Room Interior Design California: planted pots

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWieJRrBa9UWsvLfFEhyI_JkKQ8g4pXuUJy4RUh1iJox1zwWcLc6Lo6gMCT1mGOW9bDajP8aYZ5P7tbwEcKcTJvTKhN54COy_94XESpL6C_a7PZ_JSojMgb0hECDsGUwvpcJWXPEy52kQ/s1600-h/IMG_1798.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5344518305702990642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWieJRrBa9UWsvLfFEhyI_JkKQ8g4pXuUJy4RUh1iJox1zwWcLc6Lo6gMCT1mGOW9bDajP8aYZ5P7tbwEcKcTJvTKhN54COy_94XESpL6C_a7PZ_JSojMgb0hECDsGUwvpcJWXPEy52kQ/s640/IMG_1798.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> <br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwdhtCrFqMJ7cs4WyZlnHIwv2YRm3uyI5viI9ntPlvcJ9E9q9mY4i2o4xP0_0WI0OIBIjjLstl0gXdbjoLa9ZGfXIfCjTwZRSI3IIQR2HbbXVDmeNupeXTzPTp_9GFTJFTAWA-Njxtdc/s1600-h/WELCOME.jpg"></a>Welcome to my Garden! . . </div><div style="text-align: center;">And let me preface this invitation with apologies - my garden is not really visitor ready. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring seemed to come too quickly - long before we had finished planting and pruning. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Spring came and still we had not cleaned up the winter debris, or tidied up the putting green </div><div style="text-align: center;">(the golf course did not trim it's huge eucalyptus trees </div><div style="text-align: center;">and they have been dropping berries and leaves on the putting green all winter). </div><div style="text-align: center;">It was a very busy winter in the Barnett house. I'm afraid we neglected the garden. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Trying to catch up with the garden duties has been slow. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I have a cottage garden. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is really my husband's garden and for him it is therapy. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He LOVES to dig and plant and pot. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He LOVES that he planted the garden and that it is growing, thriving and beautiful. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He can SEE the fruits of his labors. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love that his hobby gives him so much joy and so, </div><div style="text-align: center;">it is my little gift to him, although he is not aware of that. </div><div style="text-align: center;">He LOVES to garden! </div><div style="text-align: center;">So I try not to 'interfere' when the pots don't match </div><div style="text-align: center;">and there is no rhyme or reason to the plants </div><div style="text-align: center;">and every ornament put in the garden gets broken . . . </div><div style="text-align: center;">not to mention that the wisteria is out of control and there are vines where no vines should be, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and there are more pots than there is room if you actually want people to walk anywhere. </div><div style="text-align: center;">And the side yard isn't finished and the garden tools are everywhere. . . . </div><div style="text-align: center;">because this garden is a labor of love - </div><div style="text-align: center;">you see he does it for ME. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7bEghSh8dIBA-JmG54CW1vwj3JLrE2eZJ5OxZZbfN5mNEqFqnKltTa_JfTLXm1KZh_MQOHFbistL2Fr8wq1Vj9uIAquYu5hGsBulPnwtBPqgjJHbaq7xKcOWcJYjlbOYV-Oj1BuejBV4/s1600-h/BLUEPITCHER.jpg"></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQnoKCQPHpWg6ewxurxbGfd0IJXvaGj0k7ckb3m7znPaT3EvsRCaGfXZPw5IJcGzf19gek6w64Iqbtu86hv1Qj_4mmgKjDFfFoT7Y_7Sd-XdhwFc346He0We6Vr6bixkc-ENRuJktRPY/s1600-h/yellowbird2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="454" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342976552414552818" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaQnoKCQPHpWg6ewxurxbGfd0IJXvaGj0k7ckb3m7znPaT3EvsRCaGfXZPw5IJcGzf19gek6w64Iqbtu86hv1Qj_4mmgKjDFfFoT7Y_7Sd-XdhwFc346He0We6Vr6bixkc-ENRuJktRPY/s640/yellowbird2.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>There are a lot of things to love in my garden. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My fountain is musical and beautiful - just ask the birds who come to drink and bathe in it. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This wonderful and bright yellow fellow I have learned is a Western Oriole. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I never knew this bird existed until it visited my fountain and delighted me with its beauty. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7mK0fABl-9LpV52Y3FmwwythKDcCclRRFJKwO-5_ZYrfOq2h5f3qCekXVUSUk46pvqEOOQ6wAdubwP3UDCteNabRYOro-0Edw-PyLrnTJ9G_VgxvaEpMXcOlZnuWP76d-U1vdKMxeX4/s1600-h/yellow+bird3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342976541733587826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE7mK0fABl-9LpV52Y3FmwwythKDcCclRRFJKwO-5_ZYrfOq2h5f3qCekXVUSUk46pvqEOOQ6wAdubwP3UDCteNabRYOro-0Edw-PyLrnTJ9G_VgxvaEpMXcOlZnuWP76d-U1vdKMxeX4/s640/yellow+bird3.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="470" /></a> Finches of every color, wrens, sparrows and brightly irridescent hummingbirds are frequent visitors. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The hummingbirds are especially bold and come to examine us, hovering just inches from our faces.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">But to be honest - the garden is what a cottage garden should be. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My home is very unpretentious and I suppose any other type of garden </div><div style="text-align: center;">wouldn't bring us the joy this untidy bit of real estate does. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The beds are not uniform, no color scheme exists here - </div><div style="text-align: center;">colors collide happily in every imaginable combination. </div><div style="text-align: center;">My husband loves to create pots of beautiful flowers - </div><div style="text-align: center;">so much so that there are an over abundance of them </div><div style="text-align: center;">and they continually creep into the pathways and seating areas. </div><div style="text-align: center;">When they become too much of an obstacle, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I move them - quietly - </div><div style="text-align: center;">to areas where they can be appreciated but not tripped over. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVftO1KxhWaqiakHrneJzlXMciFNMj3YzBtDCT5otOjACRtId7QK4Pd_gk54-WRjQBt_tOAE4FE2pHAFgQPFT1zjvSfuFxkW2U8NMSkYfzrORN3joB1Y083ijZbMzirfNZjbFNuzLnuQ8/s1600-h/IMG_2224.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="424" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342974869960026082" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVftO1KxhWaqiakHrneJzlXMciFNMj3YzBtDCT5otOjACRtId7QK4Pd_gk54-WRjQBt_tOAE4FE2pHAFgQPFT1zjvSfuFxkW2U8NMSkYfzrORN3joB1Y083ijZbMzirfNZjbFNuzLnuQ8/s640/IMG_2224.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>All around the garden, needing a good clipping, are roses. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Over 40 of them. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I chose most, but not all, of the roses - wonderful David Austin English roses, </div><div style="text-align: center;">Romantica roses and luscious scented old Heritage roses with petal counts of 60 and upward. </div><div style="text-align: center;">They are long lasting and remind me of peonies - which we can't grow here in Southern California. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So here are some views of my 'not yet ready for visitors' garden. </div><div style="text-align: center;">What it lacks in symmetry and good design, it makes up for in joy.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZpmJzRg5azFEWoYaiRKIirAlii6kTaA_u6fWazFcmxgREtitQMLRmFaJd6Ku6oqe_owjxnGZuU8MOBEZpvBPsgghdsOT0ZNTjzKrK3WfTpHPOmkAn3CPF0vBtMAzL6Ark9l0E4eDPmk/s1600-h/IMG_0193.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342974865597296402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwZpmJzRg5azFEWoYaiRKIirAlii6kTaA_u6fWazFcmxgREtitQMLRmFaJd6Ku6oqe_owjxnGZuU8MOBEZpvBPsgghdsOT0ZNTjzKrK3WfTpHPOmkAn3CPF0vBtMAzL6Ark9l0E4eDPmk/s640/IMG_0193.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>Mama house wren chose the outdoor speaker as her home. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Do we have a music lover here? </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsUvOkvXOAGmt3kQG0k5ZGc-bcRCMBwreNBqAtAlOzeyb0eenjlYVsoenPY_QuwT3ZNmgi2X7E9Sl1tKzD_fXglBzuebkpvcgRn_YruMAsNvN3oL96dKOjF4wCeM3lz4booHlCWIiDhA/s1600-h/IMG_0032.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342974856657713890" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsUvOkvXOAGmt3kQG0k5ZGc-bcRCMBwreNBqAtAlOzeyb0eenjlYVsoenPY_QuwT3ZNmgi2X7E9Sl1tKzD_fXglBzuebkpvcgRn_YruMAsNvN3oL96dKOjF4wCeM3lz4booHlCWIiDhA/s640/IMG_0032.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="426" /></a> Old english style roses grow in clusters dripping with fragrance. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdY3gdZ2vqA02f_54t3r7GdlVzIiW2jI3g6XLAOD-_SiJi3Qllsjj7Ps-36pG9IWCY1UnbLVFgAdhdJESv01VjWBdllFncXll7XeAYxdEe0HAWUicOM0hNw4reH5IEH6yqia3lqqCr6mg/s1600-h/IMG_1781.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZRPTSEBa2lZaHKWwvUrnmA4s2_dHUuIErcbTPyHw804iLcZvNs1NDIE7oUYuB4wDY3CbKzDiv8QNUR60Vbq2l5N3Xnsi-N5_l9sNGpNDzCxxDGyV-VgB0yOkIFk-FsCqA_RaR74GwxE/s1600-h/IMG_1774.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342971671873035106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ZRPTSEBa2lZaHKWwvUrnmA4s2_dHUuIErcbTPyHw804iLcZvNs1NDIE7oUYuB4wDY3CbKzDiv8QNUR60Vbq2l5N3Xnsi-N5_l9sNGpNDzCxxDGyV-VgB0yOkIFk-FsCqA_RaR74GwxE/s640/IMG_1774.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> And, of course, the roses have to come inside - </div><div style="text-align: center;">armfuls of them in vases and pitchers - smelling of heaven. </div><div style="text-align: center;">This rose, a rich raspberry colored rose with big multi-petaled 5-inch fragrant blooms, is a favorite. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgS_IkAs1epW3xmPkzOQmLAswaul3QSHmWqyWV8S_yH5CrqGGKtP9fiSx5UmMxqYY7AAlcKQNBwh8o_KTXVuFaqiFx_HicMTIM2EvGaj9Rt_v15R1PxxeSqVP8R9O_yRlUPue2-XhC4M/s1600-h/IMG_1772.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342971672544635634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwgS_IkAs1epW3xmPkzOQmLAswaul3QSHmWqyWV8S_yH5CrqGGKtP9fiSx5UmMxqYY7AAlcKQNBwh8o_KTXVuFaqiFx_HicMTIM2EvGaj9Rt_v15R1PxxeSqVP8R9O_yRlUPue2-XhC4M/s640/IMG_1772.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> The pots, casually growing into the walkways, are my husband's loving creations. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNQc_ES17jUv2ZGvaSBKRXw-jLE9CvuEhJW-jfl-1pGoz4WgxXy6lBIQ9TTN1hRQk75qVasStO4Cs_9Jdvm4SMYzxbllitMhshG0pvQYN2mwpdWU5w2GHwfRF9HnndCc2BQjvH_lTVcU/s1600-h/IMG_1771.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342970845440553698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzNQc_ES17jUv2ZGvaSBKRXw-jLE9CvuEhJW-jfl-1pGoz4WgxXy6lBIQ9TTN1hRQk75qVasStO4Cs_9Jdvm4SMYzxbllitMhshG0pvQYN2mwpdWU5w2GHwfRF9HnndCc2BQjvH_lTVcU/s640/IMG_1771.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Wrought iron from an antique french gate tops cast iron pillars to frame an entry to the putting green. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUCfNjJEUS98IJQqBqD3uc3y2RHB_LIFJ3vUU_ycdIqUmz1_7qVfRAy8ddaZv7FpKfopw5N-DsoV8zpgUJTQc90u3_jq3lnvccfSSxD_1TDlXFWHn-iDU9xhNSo5rRSJcpj17g2eyC5s/s1600-h/IMG_1770.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342970836717624978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUCfNjJEUS98IJQqBqD3uc3y2RHB_LIFJ3vUU_ycdIqUmz1_7qVfRAy8ddaZv7FpKfopw5N-DsoV8zpgUJTQc90u3_jq3lnvccfSSxD_1TDlXFWHn-iDU9xhNSo5rRSJcpj17g2eyC5s/s640/IMG_1770.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Wisteria, urgently in need of a manicure, climbs to the upper deck. </div><div style="text-align: center;">It is an amazing and beautiful sight when in bloom. </div><div style="text-align: center;">In the growing season it can creep along at up to a foot a day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJk2GX_ZAHRNT5yqZk7_Z7ZdImN1nrKvocofL1pYuD2QcgLm796mI7jMFJ5toZfNGgvgHcpUaoCIeAmCH0jiXs0fB4MZA08M_HV1N20vh5gJiesdNkT1yVIlFl9cm9ydu9-hxVZWRo5o/s1600-h/IMG_1768.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342970836792245538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoJk2GX_ZAHRNT5yqZk7_Z7ZdImN1nrKvocofL1pYuD2QcgLm796mI7jMFJ5toZfNGgvgHcpUaoCIeAmCH0jiXs0fB4MZA08M_HV1N20vh5gJiesdNkT1yVIlFl9cm9ydu9-hxVZWRo5o/s640/IMG_1768.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>My husband has made sure that the garden is a feast for the nose, as well as the eyes. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Here, night blooming jasmine fills the night with heady perfume. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5hO5aXseyUdBDRU9YMxm-3PGr0UwR7rpS5XJXQ05KEbMTd_2Zf8LhzivV_uDBpsux0pUUAvtiQWQY7t71iUBQp-mX2PQF8LrlIVD3XkafJK77WZ2pB2MN_Pjur65tvCc862VGwz0oko/s1600-h/IMG_1766.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342970831520139058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK5hO5aXseyUdBDRU9YMxm-3PGr0UwR7rpS5XJXQ05KEbMTd_2Zf8LhzivV_uDBpsux0pUUAvtiQWQY7t71iUBQp-mX2PQF8LrlIVD3XkafJK77WZ2pB2MN_Pjur65tvCc862VGwz0oko/s640/IMG_1766.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> Grapes grow over the arbor, and create a shaded retreat beneath. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAReY2Ci181mt0te8-83MfaiypBsKWWG4qRfDqypMHKuuYUUBdLN0rMeawfUpfEhVcF-bQZs63FeCfRQuVHRkFQZasLtz_5EcVSZ9Soj6MfykjqYJUK6vP6CI49Rh2OXpr83eE7nuWohc/s1600-h/IMG_1765.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342970825121607138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAReY2Ci181mt0te8-83MfaiypBsKWWG4qRfDqypMHKuuYUUBdLN0rMeawfUpfEhVcF-bQZs63FeCfRQuVHRkFQZasLtz_5EcVSZ9Soj6MfykjqYJUK6vP6CI49Rh2OXpr83eE7nuWohc/s640/IMG_1765.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> The lemon tree is abundant this year. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dVDVY5rvK8W4HPL8wLcfXdTyVgESthQ61rKvBURSUCLJE_ltHQ58Mr7Oxzb8xpPMOdwU4hi-tRMfTL3fKsRxcpm5sb-c4cG6PxSpkAMRR2lZUrNil8FMSm0RW7Lfo2nhzQm95yL2M6w/s1600-h/IMG_1760.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969851007837330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dVDVY5rvK8W4HPL8wLcfXdTyVgESthQ61rKvBURSUCLJE_ltHQ58Mr7Oxzb8xpPMOdwU4hi-tRMfTL3fKsRxcpm5sb-c4cG6PxSpkAMRR2lZUrNil8FMSm0RW7Lfo2nhzQm95yL2M6w/s640/IMG_1760.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> An antique dry sink holds vintage pots and orchids in a shady corner. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GPWzeeYgUVsKSGH7m7ni8mvh-ETQ7zkdxhKkoyi-lFYN4IDjIgiwpi7dHxQQhpL9_pDewIAthRr3D95t-dF5JspQ7jgLAXNLvCz-MBQ0Rm5BUoI1uACdp2xDoQUcxNbfLDKV0v2vKqQ/s1600-h/IMG_1759.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969845622556322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_GPWzeeYgUVsKSGH7m7ni8mvh-ETQ7zkdxhKkoyi-lFYN4IDjIgiwpi7dHxQQhpL9_pDewIAthRr3D95t-dF5JspQ7jgLAXNLvCz-MBQ0Rm5BUoI1uACdp2xDoQUcxNbfLDKV0v2vKqQ/s640/IMG_1759.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> Impatiens and architectural fragments are a good combination. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeJ4_N4SsGjsNmH2SZD3zi5wZlxofjhPEQKrHJ9MYzOHBvzmzrIV2Zb20qlS8UIGH7wYFC6Hcpyc8ixxR_26vRTGAThJccgBrVneAeNGKRXDkCbXI3Rz_Y2JIO5bSSepC9JvOWXVdYQI/s1600-h/IMG_1756.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969844428483314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSeJ4_N4SsGjsNmH2SZD3zi5wZlxofjhPEQKrHJ9MYzOHBvzmzrIV2Zb20qlS8UIGH7wYFC6Hcpyc8ixxR_26vRTGAThJccgBrVneAeNGKRXDkCbXI3Rz_Y2JIO5bSSepC9JvOWXVdYQI/s640/IMG_1756.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Birdies welcome! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BG377Gj7iAy-6o_Kb3wVWU4QcuZZpSlkMVNbmdTcM49AByoKwDW8_wFcP2eUL7VgEikL9cl8DqeHqBnCgRlX3pqOWW10igF0b5l-7jQYCFFtt8xwcKGGLvpInJGW7zu6cCGp6rpv0qo/s1600-h/IMG_1754.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969838227374546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9BG377Gj7iAy-6o_Kb3wVWU4QcuZZpSlkMVNbmdTcM49AByoKwDW8_wFcP2eUL7VgEikL9cl8DqeHqBnCgRlX3pqOWW10igF0b5l-7jQYCFFtt8xwcKGGLvpInJGW7zu6cCGp6rpv0qo/s640/IMG_1754.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Large furry children, as well. Bailey frequently hangs out IN her water bowl. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOUaFCm6zYwDA2KywNiYqmiaE_o9KB64xXKYJW2nnX_xjDGXvMzVc92pIwQxfVwq9dl7NcB-sYDJqs4QgOgK5VaehZEu0WCTNQcTQcebPs0t2SO_q8S3X03czdVzkpGYqdNweKHcCpb0/s1600-h/IMG_1753.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969833132940578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOUaFCm6zYwDA2KywNiYqmiaE_o9KB64xXKYJW2nnX_xjDGXvMzVc92pIwQxfVwq9dl7NcB-sYDJqs4QgOgK5VaehZEu0WCTNQcTQcebPs0t2SO_q8S3X03czdVzkpGYqdNweKHcCpb0/s640/IMG_1753.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> A candle chandelier adds a touch of romance to a dining area. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2OlNkZfLp6273vXzHQykKP0opKJvO_yCiJwXqxBn3NGW3a77b5KKHMjqiud4QlE-4GVTWI3AckQBXE6GeevDF9YBC7TL8pDVW-1Kd-QF2fceDRPfVJVsC1HKaWfKrmSTVPWtdY-mjZ8/s1600-h/IMG_1752.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969066278010018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2OlNkZfLp6273vXzHQykKP0opKJvO_yCiJwXqxBn3NGW3a77b5KKHMjqiud4QlE-4GVTWI3AckQBXE6GeevDF9YBC7TL8pDVW-1Kd-QF2fceDRPfVJVsC1HKaWfKrmSTVPWtdY-mjZ8/s640/IMG_1752.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> Shady areas are brightened with ferns and bright flowers. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxX-va6lMwwX1qoInKzKxIteEezkrSiEKX3q3EWXqYjH70_wacL0dTVQpcgam9vwljs6lO2gdArIWw0Mi94E7BTDgbBx3Sjhm6PCtTFnsP3DrmIydrLk00XcNE7fqFMQPb7A_lb6qnuw/s1600-h/IMG_1748.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969065096977650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxX-va6lMwwX1qoInKzKxIteEezkrSiEKX3q3EWXqYjH70_wacL0dTVQpcgam9vwljs6lO2gdArIWw0Mi94E7BTDgbBx3Sjhm6PCtTFnsP3DrmIydrLk00XcNE7fqFMQPb7A_lb6qnuw/s640/IMG_1748.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Spring brings a reappearance of the cameleon vine that is dormant in the winter. It serves as a beautiful ground cover, with touches of yellow and pink where the sun kisses it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbQYNqSQzDJHwbF3C2pONQNdSzZatpebot5zGPttet28vk_zN-bCa4J7glqY3wMWwfVtx9ZA4xYizgQuiCIdSXW75Z8xTdRQxfyQp6LaSu5Kf_ugx3eSxagbRA5SfXQHGseYhz4JI6hA/s1600-h/IMG_1746.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969063122033954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbQYNqSQzDJHwbF3C2pONQNdSzZatpebot5zGPttet28vk_zN-bCa4J7glqY3wMWwfVtx9ZA4xYizgQuiCIdSXW75Z8xTdRQxfyQp6LaSu5Kf_ugx3eSxagbRA5SfXQHGseYhz4JI6hA/s640/IMG_1746.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>Colorful pots created by my sweet husband. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0tLKAocHzmbiy5MOsEFB3UpkQ3AM7NXklG7uiaWX_GVbPKPpaV-1_nZO5Tf18ybKKSLRI0p2sI9b7PlPCXl8YICLDtbrCWYsi9zgUW8z9MoC24IYMcG-4h8GxYkbuOw5071zFCztT4w/s1600-h/IMG_1745.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969055884734578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0tLKAocHzmbiy5MOsEFB3UpkQ3AM7NXklG7uiaWX_GVbPKPpaV-1_nZO5Tf18ybKKSLRI0p2sI9b7PlPCXl8YICLDtbrCWYsi9zgUW8z9MoC24IYMcG-4h8GxYkbuOw5071zFCztT4w/s640/IMG_1745.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> A gift from a friend, this lemon/lime tree is bearing it's first fruit! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmKDWqFwo3opIXldVYmEphY5QBXS7YhYVHDZfpEb0odg-zVTtEv0-fi7zwwjXRaSItNIBfpjidD-N6RSas1V1ykiAUQ50acQXNyyhEj2JzJGocCW1E3qN3KafxHqgLdv-m-u_FU-2vPE/s1600-h/IMG_1742.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342969057758826994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmKDWqFwo3opIXldVYmEphY5QBXS7YhYVHDZfpEb0odg-zVTtEv0-fi7zwwjXRaSItNIBfpjidD-N6RSas1V1ykiAUQ50acQXNyyhEj2JzJGocCW1E3qN3KafxHqgLdv-m-u_FU-2vPE/s640/IMG_1742.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Cymbidium orchids and begonias love this shady spot. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMktUNjSwX0PJ1XrgAy5ySCIjbOcuaOdryLrQ2pj8gV_RixsLC1nuA4C6gXjPXIBMZlH9e13WwlgIYAdKynGBz768CbaQuWDCqnWtG47Q09vHUCfRlyBpXZs4sYfeGuaRddoxDx-xq6s/s1600-h/IMG_1740.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342968353353807730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfMktUNjSwX0PJ1XrgAy5ySCIjbOcuaOdryLrQ2pj8gV_RixsLC1nuA4C6gXjPXIBMZlH9e13WwlgIYAdKynGBz768CbaQuWDCqnWtG47Q09vHUCfRlyBpXZs4sYfeGuaRddoxDx-xq6s/s640/IMG_1740.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> The rusty rooster was a Sawdust Festival find. The watering cans are vintage. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQM18nFnNmTlA2mUrsXcbVETaAkmfHm71PfccVyFJaZkFRvFUwbPLVjWbMdpDMgaDkUEsLWsdOxNVxtxYEW6J_e66r805JPz43WOBF2prniJCziFwHDUFqWSydtWmZrv8fUp__6m37qGs/s1600-h/IMG_1738.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342968353776816674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQM18nFnNmTlA2mUrsXcbVETaAkmfHm71PfccVyFJaZkFRvFUwbPLVjWbMdpDMgaDkUEsLWsdOxNVxtxYEW6J_e66r805JPz43WOBF2prniJCziFwHDUFqWSydtWmZrv8fUp__6m37qGs/s640/IMG_1738.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Another find at the Sawdust are these colorful ceramic mushrooms. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiHVSQPDHTIjDfV5qY1wuyHo-QGo-1kW5Nwa_qZNONUlZTuMNTJNOTT6Y9WwcuorXl3PKELwqRmcb6ywaH__rEwk0AeyqzPX8lZjxoj9apilAtF_K7kQLkcyY9djyZjRRl7oxa_M7JBY/s1600-h/IMG_1737.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342968348439954002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmiHVSQPDHTIjDfV5qY1wuyHo-QGo-1kW5Nwa_qZNONUlZTuMNTJNOTT6Y9WwcuorXl3PKELwqRmcb6ywaH__rEwk0AeyqzPX8lZjxoj9apilAtF_K7kQLkcyY9djyZjRRl7oxa_M7JBY/s640/IMG_1737.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Bailey loves the garden and often helps my husband plant - much to his chagrin - as she loves to dump the nursery plants out of their plastic pots. I'm sure she believes she is being very helpful. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN9cHCTrAjUKwJSSwGrt_QAsXEutiD3rVmQggVTfKRkaosaOwF41xZbiN2hsuDjZygxnTpgqhW5PVVtn7RrGvis4UplNEpGPzcdgOb_qGd5CiC4lTbWDJLcebyQzS0Bcz_gVWPta29c0/s1600-h/IMG_1732.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342968344303070322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrN9cHCTrAjUKwJSSwGrt_QAsXEutiD3rVmQggVTfKRkaosaOwF41xZbiN2hsuDjZygxnTpgqhW5PVVtn7RrGvis4UplNEpGPzcdgOb_qGd5CiC4lTbWDJLcebyQzS0Bcz_gVWPta29c0/s640/IMG_1732.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> I love this rose. It is raspberry colored and very fragrant, and very petaled (new word?). </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQQGV_zXub_Vl3ws_aQI9c7G15lLGHgS5Z9I8UlrieiZKurfkH43pvtVnxET42sqFVhyphenhyphengonHo2vzI_TyEIlg1YDKmWqQwWqaFwD2Ym5JdBvpJjC1Vy3ZP9OxujrfksQMH_VvKyWbh4t4/s1600-h/IMG_1730.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342968342570494050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQQGV_zXub_Vl3ws_aQI9c7G15lLGHgS5Z9I8UlrieiZKurfkH43pvtVnxET42sqFVhyphenhyphengonHo2vzI_TyEIlg1YDKmWqQwWqaFwD2Ym5JdBvpJjC1Vy3ZP9OxujrfksQMH_VvKyWbh4t4/s640/IMG_1730.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Another of the 40+ roses my dear husband planted for me. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBh80FNGiT8h8fi31KSUCm3GDMCuDlljXxYTaYlct5idLPThbUp-Hl_3ZrgpPPNgvNBWmyuISr5LUKP22PFxxcG4EA-xbgkSAipfiu7lb0tzFFVjqwZhY242ABg_INenJLFAZxNjn9nE/s1600-h/IMG_1734.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342967436740289714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBh80FNGiT8h8fi31KSUCm3GDMCuDlljXxYTaYlct5idLPThbUp-Hl_3ZrgpPPNgvNBWmyuISr5LUKP22PFxxcG4EA-xbgkSAipfiu7lb0tzFFVjqwZhY242ABg_INenJLFAZxNjn9nE/s400/IMG_1734.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="400" /></a> My Eden roses. My all time favorite - they are not only gorgeous, they bloom year round - although not as abundantly as in Spring/Summer. They start off with hot pink centers and fade to light pink. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Hundreds of petals on this one! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCla9APSPxDbvBxcphYZKBF0FjzeoQ-YjkkR0BpV_ck8fljDWcrcH4XlE1LnnStQPLgYa7g_ktUzVh7H08n42vqU7Y4vpKHl2RGjDxXvOqdd5rB35ilnUyQF0mTgeWdeHpDiJHVxwUIxY/s1600-h/IMG_1728.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342967436698837106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCla9APSPxDbvBxcphYZKBF0FjzeoQ-YjkkR0BpV_ck8fljDWcrcH4XlE1LnnStQPLgYa7g_ktUzVh7H08n42vqU7Y4vpKHl2RGjDxXvOqdd5rB35ilnUyQF0mTgeWdeHpDiJHVxwUIxY/s640/IMG_1728.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Don't you just love lemons!!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM5OqttCMVF43v2yju1GhqZManB-geKmHKL55sQGR5RIaZEi0Z8NfO-vjlteIdwM_S6IVQoezSWwVi2C9Z15QNhMg5WJd9Q0aS4F7j78zeihXs4iCobjxP1UlbNwuy_HH60qZsTXIj9Y/s1600-h/IMG_1726.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342967428323571714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkM5OqttCMVF43v2yju1GhqZManB-geKmHKL55sQGR5RIaZEi0Z8NfO-vjlteIdwM_S6IVQoezSWwVi2C9Z15QNhMg5WJd9Q0aS4F7j78zeihXs4iCobjxP1UlbNwuy_HH60qZsTXIj9Y/s640/IMG_1726.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> Miniature roses make great front border plants. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERPCrx_E6Q-24ItVFAVcnZT3HgsyCLF7xQ2Df2xF3fU-ezO5k5j7OiJIP23PtmHqjcPt5vwtXoY4hTSIomEedXutxMk6kUqZIbk5c2tQajtzqrIpdQbwWCfAL-O1CPsyoP0dDI5hvjws/s1600-h/IMG_1683.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342967425747227986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjERPCrx_E6Q-24ItVFAVcnZT3HgsyCLF7xQ2Df2xF3fU-ezO5k5j7OiJIP23PtmHqjcPt5vwtXoY4hTSIomEedXutxMk6kUqZIbk5c2tQajtzqrIpdQbwWCfAL-O1CPsyoP0dDI5hvjws/s640/IMG_1683.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> My husband has this ugly green spindly cactus-like plant that creates </div><div style="text-align: center;">this amazing 7-inch incredibly beautiful bloom - once a year. </div><div style="text-align: center;">The blooms last about 3 days and are gone! </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzg4OLMzkU5ZshJmK5gvx7Egdo_IHUOK-bqN-c9pE5t-EgYZ94_eXSR8LUQWaaOsfUoQgCyfse0ZlcOYam7xZ6eViAEgDPv2WWRCSpV8yJPzhQX3eXQI6iCEDh5QptelK_NYfy8oobcY/s1600-h/IMG_1679.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342967420997033202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxzg4OLMzkU5ZshJmK5gvx7Egdo_IHUOK-bqN-c9pE5t-EgYZ94_eXSR8LUQWaaOsfUoQgCyfse0ZlcOYam7xZ6eViAEgDPv2WWRCSpV8yJPzhQX3eXQI6iCEDh5QptelK_NYfy8oobcY/s640/IMG_1679.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> <br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WVYsPrHWdfLgwpDK3yUabEoP7gV5tXtuJbOgq9cPYF3FjIAXuedCz0K43Jb5BfwPbXVIGOiQj-3VREwERzefxhz_REZUU7r0_vtQ6BvwLgKZdMve0Jf9UF7BOxUp7sYPQbY192iH0nE/s1600-h/IMG_3415.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342965835801114626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-WVYsPrHWdfLgwpDK3yUabEoP7gV5tXtuJbOgq9cPYF3FjIAXuedCz0K43Jb5BfwPbXVIGOiQj-3VREwERzefxhz_REZUU7r0_vtQ6BvwLgKZdMve0Jf9UF7BOxUp7sYPQbY192iH0nE/s640/IMG_3415.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="426" /></a> One of my very favorite things is this large, black, cast iron urn and pedestal. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I love changing the plants each season for a fresh look. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoaGCuiSjcBDmtlC2IdHY2qVbIhd-G6gph_PHHdqrfsRIivcTa45Qtoc6m9FoWm2JRYgGwso3L4aGdKTgd2v7r16zDSeCRPwHv98QO0F88swOQxci1SdMUfCnqgA-dSa8I_h8rzQ0k4A/s1600-h/IMG_3417.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342965831952481106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyoaGCuiSjcBDmtlC2IdHY2qVbIhd-G6gph_PHHdqrfsRIivcTa45Qtoc6m9FoWm2JRYgGwso3L4aGdKTgd2v7r16zDSeCRPwHv98QO0F88swOQxci1SdMUfCnqgA-dSa8I_h8rzQ0k4A/s640/IMG_3417.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Our front walkway, dripping with Eden roses. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvwdZNyeuwxmHUpwmtXbvC37Kk_ILS3fRZQAPZdWkNPxJ5JUquxUeRX_kNwmOaNzPvTm_EjPGXl4QxubMBqdkl2ZFQ2Kbbth6Il3TbkQz9_4kwYJpTZoZvzQ6am3M8t7iKbA-GSBq2G-A/s1600-h/roses....jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IisqGV_4lguyNDSW79ZmKA2uDe2kqtyPDWfsNLq60Uo9Z_htBnsWi-MKN2h4M2l3kl1NnO-tPjTdg2A6WjYKdGQedYcA_Eyhe579n2OtQLteXhrhG_gTCvc_Qpy1QlN6WWUwHJgIsSg/s1600-h/IMG_3413.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="426" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342965822079502546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7IisqGV_4lguyNDSW79ZmKA2uDe2kqtyPDWfsNLq60Uo9Z_htBnsWi-MKN2h4M2l3kl1NnO-tPjTdg2A6WjYKdGQedYcA_Eyhe579n2OtQLteXhrhG_gTCvc_Qpy1QlN6WWUwHJgIsSg/s640/IMG_3413.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> I also love geraniums - there are so many varieties. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQGJ141jUaFAEiEubjvi2s8wAS5TcAbbHTkTdb6sbHAraPSXsQYODH9MdHPUiJJf73PmSpwiq6bDlGYg6g-H9__654jOAwGZotQXdrQvZZ9p58iVSAQfd0L6YjUtBfVov9MM6gkSYvfg/s1600-h/birdies.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342965818677693954" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDQGJ141jUaFAEiEubjvi2s8wAS5TcAbbHTkTdb6sbHAraPSXsQYODH9MdHPUiJJf73PmSpwiq6bDlGYg6g-H9__654jOAwGZotQXdrQvZZ9p58iVSAQfd0L6YjUtBfVov9MM6gkSYvfg/s1600/birdies.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" /></a> These sweet babies perched on my deck, all fluffy and huddled together, </div><div style="text-align: center;">while mom and dad birdy took turns feeding them. Soooo cute. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhso4V6GLm298ayUjUs1BYSqvyMOIiyLEf6SdFDRF0oKstZlysZGKHFnciLTh6SQXaG_wqFo6pBG1r2obibEisrsqLQnCaLLxphzMzhvN0ub-KK0lK41Y51TOVP9yeZ6ZrYLpxh27pQVCM/s1600-h/IMG_1803.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342964327048283778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhso4V6GLm298ayUjUs1BYSqvyMOIiyLEf6SdFDRF0oKstZlysZGKHFnciLTh6SQXaG_wqFo6pBG1r2obibEisrsqLQnCaLLxphzMzhvN0ub-KK0lK41Y51TOVP9yeZ6ZrYLpxh27pQVCM/s400/IMG_1803.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="400" /></a> And speaking of cute - Bailey waits for a game of 'tug'. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2nWXrZ69PcWNlhnEIEZLZjvgfAdt7MegyyG8rF_ogftFmL-ERhWTz1PHCEOQ_MJXWFc-_kvf069weB7wwUxQc88B9gZ3KAlAYyBZLS9efNuMl4VhuOLkOQQpM6fp_TdhA1RnVtr6MEs/s1600-h/IMG_1816.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342964324503200114" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2nWXrZ69PcWNlhnEIEZLZjvgfAdt7MegyyG8rF_ogftFmL-ERhWTz1PHCEOQ_MJXWFc-_kvf069weB7wwUxQc88B9gZ3KAlAYyBZLS9efNuMl4VhuOLkOQQpM6fp_TdhA1RnVtr6MEs/s640/IMG_1816.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Vintage stained glass window looks lovely with the light pouring through. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqD4Xsw72eoTcgeCJwR6P2GBrPnMT70fdI3lMMBou_ZeC8mVmWXFY_1Xt9fZYH380RYhdyi1Z0shN7hguksk_0dMoo70JAYrHGwb8mts-SkGJB9U7oCwCc82ctU0hb14q3aQaoqGw-m9s/s1600-h/IMG_1813.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342963562336040930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqD4Xsw72eoTcgeCJwR6P2GBrPnMT70fdI3lMMBou_ZeC8mVmWXFY_1Xt9fZYH380RYhdyi1Z0shN7hguksk_0dMoo70JAYrHGwb8mts-SkGJB9U7oCwCc82ctU0hb14q3aQaoqGw-m9s/s640/IMG_1813.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0roMHS_etWHI9NvnOJdrMu1jzdeBodLaT5pdUxrX-fti6LAhGyoBeTA1z_f3EVv35YDCJ_GFCwHVqLr5EgGaBigR8geaRhE5lMU506wQfCuaVNFtZ7f2_qNmFybO1YwitY2lvQcMmiQQ/s1600-h/IMG_1808.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342963561872109906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0roMHS_etWHI9NvnOJdrMu1jzdeBodLaT5pdUxrX-fti6LAhGyoBeTA1z_f3EVv35YDCJ_GFCwHVqLr5EgGaBigR8geaRhE5lMU506wQfCuaVNFtZ7f2_qNmFybO1YwitY2lvQcMmiQQ/s640/IMG_1808.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> <br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRADSsSH1mCMo_5EUMxTg3VkjKa2OJXTIITRmdJorXkLLJ44N_NZBL8t_mOTyUGO6iCuauiVGdOc3Xbmm-3B8yxK_Sz5A2Blc9CwXwNHQ2gqKvDOfNqT7pijfjIF9p2RDaSDNzzqhXNE4/s1600-h/IMG_1807.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwqwFBnFv89vd4rpz1frawBd9-uyH077geDyz2KfEjWGvi7eDZ__7gfmUFB6WAhwyZ8tC-_3TD6kRTnN_w9GUropvIGBZVV8e7aXAN0JAtq-dFLggG86vLsUIhJ_Ixl3jGFdr2Yd-kfdc/s1600-h/IMG_1806.JPG"></a>More views from the garden. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4XHbNgk0FM50l8FOYrgawfBtBBi06kvVej5QeOU43q-i91Ei-TOQeOuDerMvkgfBDYyM0fYLlannQqR7lEgoUwUu0R27qoF4jdivlaet0sCxtJVF-9SfVLwUZL4UXMiISVzWUg6C3E8/s1600-h/IMG_1799.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342963049691138674" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4XHbNgk0FM50l8FOYrgawfBtBBi06kvVej5QeOU43q-i91Ei-TOQeOuDerMvkgfBDYyM0fYLlannQqR7lEgoUwUu0R27qoF4jdivlaet0sCxtJVF-9SfVLwUZL4UXMiISVzWUg6C3E8/s640/IMG_1799.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> The apple tree will be raided by possums, raccoons and birds long before the fruit is ready, with the same story for the grapes. It's a rare day when we get a taste of apple or a cluster of grapes. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTSM_uD7xUzFIrMwdFzXySIBP6J_M1Rp2j1tUrCvDJu-k4cDw7Ya10WEimAs7HDpBsdrcGU3qYUgb1GsCbzXO-WRNUzTgeETej8KHF-QcYzok2tmCcEVCLz8JXEv-m81pj8OGVp7TPeY/s1600-h/IMG_1791.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342963042513458194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTTSM_uD7xUzFIrMwdFzXySIBP6J_M1Rp2j1tUrCvDJu-k4cDw7Ya10WEimAs7HDpBsdrcGU3qYUgb1GsCbzXO-WRNUzTgeETej8KHF-QcYzok2tmCcEVCLz8JXEv-m81pj8OGVp7TPeY/s640/IMG_1791.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCsWaipYtgcTDq5YyTYDbnl7-jOPiQyHZVF46j9UYlSThrSQ_6gzcaBD23N3MbBOdSJMjrOTZRCzOwok8g27TY8D9FGd_Luzm0JoAgB8ASMxRdgbnIL7Bd_J9KD5GBIDRk5V1u7hp5VU/s1600-h/IMG_1796.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342963039044086706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPCsWaipYtgcTDq5YyTYDbnl7-jOPiQyHZVF46j9UYlSThrSQ_6gzcaBD23N3MbBOdSJMjrOTZRCzOwok8g27TY8D9FGd_Luzm0JoAgB8ASMxRdgbnIL7Bd_J9KD5GBIDRk5V1u7hp5VU/s640/IMG_1796.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Coleus and Lobelia brighten a shady spot. </div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagbrt9yaRUVS0c9mbu3eP9_HZ17_jf_8lFXFslEb80dcNq4GEsAvuKJASZBHJRJZ_oVirvgZIf1SAtQYfl7o91Sj4NpudcywU7H86mLT1jNcj8h2j3e9qfar_RwsmwEnrKvcp9Xb9KVI/s1600-h/IMG_1793.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342962372793666562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagbrt9yaRUVS0c9mbu3eP9_HZ17_jf_8lFXFslEb80dcNq4GEsAvuKJASZBHJRJZ_oVirvgZIf1SAtQYfl7o91Sj4NpudcywU7H86mLT1jNcj8h2j3e9qfar_RwsmwEnrKvcp9Xb9KVI/s640/IMG_1793.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> English Garden rose by David Austin. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rkp8wSMR-Z-U9h_u0vgFWMPvBQoBFUDq10wghqB67EmpIe5UAURr_o4E-hcIN1fGZOH3Sl8PlwAk2RttlDa4V3msEdDLRlOoVF7gLFVdkQu5Idz5MjvN_FtzzTi_KIIx2JDOAo4Z4sg/s1600-h/IMG_1790.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342962373285780610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1rkp8wSMR-Z-U9h_u0vgFWMPvBQoBFUDq10wghqB67EmpIe5UAURr_o4E-hcIN1fGZOH3Sl8PlwAk2RttlDa4V3msEdDLRlOoVF7gLFVdkQu5Idz5MjvN_FtzzTi_KIIx2JDOAo4Z4sg/s640/IMG_1790.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Abbaye de Cluny rose - huge peach blooms. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZB7RsncUlBzQcm9ZuQ7Kq8oVL1Js3Cv4LPgDu4uPVfcmh2O42oCMmeD7PekqVO0P3ZhNbQxtP4LxnA6wu0XDFurhaUJtLrCt1m1JFIweXT046VT3Fz8ome4ldLMAQ9FB70UlO2XdleY/s1600-h/IMG_1489.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342962364396302562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZB7RsncUlBzQcm9ZuQ7Kq8oVL1Js3Cv4LPgDu4uPVfcmh2O42oCMmeD7PekqVO0P3ZhNbQxtP4LxnA6wu0XDFurhaUJtLrCt1m1JFIweXT046VT3Fz8ome4ldLMAQ9FB70UlO2XdleY/s640/IMG_1489.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="530" /></a>Bailey, the Leonberger Pup, at 6 months. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnn-86CiFwGViDCJ6QFXjP_me7n2MsXqe2KrhkpKL0JvJi4rdWU8I-i0YVURrdnuHd_nGr3qjF84SdUc-n_zspFaxOCodTPJ2pAnBIrVRzxyBHyTuv7csW2vrM737Imwdp-Ff-zGwpsUo/s1600-h/IMG_1788.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342961991257773394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnn-86CiFwGViDCJ6QFXjP_me7n2MsXqe2KrhkpKL0JvJi4rdWU8I-i0YVURrdnuHd_nGr3qjF84SdUc-n_zspFaxOCodTPJ2pAnBIrVRzxyBHyTuv7csW2vrM737Imwdp-Ff-zGwpsUo/s640/IMG_1788.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a>Edens and Morning Glory vine cover an archway. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGWK582pbncQPzJYCDPcMuzTMJoSgCUlZiLPfGBQxl-egPpSaOd1uuRydCcOEVew3_WZxVLtuT0S0Je5pk-9XmNuCJryGZiUvsRkki5r24r9TELHQA8fU0mtpjf5zeVooWJesGvExikI/s1600-h/IMG_1786.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342961988922109442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGWK582pbncQPzJYCDPcMuzTMJoSgCUlZiLPfGBQxl-egPpSaOd1uuRydCcOEVew3_WZxVLtuT0S0Je5pk-9XmNuCJryGZiUvsRkki5r24r9TELHQA8fU0mtpjf5zeVooWJesGvExikI/s640/IMG_1786.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a> Silvery weathered teak Lutyens bench and gazing ball. </div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69eC7Sr_vVtF5xkAniV7pb3a1_Iy5kSBbGg4Vn8rDo-Y1EY-rkEenOkdnSIstLP5fT0qELmr_QXHZbSludDLiAD6otqKBjWLz-kiIrlljdEsF8O1jt_iuE2DhqiKprPJsJxLuZrxfbj0/s1600-h/IMG_1784.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="480" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342961981996718162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg69eC7Sr_vVtF5xkAniV7pb3a1_Iy5kSBbGg4Vn8rDo-Y1EY-rkEenOkdnSIstLP5fT0qELmr_QXHZbSludDLiAD6otqKBjWLz-kiIrlljdEsF8O1jt_iuE2DhqiKprPJsJxLuZrxfbj0/s640/IMG_1784.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="640" /></a>Soft pink many petaled rose - I lost the name for this one long ago. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3S1zv4PfeUrP300HUFaIxovQyxer5sSdYjVIpkMHY3_9Q6YeLC5QlyOzRaDPN-2XReejixn8xlkvhLcEroOQcufXGJvs1uNzYM0pvdN6XF5qh19XXQ0hyg7RYQRBAPZBxXNfPqR1n1U/s1600-h/IMG_1783.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5342961978820491378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3S1zv4PfeUrP300HUFaIxovQyxer5sSdYjVIpkMHY3_9Q6YeLC5QlyOzRaDPN-2XReejixn8xlkvhLcEroOQcufXGJvs1uNzYM0pvdN6XF5qh19XXQ0hyg7RYQRBAPZBxXNfPqR1n1U/s640/IMG_1783.JPG" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;" width="480" /></a> <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">No cottage garden is complete without a Fairy. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoy your gardens and remember - they don't have to be perfect to be beautiful!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I will be posting photos from our Garden tour next! </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Including recipes for our luscious lemon refreshments and instructions for our table projects.) </div><div style="text-align: center;">Keep an eye out!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-size: 130%;">Please comment</span></strong> and tell me about your gardens!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">Love and flowers!</div>Claudine</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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