Happy Monday! It’s officially nesting season and every bird is welcome! I took my cue from the birds to feather my nest . . . Following the birds’ lead to bring my nesting instincts to the Potting Bench. Long time readers know I love birds. . . Feeding and watching the birds is a favorite…
Happy Sunday! Here’s a little weekend waterview from Lake Norman. We’re off to a chilly start here this morning with temperatures more typical of late January than early April in North Carolina. We’ll be warming up to high 60s this afternoon but with a dip into the low 30s overnight, I’m keeping my fingers crossed…
How about some flower therapy on a cold gray or snowy day? I’m sharing a look back at how I puttered, played and planted around the Potting Shed this past year, but first a ‘thank you’ for all your visits and comments in 2021! I’m still surprised and humbled you find the time to visit…
Happy Monday! We’ve enjoyed some beautiful spring weather recently. . .ideal for nesting season! A pair of Eastern Bluebirds have been busy feathering their nest and gathering food to feed their brood. Entertaining to watch as they fly to and fro and hunting up insects for hungry chicks. Bluebirds are a gardener’s best friend with…
Happy Monday! It’s the first Monday of the month which means I’m joining my blogging friends for some flower therapy and Monday Morning Blooms. You can find my flower friends’ links and more floral inspiration at the bottom of this post. For this week’s edition of Monday Morning Blooms, our theme was ‘anything goes’ with…
Favorite garden hack for a climbing vine: Use a Slinky as a trellis in the garden! I’m sharing my favorite flowering summer vine and a creative way to help it climb that I discovered, with a Slinky! This post contains affiliate links. For more information see my disclosure policy. Black-eyed Susan vine (Thunbergia alata) is a favorite…
I love brown transferware year round, but fall is the season when it really shines! I pulled my collection together to give them their due, and for a bit of fall nesting and tabletop fun in the Potting Shed! Brown transferware is paired with Limelight hydrangeas that have made their fall metamorphosis. . .changing from…
I’ve been feathering my nest and decking the halls of the Potting Shed for Christmas! Adding greenery and pine cones to window boxes. . . to wellies. . . And to watering cans. I filled a basket on the door with a mixture of freshly cut cedar, pine, and boxwood. I added the greenery to wet floral foam…
I’m picnicking with the birds with inspiration and fun provided by my Birds of a Feather Advent Calendar. Birds of a feather have flocked together and Lenox Winter Song plates and mugs are joining the fun, set on a tree slice charger and plaid throw for a tablecloth. A birdhouse is perched in the window box…
In a Gardening state-of-mind, I’m on the porch enjoying the Season with a few things that make me happy~ A simple Christmas table~ ideal for our casual living at the Lake. A promise of a flower in an Amaryllis bulb, a few collected watering cans . . . . . . and a couple of vintage trowels, showing the visible…