Happy Monday! It’s one of my favorite days of the month when I join my Monday Morning Blooms’ friends to share some flower therapy. You can find my flower friends’ links and blooming inspiration at the bottom of this post. Fall arrives on Wednesday (at least by the calendar any way ;) and I’m counting…
Happy Thursday! You’re invited to join me for a little flower therapy and see what’s in bloom around the Potting Shed! Note: Photo heavy post ahead, so get comfy and grab something cold to drink, it’s hot and humid outside! Endless Summer Hydrangeas are blooming! I highly recommend planting an Endless Summer Hydrangea if you…
I’m on the porch in celebration of the sunflower . . . And joining my blogging friends for another edition of Floral Friday! You can find the links for their beautiful floral inspiration at the bottom of this post. Sunflowers were our common theme for this week’s Floral Friday edition. Sunflowers convey warmth and symbolize…
Happy Monday, I hope you had a good weekend! I’ve been busy puttering and planting around the Potting Shed. The window boxes are filling in nicely and growing. They were planted after our freeze date mid-April, with a combination of sun-loving summer annuals . . .Petunias, Hot Lobeila, Coleus and Sweet Potato Vine. The window…
Happy Wednesday! I have a Flower Arranging Hack and recycling tip to share, a Garden Center Plant Tray repurposed as a Flower Grid! I always seem to have empty plant trays and plastic pots to return for recycling. I transported pots of pansies home from the garden center using this tray. I walked by it…
Grab your mug of coffee or tea and take a walk with me to see how things are growing around the Potting Shed. You can find me out here early mornings and in the evenings. You’re welcome to help me water, deadhead, prune and weed while you’re here too. ;) The window boxes have filled in…
A week of much-needed rain and storms brought us some welcome relief from the August heat after a dry summer. Normally by this time in August, the garden has gone to pot. ;) It’s amazing what rain showers can do for the garden as opposed to daily watering with a hose. The mandevilla vine planted on a trellis between…
My Gardener’s Recipe for planting is one I follow every year: One Part Soil Two Parts Water Three Parts Wishful Thinking. I’m always thrilled to see blooms return in the spring, a mini miracle after our drought and long hot summer last year! We planted three oakleaf hydrangeas last spring, all receiving the same amount of planting…
Are your palms itching to dig in the dirt and fill your containers and beds with spring and summer annuals? Our frost date in North Carolina is April 15th but we all know how unpredictable Mother Nature can be. I learned the hard way not be tempted by all the beautiful flowers arriving in the garden centers in March and early…
I set a table that’s Red, White and Blooming in anticipation of Independence Day! We’ll be celebrating family members’ birthdays along with America’s birthday this weekend and watching the fireworks from the water. I couldn’t resist dishing out a little tabletop fun with some patriotic fanfare in a celebration of red, white and blue. Broad…