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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 13 2012 : 1:39:27 PM
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Kristina...
I love so many different flowers too but Pansies are my all time favorite!
Blessings,
Peggy
Farmgirl #1326
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
"Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch"
"I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have."
When I was a lonely wallflower, Jesus asked me to dance. Then he asked me to be His! |
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Jan 13 2012 : 3:53:52 PM
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I love the smell of Magnolia's. Growing up my parents had a Magnolia tree, I loved the leaves and the flowers.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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FarmDream
True Blue Farmgirl
1085 Posts
Julie
TX
USA
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edlund33
True Blue Farmgirl
1507 Posts
Marilyn
Renton
WA
USA
1507 Posts |
Posted - Jan 13 2012 : 5:41:03 PM
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I brake for Oxeye Daisies.....
Cheers! ~ Marilyn
Farm Girl No. 1100
http://blueskyanddaisies.blogspot.com
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. - Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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22angel
True Blue Farmgirl
498 Posts
Pam
Manitoba
Canada
498 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2012 : 06:10:32 AM
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I love daisies! I also really like pansies, johhny jump-ups, and "buttercups" (I'll have to see if I have any pictures of said buttercups). And I like the wild tiger lilies & lady slippers & brown eyed susans in the ditches. Of course, with all the nasties that they use on fields anymore, I'm surprised there are still some out there. Depends on the year too.
Life isn't about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself.
"When I grow up, I want to be dirt." seen on a box through construction in Wyoming 2010 |
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LadyInRed
True Blue Farmgirl
6740 Posts
PeggyAnn
Vancouver
WA
USA
6740 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2012 : 09:38:02 AM
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Pam...Lady Slippers are so rare anymore but they are gorgeous! Speaking of ditch flowers...I love
Queen Anne's Lace and it is prolific around here. Buttercups are Sweet flowers, the ones with the real
waxie petals. I too love a lot of the old fashion flowers, like Nasteriums, Hollyhock, violets...oh the
list could just go on and on huh? I also love wild roses, delphinium,sweet-peas,morning glory. I had a
morning glory that I planted last spring and it was breath-taking. I called it The God Light...I'll post a picture on here and you will see why.
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All of the flowers looked just like that. Isn't that just amazing? I must gets some more this year as
I have moved. The picture shows this bloom as blue...but it is really a majestic deep purple.
Hugs,
peggy
Farmgirl #1326
http://ladyinredsite.blogspot.com
"Leave Your Cares Behind...Join Us On The Porch"
"I'm only as strong as the caffeine I drink, the hair-spray I use and the Girlfriends that I have."
When I was a lonely wallflower, Jesus asked me to dance. Then he asked me to be His! |
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tangledthreads
True Blue Farmgirl
185 Posts
Michelle
Middle Tennessee
USA
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Posted - Jan 14 2012 : 11:33:26 AM
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I love daffodils..their sunny faces in the spring always makes my heart sing! These were taken in my garden, spring 2011.
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(¸.•´ (¸.•´Michelle Farmgirl #85
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Mahatma Ghandi
Well behaved women rarely make history.
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13645 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4745 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4745 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2012 : 3:02:12 PM
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When it comes to flowers, I'm like a kid in the candy store. The ones in front of me are my favorite!
I have to say pansies always make me smile.
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22angel
True Blue Farmgirl
498 Posts
Pam
Manitoba
Canada
498 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2012 : 6:54:28 PM
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I love morning glories too Peggy! I'll have to see if I have a picture somewhere of the "buttercups" I'm talking about. The ones I saw on Google weren't the ones I was talking about :s. Maybe all of you will know what their real names are lol.
Life isn't about finding yourself. It's about creating yourself.
"When I grow up, I want to be dirt." seen on a box through construction in Wyoming 2010 |
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MamaBulla
True Blue Farmgirl
209 Posts
Kris
Midland
NC
USA
209 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2012 : 7:37:27 PM
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Although it's more of a bush, lilacs have stolen my heart since I was a child. Gran always grew them, and I would always pick some for my teacher every year, as soon as the blooms popped up. When I moved to Florida - no more lilacs. I swore I would grow lilacs as soon as I moved back to the right zone, and here I am! In fact, I have ordered some lilac bushes which should be delivered to the new house in the next couple of months. So excited! Every spring I'll pick a nice bouquet in honor of Gran and all my old teachers!
Kris B.
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Farmgirl Sister #3679
Blog: farmgirlby40.wordpress.com
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GirlwithHook
True Blue Farmgirl
922 Posts
Alyce
Madison
WI
USA
922 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2012 : 09:44:33 AM
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Wild or "wood" violets, hands-down. I knew the Mister was the right one when he picked a bouquet of them for me. (Violet is also the only floral scent that I can wear without it smelling like acid.)
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2012 : 10:17:26 AM
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I could never choose just one favorite, but at this time of year I'm craving the first sight of forsythias and snowdrops.
Ceejay, I've seen your Colorado Columbines. They were growing right along the road when we visited a friend in Estes Park. Strangely, they reminded me of home since we have very similar columbines growing 'feral' in our NY yard. |
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grammytammy
True Blue Farmgirl
585 Posts
Tamara
Binghamton
ny
USA
585 Posts |
Posted - Jan 15 2012 : 6:30:52 PM
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IRIS in all her shades and types
FarmGirl 2495
God loved us so much He gave His only son to die in our stead. |
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redbud
True Blue Farmgirl
52 Posts
Christine
Luther
Oklahoma
USA
52 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 07:35:37 AM
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I love them all, but sunflowers are my favorite
to everything there is a season, a time to every purpose under heaven
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FebruaryViolet
True Blue Farmgirl
4810 Posts
Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
4810 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 07:48:34 AM
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For me, I think flowers are seasonal--I love, love, all the spring time bulbs, forcing their way through the cold wet ground in the Spring--hyacinth and daffodils, and of course, wild sweet Violets (so much so I named my daughter after them!). In the summer, I love my butterfly garden flowers because they provide so much enjoyment--they're gorgeous to look at, not so pretty to smell (unless you like really heady skunky smells!) but the vibrant colors with the butterflies flitting around, well, I'm hooked each and every year. I also love my clematis blooms, the size of saucers, the color of the richest purple velvet.
In winter, I love the heliabore!
"Hey, I've got nothing to do today but smile..."
The Only Living Boy in New York, Paul Simon |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 08:33:46 AM
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I love Peonies - I was lucky enough to buy a house with antique, established peonies, and every spring I love to watch them bloom - also lilacs, iris, sunflowers, dahlias. I would love to plant a flower garden specifically for cut flowers - there was a beautiful garden featured in MJF a few years back - cut flowers and bouquets..
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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SuzanneH
True Blue Farmgirl
107 Posts
Suzanne
St Francisville
Louisiana
USA
107 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 08:39:13 AM
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I am a flower addict. I can freely admit that because I have a wonderful husband who has willingly accepted it and now feeds my addiction.
My daughters (6 and 8) are also addicts and have helped me plant well over 1000 bulbs on our new property where we are building our house.
I can begin with my children's birth flowers--paper whites, roses, water lilies, gladiolas but the list continues on with daffodils and lily of the valley, camellia,Lavender OK I will not continue because I am going to the property to plant more today.
I have started posting pics. of my favorites to my pinterest page so I can look at them even when they are not in season.
Suzanne
Farmgirl #3608
http://www.etsy.com/shop/countrylifenaturals
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musicmommy
True Blue Farmgirl
430 Posts
Wendy
Oregon
USA
430 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 09:33:56 AM
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My absolute favorite is a single yellow rose. Just something about it. I live near the Heirloom Rose Gardens and love to wander through there for hours on end when I get the chance.
One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain.
Bob Marley
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sjmjgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
566 Posts
Stephanie
Mt. Vernon
Iowa
USA
566 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 10:39:10 AM
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| Hard to pick a favorite, because I love them all sooo much! I would have to say its a toss between pansies and sweet peas. We plant them every year. I just love opening my front door and breathing in the scent of the sweet peas when a breeze comes through. |
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