Once again, my good friend Jan, who gave me those lovely green birds, also gifted me with this vintage galvanized tub. Since I already had one that I had bought at a flea market, I decided to drill holes in the bottom of this one and turn it into a planter. I wanted to pot it up with something that would survive the winter and … Continue reading container planting
This week’s bouquet is, of course, peonies. What else is more magnificent at this time of year than peonies? I have a love/dislike relationship with peonies. What I mean is, what’s not to love? They are the essence of beauty. But, on the other hand, I have little patience with flowers that cannot hold themselves upright, even with support. And, I think the other biggest … Continue reading this week’s bouquet
I was looking to find a few larger pots for my yard and deck, and I didn’t want to pay top dollar for them. I was hoping to find something made from a composite material so it would be lighter, and so that I could leave it outside year round without worry of damage from freezing and thawing weather. It also didn’t matter so much … Continue reading painting pots
There is so much more blooming in the garden this week as spring is flowing into summer. The cool days are most likely behind us now, with summer heat and humidity in full swing. This week’s bouquet is a collection of all my favorite garden colors. My favorite color in garden flowers is pink. There can never be too much pink in a garden for … Continue reading this week’s bouquet
My backyard is cut in half by a picket fence and archway. The part between the house and fence is mostly lawn, with side gardens. The part behind the fence is a mixture of vegetable gardens, flower gardens, and a large shed, with what used to be an attached greenhouse/chicken coop. When the deer would come into my yard from next door, I would send … Continue reading fences and gates
This week’s bouquet is made from two shrubs since not much is blooming in the garden at the moment. I started this weekly feature a year ago to challenge myself to not only be more observant of what was blooming around me, but to be more creative in the process. It’s been a learning process of thinking creatively with no rules whatsoever. The flowering shrub … Continue reading this week’s bouquet
May is usually a month of abundant blooms in the garden, but this year only a few things are blooming. The few tulips that survived the deer, have gone over, and the cold rainy weather has slowed everything else to a crawl. While everything is lush and green, blooms are few and far between. But what I do like about this lull in performance, is … Continue reading the mid-may garden
When I was a child, yellow was my favorite color. As an adult, it has to be green. Four rooms in my home are green, and my porch. I’ve come to think of green as a neutral, since it plays so well with every color. Nature provides every shade imaginable and in every shape and size. After a drab, brown, and dreary winter, colors are … Continue reading the many and lovely shades of green
The lilacs are glorious this year. My row of lilacs were about 4-foot tall plants when I put them in three years ago, and since that time, some of them have reached 8-9 feet tall with the largest blooms I’ve ever seen. I planted 11 lilac bushes and there were 2 older bushes in this row along the side of my back yard. This was supposed … Continue reading this week’s bouquet
This year, I have but a few tulips. Most have been eaten by the deer, and only a handful survived to bloom. I’m getting very frustrated with the deer. Last night, I accidentally left the front gate open, and they came in and ate the grape hyacinth on the table of my deck, and they thoughtfully pinched back my pots of beautiful pink petunias for … Continue reading a few tulips
