Cottage Style Party & Ranunculus

Ranunculus

Such a funny name for such a beautiful flower!

I love ranunculus.

To me they look like a cross between a rose and a peony.

What's not to love?

They start out as these tight little buds brimming with hope.

They open so you can see all the petals waiting to unfurl. 

When they open fully they are as pretty as any peony I've ever seen!

They come in such a wide variety of colors like a rose.

Sadly they are a bit difficult to grow where I live so I cheated and bought this basket full already blooming!

They look so cheerful on my porch when I come home!

Anyone else cheating with ranunculus or other flowers this spring?

Shhh…your secret is safe with me…

Hello Friends!

Welcome to this weeks

Cottage Style Party!

#89

You can tell I've been doing yard work when you see the dirt under my fingernails.

I chuckle every time I see the business cards commercial for the pro-gardener who says she never bothers with a manicure but she has nice business cards.

Ha!

Yep, I can relate.

While I've been outside cleaning up my garden what you you been up to this week?

Well, let's find out…

This lovely flower wreath is so spring-y covered with tulips and forsythia!

So bright and cheerful!

Hop on over to Diane's blog An Extraordinary Day for details and a tutorial to make your own.

And don't forget to link up to her blog party Project Inspire{d} while you are there!

I just love the down home feel of these old wash basins on this fence.

Not only are they handy but they look pretty darn good too!

Stop in for a visit to JoAnn's blog Scene Through My Eyes to see her collection of old watering cans, buckets and garden tools too!

Can you believe this crusty, rusty, CHARMING old scale?

How fabulous is this?

And it was a family treasure too!

Drop by Cecelia's blog The B Farm to see more of her family treasures and how she integrates them into her kitchen!

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 Deb

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