The Harvest

Last week we finally had some peppers (banana,jalapeno) and tomatoes ready from our deck garden!

Now I just have to find some recipes.

Actually the banana peppers and tomatoes were great with grilled chicken marinated in olive oil and balsamic vinegar!

Next year I want to grow bell peppers!

Using Vintage Planters

Yesterday I was at a garden center getting a few things and I walked by a cart filled with cactus (cacti?)
and cute little succulent plants. I have never tried owning these plants,but their recent popularity and easy care reputation made me buy a few!
I love the way they look in clean white vintage pots-especially the footed ones!
I left these in the pots they came in,but if you have a planter with a drainage hole you can plant them directly.
I used plastic newspaper bags to fill in under and around the pots,and then filled in with seashells and vintage marbles.You could also use buttons in one color,gravel or colorful beads!


A layer of larger shells makes a base for the pot



                                                          This McCoy planter will be

                                                                                                                 available soon!

Use your smallest and most intersting shells on top

A Weller planter with colorful vintage marbles

I'm keeping this one!

Think about where these plants will be living since some need bright light and some are better in low light.
  Let me know what you think..I love comments!

A Beautiful Day!

   It's a very nice spring day in May,so I'm grateful that I have an hour or so to sit outside in my lovely backyard!



This is from this year,with red impatients added.



My DH and I put in a nice garden area near the deck that includes a fountain and a hammock. We put it in a few years ago,and it's still my favorite area of the yard. It's a shady garden mostly,so we have lots of hosta and ferns and they are thriving!

These pics are from last year,but I will take updated ones once we finish planting and mulching!




 

These pavers look like wood,but are actually a man made material



last summer



Ahhhh-nap anyone?