion arrives in your area, please donate.
This is Lady Banks and is a thornless rose. Always a bouquet of sunshine in the spring.

Another Spring Bloom

A bulb was sent to me two years ago from Florida and this is what it has multiplied into. A reminder of a lovely granddaughter that I hope to see very soon.

Spring in Texas

The bluebonnets are beginning to bloom and it is a sure sign that spring is just around the corner. These are in my back yard. The highways and pastures in East Texas will soon be a canvas of blue.

For thou art my rock and my fortress:therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.

my heiritage

This is my 100 year old Dad at his 100th Birthday, July 15, 2008 with Great Granddaughter Lianna. He is the one that has passed on to me the genes to be a gardener. He was raised on a Rice farm in Louisiana and to this day still loves the process of growing , tilling and tending a garden. I evidently inheirited this, as I love the same process. So much of history to pass on to his family. He has lived through 19 president, the depression, four wars, and 37 years years of work at Humble (Exxon) and so much more. I am so blessed that I have him to encourage me, teach me and love me and my family.