How Does Your Garden Grow? Part 2
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| Gorgeous geraniums! I love how they look like the flowers in Maui! |
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This little ol’ blog is such a great way for me to archive and keep track of things!
I love that I can look back here and see how my garden transforms over this summer season!
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I did my first post about planting my sweet peas, then I did my next garden post just after I had planted my veggie and cut-flower garden…
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So here is part 2, so much has changed already!
We have such a short growing season that everything grows as fast as it can here!
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Here’s a little tour…
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These boxes are my FAVOURITE! I was inspired by an image I had seen on Pinterest, using wine boxes for gardens. Genius. We actually have quite a few wine boxes on hand, so I put them to use. Gorgeous, no!?
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I’m a big fan of group planting, so one box is full of these violas,
and because there are so many, you can smell them from the deck! LOVE!
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And the other box is full of strawberries for the kids! They go out everyday to see if any are ready!
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This is one of my little herb gardens! I’ve already put the parsley to good use!
In here I have parsley, dill, spearmint, a stray pansy plant, verbena (for colour only), and nemesia for scent. Lovely…
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My peas and gladiolas are up! Still waiting for the beans to show their little faces…
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My daughter fell in love with these little moss plants! They were being sold as ground cover, but we thought they would look amazing on our outside table as a centrepiece. Pretty!
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My favourite time of day in the garden is early, early morning. This is around 6am.
The sun is perfect and everything looks fresh and smells so delish!
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I love, love my hanging baskets.
I originally had strawberry plants here, but decided to move the baskets over.
Don’t they look stunning here?
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So pretty! I bought these baskets like this… all ready to go…
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Every year I plant the same flowers, petunias. I love petunias, and still have them in other pots, but in my deck pots I’m trying something new. Goin’ outside my comfort zone this year!
I decided to try million bells. I have yellow, red, fuschia, white, and pink in here.
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They look sparse now, but just wait…I can’t wait to see how they take off!
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Stay tuned!
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How is your garden coming along?
Sam wrote:
Your garden looks great! I especially love the wine box planters, I’m going to have to try that, maybe for my veggies! Looking forward to seeing how your garden progresses! X
You’re garden is so pretty! Such an inspiration.
Nuha wrote:
your garden is gorgeous 🙂 I love the hanging pots!
Kristin wrote:
This is gorgeous, I have a ton of these, now I know what to do with them 🙂 Thanks for linking up !
XO
Kristin
How neat!! Love your garden. Beautiful…
Hope you have a great day!
Your garden looks like a little piece of paradise! Gorgeous! Love the wine box idea!
Your garden is wonderful.
I love your different items as planters.
Michele
I had big plans for our garden this year until I got pregnant, so I’m having to take it easy. Can’t wait for next year!
Oh WOW I love your planters! That box is fantastic! Thanks for sharing these!
Your garden looks fabulous! Pinning it! I also wanted to say how much I love your blog design. It’s my first time visiting so I must go have a better look around! 😉
I’m loving how you planted your flowers in the boxes – what a great vintage look!
SO cute!! Great use of your space. And you can tell by looking at it that it is well loved. What about some kind of frame up the fence for eggplants or cantaloupe or climbing beans? The boxes are wonderful. AND I LOVE THE GNOME!!!
I absolutely love your wine box planters!!! Makes me want to go out and get some wine boxes pronto! 🙂 I’m your newest follower and
I would love if you’d link this up at Sew Woodsy today at our What’s Up Wednesday’s link party.
Your garden is lovely. Love your planters and the hanging baskets looks so cute. Thanks for stopping by BC Good Life Wednesdays.
Beautiful garden, made extra special by your lovely containers.
I absolutely love your little garden area. It is so cute and clean [which I like]. I have some of those million bells as well that I bought in a huge hanging basket. They were gorgeous when I bought them, but they are looking kind of pitiful now…any tips? How much light and water are you giving them? I am so new to gardening, but I am learning…
What a wonderful garden!
I love what you’ve done with the planting. I recently bought some old dresser drawers at a tag sale. I intend to put dirt in them and plant something(hopefully this year). Take care, Linda
Your garden is beautiful – I love, love, love the use of wine crates….may have to copy that one. Don’t you just love pinterest – so inspiring.
How beautiful !
oh, your garden is so beautiful! as your photos too!
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G’morning…just to let you know that I featured your pretty garden today. I have a I WAS FEATURED button for you, if you want it. Near the top of my blog sidebar. :))
We ALL love FEATURED buttons to display. 🙂
xo bj
Lorrie@ The Victorian Rabbit said….your garden is beautiful and inspiring I love the way the grey gravel sets it off.
Wonderful idea! I love unique planters and wine crates sure do the trick, you did a great job! I have the honor of being your “linky neighbor” over at Donna’s party, hope you have a wonderful weekend and feel free to stop by to say hello, tami
Wine box planters! How unique and fun!
I am in love with your wine box planters! What a fun idea! Where did you manage to find them? I just may have to borrow your idea if I can ever get my hands on some of those boxes! Oh, and I just have to check out your banana Nutella muffins, yum!!
What an inviting outdoor space! Love the idea of using wine boxes for planters. And the little moss pots are darling!
You have made your space so beautiful. I am loving the hanging plants and am inspired!
Your garden looks fantastic!
I just want to go right outside and see if I can make my garden look half as lovely as yours! Would love for you to stop by and share it at the Tuesday To Do Party! http://blackberryvine.blogspot.com/2011/06/tuesday-to-do-14-and-13-list-makers.html
Smiles!
Jami
I said it once and I’ll say it again I love the wine box planters! Thank you again for linking up to Sew Woodsy last week. We hope you’ll come back today and link up another craft project!
Oh my! So lovely ! You make me want to go work in my yard.
thanks for sharing at Catch as Catch Can.
gail
Your garden looks amazing! My husband and I planted our first vegies this year – just some tomatoes and red peppers. I am hopeful that it will work out.
Found you through IHeart Organizing.
Oksana
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I LOVE YOUR BACKYARD GARDEN! It is absolutely lovely! I have a backyard that is just awful and have been looking for designs that would work with our barren wasteland. What you have done is amazing, simple and beautiful. Thanks for the inspiration and for sharing.
Some great ideas hear, as well as inspirational pics. Thank you for sharing. I love the unique pots you have used, great way of adding some charm to the garden.
Great idea having a box full of strawberries planted for the kids. Any incentive to have children play (or even just be) outside nowadays is a good thing. Having them watch the strawberries grow and then reap the reward of being able to eat them is excellent. Well done Jo-Anna!
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