Find a year of flower therapy and gardening inspiration around The Potting Shed. You’ll find a growing guide for peonies, daylilies and hydrangeas, as well as tabletop gardening fun with Peter Rabbit, a whimsical garden tea with the Flower Fairies and more.
Happy Thursday!
How about a little flower therapy on a cold, January morning? I’m sharing a look back
at how I puttered, played and planted around the Potting Shed this past year.
I’m honored and humbled that you find the time
to visit my little blog and Potting Shed.
My Potting Shed turned 12 in September. . .how time flies!
For new followers, she’s a blend of new and salvage materials
with galvanized sheet metal counters
and windows dressed with landscaping burlap.
Find more details:
The Potting Shed’s Journey: Inspiration and DIYs for Shed Lovers
Long time readers know I don’t actually do any ‘potting’ inside my shed,
but it’s my happy place and where my creativity blooms.
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Click on the highlighted links in red if you’d like to see the complete post or for some flower therapy!
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Transferware Love in the Potting Shed and Valentine Floral Inspiration
Flowers provide a cheery antidote for cold, gray winter days. Valentine’s Day offers the perfect excuse to treat yourself to flowers and be your own Valentine! Red and pink transferware add blooms for some additional flower power! 🌸
Blooming Tabletop Fun with Peter Rabbit in The Potting Shed
Peter Rabbit and friends hopped to the counter for a little tabletop fun to welcome spring and gardening season with gardening gloves, tools, seed packets and blooming watering cans.
DIY Recycled Paper Wildflower Seed Bombs
Learn how to make Wildflower Seed Bombs and feed the bees and other pollinators throughout the growing season. This easy craft project uses recycled paper destined for the landfill and is a fun and meaningful way to celebrate Earth Day.
Fresh Flower Market on the Potting Bench & Tole Tray Love
Tole trays collected over years provide floral inspiration and a celebration of spring blooms on the Potting Bench.
Arching branches of Lady Banks Rose join Hyacinths and Snowball Viburnum in a pair of MacKenzie-Childs Flower Market Rain Boots for a spring to my step!
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Favorite Spring Garden Blooms Around The Potting Shed: Clematis, Roses & More
The first flush of blooms including American Wisteria, Salvia, Clematis, Roses, Peonies and Hydrangeas
Bodacious Blooms and a Bad Week to be a Peony
Find a growing guide and tips for the long-lived and beloved perennial, the Peony. You’ll also find Peony floral and table inspiration.
Fresh-Picked Garden Bouquets and Tabletop Fun on The Potting Bench
June is peak gardening season in our zone 8a garden. I celebrated with some tabletop fun on The Potting Bench with fresh-picked garden bouquets in mason jars and watering cans, filled with Earth Angel Roses, Tea Clipper Rose, Popcorn Drift Rose, Knock Out Roses, Lamb’s Ear, Baptisia and Hydrangeas.
Big Colorful Blooms and Favorite Perennial for Easy Summer Gardening
Daylilies make for easy summer gardening, thanks to their reliability, hardiness and big, colorful blooms! Daylilies bloom repeatedly for years with minimal attention, tolerate a wide variety of soil conditions and stand up to the summer heat, humidity and are even drought-tolerant!
Whimsical Garden Tea with the Flower Fairies
Tea in the June garden and the enchanted fairy world of Cicely Mary Barker.
Suspend your disbelief and enter the Flower Fairies’ magical realm. . . after all, only true believers are able to see the fairies!
Garden Battles with Bunnies and Borers + DIY ‘Stay Away Bunny Spray’
Gardening is not without its challenges!
Find an affordable (and chemical-free!) alternative to pricey commercial garden products and a DIY to deter bunnies and other critters from eating your flowers and vegetables in the garden and what to do if you find evidence of cane borers.
Pumpkin Blossoms Farms and Pumpkins on The Potting Bench
Fall is my favorite season and October’s arrival means rolling out the pumpkins! A new sign provided a little fall inspiration for pumpkin fun and blooms of the Potting Bench in a color palette of soft pinks to pair with the fall blush of Limelight Hydrangeas.
Thanks for hopping by today! 🐇
It’s a chilly 24 degrees this morning. . .hope you’re staying warm & cozy. ♥
“Despite the forecast, live like it’s spring.”
– Lilly Pulitzer
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I think I need a bigger landscape! Oh my, I get so much inspiration from you and your garden posts, it makes me want to plant more! That Lady Banks and wisteria – big wows, and so is your snowball viburnum. So many roses, daylilies and peonies – such a wonderful garden, Mary. And all the moments you create with tabletops in the shed, on the bench and lakeside just gives me all the feels of serenity from the hard work and satisfaction of it. It’s beautiful. Thank you for sharing it all over the years. ♥️🧡💜💛💙💚
You’re so kind Rita! 💗 I hope you’re not suffering from cabin fever, I saw there was more snow on your way.❄️ Stay warm and dream of spring 🌷💗
I made your suet in Christmas tree ornaments recently as I do every year and put them on my Christmas tree which once it is undecorated I placed in the garden beds in the front of my home. Yesterday I was looking out a second story window into a Bradford pear tree and what did I see……one of the ornaments! I got such a laugh out of that. I am guessing a friendly squirrel was the culprit. There are others missing too but I have found most of them on the ground😃😃. Peace.
Those dastardly squirrels Cindi! A raccoon might have been the culprit too :) Stay warm and thank you for your visit this morning ♥
I was absolutely stopped in my tracks when I saw your blue and white banner/top of blog!! Stunning! I had to keep going back to absorb it all!
You’re so sweet Lynette! Thank you for visit and comment this morning ♥
Annnnd, “how do you deter deer???” They have desecrated 40 years of planting hydrangea, roses, day lillies, etc…it is SO discouraging…I spray weekly, toss “Irish Spring” shavings… franki
A wonderful year in review Mary! I always enjoy your tablescapes in the Potting Shed, and how you decorate your potting bench. So many gorgeous flowers!! I hope 2025 brings good weather for your gardening! Brrr, 24 degrees is cold! Did you see my post about the 5 inches of snow we got? It was a big surprise as we were only supposed to get a light dusting! Stay cozy~
Jenna
Mary, with everything so cold and gray right now, your post really made me think of brighter green days ahead! I absolutely love the fairies and bunnies. I’m going to be reminiscing for quite some time today. A lovely way to spend the day planning for the coming year!
Many thanks for sharing all your beautiful floral ideas!
As we plunge into single digits this weekend up north, your gorgeous post has arrived at the perfect time! You may not pot in your potting shed, but, clearly, endless fascinating ideas take root and propogate there! Thank you, always, for sharing such beauty!
This post provided a cheerful burst of spring on a cold winter’s day. Sure do miss the garden flowers.
Happy Thursday, Mary! I am doing my best to live like it is spring 😍 I love everything about your potting shed and all of the creativity that is born there, so much beauty to enjoy! Your gardens are exquisite with stunning blooms. Thank you for the years of inspiration.
We are going to experience bone chilling temps next week with several days that will not get above freezing! I love the quiet of winter, but I will welcome springtime!
It was a beautiful year in the gardens! I enjoyed every visit to the shed and have for many years!!! Thank you!! ♥️🌻🌹💐🌺🌸🌼🪻
Your creativity really does bloom within your potting shed, Mary. Since I have no room for a shed, I get so much enjoyment from yours. Thank you for sharing your shed, tablescapes, tips, and flowers with us. I’m looking forward to seeing your shed in full swing again soon. 💐
I thoroughly enjoyed every photo and post!
I know I always tell you, but because of you, I have a potting shed/she shed. You inspire me with every picture! Not only did you give me flower therapy but you gave me lots of ideas. I always enjoy my visits. Thank you!
Mary, your year in review truly sparks joy! I giggled at your comment that you don’t use the potting shed for potting. You make much better use of this darling structure. It’s like having a playhouse! I’d love to have such a shed for tablescaping and arranging things. You inspire! I’ve no place to add one, but dreaming is always fun! I can pull up your posts and take in all the creative beauty you create for us. I marvel at how many years we have had our blogs, shared a friendship, and still keep moving forward with new ideas to share. I’m not the gardener you are, but am always inspired with your abundance of blooming plants through the seasons. I’ve mostly a green garden. I look forward to what you will share in 2025. Thanks for continuing Home Is Where The Boat Is. I know is takes much time and energy to produce each post all the while creating and caring for the beautiful garden spaces throughout the year.
Thanks for cheering all of us up today with the beautiful flowers. That has be be the most admired she shed shelf in America.
So much inspiration and beauty!! You should do a coffee table book of your gorgeous blooms and your charming she shed. Thank you for the time you put into growing, creating, and sharing with your viewers. You never cease to amaze!
Mary, such a beautiful post full of blooms, pretty tables and lots of inspiration. I adore your lovely flowers and the potting shed is a perfect place to showcase your talents.
A year in review for you is like finding a $20 bill in an old pair of jeans – a very pleasant amazing discovery that you didn’t even realize you needed to see again. Mary, I have said it before and will say it again. You are the best of the BEST and need to publish a book. Because I would be the first to pre-order it. Your pics and ideas and inspiration are unmatched anywhere…..TOTAL EYE CANDY GOODNESS!!!!!!
Oh Michele, you’re too kind! Thank you for your visits and gracious comments. Happy Weekend ♥
Your photos are postcard perfect. I love your potting shed, it’s to die for!
What a delightful post! Your Potting Shed sounds like the perfect haven for flower therapy and creativity. It’s so inspiring to see how you’ve crafted such a beautiful space for gardening and joy, blending new and vintage materials with so much character. The idea of a whimsical garden tea with the Flower Fairies is simply magical! Thank you for sharing your garden adventures and making us feel like we’re right there with you.
Thank you for the beauty, the recipes, the flowers, the tablescapes, the garden how to, so much inspiration!
Wow, what a gorgeous year you had with the pretty potting shed. This is always a favorite to view, be it the shelves, the flowers outside or your fun arrangements and vignettes. Hugs, and looking forward to your 2025. Sandi
Greetings!Thanks Mary for the year
I absolutely love this so much! I planted a small section of flowers last spring and I loved how happy they made my yard. You are seriously an inspiration for how lovely I would love my flowers to grow. I’m going to need to try your bunny repellant so I can keep enough of them to bring them inside to match my rustic home decor. Thank you so much for sharing! I look forward to seeing how your flowers grow this year!