New Etsy Items!

My Esty shop is decorated for fall!

I've filled it with things that make you think of warm and cozy autumn days.

Vintage garden trug...a World's Longest Yard Sale find!

1930's piggy cutting board...too cute to cut on!

Corn on the cob salt and pepper shakers...so cute!

These would be great for Thanksgiving too!

Apple basket from a farm in Ohio...another WLYS find!

A pair of old cheese boxes make perfect storage!

Another WLYS find!

How pretty is the border print on this linen tablecloth?

Wonderful for a fall table!

Ceramic mini tile dish...perfect for holding fruit or candles!

A veggie apron for the vegetarian chef in the family!

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/

http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com/

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/

Flower of the Day - Early Snow Glories

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Today's flower of the day is Early Snow Glories. These lovely blue flowers are so early they usually peek out of the snow in very early spring. These are best for naturalizing in your lawn or under trees. Blooms best for lucky zones 3-9.

Happy gardening!

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 - Queen of Night Tulip

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Today's flower of the day is Queen of Night Tulip. This striking tulip is not a true black but a deep dark maroon red that looks almost black. Look for this tulip to bloom mid-to-late spring in lucky zones 3-8.

Happy gardening!



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!

Lazy Late Fall Day

Our kitties are enjoying the late fall rays of sun in our dry, crunchy grass. 

Time to put the garden and flower beds to rest.

Flower of the Day

Todays flower of the day is a bulb - Glory of the Snow - is an early spring bloomer with lovely blue and white flowers!

Happy Gardening!

Flower of the Day - FLOWERING TREES



Todays flower of the day is a flowering tree - PeeGee Hydrangea - this tree form of a hydrangea bears lovely ivory flowers in mid-summer! Fall is a great time to plant perennials!

Happy Gardening!

Flower of the Day FLOWERING TREES

Todays flower of the day is a flowering tree - Tonto Hardy Crape Myrtle - is a summer blooming tree that only grows to 10 feet tall! Fall is a great time to plant perennials!

Happy Gardening!

Happy Halloween!

My I'm-too-lazy-to-carve-a-pumpkin, already carved and lit pumpkin!

Even looks good without lights!

Some real, live pumpkins & squashes!

The creepy bug below the porch rail.

A close up of my fake pumpkin sitting in the rocker!

Happy Halloween!

Flower of the Day - FLOWERING TREES!

Todays flower of the day is a flowering tree - Kousa Dogwood Tree - that brings four seasons of beauty to your landscape: flowers in the spring, berries in summer, gorgeous leaf color for fall and a lovely silhouette in winter! Fall is a great time to plant perennials!

Happy Gardening!

Todays flower of the day is a flowering tree - Weeping Cherry Flowering Tree - blooms in the spring with gracefully weeping strands of rose pink flowers! Fall is a great time to plant perennials!

Happy Gardening!

Flower of the Day - FLOWERING TREES

Todays flower of the day is a flowering tree - Tree Wisteria - is usually a fragrant vine but can be trimmed into small tree form with long, graceful cascades of flowers! Fall is a great time to plant perennials!

Happy Gardening!

Flower of the Day - FLOWERING TREES

Todays flower of the day is a flowering tree - Sweetbay Magnolia - is covered in sweetly fragrant white blossoms in mid-summer! Fall is a great time to plant perennials!

Happy Gardening!

Flower of the Day - FLOWERING VINES

Todays flower of the day is a flowering vine - Perennial Sweet Pea - is a lovely old-fashioned flower that blooms all summer long! Fall is a great time to plant perennials!

Happy Gardening!

Flower of the Day - FLOWERING VINES

Todays flower of the day is a flowering vine - Chocolate Vine - this hardy vine produces brownish purple flowers in the spring and tapioca flavored fruit in the fall! Fall is a great time to plant perennials!

Happy Gardening!

Successful Bulb & Perennial Flower Combos #15

Perennial flowers anchor our landscapes, but can take quite awhile before the blooms of some types appear each season. But what if the flowers of a different plant were to ride above those leaves early in the season, and then magically disappear just before the perennial’s flowers show up? That’s what happens when you drop the right Spring bulbs into the right kind of perennial.

Anemone blanda ‘White Splendor’ with Rheum palmatum ‘Atrosanguineum’

The fine white flowers of the Anemone contrast well with the dark coarse foliage of the Rheum.  The Anemone blooms before the leaves of the Rheum get too large, and then the Rheum grows to cover the old foliage of the Anemone.  Rheum would be a good companion for many bulbs because of its large leaves.

Fall is a great time to plant bulbs and perennials!

Happy Gardening!

Successful Bulb & Perennial Flower Combos #14

Perennial flowers anchor our landscapes, but can take quite awhile before the blooms of some types appear each season. But what if the flowers of a different plant were to ride above those leaves early in the season, and then magically disappear just before the perennial’s flowers show up? That’s what happens when you drop the right Spring bulbs into the right kind of perennial.

Allium karataviense 'Ivory Queen' with Aster macrophyllus

The Allium leaves match the Aster foliage nearly perfectly, allowing for the blooms to show with no worry of unattractive foliage. The two plants grow at the same rate and the blooms are still visible.

Fall is a great time to plant bulbs and perennials!

Happy Gardening!

Flower of the Day - FLOWERING VINES

Todays flower of the day is a flowering vine - Bittersweet Vine - this fall bloomer has yellow seed pods that open to reveal bright red berries in the fall! Fall is a great time to plant perennials!

Happy Gardening!