Invitation to sit, relax and enjoy the views!

My gardening friend, Barb, uses an family heirloom patio set to create a scene in her front lawn that leaves one feeling they should take a break with a friend, sit and enjoy a moment of summer relaxing!  I especially enjoy the various ground covers and plants she has included in the floor of the little patio that anchors the scene.

Hydrangeas are the star of this show!

What an absolutely stunning way to landscape the front of a home!

Soft and elegant comes to my mind!

Idea for a clematis display

I love garden tours for the ideas they provide for your garden!

 This is a very attractive way to display a clematis.  It catches your eye for more than the beautiful floral display and looks great even without the flowers in bloom!

Looking for a fabulous focal plant?

On a garden tour you often find plants you don't usually see in most gardens and its always fun to explore for information about them.  And then discover you just may have a perfect spot for adding one to your gardens!

Fleece flower is the common name for 'Persicara Polymorpha' and really gets your attention!   Absolutely stunning!  Looking for a fabulous focal plant?
  

Check this out:
www.http://blog.northerngardener.org/great-plants-for-northern-gardens-day-12-fleece-flower/

"Pretty bubbles in the air"

What a fun garden this was to visit on the garden tour!  Do you suppose they found Lawrence Welk's bubble machine?

Amazing what you find on a garden tour!

I don't have a fairy like this in my yard!  Hmmmmmm...... maybe I need one!

Fairy Garden Fun

This week my  Fairy Gardens and I were invited to participate in my local Rochester Garden & Flower Club's Annual Garden Tour!  Thanks to my friend, Rita, who also has fairy garden fun, was there to help me handle questions and comments from tour attendees!  We had a steady stream of people stopping by to look, admire and ask questions so it was loads of fun!  This is the third year we've done this and the interest doesn't seem to wane.