Easter Garden Treasures

Happy Easter!

A stroll through the garden revealed a treasure trove of blooms. These are some of our knockout roses. Remember to click the photos for a larger view.
The oakleaf hydrangea has begun to bloom.

A pomegranate blossom by the gazebo.

Stella d'oro daylilies in the side garden.

Crinum lilies in one of our planters.

One of several salvia varieties in the garden.

Whirling butterflies or guara.

Most of the oleander is full of buds, but, several blooms have appeared.

Happy returns daylilies on the path.

Creeping jasmine blooms near the entry point to the back garden. Wish I could share the incredible aroma with you!

The pond iris are almost finished blooming, but, these 2 beauties remain.

Hope you had a wonderful day, this Easter Sunday. Thanks for your virtual visit to the Americus Garden Inn. Come see us!

February Flowers in Americus Garden

Another beautiful day at the Americus Garden Inn. Thought it would be the perfect time to give you a tour of the flowers in the garden. The Japanese magnolia located next to the koi pond has just started to bloom.The daylilies are beginning to break ground.
Along the driveway, the daffodils have appeared.

A beautiful specimen in the stone arch garden.

One of the camellias that is full of buds.

The snowball bush on the path towards the gazebo has some new flowers.

The ruby lorapetalum is full of blooms.

Buds can be found on the many tea olive bushes.

This is the first time we've seen this in the garden.

A closer look at oleander seeds.

Thanks for taking a stroll with me through the garden. Visit us again soon.

Almost Fall in Americus Georgia

It is hard to believe that September is almost over and Fall should be upon us. The temperatures here in Americus have been setting heat records in the 90s. I just took a stroll around the garden to see if there were any signs of autumn. (Remember to click on the photos for the larger image.)

As you can see, the water lilies are in bloom. Against the incredibly blue sky, the snowball bushes are displaying their "snowballs".
The sedum is flowering.
The salvia looks gorgeous.

The Mexican petunias have really filled out.

Amongst the oleander, I found lots of seed pods.

I found seeds in the Little Gem magnolias, too. Aren't they beautiful?

Kim just finished building this planter around the lantana. It looks great.

The brown turkey fig tree has a very peculiar aroma. Having never been around fig trees, I have no idea if that is normal. However, there are a lot of immature figs on the tree. We have yet to taste a fig from our trees...

I finally found a true sign of autumn. The dogwood trees are full of berries.

A closer look at the berries.

The Chinese Flame Tree is showing some color.

With the end of September upon us, this weekend is the Plains Peanut Festival which is a celebration of Plains, Peanuts and a President. It is an early birthday party for Jimmy Carter whose birthday is October 1, 1924. It's hard to believe that he is going to be 86 years old. We will be very busy as we already have every room reserved.

Next weekend, the first weekend of October, will be another local festival - The Andersonville Historic Fair. We still have rooms available if you want to join the festivities.

Thank you for visiting the Americus Garden Inn today. Wish you were here.

Pineapple Guava and Blueberries

It's a muggy day in Americus, but I thought I'd share a few more photos. Pineapple guava blooms are supposedly edible. They are so pretty that I thought they might make a great garnish for breakfast. I tried one. I think I'll leave them where they are.
The blueberries are ripening already. Our guests have been enjoying them.

This is the bed at the start of the back path. Purple queen in front, "happy returns" daylilies in the middle and ruby lorapetalum in the back.

The mini nandina is full of buds.

You can tell why this oleander is called "hardy pink".

Yesterday, there was only one "little business" daylily. Look at it today.

Thanks for visiting.

Breakfast and Gardens in Americus

Our guests are sleeping in this morning, so, I thought I'd share what we are having.Delicious chocolate muffins
followed by tropical fruit medley with fresh blueberries from our garden.
Smoked turkey strata accompanied by banana buttermilk whole wheat pancakes.

This crinum lily is in the front of the house.

The first dragonflies have just appeared. Do you see the dragonfly in the photo?

How about this one?

The gardenias by the entrance just started to bloom and the fragrance welcomes you to our home.

The first "little business" daylily of the year.

The oleander on the side of the house has really filled out.

There appears to be fruit on the persimmon tree.

One of the salvia plants in the garden.

Another photo of the salvia.

Wish you were here with us enjoying breakfast.