Dusting Off My Blog....

As I flip the calendar's page this evening,

I am surprised to say goodbye to September

so soon...

 

I am excited to be back here

with you, blogging...

 

I hadn't planned to take a break,

it just happened,

I needed to recharge,

slow down,

take time to dream,

take time to Smell the Roses...

 

From the bottom of my heart

I thank those of you who are still here to listen to my ramblings...

 

We have so much catching up to do!

 

 

in the Spring

I added to the garden

 this pair of Strawberry Sundae Hydrangeas

and another King Edward Currant Bush...

 



back in May

I shared with you my plans to grow Sweet Pea's

on my wire dress form...

 

If you would like to see that post

it is here...

 



well,

I learned a little lesson...

 

good twine matters...

my dollar store twine rotted

before the peas reached the dress form....

 



 

still,

the wild look of the toppling Sweet Pea's

was beautiful...

 

and there is always next year...

 

Mother of Thyme

and

Armeria...

 

bundles

of Sweet Peas...

 

pure joy...

 

I will be back soon,

I have so much to share with you...

 

 

Thanks so much for stopping by....

My New Page (My Rose Collection)....

I have been wanting

to make a collection

of photos of my Roses...

 

So I started a new blog page!

 

I will be adding photos of my rose varieties to the collection

all Summer

or until

I have them all posted...

(each time I add to the collection I will share those new roses in a quick post here)

 

all the details

are on my new page,

you can access it right below my header

in the tabs section under

My Rose Collection...

 

I hope you like it!

 

 

 

Don't Forget to Stop and Smell the Roses...

Flowers along the Picket Fence...

Since we live

on a large corner lot,

we have a long picket fence...

 

we designed the pickets ourselves

and hand cut them...

 

this Spring we

were working on touching up the fence,

doing some painting

and some cutting of new pickets..

 

with the wet Pacific Northwest Springs,

it's a race to get it all done on dry days

 before the plants over take the fence...

 

 

there is only a foot of space

between the fence and the sidewalk...

 

Some plants grow there

and others just poke through...

 

a lot goes on in that little space...

 

the Peonies...

 

some years I stake them

 and some years

 I just let them flop over...

 

this year I have been leaning them onto the fence...

 

Valerian with Salvia...

The Tiffany Rose

is my husband's favorite...

 



A new to me rose

I planted last year..

 

Veilchenblau Rambler

 

I have bought a lot of roses

through the mail,

both potted and bare root..

 

this one arrived potted

in a tiny 3" pot...

 

I planted it and crossed my fingers,

it grew like crazy...

 

it is prized for it's violet / blue flowers...

 



more Valerian,

Pink and White together...

 



clusters of

James Galway Roses...

 



the colors and placement of the Columbines

change each year,

as I just let the seeds fall

where they may...

 

I have really been enjoying this one this year

pure white

with lavender at the tip top...

 



 

the toppling Peonies

it all happens so fast...

 

I wish a could just freeze time

and soak it all up...

 

 

Thanks for stopping by...