...last fall and earlier this spring, I started up a couple of new flower patches at our lake property; I'd like to say I dug up these patches, but because we barely have any topsoil on our property as we are perched on a rocky shore, I started these patches with soil bought in bags which I simply dumped all over the ground... (I really should be getting truckloads of soil delivered as I need so much of it!) Over these new garden patches which used to be unattractive bare spots of gravelly dirt, I sprinkled all sorts of flower seeds which, as you can see above, have definitely germinated. (Isn't that borage plant just fabulous and all from a wee little seed!) Eventually, I'd like to grow berries and veggies in one of these patches but that will involve building a deer fence, so for now I'll quite happily watch my flowers from seed packets grow, keep adding soil to the patch and more seeds until I can get a deer fence built. (It might be a little while before that happens as we do have quite a to-do list at the lake!...) And of course, with flower patches, and especially new ones, there will always be weeds (I'm sure I must have every possible weed growing on our property!) and weeding to be done, and that's what I was doing earlier this week when I went to the lake for a couple of days...
Everything I've planted in the last few years, such as the lilacs above and roses below, is growing rather nicely there and it all looked especially lovely just before a thunderstorm passed through; I still had sun at my back when I took the pictures you see here, but ahead of me, the sky was starting to look rather menacing! The resulting downpour was amazing and, once the sun came out again after all the drama, everything looked so beautifully verdant... Don't you just love spring thunderstorms!
Because I was away at the lake for a big part of this last week, I didn't get around to listing any pillowcases in my Etsy shop as I said I would, but I will do so after our long weekend here (Monday is a holiday in Canada); so, on Tuesday, May 19, I will start by listing the Liberty and Linen pillowcase below as well as a sprinkling of old and new pillowcases (see mosaic below).
Perhaps you've noticed if you've visited my blog before that I've done a bit of housekeeping in my blog's sidebar. I've tried to make it all look a bit neater and I've also added some clickable social media icons; I've had Facebook and Instagram accounts for a while now but I've never really used them much, and certainly not in conjunction with my blog, but now I will start updating them with my blog posts and photos. So, if you are on Facebook and Instagram and also use Pinterest and Bloglovin, I'd love it if you would pop by to visit me there and see what I'm up to! Thanks so much for coming by today and I hope you have a lovely weekend!
Ah, the weeding, it's never-ending but the work is so worth it when everything looks lush and vibrant. Good luck with your patch.
Posted by: Helen | May 17, 2015 at 05:25 AM
I love the random look of sprinkled seeds! I have a huge Borage plant and another that seeded under my tri-color beech tree. Love them and when they get straggly and separating in the middle I just cut them to the ground and new lovely leaves come back up. Glad you got away to the lake. Will be back to check out your new listings.
hugs,
Jann
Posted by: Jann Olson | May 17, 2015 at 11:57 AM
Lovely spring flowers! I know how hard it is to try and grow things basically on rock! ;P The local landscaping places here have mushroom compost and it has done wonders for my garden. Enjoy the time away!
Posted by: Angela-Southern USA | May 17, 2015 at 04:58 PM
Beautiful lilac and roses... not so the weeding! I'm quite happy to be doing gentle weeding but we don't seem to have much of that around here. Our garden was made from a field over five years ago but it still wants to revert to field and the weeds are horrible. I'm sure we should spend some time and money on removing all the plants and putting a weed suppressing membrane down, but for now I shall keep on weeding in the hope that it makes a difference! Lovely pillowcases...
Posted by: mrs robinson | May 19, 2015 at 04:07 AM
Beautiful! Your hard work paid off!
Have you heard of the Juice Plus Tower Garden? You can see it online. I got one last November with grow lights and had a veggie garden in my house during the winter. I moved it to the deck (where the deer and bunnies are less likely to roam) when it got warm enough. It has been awesome thus far and if I can get tomatoes like other are getting tomatoes, I will be a very happy girl!
I hope you are well!
Posted by: Tina | May 21, 2015 at 04:05 AM