Thinking Spring
The calendar says February, but a few sunny & mild days with temperatures in the 60′s has me Thinking Spring~ Anticipating Spring’s arrival~ I’m enjoying some tabletop gardening~ with the warm...
View ArticleCelebrating the Camellia
Blooming in winter and early spring when other flowers are still sleeping~ Camellias provide a punch of cheery & unexpected color when the landscape is barren. So I’m celebrating the Camellia~...
View ArticleSpringing Forward
It’s Time to Spring Forward~ And enjoy the Daffodils~ Ambassadors & Harbingers of Spring~ . . .their cheery faces eagerly seeking & following the sunshine~ just like mine :) . . .and time to...
View ArticleA Spring in My Step
I have a spring in my step ~ With the arrival of Spring~ And from the riot of color & blooms courtesy of Mother Nature~ Wellies courtesy of the aisles of Target~ my stomping ground :) Happy...
View ArticleGalvanized to Garden
I’m galvanized to garden with the arrival of Spring~ My assortment of watering cans along with a zinc seed tray are at the table to kick off the growing season~ I’m having a little fun in the garden...
View ArticleScatter My Ashes at Butchart Gardens
I had the good fortune to travel with my husband to Vancouver, British Columbia for a business conference~ our first trip enjoying the beauty of the Pacific Northwest and a chance to visit our...
View ArticleA Place to Pot
After years of planning, perusing magazines, and procrastinating, I have a Potting Shed under construction~ a belated milestone birthday gift, more thrilling to me than a trip or shiny piece of...
View ArticleNesting & Window Dressing
I’m busy Nesting~ Dressing Windows in my Potting Shed! You can see how she’s grown, here. I’m waiting on a roof and a gable vent to be installed in the next week~ it’s WARM inside :) but I couldn’t...
View ArticleNew Life for a Chest Gone to Pot
I’ve been busy Nesting in my Potting Shed~ My grandmother’s sad, pink chest had gone to pot :) and has come home to roost for storage in my Potting Shed~ given new life and purpose thanks to Annie...
View ArticleSkirting the Issue
My Potting Shed is a work in progress~ with just a couple of big details left to finish and lots of small details to keep me busy as I continue to transplant and prune :) You can see how she’s …...
View ArticleA Chinese Garden & Long Life Noodle Soup
We had the Good Fortune 造化 to visit Vancouver, BC last year! In addition to visiting the breathtaking Butchart Gardens, we walked through Chinatown on the way to Vancouver’s Chinese Garden~ to see the...
View ArticleReady to Spring Forward
I’m ready to Spring Forward and for an extra hour of daylight! So I hope you enjoy the Daffodils with a reprise of Springing Forward~ It’s Time to Spring Forward~ And enjoy the Daffodils~ Harbingers...
View ArticleCoffee, Tea, or Seed?
I found some silverplate pieces thrifting~ a few trays, a mismatched coffee server and some stray cream & sugars~ Tarnished and a few pieces pitted and scratched~ ideal for a little project for...
View ArticleSpring at The Butchart Gardens
I had the good fortune to travel with my husband to Vancouver, British Columbia for a business conference a year ago last May~ our first trip enjoying the beauty of the Pacific Northwest and a chance...
View ArticleAnyone Can Be A Gardener & Winners!
“Anyone can be a gardener. It’s simply a matter of choice. On the day you find yourself fretting about the first frost~ Or ruminating about rhododendron color, The day you say to yourself, ‘I’m a...
View ArticleThe Year of the Horse & Long Life Noodle Soup
In celebration of Chinese New Year and The Year of the Horse which officially began January 31st, I thought you might enjoy a repeat stroll through a Chinese garden, enjoying a little spring green...
View ArticlePotting, Props, and Photos
I’ve been busy potting with the arrival of spring and some guests. . . They travel with a suitcase of props~ throws and linens. . . A host of photography equipment I wouldn’t begin to know how to use....
View ArticleA Visit to Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
I’m joining The Novel Bakers for Garden Week. One of my assignments :) for garden week was to visit and share a public garden and I’m so glad I did. Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is about an hour...
View ArticleSeeds of Inspiration: DIY Seed Gift Envelopes
I’m joining The Novel Bakers for Garden Week! You’re invited to pull on your gardening gloves and dig in with some virtual gardening as we share books, tour gardens, set tables, and enjoy some...
View ArticlePrivate Edens and Garden Bits & Pieces
I’m joining The Novel Bakers for Garden Week! You’re invited to pull on your gardening gloves and dig in with some virtual gardening as we share books, tour gardens, set tables, and enjoy some...
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