So these little cuties decided pop-out in my patio flowerpots today. Too cute! Eventually they will become beautiful flowering vines that will climb up my “curtain of rusty gears.” C’mon… you can do this!!!

Enjoying a little afternoon sun & some more iris blooming in my garden. Sure, I “should be” prepping, pricing & packing for this weekend’s art fair in Schaumburg… but we all need a quick break now & again, right???

While the day is gray, the colors are still blooming in my garden. I love these purple bearded iris! The colors, the patterns & the scent which brings back childhood memories.

Gotta love iris season! So many great colors & combinations. Too bad the flowers don’t last longer… although I do enjoy the green “sword-like” leaves as well. Luckily, I’ve got a good assortment in my garden… including these pretty bi-color ones! And they’re all starting to bloom!!!

So excited every year when my favorite wild columbines start blooming. I know they’re probably considered “invasive” weeds by some… but I love how these sweet flowers appear to float & dance on thin stems! So cute!

Another beautiful flower in the garden this morning. These are always the first irises to bloom in my garden… shorter, smaller & sooner than the rest will be!

After last night’s storms, it was nice to see these little blue flowers still blooming in my front yard… unscathed by the rain! I “think” they’re Virginia Bluebells… I now have a couple plants & no recollection of ever planting them???

Looks like my Thanksgiving Cactus has finally decided to bloom. It’s always been so full of blooms for my Holiday Home Show in late November. But this year?… no blooms, no buds, nothing!!! But now, in the middle of February it decides o pop-out a flower or two?!!! Go figure…. better luck next year!

Looks my new waxed amaryllis bulb has been enjoying a couple days of sun. Feels weird to NOT be watering it at all?! But I guess that’s one of the novelties of a “waxed” bulb? Looks like we might be a couple days away from the first flower!!! Thanks again to Kathy for this floral fun!

So I received an amaryllis bulb as a belated Christmas gift from one of my students this week. And it’s “wax-covered”… like a babybel cheese?! Anyway, so there’s no dirt, no roots & no water??? Wait, what??? Just put it in the sun & watch it grow? Really??? Goes against everything we know about caring for plants? I can’t wait see how this one plays out. Thanks Kathy for my new houseplant intrigue!!!