Category: garden art

roses, before the deer would eat the blossoms like lollypops

I love these roses. I wish that mine would bloom. But i never thought of deer eating the blossom straight off the plant. We have rabbits eating our strawberries, our blueberries & our roses. Yesterday evening we saw a teenage fox cross the main road around our house. Maybe the fox will scare every animal…

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Where I find the coolest vases…for cheap!

I find the most amazing vases–at Homegoods or T.J. Maxx. But you do not find them among the vases, you find them with the oils with the sticks…forget what they call that. After the oil disappears, I rinse & then run the glass, the oil came in, in the dishwasher. You cannot find vases like…

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art & flowers

This begonia blossom landed just like this. My begonia is an artist.

Queen Ann’s Lace & Red clover

I think Queen Ann’s lace was made from white butterflies & snow flakes. One day I’m going to pull some Queen Ann’s lace & red clover from the ditch & plant it where its supposed to be. In my garden & in my vases to remind me of home. I like to think that the…

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Caught in the pincushions

These classic lavender colored flowers have become one of my favorites. They last in a vase for almost two weeks-as long as speak sweetly to them, as you trim their toes & and cool their bath water. Some flowers seem to reach for the sun, others close their petals for the night, Pincushions feel as…

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