Gardening in My Rubber Boots

4 – Lilies: My Top 10 Favorite Plants

I love how diverse lilies are. I have a water lily, trumpet lilies, lilies that smell amazing, lilies with black stems, orange lilies…the options are endless. I get a new/different one every year.

3 – Peony: My Top 10 Favorite Plants

The Peony. An elegant flower and plant – I especially love the doubles. Even after the flowers are spent the foliage remains beautiful into the fall.

Pink Peony

Single Deep Pink Peony

My First Peony: Double Deep Pink

White Peony

Double White Peony

2 – Daphne Odora: My Top 10 Favorite Plants

This may actually be my favorite plant. It’s the first to bloom and smells WONDERFUL. The one pictured below, unfortunately, isn’t mine – mine is dead. It’s a fragile plant that doesn’t like to be moved and needs to be planted in ‘just the right spot.’ All the fussing is worth it.

Daphne

1 – Aeonium: My Top 10 Favorite Plants

I love Aeonium. These plants are very fragile and don’t last over the winter but are worth buying every year – if you can find them. If you keep them in pots and bring them in the house then you can enjoy them year over year.

Aeoniums

The picture below wasn’t taken in my garden but was part of a garden tour I went on a couple years ago. This homeowner was able to keep his Aeonium alive over winter – I wish I could remember where he lived so I can ask him how.

Aeoniums