~I am not complaining ....~

Happy Tuesday bloggy friends!

I've been a bit MIA as of late....

.....trying to garden.... in between orders and

"terrible weather" shall we say??

(downpours, hail, wind,

 and more downpours....

basically your typical

run-of-the mill 

freezing cold winter weather)

{.....but I'm not complaining... }

and since I'm not one to give up easily....

so in the midst of all the weather

 I transplanted 20ish

boxwoods, planted 24 new boxwoods,

divided and transplanted 20ish

blackeyed susan's, planted lavender, catmint,

hostas, bellflowers, astilbe, mock orange and clematis.

phew....but there's more.....

transplanted daisies, coneflowers,

 poppies, asters, 3 shrubs

 a fern, and an evergreen!

  I think that's it.

nope, forgot the veggies....planted bell peppers, watermelon, zucchini, tomatoes, peas and transplanted

chives....(which did surprisingly well considering

they were in bloom when I did it!!)

Everything did well with the exception of the transplanted poppies.....they still are upset with me,

but are surviving....sorry poppies.....wrong color, wrong size, and wrong place...it couldn't be helped! ;)

I'd LOVE to say these pictures are from my

garden but since it's raining

 no, pouring....

and I really don't have too much blooming

quite yet ~ I thought I'd share with you again

a garden I went through last summer.....

you see this gorgeous climbing vine below?

it almost looks like a climbing sweet pea, or some

kind of honeysuckle, but it's not....

it's a beautiful clematis and

I just got one at costco!

it's going to climb my new arbor that I told

you about a post or 2 ago!

yay! :)

it's a "Betty Corning" clematis

and it is beautiful and so fragrant!

this beautiful garden was such a treat to tour!

I am   r  e  a  l  l  y  hoping she has another

open house this year.....I'd love to see it again.

every little inch of her garden is so breathtaking

and surprising too....little surprises in nooks and

crannies....

they have a cute little workshop where

they build all their own garden structures....

I tell ya ~  there is nothing this gal won't tackle!!

they build everything themselves, and

do all the gardening as well....

I just love her little potting shed....

chandelier & all

lovely huh??

one or 2 more then off to the fabric store for me!

have a wonderful week my friends!!

xoxo,

Shellagh