I used to favor vegetable gardening, but as years have passed, I find that I enjoy flowers more and more. I still plant zucchini, tomatoes, green beans, peppers, kale, etc., but I’ve cut back a little each year, and focus more attention on a few new perennials and some hardy annuals. Maybe that shows me something about how feeding the soul is as important as feeding the stomach? I know that each time I look outside, my spirit lifts. Each bloom is a little ambassador for joy.
This spring, I marveled again at the various colors of iris, and the frilly borders of their petals. 
I decided to fill my window box with blues and yellows – mostly yellow petunias and blue lobelia. 
The yellow iris fit the theme well. 
How about you? Do you have a garden? Do you plant more for food or beauty?
Please post a comment and tell me about the most lovely flower you spotted recently!
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The lovely lavender iris in bloom outside my office right now – the deep purple and yellow ones are already done as are the lilacs – so I’m treasuring the lavender ones that are still in bloom….
Thanks for sharing, Joyce! Isn’t it fun enjoying each different flower as they take their turns? Part of me wishes they would bloom constantly, but I also enjoy the way they each get their own days. 🙂