Thank you for all your visits, comments, shares and Pins in 2017. I’m so honored you find the time to visit my little blog and Potting Shed! I’m bringing you a little flower therapy on a January day! Here’s look back at how I potted, puttered, played around the Potting Shed in 2017, with highlights from the months, seasons and holidays. Click…
Hang a garden apron and hat on a garden shed door~ a 5-minute update and easy alternative to a wreath, for the lazy days of summer. I found a blooming gardening apron a couple of weeks ago while enjoying some retail therapy. This Esschert’s Garden apron was $9.99 at T.J. Maxx. When I bought it,…
My Potting Shed was featured in She Sheds: A Room of Your Own, by Erika Kotite, published by Cool Springs Press/Quarto Publishing Group. “She” was honored to be included among the examples of She Sheds in this book! You can find her in the “Sheds for Gardeners” chapter. Other chapters in the book include “What’s Your…
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…
I hope you had a Happy and flower-filled Mother’s Day! I’ve been busy as a bee, buzzing and planting around the Potting Shed. Pretty in pink blooms are popping up everywhere. . . A watering can, freshly picked from HomeGoods, with a pretty pink flower as a rose came home with me. . . A…
My Black-eyed Susan vine is still growing and blooming. She’s grown as an annual here and will bloom until our first frost, usually in November. I planted some pumpkins around her to keep her company for a little seasonal display around my Potting Shed. I planted her on an obelisk in a pot to climb…
Dear Summer, We look forward to your arrival every year. And love your florabundance and the variety of blooms you bring. . . Along with the butterflies and bees that follow. We love watching the birds nesting. . . And enjoy your longer days and lazy weekends. We look forward to your quintessential summer flavors. . . Farmers Market peaches,…
We’ve had some beautiful spring weather and the trees have been bursting with blooms! I always look forward to seeing the plum trees dressed in pink, putting on their annual spring show. And I can’t resist cutting branches of pink petals to dress my Potting Shed for spring. I filled some watering cans with blossoms to enjoy before they scatter to the…
We’ve had a little teaser of fall temperatures, just enough inspiration to harvest some fall color around my Potting Shed! So I’m welcoming fall with open arms, along with pumpkins, gourds and mums! Oak leaves frame a bittersweet wreath and transferware lid hanging in greeting on the door. And my window box is liner-free and home for…
I had a little chalkboard door inspiration from Beatrix Potter Week with The Novel Bakers. . . and Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life. “You are as welcome as the flowers of spring!” Spring has been slower arriving this year so blooms on the door are welcome . . . Along with the grape hyacinths in a bunny planter. . . We’re…