Apple trees Spring 2011

The above crab apple tree is in the back of our Condo Yard - it was just beautiful this year.
I used a background from Playing With Brushes to make the frame in Photoshop.

Another shot of an apple tree - blossoms are quite a bit bigger. So nice to have these in our back yard and someone else looks after them. Background texture can be found on my other blog:
http://rusticpixelbackgrounds.blogspot.com/
Sorry, Mother Nature does not need any enhancing here but I couldn't resist at least framing these shots.

Apple Blossoms Spring 2011

This is taken from the backyard of the Condo Strata where we live. The background was very busy so I had some fun in Photoshop by removing the background and adding in a texture *. I now call this " looking over the balcony" as if it was by water. Dream on! *Texture called Dust something and I have misplaced who created it. If it is yours let me know so I can give you credit for the background texture.

Garden picture bookmark style.

Maybe someday I will make this into a bookmark. Thanks for looking!

Four backyard garden photos.

I tried growing ornamental cabbages in pots on the table - don't know if I would do it again since it dries out so fast and the cabbage has a longer root these small pots couldn't accomodate.
In the bottom pic I grew the hens and chicks in a garden saucer. These need little to no water since they are somewhat of a fleshy plant.
Credits to Jerry Jones for the tree stamped on back of image using Photoshop.

Small compact gardens.

Oh the joy of gardening. I no longer need a third of an acre to garden, just doing it on a small scale in our back yard is sufficient. In the past I was a slave to many a garden. This little spot brings us such pleasure with minimal work once all the annuals are planted in the pots. 99% of perennials in the ground.

Three backyard spring 2010 pictures.

It's always such a thrill to see the perennials come up each spring after a cold and long winter.

Last years garden pictures to motivate me this year.

It's always fun to look at what we planted the previous years. This year I would like to plant more of the non stop begonias on the deck. It has become quite shaded with the Elder shrub getting bigger which will be great for any begonias. These pictures were taken in early summer by the size of the plants.

Flower aquarium.

I purchased the flower aquarium then went out and bought a bouquet of flowers. I love how the air bubbles show. This will last for over a month - depending on the flowers and greenery. It does not work with begonias or real soft petaled flowers.

See one filled with white roses on my Photography and Art site at RedBubble.com

http://www.redbubble.com/people/sandrafoster/works/8446212-flower-aquariam-with-white-roses?c=99532-flowers

Autumn 2010 garden pictures.

Just a few garden pictures now that autumn is here.

More pictures of bleeding heart and garden ornaments etc

Above picture is of bleeding heart and Lady's Mantel in bloom.

Another way to display hens and chicks. Found the ornament at a garage sale for 50 cents.

Taken early spring when the vine was still filling out. A couple of weeks ago I expanded this bed by a couple of feet leaving a path of grass to walk through.