A very unexpected Wildflower Garden has just come to life before our very eyes!
We had a mound of leftover dirt that we had used to fill in holes that our happy chickens dug ~~ Last fall we spread it all out flat & then scattered a variety of seeds - mostly wildflower mix all over it. Just THREW them out there! And then kind of forgot about it - didn't do a thing to it!
Until a couple of weeks ago - when THIS appeared ~ like a Wildflower Fairy had waved her magic wand & wa-laa - there it was! Red Poppies, Blue Bachelor's Buttons, Red Clover, Yellow Coreopsis, Purple Larkspur......It changes & grows every day as more & more little buds open & bloom!
A couple of nights this week we've headed down the road to do our favorite wildflower drive ~~ I love picking huge bouquets of them ~~ and we dug up a few more lovelies to add to add to our new fairy wildflower garden - foxgloves, wine cups, daisies ~ And YES - that IS a purple BOWLING "gazing" BALL smack in the very middle sitting on a stand I picked up from a dumpster in Fredericksburg last month! It was TZ's idea to make it a "gazing" ball stand & I've grown to like that big spash of purple in there! He bought the bowing ball - two of them actually - $1 at a garage sale ~ to paint them like ladybugs for the garden....a very cool idea he saw in a garden magazine!.........but that's another story!
The whole garden is a little unkempt~shabby chic-ish~looking but I kind of like it that way! No planned garden style made by me - just did it's own happy thing!
My Pink Fairy Rose is JUST on the verge of a beautiful bloom! I will bring it to you soon!
Friday night & we're always on the dance floor right about now but decided to give our boots a rest & take a night off......we're up early tomorrow morning to head to the Bowie Trade Days to look for a new *NICE* Rooster, Pet Turkeys, & **FLOWERS**!!!!..............Happy Weekend!! xoxoxo
10 comments:
Sounds like a wonderful weekend ahead!
Your wildflower photos are so cool. What a great idea. I wonder if that would work in PA. I always have a leftover pile of something come Fall. I think I'll try it....who knows :-)
Have a wonderful weekend!
((hugs)) Rosie
HI Kathy! Your wildflower garden is just beautiful! It must have been fun to be "surprised" by the different beautiful flowers that came up:>)
How pretty! Your unexpected surprises from the Garden Fairy are beautiful Kathy...and the purple bowling/gazing ball fits in perfectly.
Hope you find a "nice" rooster this weekend!
I love your wildflowers - what a wonderful surprise! I was down in Highland Park yesterday and could not believe the beautiful wildflowers there - in money city! Came home determined to have wildflowers next year. And I'm amazed about the poppies you have - I've never had any luck growing poppies. Maybe it's that clean air you have out in the country!
What beautiful wildflowers and I love the other pictures of your garden and pond. Glad I found your blog!
BEAUTIFUL!
So pretty! The wildflowers are amazing!
Pat
How pretty! Will they spread every year now? I love the colors.
I just love your home and garden! The pictures are very nice, I wish I could walk right through the garden! Thanks for sharing.
Hi Kathy.....what a beautiful surprise! I just love the poppies. :)
Debbie
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