Helen Eyers is a member of our Flea Market Gardening group and when she posted a photo of her little fairy garden, I knew there was probably an artist at her house. Turns out it was Helen who is the artist and here is what she posted for us to see. After seeing the little [...]
This sunny sunflower mix was in a package sold in Kmart under the Martha Stewart name. They germinated well and were various sizes and kinds. Sunflowers really do make a cottage garden pop. If you have a sunflower garden, I’d like to see. Leave me a link to your album and I’ll come take a [...]
Today, my brain is fried from the heat and so the conversation that follows is somewhat of a sarcastic rant about the gardens. Next post will return to lots of fun educational stuff that you have all grown accustomed to at flowergardengirl. I apologize ahead of time. In spite of the heat——Wow, I’m a freaking [...]
Update–see the last photo for what they picked! Bob and Almedia are my sweet neighbors who let me do just about anything to their landscaping and gardens. Bob and Almedia have raised a gang of kids and neighborhood kids in this beautiful home. They are ready to change the outside shutters and go all white [...]
Flowergardengirl has started two fabric lines from her garden photography. The two premiere lines are The Lace Cap Collection and The Flea Market Gardening Collection. You can preview these two lines at Anna’s online studio. The above photo shows a 2 yard fabric piece. This is considered a fat quarter: 21×18 inches. The fabric above was [...]
This hydrangea shows off all summer long and during its bloom cycle you can see multiple colors. This hydrangea, Let’s Dance, gets between 6 to 8 feet tall and wide. It likes moist but not wet soil and morning sun. Mine is currently 5 feet tall and has blooms all summer long. It blooms on [...]
Botanical Interests Seeds has the most beautiful catalog. Not only do I grow their seeds, I recycle their catalogs. Sitting on my repurposed twin headboard bench, sits the aqua birdhouse embellished with little hearts. Up there on Flowergardengirl’s porch and just to the left of the front door, sits a little birdhouse made by Anna. With [...]
The Baird House bed and breakfast is located in Valle Crucis, North Carolina. The only inn located on the Watauga river. The Baird House was built by the Baird family in 1790 and was an active farm and served as a distillery during the civil war. In 1777, the first flag act was passed. 13 [...]
