Following TIME magazine's lead here's my Year in Review. 2010 saw a lot of firsts at Sweet Garden Chicago .
First blooms on the Fritallarias
The first bud on my $500 Wisteria Standard
First Bloom on my Knockout Rose Shrub
First blooms on my Korean Spice Viburnum
First Bloom on my new Spider Daylily
Planted first "spoon-tipped " mums
First family of robins
First time to have a lawnless garden -myrtle replaced last of the grass Became a contributing member of the Garden Designers Roundtable Contributed small piece to Horitculture's Dec./Jan double issue Started my first kitchen garden
Visited the great State of North Carolina and met-up with garden bloggers Helen Yoest at Gardening with Confidence, ( left) Freda Cameron, Defining your Home and Garden ( Center ) and Anna of Flowergardengirl ( Lower center )
That's Anna Flowergardengirl and a look at her gorgeous front porch where we sat chatting away over some sweet tea.
Added some N.C. originals to my collection
Visited beautiful Blowing Rock, N.C. in the Blueridge Mountain area with Flowergardengirl
First blooms on the Fritallarias
First Bloom on my new Spider Daylily
First family of robins