Earlier this month I blogged about my grandma’s garden. Just to refresh your memory or for the new visitors to my blog, my grandparents have lived with us for three years now. After they moved in we created a large flower bed for my grandmother who is an avid gardener just like me. The bed is 30 feet long and 41/2 feet deep. She has plenty of room to tinker the day away. My grandparents raised me so I grew up watching grandma plant her flower borders and her vegetable garden. In fact, she inspired my own passion for digging in the dirt at a early age. This is my tribute to my gardening mentor…
The Echinacea “Purple Coneflower” are blooming their hearts out. You can also see some marigolds, petunias and gerber daisies in the foreground. Her birdhouse looks at home hiding amongst the blooms. There is also some Rubeckia “Blackeyed Susans” to the left in bud.
These daisies were much taller last year, but their stunted growth hasn’t deterred the flowers. When they first open the petals are a pale yellow. I don’t know the name of this particular plant. 
My grandma loves to plant the annuals Pelargonium “Hybrid Geraniums” each year. Sometimes she pots them up to put on her deck, but this year she planted them in her garden. They look sweet in this curved area of the border. She also has some annual Verbena creeping between the stepping stones (to the right of the picture). 
These Rubeckia “Blackeyed Susans” are just starting to open. She has the first blooms of the year. I can’t imagine a summer garden without Blackeyed Susans. They are a cheerful flower.
Her mass of Shasta Daisies is enormous this year. In fact, she has another mass like this in the garden. I think we will be dividing the daisies this fall. This is her favorite flower next to roses.
