Perennial Forget-Me-Nots- Myosotis

              Charming little forget-me-nots are delicate plants with beautiful little blue flowers.

Forget-me-nots are great plants in the shade Garden as well as pots. I love to use them as edgings or planted close as a groundcover. They Dance around my shade garden as they reseed generously. The flowers have colorful, tiny yellow eyes and bloom in spring and into early summer. 

Light:

Sun,Part Sun

Zones:

4-9

Plant Type:

Perennial

Plant Height:

To 1 foot tall

Plant Width:

To 1 foot wide

Bloom Time:

Blooms spring to early summer

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders,Slopes,Groundcover

Special Features:

Flowers,Attractive Foliage,Fragrant,Cut Flowers,Drought Tolerant,Tolerates Wet Soil,Easy to Grow

Vintage Wall Pockets for the Garden

These are Vintage wall pockets made out of resin.   I painted them white and lightly distressed them. They would be great used out in the garden or Perfect for a shabby chic bathroom.  

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Creating Living Wreaths with Sedum

I wanted to create something to hang on one of my old barn doors that I have throughout my gardens.
I filled the small pots with some sedum but will probably add to it after this takes off.

I have too many fun projects - I really need to be cleaning up my flower beds!

Making Garden Nests

Beautiful Morning to Garden

I just got started with yard work this morning and I found this little guy on my front Step!
It is so beautiful outside this morning it is hard to focus on working!

The Start of Planted Garden Chairs

I have had this Vintage Chair since College.  It was a Garage sale find for $5 years ago. This chair has been painted Blue, Green, and Black with the seat covered in many different fabrics.  I was almost ready to part with it;  but then I decided to give it one more life in the Garden.  I sanded it and peeled away some of the layers of old paint and then gave it a coat of Yellow Milk Paint- Miss Mustard Seed Yellow- and a thin layer of Antique wax.  I love the rough chippy look with some of the old paint colors showing through.  I think it will take on a whole new look as it ages in the garden.  I lined the seat with wire and Moss and filled it with potting soil mix.  I can't wait to get it planted for Spring.
I think I will be making a few more of these.

Chalk Board Love

I loved Creating this Large Chalk Board for my Work Room.   I painted and distressed this large old Frame and added a Fresh new Piece of  painted Chalk Board to it. It is Large enough for a 

Big "To Do" List.

Vintage Desk Redo - White Milk Paint

before

After

Just Waiting around for the Weather to Warm up

I spent the day Creating and Listing New Items for my Etsy Shop.  I am just waiting for the temps to warm up so I can go outside and Garden... Such a slow start to Spring this Year!

Strawberry Crisp with Greek Yogurt

Filling:

•2  to 3 cups (8 ounces/250 grams) strawberries, hulled and halved lengthwise
•1/2 cup (4 ounces/125 grams) sugar

Topping:
•1 cup (5 ounces/155 grams) all-purpose flour
•1/2 cup (1.5 ounces/45 grams) old-fashioned rolled oats
•1/3 cup (3 ounces/90 grams) sugar
•1/3 cup (2.5 ounces/75 grams) firmly packed golden brown sugar
•1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
•1/4 teaspoon salt
•1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted

Directions:
1.Position a rack in the middle of the oven, and preheat to 350 degrees F. Have ready a 2.5 quart ceramic or glass pie dish or baking dish.

2. For the Filling: In a large bowl, stir together the strawberries and sugar until well mixed. Pour into the baking dish, and set aside.

3. For the Topping: In a large bowl, stir together the flour, rolled oats, sugars, cinnamon and salt until well blended. Stir in the melted butter until evenly moistened crumbs form. Spoon the crumb mixture over the filling.

4. Bake the crisp until tender when tested with a toothpick, the juices are bubbling, and the topping is golden brown, 35-40 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and let cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm.

Note: The crisp can be cooled, covered with plastic wrap and stored at room temperature for up to 2 days. Rewarm in a 250-degree F oven for 15 minutes before serving. Preferably with a substantial scoop of vanilla ice cream.

We loved this with a scoop of Greek Yogurt!

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Earth Day Blooms From My Garden

Blood Root Poking through the Leaves

This  Helleborus is called  Blue Boy -

Lungwort is always one of the First plants to Bloom in my Garden

The Hellebores are so Beautiful and Full of Flowers this Spring

Striped Squill - I find these here and there through out the front yard

Love my Garden Junk

Quinn and Arvella enjoying our First Spring-like Day

Fairy Garden Love

I just love this one!  It is time to start Gardening but our weather is not quite Spring like yet- It is very rainy and cold and snow is predicted to come:(  

I might have to create one of these today!

Rural Route Rust Sale

I enjoyed having a space at the Rural Route Rust Sale this weekend!   

Met Fabulous  people both customers and other vendors and Sales were great.  

Bloom Where You are Planted Farm was the perfect spot for this event  and I such a great turn-out!

Vintage Scarves

Vintage Patterns

Butter Cake Sundaes

Butter Cake Recipe

1 pkg. Yellow or White Cake Mix
1 stick of butter - melted
2 Eggs

Mix these ingredients and spread into greased and floured 13x9 pan.  Push batter up on sides of pan.  Batter will be thick and sticky.

Topping:

1 pound powdered sugar
1tsp vanilla
2 Eggs
8 ounces cream cheese- softened

Mix Topping ingredients and pour over the top of the batter.  Bake at 325 or 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until brown.

This was great topped with Ice cream, Hot Fudge, Strawberries, nuts, Banana slices, whipping cream, sprinkles and cherries.

Happy 15th Birthday -Cade

Making Spoon Pendants from Heirloom Silver Spoons

It was fun to create these pendants from my Grandma's silverware.  I loved the floral pattern. 

 It is Called JUBILEE from the 50s and is sliver plated flatware.  I look forward to making a few more of these to give as gifts or for my etsy shop.

Fishing and Crabbing in Florida