Weekend Snaps | Flower Power via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.com

How was your weekend? 

Ours was nice and uneventful at home. We golfed, we enjoyed time on our patio, and today I packed up my suitcase for the next two weeks.

I’m off to Washington DC tomorrow morning for a work-related conference and I’m looking forward to seeing my turkey peeps for a few days. Washington DC is also one of my favorite cities to visit – I enjoy the museums, the monuments and outdoor areas, the restaurants, and so much more. I’m never at a loss for something do in DC.

Once my conference is over, the boys are meeting me in DC for week-long East Coast road trip. In other words, vacation!! I won’t be back in the office until July 26, and I can readily admit that I’m looking forward to that. 

So, my suitcase is packed (almost) and Teacher Man has the instructions for what he needs to remember while I’m gone. I think we’re ready!

The flowers in the garden right now are gorgeous, so I thought I’d post a few updates before I leave. Fingers crossed everything will still be in good shape when I return. 🙂 

Have a great week, everyone! 

Lara

Weekend Snaps | Flower Power via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.com #pansies

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I love ivy geraniums and try to have a hanging pot of this flower every year. These hot pink (almost raspberry) colored blooms are amazing!

Weekend Snaps | Flower Power via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.com #phlox

This beautiful white phlox (“David” is the variety, I think) came from my mom. We both love how vivid white it is in the landscape.

Weekend Snaps | Flower Power via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.com #daisy

Have I mentioned my love for the simple, classic daisy? I love this flower and have since I was a little girl. This variety is “Becky” – definitely a favorite. It’s a perennial, or at least it’s supposed to be, but I can never get it to over-winter well in Minnesota (I’m in Zone 4 for you gardeners out there). Instead, I just buy a new plant every spring because I can’t imagine not having this daisy in my landscape. 

Weekend Snaps | Flower Power via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.com #coneflower

Coneflowers bloom all summer and provide fall interest in the garden, too.

Weekend Snaps | Flower Power via MyOtherMoreExcitingSelf.com #hydrangea #hosta

My “Annabelle” hydrangeas really took it during a storm last week – the big blooms flopped right over. Still gorgeous, though, with blooms that start white and morph into an antique green with some pink, as well.

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This daylily has special meaning for us – it’s a “Duke of Earl” variety and I planted it because our pug’s name was Earl. It’s blooming like crazy now and it makes us smile fondly and remember all of our Earl the Pug memories. 🙂

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