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Post by willowgirl on Jun 10, 2020 14:43:57 GMT
AKA, "What I did on my Covid vacation," LOL!
The flower cart, following some repairs by Numb as the shelves were rusting away! I think it will live to fight another day ...
Detail of the fairy garden on the shelves:
The yellow plant stand is new this year, snagged out of someone's trash and given a bright new coat of paint to snazz up its original boring black wrought iron and walnut wood. The colorful pots were just the right size, and only $1 each at Dollar Tree!
Catch-all shelves for some of the stuff that didn't fit elsewhere, LOL.
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Post by farmchix on Jun 10, 2020 14:52:14 GMT
It looks so bright and cheerful! Great job!
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 10, 2020 14:56:46 GMT
Thank you! Every year I say I'm not gonna do this again, then I turn around and do it again!  |
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Post by vickilynn on Jun 10, 2020 15:14:46 GMT
All I can say is WOW! Incredibly beautiful.
All I do is stick a few petunias in a pot and a fuschia for the hummingbird.
I love the eclectic, colorful style, and liberal use of coleus. Amazing!
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 10, 2020 15:19:39 GMT
Thanks! The coleus are my passion; I breed them and many of the plants are exclusive varieties I carry over from year to year.
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Post by feather on Jun 10, 2020 15:34:03 GMT
Your gardening in pots looks like you are happy. Beautiful and creative. I have 5 potted outdoor plants, they are almost happy.  Did your dairy continue throughout all of the covid stuff? |
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Post by Woodpecker on Jun 10, 2020 15:56:18 GMT
Beautiful once again...the vibrant colors really add the right touch. I looked but couldn't find your "fairy statue" if you don't have one, you need one for your fairy garden! I see you bring your indoor plants outside too.
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Post by mogal on Jun 10, 2020 15:59:41 GMT
Now you just need to sit out there with a glass of iced mint tea for a complete wonderful experience. Beautiful.
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 10, 2020 16:18:39 GMT
Thanks! Feather, my farm job continued uninterrupted through the Covid panic. A lot of my housecleaning clients went on hiatus, though, and my sign installation job slowed down a lot too, so I had whole mornings to garden uninterrupted! It was great. I'll never get a spring like this one again ... Woodpecker, I think there are some fairies and angels in there somewhere! Mo, what do you mean by "sit down"? What is THAT? |
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Post by feather on Jun 10, 2020 16:28:06 GMT
willowgirl, a story. Remember the Amazon Chocolate (sandwich) seeds you and cn sent to me. We grew some this year seed to transplant along with Roma (sauce), SM redorta (paste), and San Marzano (sauce). After we had the plants in the garden we started selling off the extra transplants. The amazon chocolates were the favorite because they are different and they are at least 4 inches and more like 6 inches taller than any of the other transplants. Lush tall and sturdy. People were thrilled to get them. They are on my list to collect seeds from them this fall.
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 10, 2020 16:37:31 GMT
Feather, I'm so pleased you like them too! They're my favorite tomato. :-)
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Post by mogal on Jun 10, 2020 17:47:29 GMT
Mo, what do you mean by "sit down"? What is THAT? Okay, I'm an old lady with bad legs. An occasional sit down is a necessity or I can't move very well when next I try. You bend legs at knees and lower your posterior until the backs of your thighs rest on a somewhat horizontal surface that's near knee height. VIOLA. Sit down. How do you enjoy your beautiful garden on the run? |
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Post by mzgarden on Jun 10, 2020 17:59:55 GMT
Wow, I look forward to seeing this each year, so glad you decided to give it another go. This brightens my spirit every time I look at it. Thank you.
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Post by laurazone5 on Jun 10, 2020 18:29:53 GMT
Enchanting!!! It's beautiful
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Post by bowdonkey on Jun 11, 2020 10:00:39 GMT
Wow! That kicked my autism into overdrive!
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 11, 2020 13:35:55 GMT
LOL! Glad to be of service!
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Post by dw on Jun 14, 2020 16:02:25 GMT
LOVE them!!!
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Post by susannah on Jun 14, 2020 17:14:36 GMT
I love, love, LOVE it! As usual, you have the most beautiful container gardens I've seen. I made the mistake of sharing the pictures with my 5 year old granddaughter. She was absolutely delighted - she even squealed, which means she was REALLY excited. Then she said "LaLa, you need to do a garden like this." Twenty minutes later, I heard "Oh, LaLa! When are we going to start a pretty garden like the one in the pictures? Can we do it right now?" then "What do you mean, next year? Why can't we make a beautiful garden now?" This went back and forth, until she finally gave in with an "Oh, alright. Next year. Do you pinky swear that we'll make a pretty garden next year? And can I see those pictures again?"
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Post by feather on Jun 14, 2020 17:20:32 GMT
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 14, 2020 23:25:31 GMT
Thanks girls! Susannah, it's too bad Wisconsin is so far away, but if you and your granddaughter ever get over to SW PA, you're surely welcome to visit! That was a cute story; I love to think that maybe that young girl will become a lifelong gardener and take as much pleasure from it as I have.  |
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Post by susannah on Jun 15, 2020 0:34:56 GMT
willowgirl , Amelia (my granddaughter) calls your container garden "the princess garden - because it is SO beautiful like where the princesses live!" She loves to help with my vegetable gardens but now she also wants a "BEE-U-TI-FUL garden like the pictures your friend has, LaLa!" I think we have both imprinted on her, willowgirl . I have a feeling she WILL get a lot of pleasure out of gardening in the future. And I suspect the gorgeous container gardens she saw at 5 years old are going to shape her life in the future!
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 15, 2020 1:55:54 GMT
I remember that gnome house thread, too! It turned out AWESOME! Decorating our gardens is half the fun, isn't it? |
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Post by midtnmama on Jun 15, 2020 11:35:13 GMT
More, more, more!! I look forward to your pictures every year!
Those black shelves need a coat of something jazzy, btw...
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 15, 2020 13:26:51 GMT
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Post by Woodpecker on Jun 15, 2020 14:00:02 GMT
I see that you root your plants to make more of them. I used to do that too, until my house got over run with plants! I need to cut back the "wandering Jew" that's what I've always called it, the purple hanging one in your pics. Now I'm cutting it all back and re rooting, but to add to the original plant, because it's getting thin. Other than that I don't buy or make more plants. Last year was the first year that I realized how much work they are. I have 24 house plants going back to the 70-'s, 80's and 90's. That's enough for me now. I love your artistic eye willowgirl, you rock! |
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 23, 2020 4:33:06 GMT
Thanks! A couple new pics ... The backside of the flower cart:  Morning glory vines are starting to climb!  More stuff is blooming every day!  |
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Post by tenbusybees on Jun 23, 2020 11:49:35 GMT
Beautiful as always! You inspire me to add little touches of whimsy to my gardens. |
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Post by willowgirl on Jun 23, 2020 12:23:07 GMT
Well I am of partly German descent, so kitsch is my heritage, darn it! It's funny in the fall; I have to dump the pots very carefully as often there are little figurines that got lost in the jungle. |
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