I’m chalking up a little garden inspiration and words of wisdom on my Potting Shed door. . . Note to self: “The flower doesn’t dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.” ~ Mark Nepo Bees are buzzing around the Passion Flower Vine. . . The Allium. . . They’re buzzing around the…
Plant this easy to grow, low maintenance shrub in your garden and enjoy beautiful fresh cut and dried flowers too. This is a public service announcement: If you’re looking for an easy to grow, low maintenance shrub in your garden that will provide you with both beautiful cut and dried flowers, plant a Limelight Hydrangea! We…
Happy Monday, I hope you had a good weekend! Ours was a hot one with a few early morning garden chores. July is a maintenance month in the garden. . . watering, weeding, deadheading and fertilizing. I’m dashing out the door to water and weed in the early morning hours before rushing back inside to…
Happy Friday! It’s the first Friday of the month which means I’m joining my blogging friends for another edition of Floral Friday! You can find their links for their beautiful floral inspiration and flower therapy at the bottom of this post. For this week’s Floral Friday edition, our common theme was a pitcher. I found…
Happy Wednesday! Summer arrives officially tomorrow but we’ve had summer like temperatures for weeks now. . . And it’s National Pollinator Week and I’ve been as busy as a bee trying to keep everything watered in the summer heat! We went from a very wet spring and a full pond after Subtropical Storm Alberto over…
How’s your garden growing? It seems to be feast or famine with Mother Nature in the rain department. The last couple of years we’ve fluctuated from moderate to severe drought conditions resulting in low lake levels. This year, the lake is at full pond and rising from a very wet spring and more rain in…
Happy Monday, I hope you had a good weekend and Happy Mother’s Day! I’ve been enjoying the May flowers courtesy of all our April showers. Come along for a little walk with me to see what’s in bloom around the Potting Shed! We’ve been in upper 80s and 90s the past week. It seems like…
Fast growing and low maintenance shrubs your garden needs this spring. Happy Wednesday! Has Spring arrived in your neck of the woods? We’ve been in a state of ‘weather whiplash’ lately with rain, blustery winds, hail, freeze warnings, a tornado watch and 80 degree temperatures. . . all in one week! I’m thankful that the…
Create hand stamped garden markers for plant identification or to add a little garden whimsy! This post may contain affiliate links. For more information see my disclosure policy. Spring seems to have finally arrived here in North Carolina and I’ve been spending my free time outdoors, doing some garden clean up and planting. I ran…
With the arrival of spring, I’m ready for flowers and all things garden. . . Well, maybe not pollen. ;) And I’m waiting not-so-patiently for Mother Nature to get the ‘memo’ that winter is over! Peonies are just starting to sprout. . . And I’m looking forward to their fragrant blooms arriving in May. I…