Choice Morsels

These white flowers are called Alyssum and the purple leaves are Purple Shamrocks.  I planted this Alyssum last spring---it wintered over, blooming like snow all winter, and now that's it's spring, it's spreading slowly.  To find things that grow well in Florida is actually amazing---so I was so pleased with this Alyssum, I bought more seed to plant! This second picture is one of my favorite Garden Art Pieces: It's 2 clay pots, a smaller one set at an angle inside a larger one, 2 Chicks and lots of Chinese Stonecrop cascading over the side! And the eye-catcher is the ceramic frog. Dollar Tree has the cutest little garden ceramics! Last year it was these frogs. (I bought 3, each in a different position.) This year, it's mushrooms. I bought 2 red ones, though the garden space I plan to put them isn't ready for decor yet.

Today's Garden Pic: White Vinca & Alyssum just in front of my mailbox post, catching end of day sun rays. This patch of Alyssum is the only survivor of the intense summer heat. Perhaps the Vinca shaded it? Even so, the Alyssum seed sprouted easily and it looked nice in spring, so I will look for seeds next spring to plant it again.