Hanging Baskets

 This year I designed and planted my own hanging baskets.  With a little (read: a lot) of help from my Susie, my resident sister with two green thumbs.  Susie has been working at a greenhouse this spring, so I been visiting her a lot.  :)  The result is lots of new perennials and these hanging baskets.

The baskets themselves, along with the shepherds hooks were gifts from Katie.

I LOVE a variety of textures and colors all combined, so here's what I came up with:
Sweet Potato Vine

Trailing Blue Lobelia

Snow Princess (Alyssum)

Springeri

Coral Begonias

Ornamental Grass (I can't remember the name of it.  It may have been something like Toffee?)

Finished Project:

Please ignore the obvious weeds and crazy lawn.  I've been assured that the lawn mower and week wacker (aka: my brother) will be paying me a visit very soon.

 Verdict: LOVE.  :)

Monday Morning!

Good Morning Everyone!

How was your weekend?  Mine was pretty good.  Very busy, but we got a lot accomplished so I'm very happy.  (Of course, there were also a lot of things on my list that didn't get done, but oh well).

I got to the greenhouse FINALLY and bought some shrubs and perennials for my front yard!!  And even MORE exciting..... *drum roll* Katie and I actually got them planted!!!  Our yard isn't stunning yet, but it is actually on the way to being there!!!  I plan to take some pictures to share with you very soon.

We got most of the costumes figured out for camp next week.

Still working (or thinking about working) on that "about camp" post, so hang with me, I'll get it to you, I promise!

Ok, I've got to get back to browsing iTunes.  I'm looking for music for the skits, which is... fun, but frustrating.

See ya *waves*

Curb Appeal

The planters in front of my house...

We Go Greenhousing... part 2

We love our babies!

Greenhousing involves very serious Mr. Freezee eating.
Which involves intense concentration.

We make goofy faces. Because greenhousing is fun!

We Go Greenhousing!

Sarah B. smells a geranium

I love Verbena... *happy sigh*

Susie and Luke try to decide where to start...

*SIGH*

*Hides under couch*

I don't have any pictures.... :(

I still don't have the camera back....

sorry. Besides, that I wasn't sure you all wanted to see pictures of dirt mounds anyway. The seeds are in the dirt... but you can't see them yet... so... not very interesting, actually.

My summer is about to get crazy, people! just warning you...

Today...

I would love very much to show you pictures of my first ever gardening project!

Alas, the camera isn't here *sigh*

Ah Well...

tomorrow.


On another note, I've started Pilates and I'm really enjoying them so far! I'll be in shape before you know it! (Maybe)

I've been working on the same sewing project for weeks (maybe months) now, and I'm down to the very last step, sewing in the hook and eye, so hopefully, I'll be able to share pictures of that soon, also.

Current Reading:



How did you all like Dr. Jak's Fashion post I did a couple of weeks ago? I'm going to try to make that a regular thing on this blog and also over on the IDD BLOG as well.
Ok.

I hope you all have a wonderful, wonderful day!

This is the winter that never ends....

Yes, it goes on and on my friends....

some people started livin' here not knowing where they were...

and they'll continue livin' here forever just because...

this is the winter that never ends....



I really thought it was over... I almost started planting my garden.

but, it snowed again.

How does my garden grow??

I don't know... I've never had a garden of my own... But, this year! We will!!! Can we do it??? YES! WE! CAN!!!

Actual Proof: Tomato and Pepper plants that actually sprouted!!!!