I love seeing and hearing the bees buzz and bumble about the garden. . . I chalked up my Potting Shed door with a favorite quote by Elizabeth Lawrence: “The hum of bees is the voice of the garden.” A garden with bees is a happy garden. . . Bees on sunflowers . . .…
The Earth laughs in flowers and I’m celebrating Earth Day with a little giveaway in honor of wildflowers and pollinators. Of course if you’re a gardener, every day is Earth Day! Wildflowers are essential to the survival of the pollinator population. Pollinators such as bees, hummingbirds and butterflies are vital to almost all crops and plants…
We’re enjoying some welcome 70 degree temperatures our first week of spring that has my palms itching to dig in the dirt! Our frost date is April 15th so I’m biding my time and satisfying my craving for flowers with spring bulbs. . . Hyacinths and Daffodils and chalkboard blooms on my Potting Shed door. I was able to…
The best part about Valentine’s Day is the abundance of fresh flowers blooming in the grocery stores. Flowers feed the soul and these Baroness Roses home stopped me in my tracks when I spied them. They’re joining hydrangeas, lavender carnations and pink & white alstroemeria for a tote full of posies! I purchased this adorable tote bag that I…
Thank you for all your visits, comments, shares and Pins in 2016. I’m still amazed you find the time to visit my blog and little Potting Shed! I’m bringing you a little flower on a cold January day when it’s cold outside and you might be covered in snow! Here’s look back at how I potted, puttered, played around the Potting Shed…
Welcome September. . . I’m so glad you’re here! I’ve been waiting not-so-patiently for your arrival. I’m ready for cooler temperatures. . . Looking forward to your colors and textures. . . Fall boating and picnic weather. . . Fall Pontoon Picnic The Flavors of Fall Picnic Leaf peeping. . . Beautiful sunsets. . . The arrival of pumpkins.…
I’m celebrating the Red, White and Bloom in the Potting Shed and chalked up my door in celebration! Our hydrangeas are covered in blooms now, a welcome sight in contrast to the few flowers we had last year. Ball jars are filled with a red, white and blooming combination of Endless Summer Hydrangeas, Queen Anne’s Lace, the red…
I’m chalking it up to wish you a Happy Easter. . . With a help of a wreath with vintage Easter greetings . . . And forsythia is blooming in a basket with eggs. Happy Easter Wishes. . . From Our Boat to Yours!
Happy first day of Spring! I’m chalking it up to welcome Spring on my Potting Shed door! We’ve had some beautiful spring weather here in North Carolina with temperatures 70s and 80s in the last couple of weeks, more typical of May than March. We’re chiller this morning, with temperatures in the 40s and 30s today and…
I filled my Ferry’s Seeds Box with a bit of fall. . . Some mums and pumpkins. . . Ornamental kale, gourds and ivy to soften and spill over the sides. And tucked them in together in my vintage Ferry’s Seeds Box with a little Spanish moss. I hung a bundle of Indian corn for some seasonal texture and…
