Ruk's Mid-South Gardeners Group

Simply cannot wait until we can start posting our springtime flowers starting to emerge!

Loving all the textures and summer blooms in the garden right now.

Lots of new blooms in the yard this morning!

Two more first-time blooms in the backyard today! Both irises.

First time bloomers in the backyard!

What's blooming or about to bloom in your garden? An early Spring brought many of my perennials up early this year.

Thanks to Mickey and Peewee for the beautiful addition to my tree line. They are perfect!

Can you believe my hosted are this far along?

I may try this! I love using ginger.

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It's never too early! January is half over already. 🌼🌸🌷

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Loving these coneflowers/echinacea in the garden right now. They've done so well!

Sunday morning in the water garden.

Cool PVC Pipe Planters That Will Beautify Any Garden - Top Dreamer Today we have chosen versatile PVC pipe planters that can inspire you to add some into your garden to beautify it. Check them out!

What's blooming in your garden this weekend?

The wooded/shade garden is becoming more established. The cool, wet Spring has helped.

Sunday sunshine cascading on the new blooms!

Beautiful things happening in the backyard weather garden this morning! How are your blooms coming along?

The back patio is thriving! I can't get enough of Spring in the MidSouth! The only issue I have is that the hummingbirds don't seem to care for my food...using same as always. Any advice?

This has been a project in progress for 2 years now. Having a shade and wooded lot was part of why this made our home our "dream home". A LOT of trial and error along with hungry deer made this a difficult task but getting a start on finalizing my rock/shade perennial garden has made it all worth it!

Thanks to viewers and friends Peewee and Mickey, I have beautiful hostas emerging this year. They divided and shared several varieties with me last Spring!

Spring is well underway. Would love to share my blooms and see your photos too!

Perfect Edges for Your Beds and Borders Follow these four steps to keep lawns and beds looking neat by Ray Baker Fine Gardening issue 97 As an interior designer, I’ve always known the importance of well-defined lines. Inside the house or out, a clean, smooth line provides a finished look and a sense of clarity to an area. In my garden, a…

Superb Small Space Garden Inspiration The challenge for more small space garden photos was answered! The first garden (above) is from Lily Jacobi."As per your small space challenge, this is a submission for a small space garden I designed and installed a few years ago. It was an absolutely delightful little garden, full of character an…

Blooms in the backyard right now. Took a few photos with the macro lens.

When you start spending time with your backyard, you start looking for ways to reward and invite new visitors that can benefit from your own provided habitat. This is really neat....

Atala Hairstreak: A Butterfly Success Story - Birds and Blooms We’ve been having an exciting couple of weeks at the butterfly exhibit where I work.…

It may occur on a daily basis in everyone's garden but there is nothing more rewarding and satisfying than to capture your newest planting inviting a new visitor to the yard.

A look at some of the fall plantings I got into the ground before the harsh winter. Some of them did not survive the heavy snow and severe cold.

I just planted 3 herbs to start with....what do you have growing that has survived hot summers of the past?

Top 10 Herbs to Grow | Fruit and Vegetable Gardening- Birds and Blooms Looking for herbs to grow in your yard? Whether grown in a container or a vegetable garden, these fragrant options will add flavor to any meal.