My Gardens

Thought I would try to get my gardens finished before it got to hot, well its already to hot, its been in the upper 90's, but suppose to be in the lower 90's this week, guess I better take advantage of the cooler weather. LOL. Here is one of my favorite large pots that sits outside my den window, I have a sitting area here, and you can see where the weeds have come up through the cracks of the pavers here, need to attend to that, my next thing I am working on this week my sitting areas around my chimney.

This is a old garden I have been wanting to redo for several years, so I thought what the heck and just started digging it out last week. I have filled it with perennials. This is beside a storage building my husband built several years ago. I added two wash tubs my husbands grandmother had, she died a little over a year ago at the age of 103, very special. The bedshelf I had gotten at Nanbrook Farm a while back, just added a few of the bird houses I collect. And of course I had to have a sign with antiques on it, reminds me of my childhood and dad's shop. Can't wait until the flowers fill in the bed better.

Just a few of the flowers I added, fox glove, phlox, salvia and a few other items, including an old chair I picked up for 7 bucks.

Added in a mexican bush sage, I love it when it blooms, I had one and it didn't come back this year, also some varietys of rudbeckia's.

This area is under my kitchen window, I have some varieties of hosta, astible, and hydrangea's. I love the bunny stepping stones here.

Here is a pink astible growing next to some goats beard, it hasn't bloomed yet. An old watering can my aunt Dottie had given me, just one of many she had given me of her collection. Always love to add little touches to my garden, makes them have some interest to them.

This is in the same bed, my annabelle's are blooming really well this year, you can see them from my kitchen window. The purple hydrangea was given to me by my mother-in-law, she had rooted it for me. The old birdbath post was my husbands grandmother's and the rooster sundial I found at hobby lobby, just added a cute touch to the flower bed. And my favorite thing is the iron fencing, reminds me of my trips to Charleston, S.C. and seeing their gardens, many of them through iron gates. We had planned a trip this spring to go to Charleston, but decided to wait until Oliver gets out of the hospital, maybe in the fall we will make the trip. Speaking of Oliver, he is now 3lbs. 1 oz. and is doing well, he has a little breathing problem like he gets to comfortable and forgets to breath, they say it is common among early babies, he will out grow it. Hope to have new pictures soon, well better get back to working on clearing out Oliver's room, we are going to be moving out my antique bed this weekend over to my oldest son's house, Justin. I am going to be buying a crib for that room and then the fun part decorating it. Hope everyone has a great day, oh hope to be posting some of my goodies I have found lately, yes I have been back to Settler's Crossin and to Gibson Mill Antique Mall, really neat stuff I found and a new shop I want to go to soon. Vicky