Farmers market peonies and greenery from the garden. Obviously the peonies are gorgeous, but those ferns are nothing to sneeze at. Can't beat the PNW for ferns. I swear I've seen some off in the woods the size of cars.
November 25, 2014
Best Supporting Plant Material
Farmers market peonies and greenery from the garden. Obviously the peonies are gorgeous, but those ferns are nothing to sneeze at. Can't beat the PNW for ferns. I swear I've seen some off in the woods the size of cars.
Day's End
This was the color we decided to paint the fence around our deck and patio. (I wrote about the details of our outdoor space spruce earlier here.) I knew I wanted a charcoal gray and in addition to the fact that this one was just the right shade, the name seemed appropriate. :) You can see the odd blue and tan the fence was before. Our house is light green with white trim, a brown/gray foundation and a charcoal roof, so it just didn't tie in whatsoever. I never got around to taking the "after" pictures I meant too, but I do have at least one that shows how it all turned out, or rather how one corner turned out. It's a happy day pic, so it will appear here eventually!
November 20, 2014
Fitting Sentiment
Found the perfect card for my Dad this year as I am still aka Bear on occasion.
November 17, 2014
Best in Show
My favorite garden in the neighborhood. (Just a reminder I am still catching up on my Happy Days. This was taken round about the first half of June, lest someone think we moved to the southern hemisphere.) The house sits on the corner and all the area between the sidewalk and the curb has been turned into beds with the best mix of perennials, and bulbs in the spring too. It is full of blooms all season. Envious. Especially of the roses and peonies. I am still hoping to get some peonies in place this fall/winter. I read they do better when planted fall vs. spring. Hopefully, as the ones I planted earlier this year all succumbed to something. Maybe some bulbs too, if I can find the time. We've been having unusually crystal clear days for the past week or so, but hands have been too full (happily) of baby for gardening. If I don't get around to things this year, I suppose there's always next. Hopefully I'll be training a helper by then! :)
November 14, 2014
Room With a View
I finally got around to cleaning our bedroom windows, sashes and all, and was feeling relieved to be able to enjoy the view (you can see little pieces of the Sound and the Olympics from our bedroom, the living room and the dining room) and the window box without having the nagging thought that I really needed to clean the windows.