Irises and other bloomers...

Asiatic Lily...

new this year...

Unfortunately,
 the blooms did not last very long...
It will probably be longer next year
once it gets established!

Decorated for Memorial Day and July 4th...

This Iris smells just like grape KoolAid...

This is the patch of the above Iris...
Smells so good!

This one is a bicolor...
Given to me by a friend...

An old-fashioned bicolor
that is about 50 yrs old...
Also given to me by a neighbor...

This one is very unusual...
Given to me by my daughter...
Very beautiful...

Another 50 yr old bicolor...

Closeup of the purple bicolor...

This is a Siberian Iris...
Also very beautiful...

I love them all
and love to walk through my garden
and just enjoy the beauty of it all!
Or even work out there!
 God has been very good to me
and I am very thankful for that!
 May you all have a very wonderful week.

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean

Thankful, Grateful...

Happy Memorial Day to all...

Today I am remembering all those 

who gave their lives for our freedom. 

 May God Bless them all!

'Til next time,

Love ya,  Jean

Fantasy Garden and real plants...

So, I have so much "stuff" 

that I've collected over the years...

I put it all in one place and made my 

"Fantasy Garden."

So cute and so much fun to look at!

Some stuff that I am growing for my garden this year...

On the left,  you see some of the zillions of maple seeds that are falling off my beloved Silver Maple that gives me wonderful syrup every year!  haha

I could not resist this beautiful Lily!
These are identified as Bicolor Asiatic Lily,
Lilium Asiaticum...
I bought one and then decided that
 I had to have two more just like it!
I hope the lily beetles don't get to them!
And in the background, you see
some dark red snapdragons
to go with the lilies...

I also bought tons of daffodils and planted them for next year.  They were on sale for $3.75 for 6 plants and then later marked down to $1.18 for a 6 pack!  I couldn't pass that up and I will get more if they still have them when I go back. 

And so my gardening season is beginning, 

 and I love every minute of it!  💖

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean 

Happy Easter to all...

'Til next time,

Love ya,  Jean

Makeover Items...

A few more makeover items...

Above is a large candle holder.  The first picture is the before...  I bought a new large candle for it in the same color hue.  It goes with the holder very well.  Of course,  I forgot to take a picture of it... haha

These are painted with chalk paint,  then I used clear wax,  and then antique wax.  I love how they look.  I want to try using a black wax on some other pieces,  should be fun...

Also,  Happy St.  Patrick's Day!

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean

Painting...

"What the heck is this?"  you say...

Well,  I've been doing some painting lately...

I like to vary things around here,

just to keep from getting bored 

by doing the same thing all the time...

These are the little legs on a riser that I use 

when I am displaying some of my collections.

and this is the top of the riser (below)...

I used the ModPodge method 

of transferring the beehive to the top of it.

I got the picture from The Graphics Fairy...

This is the before shot of the riser (below)...

I used chalk paint,  clear wax and antique wax 

to add highlights and interest to the piece.

I really like how it came out.

I am working on some other pieces 
and will show them soon.

So for now,  I need to get busy,  so

'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean

Seeds...

The Amaryllis seeds have ripened.  

I've taken them out of the hulls.

As you can see,  the seeds are very large and flat.

I can feel the embryo in the paper thin covering...

I will plant a few of the seeds in a pot for myself.  They will take years to get to flowering stage,  but I am willing to wait.
The majority of them are going to my cousin,  who lives in Florida.  They are a perennial there and do not have to live inside in the winter.  She already has some and would like to add some red ones to the ones that she already has in her garden.  I hope they grow for her!

Just thought you might like to see how this has progressed from the last post I did about the flowers!
'Til next time,  Love ya,  Jean