I have always loved gardening, especially flowers. As long as I can remember, I have had some sort of flower pot.
I am really excited for this new series…it will be full of some of my favorite flower inspiration. Part One, I will show you some of my favorite flowers from my garden over the years. Part Two will cover some of my favorite flowers from all the places I have visited and there also be a part three!
This is just for fun to show you some pretty flowers which always bring me inspiration and peace.
When I was about four or five, I remember my parents bought me some tulips to plant in their backyard garden. They were red and so beautiful! Digging in the dirt is also like a therapy to me, so it is one of my favorite hobbies.
This was a picture of my first rose bush in 2007. We lived in a little apartment in San Diego, CA and I turned my balcony into a flower garden. This bush grew to be so tall, it almost touched the top of the balcony!
You know how much I adore Hibiscus, well this is my very first one! I picked it out because it was pink and I saw them growing wild all over our neighborhood, so I decided to give it a try. I have been growing them ever since!
Although not a flower, I also grew strawberries in California! I miss that climate 🙂
Also not a flower, but lemon trees make sweet little blooms too! I had a lemon tree on the balcony for many years in California, and it made the best lemons! It died when we moved back to Texas 🙁
When we moved back to Teas in 2010, we still lived in an apartment, so I had to recreate another balcony garden, but with Texas plants (aka hardy in the summer and winter). I always had Pansies in the spring.
I had all different colors of Dahlias.
And I continued on with my Hibiscus plants and geraniums while we lived in an apartment. This was my favorite hibiscus in 2012.
We moved to our first home in January 2014, and I took all my potted plants with me. Now we get to enjoy other plants. This is our Texas sage in the backyard which makes the most beautiful blooms from March – November.
When we first moved in, I planted many roses bushes. These are the climbing roses in the back this past spring. They have grown to be over 8 feet tall!
Hibiscus is still one of my favorite plants. They don’t do well in the ground in Texas, so my current patio is still filled with all different colors of hibiscus! You can see more of my hibiscus tips and pictures in these posts ( Tips, Potting, and Growth).
Geraniums are still one of my number one plants as well. I have these all over the yard in pots and in hanging baskets. For more tips and pictures on these you can read about it here and here.
I have many more blooms around the yard, but these highlight some of my favorite ones since we got married in 2007. I am a big advocate and believer that anyone can enjoy a beautiful flower garden regardless of where you live! For seven years, we lived in apartments, but balcony flower gardens can be just as beautiful 🙂 I hope this can inspire you with your flower garden or to start one!
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One of my favorite things to do is post really easy tips on gardening that anyone can follow, so make sure to follow along for those tips 🙂 Come back soon for part two of this series also!
Every women needs flowers around her for inspiration!
“Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature” – Gerard De Nerval
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So beautiful! All of your flowers are so inspiring! I want to plant some lettuce for our fall as it will be better weather for that!
I’d love to have a vegetable garden again, but Texas weather makes that so hard! That will be awesome to plant your own lettuce 🙂
Alexis, I am like you and love gardening. It is therapeutic and we also get such beautiful things to enjoy. I also love reminding myself how small the plants once were.
You’re so right, it is amazing how they start so small & grow to be so big and beautiful! And having color & beauty outside is so nice to enjoy 🙂
Ooo I love this series.
I am so garden-envious of you!
Any suggestions on how to keep my plumeria alive? I brought a cutting back from Maui. It seems to be doing well (in a 4 inch pot–those cardboard type ones?) but I’m not sure when or if I need to repot it.
Oh man, I am so jealous that you have a plumeria cut! I know that they need a ton of sunlight and they need to be watered once a week or so when the soil is dry. I have read that watering them until water is running out of pot is best, then allow to dry. I have never had one, so that is awesome! I need a picture!
I wish I had your green thumb!! Your flowers and plants are gorgeous!!
Thanks Megan 🙂
You have such a flair and gift for gardening Alexis! Love all your flowers. Such vibrant colors! Beautiful!
Thank you Laurie! They do have such vibrant colors..makes the yard so much more inviting 🙂
You have such a lovely garden
Thank you! 🙂
Your flowers are gorgeous. I especially love your roses. What are their names? Thank you for sharing your inspiration. Looking forward to reading Part 2!
Thank you Christine! They are a hybrid tea rose! I love how pink they are. The red roses are just climbing roses 🙂
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THese are seriously gorgeous!
I have a coral hibiscus, but I’m glad God gardens it for me, otherwise it would die!
Thank you Melinda! God is definitely the ultimate gardener 🙂
This was such a fun & gorgeous post!! Looking forward to the others in this series! 🙂
Thank you Brenda! I look forward to sharing part II soon! Flowers are always so pretty to look at 🙂
I love flower gardens too! Especially roses and hydrangeas. But we’re in zone 5 (in Northern Indiana), so we only get to enjoy them for a few months every year. I love seeing all of your beautiful plants! A lemon tree would be awesome to have! -Jess
Oh, I would love to have hydrangeas, they are some of my favorites as well! It is too hot and cold where we live, so they don’t do too well. Thanks so much! Have a great day 🙂
As a gardener without my own home garden I agree with you about balcony gardening. It too can be pretty and fun. Lovely pictures and so inspiring. Thank you for sharing all the beauties!
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Thank you Charlotte! I loved having a little garden when I lived in apartments, it was always so nice to sit outside and enjoy it!
We grew more in containers this year and some worked out and some didn’t. Yours look lovely! Thank you for sharing at Home Sweet Home!
Thank you Sherry! Things always do better in containers here in Texas especially during the summer. I am hoping this horrible heat ends soon!