I am so honored to be featured on Growing4Seasons by our own..Tootsie aka known as Glenda..
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Today I am Thankful that great gardeners believe that I have something to offer... :)
Worry is like a rocking chair, it's gives you something to do but gets you nowhere!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Friday, February 11, 2011
Fertilizer Friday
Time to join FF over at http://tootsietime.blogspot.com , she is also having a give-a-way.
After I dropped the youngest medium child at school this morning I found myself browsing the nursery center...Oh, how the flowers and plants are pouring in. I used some self-control and only purchased a few things.
Two Camelot Foxglove, Two Spanish Lavender and
a Callie Bright Red Calibrachoa.
Lets' have a small look inside the greenhouse this morning.
After I dropped the youngest medium child at school this morning I found myself browsing the nursery center...Oh, how the flowers and plants are pouring in. I used some self-control and only purchased a few things.Two Camelot Foxglove, Two Spanish Lavender and
a Callie Bright Red Calibrachoa.
Lets' have a small look inside the greenhouse this morning.The Voltage African Daisies are ready to be moved into the garden.
A rooted Jacobina is finally putting on some new growth at the bottom. whew!
Jane Cowell Hibiscus was planted in the garden through most of the winter...about three weeks ago it was looking rather (dead) sad. This was a surprise replacement from my husband last spring when the winter took my first one away from me. I dug it up and put it in a container, it is now putting out some leaves..another whew!
At the end of summer I received another surprise, this time in the mail. I commented about Jean's beautiful white Rose of Sharon tree and the next thing I knew I had three little ones delivered right to my door! They went dormant on the front porch until the end of December, I then put the container in the greenhouse...viola! Thanks Jean!
Diamond Frost is doing wonderfully...Nasturtium in the foreground that I started from seed, they are such a pretty green.
Overwintered Ornamental Potato Vine...I also have cuttings rooting..the more you cut the bushier it gets.
My heart just sang a song first thing this morning. The youngest medium kid was looking out the kitchen door and she said.. "It looks so pretty in the greenhouse, may I go in there?" Me: "Well of course you can." I was grinning the entire time I was getting my camera!
A rooted Jacobina is finally putting on some new growth at the bottom. whew!
Jane Cowell Hibiscus was planted in the garden through most of the winter...about three weeks ago it was looking rather (dead) sad. This was a surprise replacement from my husband last spring when the winter took my first one away from me. I dug it up and put it in a container, it is now putting out some leaves..another whew!
At the end of summer I received another surprise, this time in the mail. I commented about Jean's beautiful white Rose of Sharon tree and the next thing I knew I had three little ones delivered right to my door! They went dormant on the front porch until the end of December, I then put the container in the greenhouse...viola! Thanks Jean!
Diamond Frost is doing wonderfully...Nasturtium in the foreground that I started from seed, they are such a pretty green.
Overwintered Ornamental Potato Vine...I also have cuttings rooting..the more you cut the bushier it gets.
My heart just sang a song first thing this morning. The youngest medium kid was looking out the kitchen door and she said.. "It looks so pretty in the greenhouse, may I go in there?" Me: "Well of course you can." I was grinning the entire time I was getting my camera!
Hoping to have a few different blooms for GBBD on the 15th..
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Today I am Thankful for the little things that make my heart sing!
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Preparing For Spring...Other Than Seed Sowing...
For those of you suffering from winter doldrums, winter blues or as Skeeter put it over at http://tinaramsey.blogspot.com , Seasonal Affective Disorder aka SAD here are a few things you can do inside to prepare for spring.
Purchased a decorative wood birdhouse for a dollar. With some paint and moss I now have a cute little accent to add to my gardens, shelf or a container.
A few metal pails before...pails are shown after painting in the photos below.
A pinecone out of the yard, a paper ball for a dollar some glue and moss.
One of the pails after sponging on different colors of paint and a few light strokes with some sand paper.
A piece of my Rosemary from the garden....I'm working on a small Rosemary Tree.
Just dug up some struggling Thyme and potted it up in another painted pail...yes, that's a painted fork in the pail with some moss on it.
If I can't find the right herb for this pail, perhaps some pink Painted Daisies would look nice.
Old plastic container from the dollar store that was repainted last Spring....
is now spruced up again for this Spring.
A plain terra cotta pot covered in moss.
Last but not least....I have some Angels that my Mom and Dad made some twenty years ago. They were decorated for Christmas. The one in my last post in the greenhouse, my SIL had and redone it with a gardening theme and gave it back to me. I just fell in love with it and had to redo one for one of my most Dear Friends....it will be in the mail next week...
Ya'll that are looking outside at a blanket or perhaps a quilt of snow..start working on your containers and little container art so when Spring arrives you'll be ready to plant them up and set them out!
Purchased a decorative wood birdhouse for a dollar. With some paint and moss I now have a cute little accent to add to my gardens, shelf or a container.
A few metal pails before...pails are shown after painting in the photos below.
A pinecone out of the yard, a paper ball for a dollar some glue and moss.
One of the pails after sponging on different colors of paint and a few light strokes with some sand paper.
A piece of my Rosemary from the garden....I'm working on a small Rosemary Tree.
Just dug up some struggling Thyme and potted it up in another painted pail...yes, that's a painted fork in the pail with some moss on it.
If I can't find the right herb for this pail, perhaps some pink Painted Daisies would look nice.
Old plastic container from the dollar store that was repainted last Spring....
is now spruced up again for this Spring.
A plain terra cotta pot covered in moss.
Last but not least....I have some Angels that my Mom and Dad made some twenty years ago. They were decorated for Christmas. The one in my last post in the greenhouse, my SIL had and redone it with a gardening theme and gave it back to me. I just fell in love with it and had to redo one for one of my most Dear Friends....it will be in the mail next week...
Ya'll that are looking outside at a blanket or perhaps a quilt of snow..start working on your containers and little container art so when Spring arrives you'll be ready to plant them up and set them out!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Today I am Thankful for that Dear Friend who sent me a book with great inspirational tips from the gardening shed.
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