During the warm weather I never seemed to find the time to sit down and share photos of my gardens. Now that it is snow covered and frigid outside I find myself daydreaming of that warm weather. Catching up on my garden blog seemed the perfect therapy for chasing away my winter blues.
This Mother's Day I said that I wanted to finally finish off my gardens in the front. Handsome Husband laid 6 in steel strip edging along the front garden border while I picked out and laid this cute rock edge for my woodland garden. Then we filled all of the front beds with this lovely dark bark mulch. I love how the green of my plants brightens up against the dark wood.
I also got to set out my cute garden ornaments that my kids bought me for Christmas. My gnome is getting a little overshadowed by the iris, I'm pretty sure that I pulled him forward. I also planted some Calico Jack Daylilies along that front. They never bloomed in 2012 but I am hoping for a good showing in 2013.
I picked up these cute butterflies at the Dollar store and attached them to little stakes. Along with my fairy house they lend a whimsical touch to my woodland garden. I love the contrast of the bright tulips against the white bleeding heart.
These little primroses are pretty powerhouses. Just as they are beginning to fade I clipped them off and added them to the Memorial Day bouquets that I make to decorate our loved ones graves. I added 2 Bluebells of Scotland this year ( a little hat tip to my heritage), you can see one peeking behind the fairy house. I was pleasantly surprised that they bloomed and re-bloomed nearly all season.
My lilac was an early bloomer this year. This picture was taken May 15. Most years I use them in the Memorial Day bouquets but they were almost all spent by then this year.
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