potting shed potting plants

This has been a strange summer; too much rain; very cool temperatures for this time of year.

~~the flower beds beaten down by Mother Nature~~

~~lost some potted plants too~~

~~everything slowly growing from not enough sunshine or just too much rain~~

~~today, replacing or adding to the beds; never too late to plant and hope~~

~~this large pot is all new flowers; I'm loving this color combination better anyway~~

Although, some plants have actually thrived with all the downpours we've had, so I guess it all evens out~~

~~trying to get some outdoor projects done and still have the brick borders to mortar~~

~~managed to get the bricks mortared in front of the old shed and love the quaintness of it; you know how I love bricks, pathways next to the flower beds~~my husband's favorite saying "wish I had a dollar for every time you've moved those bricks"~~

~~such small spaces but gives me enough flower planting areas to play with.

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The Moon Flower vine should have blooms by now.  It doesn't.   There is always next growing season and I will start it much earlier next year~~

~~pinks, purples, whites and a touch of dark yellow are my favorites in flowers for the backyard~~

Back to planting, reseeding some lawn, mortar the borders, etc.  I'm loving it.

Enjoy your week!

Little Treasures

Have a wonderful weekend.

Junk Day Part II

My favorite junk place to shop is like a picker's dream place;  a couple of old out~buildings chock full of rust, dust, clutter and nothing is marked for prices~~

~~you select your dream pieces and pile it~~then the owner negotiates the very reasonable value of your pile of rust and dust~~usually very cheap.

~~and the jeep was full~~yet on the way home I'm  thinking about what I left behind and maybe I should make another day~trip to retrieve those special bargains:  you know~~those sweet possibilities that beckon your mind for future projects.

I'm going back next week; hope my spotted treasures will still be there.  I'll let you know.

Have a great weekend.

Junk Day

Below; we call it the "back alley";  sort of potting place and catch all~~

This is special little hiding place behind the pergola~~

The old potting shed needs painted, but I love to putter here.

Have a great day!

Herb Pots

This is my mini~herb center.  I snip for cooking, dry in little bundles to store in glass containers; so pretty in small jars~~

Above; in a large clay pot I have off to the side elevated with a portion of old brick; this holds a smaller pot of Rosemary~~

My first time using a strawberry pot; free plants found along the shed (thank you feathered friends;) and though I may not get a bounty of berries, I love how sweet this jar looks among the potted herbs.

A great way to hide an ugly metal post: using vine trellis; cannot see the Moon flowers just now sprouting~~they will grow fast and will fill in this little area; pretty white blooms that appear at dusk; such a nice treat to the garden in evening time~~

Above to the left;  purple Liatris are the spiky looking plants grown from bulbs~~by mid summer they should bloom tall and will look pretty next to the white Moon flower vine~~

Salvage plants put in little pots; these were eaten almost down to nubs by the rabbits and/or squirrels!  May have been a sweet blessing in disguise as they fill up this little spot of the old wood table on the deck~~

Maybe the rabbits won't jump up here~~not holding my breath on the squirrels ;)

Have a blessed day.

Old Bricks

Love old bricks; I can always find a sweet garden spot for them.

I'm still working on some color for the shade garden; summer flowers just beginning to fill in the bare spots.

~~and I have to deal with the rabbits and squirrels constantly~~

~~a handy place to keep the garden tools~~

My "No. 13" bucket is just perfect for holding my weed pickings ;)

Next is the mortar mix in between the bricks; I think it adds more cottage charm and helps keep weeds from poking through.

Have a great week!