A Great Day to be Innkeepers

People ask us all the time if we always wanted to be innkeepers. The truth is, we have no idea how we decided to embark on this particular journey. What makes each day special is knowing that we make each day a great day for someone else.Over the past couple of days, we had really wonderful guests. It seemed like we had been friends forever and this morning we spent 3 hours talking. It was hard to see them go. Did I mention that they are illusionists? You can check out their website at www.joshknotts.com Josh and Lea do extreme illusions and stopped in Americus for a little R&R between shows at state fairs. They are headed to Alabama for the National Peanut Festival in Dothan. If you are headed that way, make sure to catch their show.

We had a little rain and the temperature has dropped just a little. I had a phone conversation with a very nice lady asking me about the garden. I decided to take a few more photos displaying the season. Kim has not trimmed the vitex, yet. They are like crape myrtles in that they will bloom again if the seeds are trimmed.

The hollies by the pond are just full of berries.

Today, the confederate rose is full of flowers. Were you aware that the confederate rose is a hibiscus?

The knock-out roses are gorgeous right now.

One of the three varieties of lantana in the garden.

As you can see, the fig tree is still producing figs, but, we have not had any remain on the tree long enough for us to eat one.

In this close up of the Chinese flame tree, the "flame" looks like a huge pompom.

The insects totally devoured our canna tropicana plants this summer. They are finally recovering.

This is a view looking up into one of the pecan trees. The green pods are the immature pecans.

The sasanqua in front of the house just started blooming.

A sngle gardenia is blooming at the porch entrance.

Another lantana variety with berries.

Looking towards the pond from the porch, the knock-out roses are beautiful.

Every season brings its special magic to the garden. As the weather gets cooler, the camellias and the sasanquas will be joined by the paperwhites. If you didn't know, the American Camellia Society is located about 45 minutes from Americus at Massee Lane Gardens in Fort Valley. It's a great place to visit when the camellias are blooming.

Thanks for stopping by. Have a wonderful day.

Peanut Festival Weekend in Americus - photos by Caitlyn

Our dear friends, Bob and Ruth, brought their granddaughter, Caitlyn, to the Americus Garden Inn this weekend for them to enjoy the Plains Peanut Festival. They were here about a year and a half ago and we were excited to see them again. I tried a new recipe for their first breakfast, what I called an oatmeal cookie muffin. (I will post the recipe in the very near future.) I watched Caitlyn take the first photo of many and before they left this morning I asked if I could share her photos on my blog. All of these photos were taken by Caitlyn. This is a great photo of the main course I prepared Friday morning.

After watching the video "Briars in the Cotton Patch" by Faith Fuller, they decided to visit Koinonia, right here in Americus. They had an enjoyable visit including lunch.

Saturday, they attended the Plains Peanut Festival and met Mr. Peanut.

Mr. Peanut sure is tall!

Since there were no photos of Caitlyn at the Peanut Festival, here is an interesting self-portrait.

Did I mention that Caitlyn is a very talented artist?
A hibiscus in the garden.
Some black-eyed susans

An interesting view of the northwest corner of the Americus Garden Inn.
Some very colorful lantana

The Confederate rose is enormous but no flowers yet.

Several photos of the koi pond

A great photo of the sky

Another one

The tulip poplar has just turned yellow, seemingly overnight.

A fallen leaf

I was just wondering when autumn was coming to Americus. It looks like it started just in time for Caitlyn to catch it in her photos.

Thank you, Caitlyn, for allowing me to share your photos. Thank you Bob and Ruth for bringing Caitlyn to Americus.

I forgot to mention that Caitlyn is only 13 years old. She already has an incredible eye for detail, I am sure you agree.

Thanks for your visit to the Americus Garden Inn.

Father's Day in Americus Georgia

We have been extremely busy and I have not had time to post any new photos. While awaiting our guests arrival today, I just took the following photos to show what is in bloom TODAY! pink echinacea
red rocket crepe myrtle

lantana

blue hydrangea

pink hydrangea

daylilies

lily of the Nile (agapanthus)

Mickey Mouse plants

kim's knee high echinacea

These were all taken in less than 5 minutes around the back garden of the Americus Garden Inn Bed and Breakfast. Guests are arriving so I've got to go for now. Hope you are having a Happy Father's Day.

It Feels Like Summer Already in Americus

It's hard to believe it's only May 22. Here in Americus, the school year has ended and the temperature, in the shade on the porch, is over 90 degrees. This morning our first course for breakfast was double chocolate almond scones. I think this is my most requested recipe as they are "melt in your mouth" delicious.
Our guests had a fresh fruit medley of kiwi, strawberries and freshly picked blueberries. The main course was a salsa omelet with cornmeal buttermilk pancakes made with stoneground organic cornmeal and nonfat buttermilk, of course.

One of our cats brought home this new friend to play with. It's a good thing they are not allowed in the house!

Some black-eyed susans making their debut in the side yard.

The first of the red cannas started blooming today.

The cannas are taking over the entire bed and we need to start weeding them out, soon."Fried banana" hosta is a variety that thrives in sun and is doing beautifully next to the Black Elephant Ears. I'll take some photos of them when they are a little larger.

The first lantana flowers from the back garden are a pink variety.

This butterfly was feasting on the pink echinacea. In this photo, you can really see the antenna.

Here, you can see its proboscis inserted into the flower.

Thanks for visiting the Americus Garden Inn today.