A Little Beauty in my Yard

I walked out the other morning to this beautiful site.

One of my Stargazer Lillies had bloomed! I've been watching each day waiting for it to bloom and it didn't disappoint me one bit. I planted several bulbs and this is the first one that bloomed. It seems like a miracle to me that you can place an ugly bulb in the dirt and from it emerges this glorious site, amazing! 

All the gentle rain we've been having is making everything grow so beautifully. Here are a few more pics of my plants.

I planted impatiens and sweet potato vine in this water feature turned planter.

I love Coleus, no flowers on them but the foliage is gorgeous.

The Hosta and the Coleus grow in harmony next to one another, they both thrive in shade and have the same watering requirements.

 This Coleus features lots of light green which is a real accent in the garden.

This purple and green Coleus almost didn't make it, the chickens thought it was planted just for their eating pleasure.

The Sweet Potato Vine and Impatiens along with a Spider plant love their little home in this wheel barrow.

The  Purple Crape Myrtle Tree is full of blooms.

 My fern is loving all the light rain, sending her fronds out in all directions. It loves living along with the Hostas and Coleus too.

 Mr Tree (see his face?) is watching over all the plants in his care.

But the star of the show is still my Stargazer Lilly

.Even though this world can be a place of hurt, sadness and disappointment God's love and hope is evident, all we have to do is look.

These  flowers remind me that God has shown His love for us by by filling the earth with beauty. The most beautiful of all is His Love as shown by sending His Son Jesus to die for us. I'm am overwhelmed by the wonderfulness of it all. On this the Lord's Day may I never forget His unending love that cost so dearly.