Tea Just For Me...

Since I am home alone today,

and the strawberries looked so good.

I decided to indulge myself

with a yummy tea for just for me :-)

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I decided to sit in the front parlor

at my little center table.

So I  could look out and enjoy the front garden..

Can you see my Delphiniums?

The first blooms of this year.

I picked a little bouquet..

My Gertrude Jekyll Roses are blooming..

and smell wonderful.

The Strawberries in my garden are not ready yet,

But the ones at the grocery store were giant,

and so sweet!

I had some sliced on a shortcake

and topped it with vanilla soy yogurt.

The teacup was my Grandmothers,

there is no maker name.

I decided instead of sugar with my tea

I would use Stevia leaves from the garden

to sweet it...  Yummy.

 I brought along a garden magazine to browse,

and inspire my daydreams.

I enjoyed my little treat,

I hope everyone found time to treat

themselves today too :-)

Today I am joining...

Marty at  A Stroll Thru Life

For Tabletop Tuesday

Lady Katherine

for Tea Time Tuesday

Wanda Lee at The Plumed Pen

for Tea For Two

Paper Butterfly for A Breath of Fresh Air

for Teapot and Tea Things

Come join in the fun!

 

Thanks for visiting me,

Garden Tour Mosaic...

This Morning

 I went to the Garden Conservancy

Open Day Tour,

that I told you about yesterday.

The three houses on the tour today

were all very close to my home.

So since our weather is still nasty

I decided to only go to the one garden
I hadn't visited before.

The other two I have visited a few times,

and I decided to save them for a sunnier day.

I had a really great time

We Visited the Homeranch Garden

Ted and Ruben were fantastic hosts!

They have 4.5 acres of  Old growth pine,

with sweeping lawns and

a stunning variety of perennials.

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So... for my mosaic today

I have featured Ruben's pride and joy,

a great variety of Hellebores...

and a sweet cherub :-)

My favorite plant of the tour

was this gorgeous Tree Peony.

It was over six feet tall.

I don't have any Tree Peonies... yet :-)

but.... I am so smitten!

I hope everyone has enjoyed their weekend!

Today I am joining Mary at Little Red House

for Mosaic Monday

Come join in the fun!

Thanks for visiting me,

Wet May Flowers...

Welcome to a very wet day in my garden!

Grab your umbrella,

we'll go look around a bit :-)

I planted a three tiered planter last month

and shared pictures on my blog.

Click here to see that post

They have filled in a lot..

So I thought I'd show you some close ups.

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Here is Nemesia "Violet Ice"

mixed with some droopy wet Pansies....

Some Alyssum in from of a little bird bath,

smells so good....

These Pansies have the most ruffled petals...

A Deutzia (pink-a-boo) Bush..

Here is a Great close-up of the Deutzia's flower,

that my sweet husband took.

It's really nice enlarged,

it is dripping wet...

and... Some Valerian on a little slope

in the back of the garden.

I hope you enjoyed my little tour.

 Tomorrow I am going to visit a couple gardens

 on the US Garden Conservancies

Open Day in my area.

For information on this summer long program

allowing the public to visit private gardens of merit

all across the US,  click here.

Today I am joining Today's Flower

Come join in the fun!

Thanks for visiting me,