Lilies have different meanings all over the world. Chinese believe that lilies bring good luck. Assyrian culture think lilies represent the Holy flower. Greek lore associates lilies with motherhood. Christians believe lilies represent chastity and innocence.

Seeds and a very nice card arrived today from Shirley two climbers, cypres Vine and cardinal climber. I have not had these since ce I livedin MD. It's like finding an o.d friend.

The other is a sunflower that is totally. new to me.Magic Roundabout looks so pretty and I'm crazy a out sun f,lowers. So these are a big hit

CARD shows a beautiful Monarch butterfly. I have not seen any moarchs this year but I was able to rescue two swallowtail who had gotten into my work shed today. Both rescued without direct contact and released outdoors.

Great day. THANK YOU SHIRLEY.

3 Pics o day

1 Tip I use marigolds to deter deer and keep pests off my plants and veggies.

Kim, if you'd like to choose your 2 packs of seed then I can go ahead & place your order!

Kim I received my wonderful seeds, thank you so very much.

Celosia, Brenda Jordan's Heirloom

Zinnia - Starlight Rose

Zinnia - Scarlet

Maiden Pinks Brilliancy

Calendula Pink Surprise

Impatients Balsamina Carmellia

Sentimental Blue Balloon Flower

And a beautiful card...Can't wait to see these beauties blooming.

Your welcome @brittneysgran, have a great day! and Happy blooming!

Received my lovely pack from Susan B. Loved it all! And do love beets and beet greens! These will be for my fall garden! Thank you so much for them all!

You can download a copy of my book for free on Amazon from June 27-July 1 Enjoy! And Happy Planting! My Garden Planner xxKim

Hello girls. SPent 2 days figuring out what I need to do to finish the front bed. They said rain on sat and next 4 days. So I moved marigolds and 4 o clocks around. No rain and lots of sun today. So spent the morning watering.. The lilies are blooming. I love looking at all your flower pictures.

Iris symbolise faith, hope, and wisdom. Separate colors symbolize other things. Purple iris for wisdom and compliments, blue iris for faith and hope, yellow iris for passion, and white iris for purity!

Iris are named after Iris, goddess of the rainbow in Greek mythology! Sure fits the name!

Iris come in all colors of the spectrum except for true colors of red!

Enjoying the smell of lilies and a warm night

The mums are growing v tall. When we have a good rain will trim down. So hot now.
My petunias have not reached the border yet . the creeping phlox has stayed green and thick.

OK, ladies! Here's our points tally.

Susan - 21

Beth - 41

Kim - 74

Melinda - 71

Shirley - 19

*If you see an error please let me know.

You have today & tomorrow left to gain more points and push those numbers up.

Here's an ISPY for today and tomorrow:

[X 1 point each)

1. Hand Tool for the garden

2. Garden Hose

3. Organic Mulch (straw, Bark, etc.)

4. Your Favorite Flower

5. Any non-domestic animal (Bunny, bird, squirrel, etc)

6. Public flowers that you admire (store, plaza, neighbors)

7. Gardening shoes or boots

8. Gardening Gloves

9. Seed Pack

10. Garden Insect - friend or foe

👩‍🌾 DON'T FORGET 👩‍🌾 your daily 3 photos and 1 fun fact for today & tomorrow. That will be a total of 8 points.

*May the odds be ever in your favor... 🙂

Beth, have you sent your card & seeds to Susan yet? You may have already posted and I just missed it. Thanks!

The bearded iris is the state flower of Tennessee.

Also is official flower for month of February.

I mailed last week either Tuesday or Wednesday. Thought I had posted it. Know I wrote it but do not see it now. SEEDS that were mailed the same day arrived yesterday's...... Susan should have hers today or Tomorrow also. If not Ican ,

Iris are as useful as they are attractive. The rhizomes some species are known as orris roots.

Commercially used for fragrance in perfumes and others used in potpourri and natural toothpastes.

Yellow flag irises are using their rhizomes for water purifiers.

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Seed

Use when not

Coneflowers, next to my favs besides

Hosts at neighbors

Vincent Van High, famous Dutch artist, painted 2 pictures that depicted Iris.

They are NIW very famous and highly prized in the art world.

Hello girls. I got my sunny package from Beth. Love big flowers and she set me up with Moulin rouge, Henry Wilde and teddy bear sunflower seeds. And a Brussels alpine seed. Idid get 1 plant to come back. They seem to rot here. But with all the seeds in this pack I can start 100. Morgan county seeds has so many seeds. 2 cute hand made cards. Thank you Beth

Glad you liked my choices,Morgan County seeds are almost always very generous. When they are not ( like the seedless watermelon) they tell you the number you will get. Those cards are the creations of a friend who is a gardener, photographer and artist. Glad you like them too this has been a fun

Congratulations, Ladies!! We have our winners!

1st place - Melinda, with 92

2nd place - Kim, with 74

3rd Place - Beth, with 41

Honorable mention - Susan, with 21

BINGO Prize: Kim

Please send your addresses so I can mail your seeds to you.

Thank you all for participating and doing such a great job of adding those photos & fun facts! I really enjoyed seeing all the beautiful flowers!

Please send in your Baker's Creek Heirloom seeds order so I can get those ordered and on their way to your seed stash.

Had so much fun! Great swap! Thank you! Are we suppose to send what we want from Bakers Creek to you for our prize?

thank you Renae for a good month. I enjoy sharing my garden. It also gives me time to slow down and look closely at the garden. I am often focused on the to tall
plant, or not enough color in an area. And the plants every one else has thrivng in their yards. I went to my community garden and focused on the plants not making it. when I stood back and had a "moment" on how tall the tomato plants are. Have picked 2 for the 4th and the lettuce is 2 foot tall. If I only had dozen plants I am sure they would get the admiration they deserve. but I plant more because I can.

Yes, ma'am. Just go to Baker Creek and make your selection and let me know. I thought it might be a fun prize to choose your own seeds. 👩‍🌾

Just wanted to show Kindly light lily. I am sorry to say I can not recall who sent it to me. She is tall and strong .

My month for host is Aug. And I will be themed "share from the garden." By then we will all have an abundance of plants or seeds to share. I saw Jayeanne was supposed to be July. If she can not . It made me think if what fun it was just sharing pictures. I can oversee A month of show what's going on in your garden. And a bingo. No swapping.

Susan please take July and do as you say, show what's going on in your garden. We just returned home today from a vacation to West Virginia. You should have seen us scrambling to dig enough plants for Eddie to take to market tomorrow. Just finished before it got so dark we couldn't see.

Thank you so much this month was fun, enjoyed seeing everyone's photos. And I have never won Bingo. I will email you my seed selections tonight. Thank you again for hosting!

Garden Friends,

Thanks again for joining our group. I truly enjoyed seeing all of the photos and everyone's beautiful plants. It was fun seeing all the watering cans, weeds, compost, and extras around the gardens, too. Thanks for being such good sports and playing along!

Those who won Baker Creek seeds - thanks for your orders! All is in order.

Susan, I need your address, please. I have some seed & a card for you.

Shirley, ditto. Please send your address so I can pop your card in the mail.

🇺🇸🧨Renée 🧨🇺🇸

Renee, Thank you!! My seeds came from Baker's Creek and couldn't be happier!! Can't wait to plant! Thanks for hosting! So much fun!

Renee ,seeds arrived from Baker Creek and a packet of seeds from you also. Thank you doubly for all of them. You were a great hostess and I especially liked this being my first swap in a long time. Feels good to be back with "old friends"

Just received some wonderful seeds from Renee! Thank you so very much!! I was thrilled with Baker's Creek seeds, but very surprised by these! And great choices!! Thank you again!!

Bingo Sunblock cucumbers