Garden Tour Link Party

Did you have dreams when you were little
about what life would be like when you were grown?
The first spring after our October wedding,
I realized I had one dream that I hadn't known was even there.

With the first awakening of warmer days,
I pulled out the vase from high up in the cupboard where I had placed it
and went out to find something to put into it.

I'd dreamed of having flowers on my supper table.

But I didn't find any around our yard.


That began my quest to learn about gardens.

Since then, I have found great enjoyment in gardening.

Today I wanted to show you my front sunny flower bed.

There were no flower beds at our farm when we bought it eight years ago,
so slowly,

we've added a few...

and then added onto them.








We extended the old sidewalks with the use of old bricks.

This has become the bee-humming view from the porch swing.
My husband extended this sidewalk with a flat stone walkway.

My daughter Violet helped me out by videoing me in the garden.
I think she did a pretty good job for her first time filming!

Here it is:

The video is a bit grainy,

so here are some pictures of some of the plants

that were discussed.

Hardy Geranium Ann Folkard

(Here's another of my favorite hardy geraniums:

Brookside Geranium.)

Growing amid the blue geraniums is a favorite echinacea

Double Delight.

Along with the Spirea in the video,

there is a multi-colored flowering type called Peppermint Stick

that boasts flowers of different shades of pinks to white.

Pink Princess spirea is a low-mounding variety...

with spring-blooming light pink flowers.

 Gold Flame Spirea emerges in spring with fiery yellow and orange leaves.

It's flowers are pretty vibrant, too,

and it turns fiery again in the fall.

I mentioned salvias:

this is the Purple Rain Salvia.

And, I believe this is Blue Hill Salvia,

I love how the dwarf golden rheingold everygreen

touches off the salvia with its complementary yellow color.

Here is the stunning variegated phlox.

I love this shade of Iris that was the bloom color of the iris group I mentioned.

This striking daylily is one that is blooming right now.

I didn't edit the color on any of these pictures,

and this one makes that hard to believe.

The Worchester Gold Bluebeard shrub...

sits behind some variegated sedum.






This main central garden was started because the maple tree that stood here when we bought the
farm was rotted and full of ants,
so we had to cut it down.

The garden was put in around the stump.

Gardening is a matter of planning,
working,
and waiting.

Time.

After all, time began in a garden.

I am thankful for the great beauty and fun God gives through gardening.

Now I am looking forward to seeing all the fun gardens you have to link up.

Please, if you have a fun garden or park to share,
 join in the fun!




I will be giving away the decorative wooden set and a clay bird that I made.
(The pieces on the left are not waxed;
the piece on the right is.
You can let me know if you have a preference if you win).

so leave a comment letting me know if you'd like a chance to win them.
(Giveaway ends Wednesday, June 27)

Linking up to:

Wearethatfamily.com

Raisinghomemakers.com
Savvysouthernstyle
Somedaycrafts
Womenlivingwell.org
Gnowfglins.com: Simple-lives-Thursday 

Next week's Wednesday Link Party will be:
"All Around the House".
I'd love to see what you are spending your days doing at your house.