Happy Mothers Day !  
Hope everyone has a safe and joyful one.
A few pictures  here of a beautiful flower arrangement from my daughter , son in law and sweet grandson.
The pink carnation stands out as it should on this day.  Wonderful scent.

 

 

 

My Mom

 

 

mom likes roses ,  so I brought her this mini rose to sit on her table in her room .

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http://www.wvgenweb.org/taylor/mothersday/carnation.htm

 

Above link is where I found the following information:

The Carnation, Symbol of Mothers Day

On the occasion of the first official Mothers Day service on May 10, 1908, Miss Anna Jarvis sent 500 white carnations, chosen by herself, to the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church, in Grafton, West Virginia. In a telegram to the congregation, Miss Jarvis stated that: "...Each one present will be given a white carnation; mothers will be given two, in memory of the day. These five hundred carnations are given by a loyal, loving daughter in honor and sacred memory of her good and faithful mother, Mrs. Ann M. Jarvis, who worked faithfully and earnestly for twenty long years, as an earnest teacher in our Sunday School, who only a few years ago departed to that better world to reap the reward of her labors here. Every one is asked to wear this flower. The white carnation is preferred because it may be thought to typify some of the virtues of motherhood; ... whiteness stands for purity; its lasting qualities, faithfulness; its fragrance, love; its wide field of growth, charity; its form, beauty..." The following year she sent 700 carnations for the same purpose, and over the years, sent over 10,000 carnations as personal gifts to the Andrews Church. Carnations--red for living and white for deceased--are now worn world-wide as emblems of the purity, strength and endurance of motherhood.

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I received a pretty Dianthus (above)  from my son and daughter in law

loaded with blooms

The color looks like peppermint swirl

very pretty and smells like carnations.

 

 

 

 

blooms

Looks like confetti fell on the yard.    The dogwood blooms are just about gone.    Looks pretty with the grass dotted white.

 

relaxing to watch as they gently fell to the ground

Fringe tree or grandaddys beard as I grew up hearing it called, scents the whole area.  smells sweet.

 

this beauty always puts on a show with it's large blooms

 

 

there are two colors shining through on this azalea

 

 

two lone petunias in the window,  they will take off and fill the pot in another month

 

Annette and John gave me Calla Lily for Easter.  A long lasting flower even when cut.

Varying shades of pink.   Beautiful!

The Boston fern seems to like the humidity on the porch.   Can always count on to brighten up a spot in a room or somewhat shady area.

 

Yard plants

Azaleas are still pretty along with the dogwoods.   I always take time to sit and gaze at them more as they bloom first and will not be seen again until next spring.

I am working on getting this area a little neater.

under a dogwood canopy

A friend of mine gave me the  hosta that you see here last year .  She found them growing in her compost pile.  

Hostas are easy to grow, except the voles and moles love them.

 

 

My boxwoods need a clipping soon

Azaleas

These pictures were taken in the yard April 28 - 30.    Plenty of rain this past week and it was chilly.
Garden planting will be later this year for vegetables and flowers.  

 I always miss the white ones more than the other colors when they fade.