Fall is in the air. I've spent the last week getting ready for fall. That may mean many things, like school shopping...(yes, I was saddened to see no crayons on the list this year), getting ready for Rally Sunday at church, and what to do with the perennial gardens. It was a cool summer, bad for vegetables, but my perennials went WILD. So I started "cleaning" my large perennial garden behind the house. I gave away dozens and dozens of hollyhocks, and what to do with all the irises? I rearranged paths to allow the volunteer maple to thrive, and then decided to dig out the entire rock path and replace the small rocks with larger rocks. Which reminds me, time to make a chiropractor appointment for next week... At the last minute, I realized that the bowling balls and pins I recently found at an estate sale would be just the thing I needed for my rock "alley". Why not have fun in the garden and create a little bit of whimsey! Checkered Past will be open this Saturday, September 5th and I still have a lot of items that could create whimsey in your yard, like old ladders and buckets, a wheelbarrow, an old barn door. One of my favorite treasures that I've had for years, is my grandfather's work boot, planted with a hen & chick. I always keep a lookout for old boots when I'm searching for treasures. Hope to see you on Saturday!
Fall is in the air. I've spent the last week getting ready for fall. That may mean many things, like school shopping...(yes, I was saddened to see no crayons on the list this year), getting ready for Rally Sunday at church, and what to do with the perennial gardens. It was a cool summer, bad for vegetables, but my perennials went WILD. So I started "cleaning" my large perennial garden behind the house. I gave away dozens and dozens of hollyhocks, and what to do with all the irises? I rearranged paths to allow the volunteer maple to thrive, and then decided to dig out the entire rock path and replace the small rocks with larger rocks. Which reminds me, time to make a chiropractor appointment for next week... At the last minute, I realized that the bowling balls and pins I recently found at an estate sale would be just the thing I needed for my rock "alley". Why not have fun in the garden and create a little bit of whimsey! Checkered Past will be open this Saturday, September 5th and I still have a lot of items that could create whimsey in your yard, like old ladders and buckets, a wheelbarrow, an old barn door. One of my favorite treasures that I've had for years, is my grandfather's work boot, planted with a hen & chick. I always keep a lookout for old boots when I'm searching for treasures. Hope to see you on Saturday!
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