Monday, May 6, 2013

Spring Has Sprung in Our Gardens!!

We have had a couple of really nice spring days in the last week and a half here near the shores of Lake Erie in Ohio!  So, I thought I would share the beginnings of spring and summer in our gardens.  My husband has a natural talent when it comes to setting up our flower and vegetable gardens. It becomes a full time job for him, but he loves it.

When we moved into this house 3 summers ago, we had one lonely flower planted in the back of the house.  Just yard and pine trees.  How blah was that?

Well, these "blue" forget-me-nots are the first things to pop up in our flower garden this year.  Aren't they just precious?  They just keep multiplying and growing larger and larger every year.  They are in the perfect place and will bloom off and on thru summer.  Soon, the iris, roses, and day lilies will be in bloom also.




This is the beginning of our vegetable garden.  He has been putting things in for the last 2 weeks.  There were a few nights we had to go and cover things so the frost wouldn't get to them. He can never wait to get his garden going for the summer!!


Now, I am sharing early pictures of my "Mother's Day" present that my son has made for me.  I am one lucky "mother"!!!!  I started a few years ago making a fairy garden in a bird bath.  Every year I weed out the old, and add a new vignette for my fairies. This was last summer's plantings.  I'll update later when my new plants have had a chance to grow.




 But this year, my son decided to make me a house for the fairies to live in.  I put it under a small ornamental Japanese red maple.  Now, we have to do plantings so the "fairies" have a more secure place to make their home!


He placed it in my garden last night.  All 90+ pounds of it.  Then he added a stone wall.  There is still ground cover to be added, but, I couldn't wait to show this darling house on my blog.

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 I even got stained glass windows!!!!!!!

The roof will have moss growing on it eventually.  He made a concoction of buttermilk and real moss that he paints on.  It will eventually grow and cover the whole roof.  He has more ideas to add more "stuff" around the house.   This wasn't planned, but can you spy the man in the window?  He's wearing a pirate hat!!!!

I now have to go spray the roof to keep it moist for growing the moss............... Keep checking back, I will be adding updated pictures of the "little fairy house".  I'm thinking the house may need to set in the middle of a field of blue forget-me-nots?  hmmmmmmmm

Until next time,

Sharon







11 comments:

  1. That is just too cute! He did a good job! And the Forget Me Nots! I almost bought some this weekend but didn't know how they'd look under the tree.

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    1. Well, if you "ever" come over to help me figure out my blogging issues.......you may be able to leave with some to plant! LOL

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  2. it's going to look really good with a moss covered roof! Kind of similar to a hobbits home ;) I hope I get to see it in person sometime this summer!

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    1. Yes Daughter, I do hope you will be able to "see it in person" along with my grandchildren! Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY, ON MAY 8TH. I don't know how you keep getting older, I sure don't. Love... mom

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  3. Sharon, this is so cute. What a brilliant idea to make a faiary garden in a bird bath. Somehow feel my birds would not appreciate it as they use the my bird bath. We had Spring the last four days but now we are having downpours again.

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  4. Bronwen, don't worry, I have a real bird bath with water in it:) I enjoy watching my birds, and I sure don't want them looking for a new yard to play in.

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  5. Your fairy home is precious! My mister loves working in his garden too.

    This will be our second summer here and we're slowling figuring out what will grow and what won't. I have moved a lot of my favorites to containers on the patio because I love so many flowers that don't appreciate the desert heat.

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  6. Hello! I found your blog from the small quilt blog. I LOVE your garden! The forget-me-nots are beautiful. Your son... I love him too, for building that wonderful fairy house! He's a son to be proud of. (he will make a great husband someday!) haha! Thanks for sharing. Holly

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  7. How large is this wonderful fairy house? This is just the sweetest gift one could receive from a child! Your son knows you well!

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  8. Your forget-me-nots are beautiful and I love the fairy house. I think your son could develop a business. I enjoyed your blog, I found you through Small Quilt talk.
    Judy at pickinstitchin.blogspot.com.

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  9. 'Tis a beautiful fairy house.....so whimsical!! It won't be long till the fairies come and sit a while and enjoy your lovely garden.....have you spotted any?? AND....yes.... most definitely forget-me-nots.....me thinks that every fairy house should sit amongst these beautiful flowers!! =)

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