Cozy Little House

And The Flowers Bloom

Filed Under: Container Gardening

The flowers just bloom and bloom. I’ve had to go out on the patio several times and cut back all the plants that are growing so rapidly.

April Showers Bring May Flowers:

The many days of rain gave all the plants a shot of adrenaline.

Fairy Creatures:

You wouldn’t even be able to see the fairy creatures in the fairy garden had I not cut back the plants surrounding them.

The hedge hog watches slyly over the sage and mint and sweet potato vine, perhaps watching for predators.

Aren’t the various shades of green herbs pretty above? I just love the yellow and green of the sage plant.

And then there’s the deep purple sweet potato vine, which grows at a very rapid pace.

The bunny, largest of them all, even got buried in the plants and herbs. I’ve cut them back enough that it can watch over the rest of the gardens.

The rabbit sits among the yellow and purple sweet potato vine.

This little guy sits in a bed of mint. I bet it smells delightful in his spot.

Watching Squirrels:

Poor Charlie Ross, after having so many teeth extracted, often has his tongue or a tooth protruding. I find it kind of cute.

He is taunted by the sounds of an ornery squirrel chattering up in the tree.

The squirrels and critters don’t faze Abi. She just isn’t interested.

This mom gave her a rather primitive hair cut. I can’t keep them still long enough to make their haircuts look halfway decent.

I brought these violets over from the little blue house last year. Some look at them as weeds. But I like the symmetry of their leaves. 

Where some see weeds, I see beauty.

And the flowers bloom. One right after the other. When one shows signs of fading, another bloom springs up to take its place.

Such is the world of gardening.

Every flower is a soul blossoming in nature. 
~Gerard de Nerval
 

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  2. lovely container garden – love the hedgehog. Don't you just love this time of year when it is finally nice and you can bring a glass of ice tea or whatever outside with you and sit and look at the garden – I know I sure do!

  4. Hi Brenda and your blooms are looking so pretty and love all of your little whimsical cuties in the pots! Poor little Charlie Ross, he doesn't look cute though! Hope you're enjoying your Sunday.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia 😉

  6. Love the dog pics! You can fill tge bottom of large pots with coffee cans, milk jogs….whatever, just to take up room.

  7. Charlie is cute as can be there! The squirrels are such good entertainment for our dogs too.

    Your garden is growing so quickly! We only got our herbs planted this afternoon. And they're all in pots this year where I can harvest them more easily. Gardening is having to change for me now, be easier for my back. All things change eventually, but it's hard for me to give up on things I used to be able to do.

  8. It is all gorgeous! I agree – some may see weeds, but do what your heart desires… I think it is a beautiful plant. Sweet little Charlie is too cute. Hope your weekend was wonderful?

  9. I agree. Charlie looks adorable. I'm having some tress cut as I'm typing this, but I had them leave one stump higher than most because it's the absolute perfect place for a fairy garden. You've inspired me.

  10. Wonder what they'd look like w/out pruning? They are so beauitful. Squirrels are always on our patio and drives Ziggy crazy. I know what you mean, I bathed him and trimmed him yesterday, but trying to keep his little face still is another story!

  12. Your flowers look beautiful already. We are still a couple f weeks away before we can plant. Our poor Yorkie has hear failure. The vet had her on oxygen for several hours on Friday. She is home on her meds. We may se a tiny bit of improvement but not much yet. I gave her a trim since she isn't able to go for a groom. Now her one ear stays down. My husband said I broke her ear.

  13. Brenda, You are so good at growing your gardens. I love all to pretty things. Hope you are doing well. Blessings, xoxo,Susie

  14. Oh your flowers are so pretty. I am just getting ready to plant flowers at my house. The crazy temps…warm one day and freezing the next. I think we are finally safe to plant…it is May after all. Ha! Sheila

  16. Your gardens are always so lush and beautiful!!! aside from them receiving lots of rain, what fertilizer do you use?
    Debbi Saunders
    greenshutter@aol.com

  17. It all looks lush and beautiful! I think you've had more rain than we have. I have everything planted, but I've had to water the pots twice already. Your flower photos are always so pretty, I'm going to try to get better photos this year by actually reading my camera instruction manual! ha ha

  18. Brenda, your garden continues to amaze me. Abi and Charlie appear to love the outdoors like my little Bear. The squirrels taunt him every day and yesterday, a new arrival, Mr. Woodpecker, did the same from up in his tree!

    Question: What is the name of the orange flower that you said some people call a weed? Is it one of the African daisies? I was considering planting some as I have a new planter in a sunny location. They are new to my region and I think their colours are stunning. Of course, up here in Canada, they are only annuals.

    Our garden centres have just finally opened. It was an exciting weekend for me!! I'm just beginning to decide on what I want. It's just my second spring/summer in this home and I think I've finally figured out the sun/shade locations. Our sun/shade mixtures are very different from winter to spring!

  20. I'm a little green with envy. Your flowers and gardens are just beautiful. Hopefully, I can start tending to my little gardens soon. In the meantime, I have blooms on my blue plumbago. And my knockout roses are amazing, without any help from me.

  21. I'm glad to see that your plants are thriving this year on your patio! I know how much joy they bring to you. The rain has helped our plants too. Last month was so rainy. It was a bit more than I would like, but our plants are looking good because of it. My dog doesn't have great eyesight anymore and used to chase squirrels all the time. But now without his good eyesight he can sniff them out. We have laughed at how close he will get to a squirrel and not see it but suddenly be on the trail of his scent. Funny!

  23. I guess you've sent the rain my way, but that's ok – we need it. Our trees and plants are several weeks behind yours, so everything should be really lush here once all the rain is gone (forecasted the next week+ !)

  25. Your planters have taken off, and it's good to pinch those herbs with great regularity isn't it? Must be much warmer then here, our trees are just starting to leaf out.

    Jen

  26. Your planters have taken off, and it's good to pinch those herbs with great regularity isn't it? Must be much warmer then here, our trees are just starting to leaf out.

    Jen

  29. This looks incredible! Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you taking the time to party with us. I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm.. Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls

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