I’m Welcoming Fall in my Potting Shed! Autumn is my favorite season~ And like a second spring when every leaf is a flower, one of my favorite fall quotes by Albert Camus. I used my fall garland from the table, to bring a little touch of Autumn indoors to my ladder in my Potting Shed. To join…
Fall is a week away, but it still feels like summer in North Carolina. While I’m ready to fling myself into fall, dress in layers and harvest pumpkins, I’m easing my way in, until Mother Nature cooperates. Mums are readily available and help ease the transition~ I found tricolor pots of mums at Lowe’s, that…
I’m joining The Novel Bakers with Gathering in the Garden: From lifelong friends, artists, and gardeners, comes a delightful little gift book full of ideas to transform ordinary events into garden parties, complete with menus and recipes. Gathering in the Garden begins with a Tomato Taste-Off. I’m savoring that last bit of summer with tomatoes fresh from…
I’m joining The Novel Bakers with Gathering in the Garden: From lifelong friends, artists, and gardeners, comes a delightful little gift book full of ideas to transform ordinary events into garden parties, complete with menus and recipes. I had a little Gathering in the Garden inspiration and fun with Shelley Snow’s scarecrow, “May Rain”, dressed in her…
I’ve been enamored with all the swallowtail butterflies I’ve seen this summer. They overwinter in a crysalis unlike their monarch cousins who are about to begin their fall migration to Mexico. You can find a guideline and chart here and look up your latitude to see when the monarchs will pass through your area on their…
I picked some blooms and a watering can hanging from the rafters, to fill in welcome . . . Despite our very wet summer, the coleus and caladiums have survived and the hydrangeas are loving the extra water. No need for watering cans except for decoration! “Gardening requires lots of water – most of it in…
I’m out of room so I’m hanging from the rafters in my Potting Shed! This would be handy in my house since I’m out of room there too :) Watering cans. . . a pitch fork. . . Baskets. . . a tray. . . A bucket suspended from an old window frame~ A dairy…
My vintage chicken feeder is blissfully roosting in my Potting Shed~ With dishes, a few finials and stamped garden markers~ Offering up a few blooms instead of feed~ Providing an opportunity to do a little window gardening :) Thank you for your visit, I’m joining: Metamorphosis Monday, The Scoop, Inspire Me Tuesday, Wow Us Wednesdays, Tutorials Tips and Tidbits,…
I’m joining The Novel Bakers for Lavender Week Monday July 22nd~ July 28th! We hope you’ll stop by for some delicious and fragrant fun as we share & savor recipes from The Lavender Cookbook next week! The will be lots to taste and see~ including a few visits to lavender festivals . . . I…
I dressed my Potting Shed in Red, White & Blue in celebration of Independence Day! Caladiums are sprouting from a red liner in a window box~ And we’re Pledging Allegiance to the Flag~ Flags are flying in a pot of red verbena, white petunias, and blue lobelia (a ready-refill from Lowe’s), inside an olive bucket. The pot…