Spring brings warm breezes, longer days and time spent outdoors. And for this I am grateful as I have been waiting for a garden.
Last summer after removing nondescript shrubs and a multitude of Liriope from the garden beds, I purchased plants at an end-of-summer sale. I referred to the tags while placing them leaving enough room for growth.
New plants placed in the shade garden.
I dug holes and added compost to each one before adding the plant. I want to improve the soil in my yard as it is mostly clay and sand. Adding compost, which is made of decayed organic material, will enrich the soil and fertilize the plants.
May update! My shade garden.
New stepping stones leading to the bench.
I’m amazed at how much the plants have grown. It must be the compost!
~ My garden angel ~
One of my favorites: Cranesbill Geranium ‘Biokova’. Covered with dainty white to pink flowers, it blooms spring into summer.
I love the beauty of the delicate pink stamens and morning dew drops.
For more information on Cranesbill Geranium ‘Biokovo’ click here.
Another favorite: Alchemical Mollis ‘Lady’s Mantle’ The chartreuse flowers grow in clusters and are great as a cut flower.
The leaves hold dew drops that shimmer like diamonds.
You can learn more about Alchemilla Mollis here.
There is no place I’d rather be than in the garden.
xoxo
Oh Toby…how beautiful!!!! xoxoxox
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Thank you Beth! I hope you’ve been enjoying playing in the dirt as much as I have. 🙂
Happy gardening!
xoxo
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Once again you have out done yourself with great ideas and suggestions and of course gorgeous photos. I absolutely love the ones with the dew drops.
Shirley
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Yes, I too love the dew drops that shimmer like diamonds. 🙂
Thank you for reading and commenting on my post. Have a lovely day in your lovely garden!
xoxo
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Looks so pretty and peaceful.
Thanks for sharing.
So nice to see everything getting
green and sprouting.
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Yes, we gardeners love spring when all the world turns green and refreshes the eye with loveliness.
I hope you are enjoying your garden!
xoxo
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Hi Toby , your gardens are awesome . Love it . Hope all is well, miss not seeing you . 😢😢
Elaine
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Thank you Elaine. You are probably busy working in your garden now that the days are mild.
Have fun!
xoxo
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So beautiful, Toby. You did so much. Enjoy.
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Thank you Marie! Yes, enjoying the fruits of my labor. 🙂
xoxo
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You sound happy. I’m glad. You and your husband are very kind and dear people. Love, Eileen
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And so are you and your husband. 🙂
xoxo
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What a wonderful garden you have created, you must enjoy sitting and seeing all your hard work come to bloom.
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Thank you! That garden is the first thing I see in the early morning when I look out my kitchen window. Pure joy.
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