No Green Thumb on This Hand!!

It may not appear that I like flowers, but I do. The only problem is that I am not a good gardener. As a matter of fact, silk flowers have a problem maintaining their appearance in my home. Since I've gone through the stage of planting bulbs and digging them up in the fall, I don't attempt that type of flower. As a matter of fact, I found out that if there is any type of frost, bulbs are goners. They have no forgiveness for the gardener.

I have tried the hanging baskets, but I found out that they need watered too much. I think that my formative years were spent hearing, "Turn off that water," or "You don't need to have that water on." I figured Mother Nature should assist outdoor plants. My hanging baskets didn't give any forgiveness to this gardener; therefore, I don't invest in hanging baskets anymore. Every once in a while, I may get a hanging basket in the spring from someone who doesn't know my brown thumb syndrome.

I have even attempted throwing some seeds into the ground, hoping for the best. I do like to have cut flowers in the house and on my desk at school. This year near the end of May I purchased some seeds for flowers marked as flowers for a butterfly garden. I put the seeds in three different areas--all with different results.

I am having difficulty placing these pictures!! Anyway, the picture directly above this was taken in my front yard. I trimmed some of the tree limbs yesterday so that the flowers could have more sun. As I was doing that, a mourning dove flew out of the top where she has a nest. I hate those birds!! The picture at the top is a close up. If you look closely, you will see a white butterfly on the flower by the trunk. In the back, there is a yellow butterfly.

I had other pictures of the other flower beds, but maybe I'll attempt those another day. I not only don't have a green thumb, but I also don't have a camera finger.