I was JeanK in another cyberlife but got the name Rocklady from one of my dear friends. After we retired to AR fom Illinois and I once again found myself in the south (I grew up in NC), I wanted some of the plants I had grown up with, magnolia, redbud, gardenias to name a few. We found that in order to dig a hole for a plant, you needed a pick axe and after the hole was dug, you had a pile of rocks. Not to be outdone, we had to do something with the rocks, so I began building rock walls to contain my plants, thus I became known to the neighbors as Rocklady.
Other interests are photography, travel and collecting open salts. On occasion I crochet, knit and do tatting.
We spend time traveling in the spring and summer visiting our five kids, grandchildren and great-grandchildren therefore we have mostly shrubs and "bullet proof" perennials in our yard in AR. In 2003 my older brother passed away and we inherited his home in FL, where I do most of our gardening, and have a small daylily bed. The past several years we have made an annual pilgrimage to Ladybug Daylilies, with list in hand and bring back a few beauties for our garden.
The photos of all the beautiful plants posted here give me a treat with my morning coffee and inspire me to go out and do a little digging myself!
Just had my first Sweet Patootie open yesterday morning and there are lots of scapes loaded with buds.
