Memory Garden...

Forget Me Not...

They're in the studio~ dressed in pink, white and blue!

Tomorrow will mark thirty years that my dad passed away.

I was twelve years old... didn't know much about cancer then.

I dug clumps of Forget Me Nots growing wild in a nearby field

to plant at the cemetery. They never grew back~

I keep them in all of my gardens...

They're a sweet reminder... each April...

When mom passed in October one of her memorial arrangements

were filled with sherbet rose colored Carnations and white Hydrangeas. 

My cousin, a florist, shared with me how to plant the sprigs

of Hydrangeas ~ so to start plants. We had a mild winter... dry.

With the warm temperatures I've been very patient...

Knowing we could still have frosty, snowy days through April.

Over the weekend~ Hubby helped me remove the winter

leaf pack and reveal the babies...

There are three with buds!

Joy!

I have two sisters... I was just praying for three to live!

They will be a beautiful reminder of mom~

I planted these along side the Hydrangea babies...

In hopes that something would make it through the winter!

Mom loved to plant bulbs...

Loved Iris...

Loved Peonies...

I can't bring myself to love Roses as she did~ they're fussy.

I'm not patient with them or their thorns (giggle)

When these pretties first open they're a butter yellow...

Turning to a rich, deep yellow~

Then to the soft pink!

This plant has two blossoms~

I keep every memory of my parents close...

I thank God for the beautiful family I have been given~

We keep old memories near while making new ones daily!

Hope your days are filled with wonderful memories~

Old and new!