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Post by willowgirl on Jun 16, 2019 22:18:08 GMT
I'm not sure how I did this as my allergies were *horrible* this year ... May was a blur! But somehow I got this all rolled out in between sneezing (and working my 3 jobs, blargh).
I pulled this nice little bench out of the trash last fall! Couldn't wait to put it to good use.
Here's the back side of the island in the foreground:
And the back side of the flower cart:
My little "tea party garden" along the front of the house:
As always, thanks to Numb for picking up my slack so I could do all of this!
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Jun 17, 2019 3:18:51 GMT
Hey there willowgirl, Your container gardens have never ceased to amaze me the last few years... What a ton of work and what a good eye you have as far as the colors and textures and such... you do a fantastic job girl! And kudos to Numb as well! You gotta a good guy there - I guess you already knew that!  Take care you two, ~Mari |
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Post by mzgarden on Jun 17, 2019 9:20:40 GMT
Every years I find myself looking for the pictures of your gardens. Always make me smile. Thank you for sharing.
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 17, 2019 10:49:04 GMT
Aww, thanks girls!  |
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Post by dustawaits on Jun 17, 2019 13:11:12 GMT
I have never lived near a town/city with curbside freebies.
You really have a knack with design and a green thumb!!
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Post by Melissa on Jun 17, 2019 13:43:13 GMT
So cheerful! Love the tea party!!!
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 18, 2019 13:13:40 GMT
Thanks!  The part of Michigan I lived in was like that. Those thrifty Dutch would totally wear a thing out and THEN donate it to the church rummage sale! Pittsburgh area is a scavenger's paradise, though. Hardly a week goes by that I don't haul something home off the curb. Psst, anyone in the market for a nice 4-drawer cherry dresser? Heh! |
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Post by Woodpecker on Jun 18, 2019 13:50:23 GMT
I look forward to your pics each year of your "fairy land" garden. You love your plants and have a real touch for making it special and attractive. It's like a dream garden spot. I could sit on the bench and just take it all in for a long while. I love the added pieces, your little tea party. Who would think of that, except you? It's very special and so peaceful to look at. Thanks for sharing each year...
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Post by feather on Jun 18, 2019 16:52:38 GMT
Beautiful, every year another beautiful artscape of plants and containers and placements.
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 18, 2019 17:02:54 GMT
Thanks!!
I'll warn you though that if you sit on that bench for more than 15 seconds, you'll be mobbed by our love-starved barncats, lol.
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Post by shellymay on Jun 18, 2019 19:10:47 GMT
willowgirl, I also have always enjoyed seeing your garden and all the new additions each year........
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Post by laurazone5 on Jun 19, 2019 2:03:14 GMT
Stunning ma lady. Just stunning. How peacefully beautiful.
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Post by midtnmama on Jun 19, 2019 12:20:28 GMT
Me too! I can't wait until you show us your garden every year. It makes me happy! Thanks!
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 20, 2019 2:40:13 GMT
Thanks girls! I've had the last 3 days off from gardening as the rain has watered everything for me!  |
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Post by Melissa on Jun 20, 2019 15:31:36 GMT
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Post by dw on Jun 20, 2019 21:41:25 GMT
GREAT!!! You make me feel guilty...not one flower in a pot...when it snows in late May I really get behind. I think that's next week project but the garden is mostly planted.
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 22, 2019 13:16:48 GMT
Well hopefully we're getting a small respite, as our hay guy mowed his fields yesterday!  |
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Post by oxankle2 on Jun 22, 2019 20:12:47 GMT
Willow; I know how much work it is to maintain those container plants. Either Numb needs no sleep or you are Superwoman. I don't know how the two of you can hold jobs and still keep that display looking like a botanical garden.
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 22, 2019 23:10:14 GMT
Ox, I work THREE jobs! I put in three 14-hour days last week. When I hear people complain they don't have time for stuff, I just shake my head! I like creating stuff, though. I've never been able to stand watching TV; my attention span is just too short. Always gotta be doing something! My mother was the same way, and the older I get, the more I'm like her ... A new pic, just taken this morn ... the baker's rack beside the barn door. Setcreasia, sedum, coleus, geraniums, a spider plant, impatiens, a jade tree, sweet potato vine ... what else is in there? I can't remember. When I take everything apart in the fall, sometimes I find plants in the back row that I'd forgotten about. LOL  |
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Post by willowgirl on Aug 11, 2019 16:46:44 GMT
 I planted 'Grandpa Ott's" morning glories on the beanhouse this year. I have a feeling that, having grown these once, I'll never need to purchase seed again, lol.  Kira in the birdbath. |
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Post by Mari-in-IN on Aug 11, 2019 17:02:39 GMT
Oh I just adore Morning Glories willowgirl , especially the purple ones! And your Kira is gorgeous. And, I REALLY dig those flamingos! I need to get me some of those... Such fun... ~Mari |
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Post by willowgirl on Aug 11, 2019 17:16:36 GMT
Thanks Mari!
The flamingos help to keep the cats from using that raised bed as a litter box, lol. (I got a huge box of them in a yard sale a couple years ago for $5.)
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Post by vickilynn on Aug 11, 2019 17:23:32 GMT
Nope, won't have to seed those morning glories again. What a sweet-looking puss.
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Post by Woodpecker on Aug 11, 2019 18:09:58 GMT
A wonderland I'd love to walk through! In the first pic, the purple one in the pot, we call it "Wandering Jew" I have one huge one too, that I keep cutting and routing and make it really full. I can't start any more new house plants, I have over 25 and as you know, that alone is a lot of work putting out in summer and taking in...in fall. I really love the love you put into your place willowgirl, it really shows! |
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Post by willowgirl on Aug 11, 2019 18:10:44 GMT
Kira is actually ornery and doesn't much care to be petted, lol. The rest of our barncats (besides the two feral toms who show up for free meals) are love-starved cuddle bugs. If you sit down for 5 minutes in our yard, you'll be mobbed by cats desperate for affection, lol.
Edited to add (looks like we were posting at the same time): Thanks Woodpecker! I have a ton of "wandering Jew" here, too! I used it in some of the window boxes this year, along with ageratum.
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