2015 Mauve Pot

The vinca did well.  Next time try a spike in the middle or canna bulb or calla lily bulbs surrounded by vinca.

2015 Hollyhocks

The hollyhocks got a rust disease this year.... Or the deer ate the tops right off ....better luck next year I guess.

2015 The Big Cup

I initially tried a wax begonia but it was too hot on the deck.  Then I put moss roses around it.  It filled in well and some days the blooms were plentiful and pretty and other days they looked shriveled up.  Maybe try the cup in the living room window area instead of deck.

2015 new unique plant

I purchased this plant on the Rochester garden tour with Faye and Deb.  It is unusual....lime green leaves with bright pink edges.  It is supposed to be an invasive ground cover....we will see.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2164/#b

"Never fight evil as though it arose from outside ourselves."  St. Augustine

Becoming Me

I love this quote....
“The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of being yourself.” – Anna Quindlen

Hospitality

If your house isn’t perfect, don’t sweat it: the point is for people to leave your home feeling better about themselves, not better about you.  (The Modern Mrs. Darcy Blog)