Take inspiration from Beatrix Potter’s classic tale and celebrate Spring with a tea party with Peter Rabbit. Find recipes for Garden Veggie Spread Tea Sandwiches, Flower Sugar Cubes and Everybunny’s favorite Carrot Cake Cupcakes, that hop from a box cake mix for easy baking! Welcome to our April edition of Tea on Tuesdays, a celebration…
Happy Sunday! Here’s a weekend waterview from Lake Norman. There is rain in our forecast today with thunderstorms moving through this afternoon, but otherwise, it’s shaping up to be a ‘nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina’ kind of week! Low humidity with sunshine . . . ideal weather to dig into some…
Happy Monday! I hope you had a wonderful and joyful Easter holiday! After a very wet and cold weekend, we’re warming back up to the 70s and looking forward to some welcome sunshine returning this week. Bunnies and blooms have gathered on The Potting Bench for a celebration of spring! Snowball Viburnum is blooming and…
Find a round up of floral centerpieces and table inspiration for Spring and Easter. You’ll find tips for using spring flowering bulbs, blooming branches, a blooming cabbage vase, easy 5 minute centerpieces and more! Spring arrives next week for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere (at least by the calendar anyway ;) and Easter…
Happy Friday! 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 2022! I’m still surprised and humbled that you find the time to visit my little blog and Potting Shed. My Potting Shed…
Find a year of flowers and round up of DIY floral arrangements and seasonal centerpiece inspiration. You’ll also find flower longevity tips, short cuts and techniques to create affordable arrangements using grocery store and garden flowers. Happy January! I hope your holidays were merry and bright and we’re all looking at a happy and healthy…
Set a flower-filled alfresco table to celebrate Mother’s Day. You’ll find DIY pressed flower frames to honor ‘Mom’ and additional floral inspiration. Happy May! 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 friends links and more floral…
I’m hopping down the bunny trail with Peter Rabbit and friends for some tabletop gardening fun in The Potting Shed! I’m a big fan of Beatrix Potter and her charmed world of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Tom Kitten and Benjamin Bunny. Peter Rabbit and friends hopped to the counter for a little tabletop fun to…
Happy Monday! It’s the third Monday of the month which means I’m joining my blogging friends for some flower therapy and Monday Morning Blooms. You can find my friends links and more floral inspiration at the bottom of this post. Our common theme for this week’s edition of Monday Morning Blooms was using a pitcher…
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…