The spring flower that I find so bright and joyous is the nasturtium, whether the variety is bright orange, buttery yellow or even white. The nasturtium will grow profusely in all kinds of soil and gardeners up North know early spring is the time to start growing seeds in the greenhouse.
I’ve just spent a few days in the Panhandle with friends visiting what is called the forgotten Florida. We visited Apalachicola and the seaside town of Rosemary Beach. These are beautiful places and all that sugar-white sand! Port St. Joe Beach was, for me, an undiscovered highlight of the panhandle, where the beach is welcoming and quiet. My friends, Erin and Joe Payner, have settled comfortably into their oceanfront home after Joe’s retirement from the Air Force.