Blooming This Week......Sadly Not Much

As fall progresses, not much is blooming in the garden.

Even some of my annuals have given up.

But not these impatients!

Most of them are still going strong.

This Cypress Vine is a new addition to the garden. 

It had a tough start and is finally blooming.

I'm hoping it reseeds freely so next year it will cover the ugly rusted fence.

These morning glories reach for the sky as they climb my tired hanging basket.

These baskets still look good despite the weeds growing through the fencing around them.

Who else is tired of pulling weeds?

Thanks for stopping by!

 Please visit these wonderful bloggers and their beautiful blogs 

to see what they are up to:

http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

http://knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/

http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

http://www.anoregoncottage.com/

http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/

http://jannolson.blogspot.com/

http://www.primpjunktion.com/

http://fishtailcottage.blogspot.com/

http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/

http://www.atthepicketfence.com/

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

http://www.commonground-do.com/

http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftberrybush.com/

http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

Cottage Style Linky Party #10

Giving in to the signs of fall are all around me, 

I have started decorating the cottage for fall.

These tiny mums were only 88 cents each and fit perfectly in this wire basket!

The neighbors Autumn Clematis is blooming a month early behind the barn.

Can you smell it?

Yum!

These small pumpkins and gourds fit perfectly in my berry basket!

Are you decorating for fall?

Last weeks linky party was full of cottage charm!

Speaking of decorating for fall....

How cute is this simple scene of 3 little pumpkins next to a galvanized bucket?

Stop by Susan's blog Must Love Junk to see more wonderful photos of her lovely cottage!

How adorable is this autumn inspired table runner?

For more autumn inspiration, stop by her Priscillas to see how she made this fabulous runner!

I am a sucker for the shade of blue on this dresser from Suzanne at The Painted Drawer!

She paints furniture that she sells at Lucketts! Love!

Welcome to the 10th (!) Cottage Style Linky Party!

Thanks for stopping by!

 Please visit these wonderful bloggers and their beautiful blogs 
to see what they are up to:


http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/

http://fadedcharmcottage.blogspot.com/

http://knickoftimeinteriors.blogspot.com/

http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

http://www.anoregoncottage.com/

http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/

http://jannolson.blogspot.com/

http://www.primpjunktion.com/

http://fishtailcottage.blogspot.com/

http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.theshabbycreekcottage.com/

http://www.atthepicketfence.com/

http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/

http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

http://www.commonground-do.com/

http://www.thevintagefarmhouse.com/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftberrybush.com/

http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

Happy Halloween Ghosts and Goblins!

Happy Halloween to all!

 

Halloween is one of my favorite holidays. I love everything about it: the pumpkins and jack-o-lanterns, ghosts and goblins, candy and costumes.

Speaking of costumes…while I don’t dress up any more myself, I do enjoy watching the little, and sometimes big, kids who trick or treat at my home.

So check back here later this week for photos of these little devils, princesses, and super heros!

My-its-always-Halloween black kitty:

Midge



What's Blooming This Week - Indian Summer!

Indian summer continues here in Ohio! Any time in October that I can spend outside in shorts and flip-flops is fine by me! The garden though…not as fine as the growing season winds down.

Take a peek…

The neighbors shrub is a real eye catcher!

Behind the neighbors barn. 

A weed is but an unloved flower. ~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Morning Glories still hanging in there!

Some annuals are still blooming.

Loads of tiny toad lilies!

A pink Veronica that spent all summer building a sturdy root system finally tosses out a flower!

Potted lantana haning in there.

This week I am linking to:

http://www.anoregoncottage.com/

http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/

http://fishtailcottage.blogspot.com/

Flower of the Day - Cherry Brandy Rudbeckia

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Today's flower of the day is Cherry Brandy Rudbeckia. This stunner has the color of a cherry cola! It is perfect for a cutting garden to put in fresh bouquets or dried arrangements. The bloom time is late summer to early fall in full sun for lucky zones 3-8.

Happy gardening!

What’s Blooming This Week – Early October

Here it is early October, the leaves are changing

and the mums are blooming. Despite the early frost

last weekend, some annuals are still in bloom.

Let’s take a peek…  

Blooming mums on the front steps

A first year mum puts on a small display of color

Lavender in second bloom

A brave post-frost water hyacinth starts to bloom

A lone coneflower

Toad lilies still blooming and full of buds

Basil waiting to become pesto

Pumpkins and mums on the front porch

This week I am linking to:

http://www.anoregoncottage.com/

http://fishtailcottage.blogspot.com/

http://commonground-debrasvintagedesigns.blogspot.com/

http://laurieannas.blogspot.com/

http://rosevignettes.blogspot.com/

Flower of the Day - Coral Daisy Hardy Mammoth Mums

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Today's flower of the day is Coral Daisy Hardy Mammoth Mums. Mums are a fall favorite for decorating. They usually bloom in this fall standard colors of rust, gold, purple and deep red. But this beauty is a lovely soft coral pink color! Coral Daisy will grow up to 5' across in full sun to part shade for lucky zones 3-9.

Happy gardening!

Flower of the Day Thanksgiving Bouquets

Todays flower of the day is a bouquet perfect for Thanksgiving! This bouquet is an edible arrangement of Autumn fruits with flowers! Perfect for your Thanksgiving table!

Happy (indoor) Gardening!

Flower of the Day Thanksgiving Bouquets

Todays flower of the day is a bouquet perfect for Thanksgiving! This bouquet is in rich nontraditional colors of wine and purple which makes for a lovely Thanksgiving table! And don't forget the candle light!

Happy (indoor) Gardening!

Flower of the Day THANKSGIVING BOUQUETS

Today flower of the day is a bouquet perfect for Thanksgiving! This beautiful, bountiful cornucopia bouquet uses traditional colors with the feel of fall. It is filled with roses, sunflowers and daisies with mini pumpkins.

Happy (indoor) Gardening!

Flower of the Day - Thanksgiving Bouquets!

Today flower of the day is a bouquet perfect for Thanksgiving! This bouquet uses non-traditional colors with the feel of fall. It is filled with lavender roses, mums and flowering kale. 

Happy (indoor) Gardening!