Patty's Stamping Spot

Mystery Plant - what is it?

I need your help.. someone is bound to know what this is...

This is in a friends backyard and I asked her what is was and she said "Arrowroot"... however, I've googled that and I don't think this is arrowroot.  I want to plant this in my backyard but don't know what to shop for? Guess I could take the pix to a nursery...  but if you know what it is, leave me a comment please! :)

UPDATE: thanks to Carolynn F., she pointed me in the right direction.. it appears to be an Arum Italicum, also known as Lords & Ladies, or Orange Candleflower.  THANK YOU Carolynn!! :)

More info from THIS SITE:  This is a lovely plant which grows from tubers, and flowers in the spring with typically aroid flowers. Its leaves are beautifully marbled, and very useful for flower arranging. Once the plant has flowered, the leaves tend to die away, leaving these spikes of berries, which are green at first, turning to vivid red-orange as they ripen. The seeds germinate readily after stratification (i.e. frost action over the winter), and I have several self-seeded plants popping up in different parts of the garden. They take a few years to get to flowering size, but it's worth the wait! At this time of year, the new leaves are just beginning to show through the soil again, so next month, both the berries and the leaves will be there, giving a great show!

Flower Photo Cards for Sale!

Several of you have asked if I would sell my flower photos.  I have been selling them as greeting cards for several years.  I am now offering them for sale here in sets of 10 greeting cards!

The set of 10 Greeting cards will feature an assortment of my original flower photography, professionally printed and mounted on Stampin' Up! white greeting cards (finished size: 4-1/4"x5-1/2").  The set includes the 10 flower photo cards and 10 white Stampin' Up! envelopes.  Approximately 1/2 of the assortment will feature printed greetings (Thank You, Birthday, Sympathy, Wonderful Day) and the other cards will feature a flower photo without a greeting.   

Here is a sampling of what your assortment will look like (you can click to view larger):

All photos are mounted on folded white note cards (see description above).

Photos may vary but will include most, if not all, of the above photos.

U.S. orders only.  Delivery time, approx. 2-1/2 weeks from date of payment.  Paypal orders only. Assortment of 10 cards and envelopes is $20, plus shipping (shipped in a hard cardboard envelope, First Class U.S. mail with Delivery Confirmation).

Photography Contest

My friend Joy urged me to enter a photography contest where the topic was "Anything Blooming".  I had a hard time narrowing down my favorites... I ended up submitting the top 3 shown here, but the others are favorites of mine as well.  Enjoy!

Have a great Sunday!

 

Fabulous Flowers from my Garden

A quick "garden share".... don't you LOVE my Double Delight rose??  It's blooming with gusto and I just loved this particular blossom!!

  

And here is "this weeks bouquet" in my new vase from Mindy.  Thanks, Mindy!

 

My Birthday Bouquet and 500,000 blog hits!!!!

I picked a lovely bouquet from my garden as a birthday gift to myself!!  I love having fresh flowers from my garden in my home all spring and summer. :)

HOLY COW... last night while I was out celebrating my birthday with friends, my blog set a record for number of hits in one day (over 5,200 yesterday) AND hit the 500,000 mark last night!!!!

Can you believe it???  HALF A MILLION BLOG VISITS IN A YEAR!?  Wow... I feel so blessed to be connected to all of you - my FUN Stamping Friends!  Thanks for all your kind comments and sweet emails!

Have a FABULOUS day!

Happy Mother's Day!

Sending out my warmest wishes to every mom out there... HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY! 

Here are a few roses from my garden to wish all you moms a GREAT DAY !

Lovin' my roses!

I couldn't resist more photos in my garden... this time of year you will find me out there every day with my camera and gardening tools! 

Above and Below: I love my George Burns rosebush!

Below.. I love how the sunlight was hitting this rose:

This is one of the 3 areas I have planted my roses in.. my garden is small, but it's blooming abundantly this year!

That's all for today folks... stamp class tonight and tomorrow night.. photos coming soon!

Roses Roses everywhere!

We were having quite a wind storm here yesterday afternoon and I was worried that I'd be left with bare stems and no roses by the time it stoped blowing... so I ran out to my garden with both my camera and my garden snips... I took some photos and then cut a big bouquet to bring inside! Yay! I love the spring!

and here is yesterday's haul to the Post Office... back to stamping tomorrow! :)

Roses - by the morning light..

I thought I'd try something different.. taking photos EARLY in the morning with the subtle morning light.  It gives everything a soft blue-ish tint... I realize I could have "Photoshoped" these photos to brighten them up, but I liked the look.   I have DOZENS of roses just ready to bloooooooooom all over the place...  yahoo! 

Below:  Peace Rose

Below:  George Burns rose

Below: unknown, but I think it might be a Double Delight

 

More flowers... yahoo!

I spent some time in my garden yesterday.. and was delighted to bring in another bouquet of roses and alstromeria!!  I LOVE this time of year!

First Bouquet of the season

So Tandra says I should post 3x a day .. LOL .. well, here's your 3rd post today... Just had to share my first bouquet of the 2008 season from my garden... wish you had smell-o-vision!

This was the Double Delight before I cut it for the bouquet.. such a beauty!

a little Garden Break

Just a quick peek into the garden this afternoon.. it's a GORGEOUS day here.. I think we even have some "Bermuda Blue" sky here! 

Here's what's bloomin' today...

 

Cherry Blossoms for St. Patty's Day ! LOL

  I know.. Cherry Blossoms and St. Patty's Day.. it makes NO sense... but I didn't know what else to call this post!  I couldn't resist taking a walk today to photograph all the gorgeous Cherry Blossoms in our neighborhood!  Hey, Angela.. you can see some of these from your window's too! :)

I took 51 photos in a couple of minutes (thank God for digital!) and really had a hard time narrowing down my favorites.. here are a few of them.  For everyone in snow right now, I hope you enjoy this little peek into Spring!

Which one is your favorite?

Spring has Sprung in the Garden!

Thanks to so many of you who have asked about my garden... I have spent several hours in my garden this week because we've had FABULOUS weather - blue skies, and sun sun sun!!!  Here are a few things that are springing up in my garden these days:

I didn't plant these.. but I hope they are more Alstromeria plants that spread from my other ones!

I LOVE the red leaves that come out on my rose bushes.. it means roses are sure to follow... my roses are always in bloom by Mother's Day, which also happens to be my one year "Blogoversary" this year!  Fun, huh?

Camellia with Raindrops

We've had a lot of rain recently but thankfully it didn't hurt the camellia's... I have several camellia blossoms in my garden.  I captured the raindrops on this pink one this morning.  Just thought I'd share....

Click on the photo to enlarge it and see the detail.. it's a beauty!