Busy Planting....

 

I took last week off to plant in my garden.  I do every year.

I love spring and by this time I am really due for

a break from work.  So I take a week off

to do all my favorite things. 

 

 

We have had tons of rain.  Now we can do with some sunshine.

We live in a subdivision but I have planted trees

for privacy where I can. 

 

 

Must have lots of flowers.  I planted 10 flats of

flowers and veggies this year.

 

 

The vegetable garden... the right side are

herbs for sleeping.  Then tomatoes,

carrots, lettuce, peas & green beans.

Peppers and Berries are on the South

side of the house where they get lots of sun.

 

 

 Lettuce is growing in the green house.

 We can never have enough with 3 bunnies

in the house.

 

 

 

 

These Irises bloomed for the first time this year.

They were given to me 3 yrs. ago

and I had no idea what color they would be. 

I am so happy with this color!

 

 

 

 

 

Look close...I found these

 floating guards to protect the gold fish

from being eaten by Heron

and it doesn't look ugly with the netting

above the water.

 

 

Eventually this will be filled with

Hyacinth vine.  They are in there...

just little bitty now.

 

 

 Cooking Herbs are on the left side of my green house.

I like to dry them and then make my

own seasoning mixes.

 

 

Veggies that I ran out of space in the garden.

Tomatoes. spinach, kale, Celery, Onions

 & flowers to make it look pretty.

 

 

These Geraniums I saved inside from last year. 

That is just one big plant in a  2 ft wide pot.

I did this for several of my Geraniums and

they are just bigger and better

than anything I can find in a nursery.

 

 

My husband and I made this arbor from sticks

to go with our stick bench.

 

 

Left side

 

 

Right side.

I made the quirky little table

next to the chair.

 

 

I redid the wreath on my front door.

Added a hi and new bow

and some greenery.

 

 

This year I did inpatients out front

along the edge of the perennials.

I am thinking they will get bigger

 and brighter with fertilizer.

The purple balls are allium that I

I planted last fall.

 

 

We are happy with how big the trees have grown

surrounding our deck. Just 3 years after our

 huge apple tree collapsed

when it was so weighted down with apples.

We now have a very private deck.

 

 

Whew, got a bunch done, now it just has to grow.

Gardening makes me happy

and is a great pastime of mine.

I share pics as my garden grows

because I love it.

 

 

 

Spring flowers and Sweet Bunnies

 

We had a wonderful warm spring day

and  were doing spring clean up

from winter.  I brought the big

buns out and let them hang out in the

vegetable garden area.

 

 

 

 

I painted and repaired my trellis that

was looking a bit worn.  Looks like new now.

 

 

Hazel has to check it out!

 

 

I don't let them out often simple for this

menace neighbor dog that barks

non-stop.  You can tell Hazel doesn't like it.

 

 

I put out my plaques after winter.

 

 

My husband cleaned the pond out and put

all the gold fish back outside

 

 

   Pottery bird bath I made last year

getting used for the first time.

 

  

 New mulch all over Matt put down.

over all my beds in the front, sides & back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A few of last years Geraniums are doing great in the

green house.  I started lettuce early from seeds for the buns.

 

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my beautiful girl Murphy

in the plum tree

 

 

 

Every spring I am excited and

eager to get to plant & garden.

  

I love flower shopping....

The plants on the ground 

are the flowers I've

bought this year!

~Natascha~

 

 

 

Do what You Love,

 

I have been working in my studio with spring

flowers being my inspiration. 

This flower is meant to be a

red poppy bird bath.

 

 

I am also trying to get back into practice on

the pottery wheel.

 

 

These are smaller tiles

 

 

A poppy

 

 

A violet bowl.  Violets are one

of my favorite flowers.

 

 

I am having fun playing with clay and

making new creations.  Sometimes

I get impatient wishing I had more time to

make things and do art.  I have to

remind myself  that I work full time and I

actually do a lot of stuff.  I am working

on training and riding with my horse,

I care really well for all my pets and

give them a lot of attention.

Plus I do more around the house that I

did when I lived in a small condo. I always

 have home projects.  Either gardening

& cleaning or things I want to organize.

I love organizing stuff.  LOL! I have a

super supportive husband that helps me so

I have time to do the things I love. 

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When I think of all that I do now

I take a deep breath and smile.

I am loving my life.

I am very glad that I am so

busy that I cannot fit all that

I want to do in my day

because that means I am

making use of every minute

of my life! 

I would like to encourage

you to do what YOU LOVE!