Getting Ready For Summer Fun With Plants And Decorations
| May 9, 2012 | Posted by Helen under Uncategorized |
What a week or so has been around here on the mountaintop! It seems like a long time and also a slow time. Each time, that I’ve thought Bob and I had planned enough for the summer plants….well one of us has changed the plan. That would be me…guilty of thinking one more plant.
Please tell me, that you do the same. One more color of this or that. Remembering that this year, Bob and I actually decided it was time for red flowers. So red flowers are here, but so are some other old reliable flowers in our favorite color…yeah, salmon impatiens are in the 12 deck boxes and several pots. Nothing at all is arranged as hoped at this point. Probably will be week after next, before we have it dressed for the summer. That includes rearranging the porch furiture and another thorough cleaning of that ugly yellow pollen.
Can hardly wait to see what y’all are planning and planting!
Happy times ahead! The geranium above the gate has grown a lot already and still is shocking us with beauty! Thanks for stopping by. Please leave me a message if you follow me on Linky Follower and I will follow you back.
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Just A Second Look Before Finishing The Plants
| May 4, 2012 | Posted by Helen under Uncategorized |
Everyone, I must say that after Bob placed this beautiful geranium on that high hook, I was jumping for joy. Joy at the very beauty of that gorgeous plant. Most of the past few years, we have chosen a very deep purple Wave petunia and loved them. This year we were both blown away by the deep red beauty first and then of the very fullness of the plant. See what you think…like it?
Wonder if I dare mention that more than one large one would be better yet? There’s a lot to do, before everything will be revealed next week! Hope y’all like the red, white, and blue theme out there this year. As always, there will be plants you recall if you’ve visited over the past year or so.
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Shopping For The Flowers And Ferns For Summertime
| May 2, 2012 | Posted by Helen under Uncategorized |
Happy days have arrived…it’s feeling great outside! Not only that, it’s looking gorgeous with all the beautiful trees. Have I ever mentioned how much I adore leaves? Here’s what is going on around our home. Bob and I could hardly wait to hit the nurseries to find the plants for this special summer. Here’s a preview of what is coming soon to our deck, porch and maybe one or two hanging baskets.
Notice on the cart are lots of marigolds, impatiens, ferns…large and small ones. You name it, we checked it out. This year we are going with surprise or not…RED, WHITE, AND BLUE as our theme colors.
We can never get enough of the beautiful plants we love…just don’t have time or space for much more than we loaded in my car Monday. We have found that the best things for getting our plants established and healthy is the Miracle Grow you see in our trunk. It’s time released and prevents the plants from drying out. Love it! Once in a while we might be gone a week or a few days and we have always returned to healthy plants.
Look at that huge mess on our back screened porch. Hey! It’s been cleaned once already! The pollen has been awful. Bob washed it down and we still have some around and in the air. You will see my old trusty plastic table…affectionately known as my “potting table” sitting right below that wonderful ceiling fan. It takes several hours to get the many kinds of plants divided and arranged into the 12 large deck boxes and one large pot along with several regular size pots. We did have to replace all 12 deck boxes this year.
Don’t you just love Spring? This year we purchased Vinca, which is a new plant to us. We’re planting it in the extra large empty pot you saw recently beside our gate…yes, the one with the red, white, and blue butterfly! We also are hanging a beautiful red geranium at the corner of our deck nearest the gate…actually from the overhang at the end of the house.
Vinca
Hopefully next week, you will be able to see some progress on our porch!
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Redecorating Our Garden Gate
| April 25, 2012 | Posted by Helen under Uncategorized |
One day last week, again I found myself stopping at Ross Dress For Less to check out their decorations for home and outdoor areas. There were lots of sizes of lanterns, watering cans, etc. And suddenly out of the corner of my eye, there was what had to go home with me. Remembering, that it was almost time to refresh the gate decorations for our summer fun in the back yard…behind that gate..I knew this gorgeous butterfly would be perfect. Not just perfect looks, but perfect price and quality were in the deal.
I know if anyone had ever said, that I would buy and decorate a gate with a red, white, and blue butterfly…well you know! Yes, you know they would have been just crazy! Bob had been at a golf shop while my shopping took place. When we arrived home, I was very interested in his reaction to the newest thing for him to hang. Actually, it was super easy and could easily have been put in place by me.
Words cannot express how delighted Bob and I were to see this beautiful piece with our patriotic colors hanging on that gate. Now, we’re hoping to find another one just like it to hang on the inside of the fence. What do you think of it? It will likely be there into July. Notice the stars on the top of the wings. They are cutouts in just the right spots to hang the metal piece, and using the screws that previously held the container used earlier for a copycat of the Southern Living magazines decoration of a fence with an old brass mailbox on it.
Again, remember this was a great bargain find. Just as the container resembling the mailbox was!
In other words, I’m tickled red, white, and blue!
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We’re now ready to get the deck boxes and all the large flower pots planted. The bare containers look so pitiful. Not long now until they will be overflowing with ferns and impatiens. The weigelas are still blooming and have grown too tall. Click: http://www.helensdecor.com/beyond-the-garden-gate-weigelas/
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Notice the great ball topiary, that is like the ones we saw in Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic. It still looks like new and oh so real!
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