Happy Wednesday! We’re enjoying some sunshine, lower humidity and cooler temperatures this week, perfect for dining outdoors! The Endless Summer Hydrangeas are blooming and loving our abundance of rainfall this spring. I cut some blooms to fill an urn for a centerpiece for the table. Keep your cut hydrangeas from wilting with the alum-dipping method!…
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…
Happy Friday and Mother’s Day Weekend! I’ve taken some time to stop and smell the roses and peonies that are in bloom this week! The peonies smell heavenly. . . Peony blooms are so fleeting, especially when you factor in heavy rain showers and thunderstorms that pummel the petals. Time to gather ye peonies while…
May is my favorite spring month as it brings beautiful May flowers after all those April showers. . . And as it’s the first Friday of the month, I’m joining my blogging friends for Floral Friday! You’ll find their links for more floral inspiration and flower therapy at the bottom of this post. I set…
Happy Sunday! After a soggy week and 4 inches of rain we are finally drying out and enjoying some welcome sunshine! The lake level is at full pond and our neighbor’s dock looks like it’s floating on the water. The Snowball Viburnum and white spring blooms are waning and the azaleas are peaking. It’s been the…
I have all things garden on my mind with the arrival of spring! Most of my free time recently has been occupied with garden clean up and puttering around the Potting Shed. Our weather has been a roller coaster ride of unpredictability this spring, but it looks like we’re finally on a warming trend after…
Our spring weather has been all over the map with freeze warnings, rain, blustery winds and a tornado watch last week. We’re enjoying some sunshine and warm spring weather this week so I set an alfresco spring table in celebration! It’s also the third Friday of the month which means I’m joining my talented blogging…
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 only snowballs I’ve seen with this crazy spring weather are the…
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 across some copper garden stakes recently that I thought would come in handy for plant identification and to add a little garden whimsy as a fun DIY! I…
The Jardin de Lapin, aka, Bunny Garden is hopping with a little spring table top fun! Bunnies are running rampant in the Potting Shed in search of a Jardin de Legumes or garden veggies. . . Petit Pois aka Peas. . . Sniffing out flowers ready to bloom. . . And tempted by ruffled cabbage leaves.…
