Silent Sunday- Art me in the Garden

I'm once again not going to be completely silent- I have to explain 

so you'll catch the before and after- 

the "after" being my mother's day pressie; a new bridge.......

So here's the old bridge, which we liked well enough at first..but the longer we looked at it, 

the more it looked like a dock- which is not the effect we wanted at ALL!

So, here's the "before"

And here's the "after"

My sweet hubby rebuilt the old bridge using the old planks and cleverly
building a new base to support the arch.
The only question now, is what color to stain it?

OK, now I'll resume with being properly silent for my silent Sunday post......I promise ;)

Silent Sunday- The 2012 Decatur Garden Tour

SO many inspiring gardens on this year's tour!  Enjoy my little recap of some of my favorite things I saw....see if you can spy some of my inspirations for future paintings.....

why anyone would need massage oil in a hot house is beyond me, but I liked the comp, so I'm sharing it.....

amazing pond

 

I loved this little planting beneath the windows....

I WANT a bench just like this!

PRETTY

 

I could totally paint this....

or THIS......

another cool bench

AMAZING fountain made from wine bottles and Chilhuly inspired sculptures

Another wonderful fountain made with reclaimed pots

garden sanctuary.....so wonderful!

Semi-Silent-Sunday.....Redusing, Reusing and Recycling....In the GARDEN!

Happy Earth Day!  I wanted to share some more pictures of my garden 

showcasing some of my up cycled garden art.....ENJOY!

found this cool little bottle in my attic....as the six children of the original owners lived in the attic, I'm sure this has stories to tell!  But for now, it has been re purposed as a vase.  I HATE Bourbon!

Fallen branches?  My favorite FREE garden borders enrich the soil as they decompose!

Old birdbath now won't hold water....but it WILL hold a flower pot and very prettily too!

My arbor I designed around these beautiful windows....I have more windows waiting in the shed to become a pergola

overview of the arbor

bottle tree fashioned form an antique coat rack and assorted wine bottles- I DO love that shade of blue!

found Adirondack chair housing my favorite rose; Jude the Obscure, Anemones and Irises

Jude the Obscure- I LOVE this rose as much for it's name as for it's beauty!

I LOVE finding broken pots on the side of the road and burying them to disguise their flaws......FREE and beautiful!

one of my favorite flower pots that didn't survive the freezes we had a couple years ago- now on active duty as a border

HAPPY EARTH DAY!!!

Art me in the Garden, Fools!

Happy April Fool's Day.  I think the biggest prank to date is the one Mother Nature has been playing for the last month!  Everything in my garden is at least a month ahead- we haven't even had out last freeze date yet.  But I'm fairly certain that we won't be seeing any more freezes for a few months!
The first happy surprise I got today is my Jackmanni Clematis- the first bloom is just beginning to open...

 the last of my pansies- soon to be replaced with Impatiens

my bottle tree with my Lady Banks Rose

 Columbines with White Foxgloves

 my anniversary rose- it's been blooming for the last week!

Peri doing what cats do best

my laughing frog fountain- I know he's silly, but he always makes me smile

I hope you enjoyed strolling through my garden with me- see ya'll soon!

x

Stephanie

A Touch of Springtime....

 I wanted to share some garden pictures for Silent Sunday, but I had to charge my camera battery and by the time it was ready, the weather had changed from warm and "Springy" to cold and blustery!  The next day it was rainy and then it was cloudy, but today; dawned beautiful and sunny and here I am, finally able to share some early signs of springtime.....

 from the "bridge" of my dry creek...

 this is an old fashioned double white azalea with a green throat- I'd love to find more....

 From the other side of the "creek"- I just expanded this bed; the irises were taking over!

 Columbine, Foxglove and of course, Irises!

 From inside my arbor, you can see Clematis, Butterfly Bushes and Various Roses climbing to the top-

 I can't WAIT!

Irises, Daisies and a Purple Smoke Tree at the edge of my dry creek....

And of course, my neighbors probably think I'm nuts at this time of year, because I must go wander the garden at least two or three times a day just in case anything has changed!  Of course it hasn't, but that doesn't stop e from looking!

Hope your weather is as gorgeous as mine is here!

Have a beautiful day!

x

Stephanie