Tag: Garden-Blooming

Garden in Bloom: June 2014 via cottagemagpie.com Garden in Bloom: June 2014 via cottagemagpie.com Aside from my birthday month of April, I think June is one of my favorite months. The whole garden bursts into bloom and it’s such a joy to watch it unfolding every day. This garden needs a little attention. Some things…

Spring Flowers in the Rain via cottagemagpie.com Spring Flowers in the Rain via cottagemagpie.com The garden here evolves on a daily basis this time of year. With the mix of sunshine and rain, things are growing so fast (*ahem* like my lawn *ahem*). I find myself wanting to take a little tour every day just…

Garden in Bloom: May 2014 via cottagemagpie.com Garden in Bloom: May 2014 via cottagemagpie.com Luckily for me, the garden doesn’t care if it’s cleaned up or not. It just blooms and blooms anyway. This time of year is so fun with the peonies all peeking out their heads and gradually opening to a frilly, blowsy…

Garden in Bloom: April 2014 via cottagemagpie.com Garden in Bloom: April 2014 via cottagemagpie.com Spring is such a tease, isn’t it? You get those sunny days and the early flowers and you think, “Ahhh, the beautiful weather is here!” You wear short sleeves, you open the windows, you get out the quilts and pack up…

Spring Blooms via cottagemagpie.com Spring Blooms via cottagemagpie.com I am sometimes amazed at how different the garden looks now from when I first moved here. I mean, I don’t know why, really. I’ve worked on it for hours upon hours and made so many changes. But for some reason, at each given moment in time…

Cherry Trees in Bloom via cottagemagpie.com Cherry Trees in Bloom via cottagemagpie.com Spring and Fall are my favorite seasons by far. I mean, there are things about all of the seasons that I love, but there’s just something especially good about Spring and Fall. Right now, of course, I think Spring is by far my…

June Blooms in the Bird and Butterfly Garden Blooming Ditch Lily Remember last week when I showed you the foxgloves and roses, but said the “next wave” was coming? Well, it’s here! The new flowers are starting to come into bloom, bringing brighter and wilder colors. The first thing that always appears is the orange…

Foxgloves and Roses around Gazebo Bloom on New Dawn Climbing Rose Every evening when I walk into my office, I walk past this window that looks out over the gazebo thing in my garden. And of course I take a peek on my way to the computer to see what’s blooming, how many weeds have…

December Rose Blooms < Can you believe these roses blooming in the middle of December? The neighbor told me she’s had roses from the garden on her table for Christmas, and I wasn’t sure I believed her. Now I do. If it hadn’t been for the freak snowstorm we had, these would have been on…

Fall Zelkova Serrata Foliage Sunny days are a rarity here in the Pacific Northwest, so I appreciate each precious one. The bright blue sky looks so beautiful behind the fall colors on this “Green Vase” Japanese Zelkova tree (Zelkova serrata ‘Green Vase’) I planted last fall. I planted three of these across the front of…