i found Vermont in Alabama

Petals from the Past 16034 Co. Rd. 29, Jemison, Alabama 35085 These gardens reminded me of my mother’s perennial beds in Montpelier, Vermont. The gardens she would dig in the dirt, swearing under her breath at the deer that had eaten her bulbs. She called the deer, Bulb Breath… The style of gardens surrounding the…

oh, lily how you shine

this little man-made pond was at Petals from the Past. An amazingly beautiful place that I will be posting pictures of for the next few days. I also have to find the brochure so that I can tell you where it is. Because it is an hour south of Birmingham, Alabama. But…for me, it felt…

place cards using my drawings & flowers

ok, so the green button mums did not grow in my gardens. i wish they did. however, all else did grow here at home. i put my drawings into my editing program & had a BLAST making these cards. Nala is my Siberian Husky & Hobbes is my cat. my animals needed fancy middle names….

Garden art for my Mother’s day…

So a Jewish girl wanted a St. Francis for her gardens. Crazy? No, I loved why he was Sainted. He belongs in every garden to remind us ALL to love animals & gardens. I love that he holds a bowl of seeds for my birds to snack on.