Is it hot and humid where you are? It’s sweltering here with heat index in the triple digits. To escape the heat, you’re invited to join me for a little retail therapy and some “fresh picked vintage” at one of the largest antique malls in the Southeast. The Depot at Gibson Mill is located in Concord, NC.…
I’m back as promised with the reveal of my new perennial bed by the Potting Shed, planted over Memorial Day weekend. It was a labor of love, with my hubby laboring to dig 40+ holes! We added pea gravel paths and flagstones here to define the mulched areas and create an island bed to plant. Plants auditioned…
June is Perennial Gardening Month and I’ve been busy planting and adding perennials to a garden bed by the Potting Shed. I also enjoy tabletop gardening which is a little less vigorous ;) so I’m sharing some dish love with a giveaway! Provence Garden by Kim Parker for Mikasa, brings the vivid beauty of the garden…
Our Gardenias are in bloom. . .I wish you could smell them! I apologize for there not being a ‘scratch and sniff’ option here ;) Almost overnight our two shrubs were covered in fragrant blooms and seashell-shaped buds. . . Our gardenias are 15+ years old. They were here when we bought our house and have thrived since we…
It’s been a busy month around the Potting Shed! We added some gravel paths to define the mulched areas and create a garden bed island in front of the shed to plant. Replacing the mulch with pea gravel paths will help reduce the amount of washing with heavy rain, inevitable from the slight grade and slope where the shed sits. We relocated some…
Happy Friday! It’s been a busy and fun week of planting and puttering around the Potting Shed for me. While my shop days are behind me, but I was tickled to find a Potting Shed Garden Shop Sign sign for the back door of my Potting Shed at an antique mall last year. I had a friend tell…
I hope you had a Happy and flower-filled Mother’s Day! I’ve been busy as a bee, buzzing and planting around the Potting Shed. Pretty in pink blooms are popping up everywhere. . . A watering can, freshly picked from HomeGoods, with a pretty pink flower as a rose came home with me. . . A…
My Gardener’s Recipe for planting is one I follow every year: One Part Soil Two Parts Water Three Parts Wishful Thinking. I’m always thrilled to see blooms return in the spring, a mini miracle after our drought and long hot summer last year! We planted three oakleaf hydrangeas last spring, all receiving the same amount of planting…
Is Mother Nature sending warm spring weather your way? Our below freezing temperatures are finally behind us and we’re enjoying temperatures in the 60s and 70s this week! Our azaleas are blooming and we covered our Chinese Snowball Viburnum to protect her buds and blooms from frost this past weekend. The “snowballs” resemble large hydrangea blooms, which…
Happy Friday! For those of you in a deep freeze or still covered in snow, I sharing some spring flowers! Our March was warm and mild but with April’s arrival has been blustery and cold. Another freeze is in the forecast this weekend with temperatures dipping down in the 20s. Azaleas are in bloom. . . Dear Mother Nature:…