Bob' work

This is my husband ' s mixed media piece he received this award for it .

Bob's Honorable mention award piece

MASTER CLASS

Today was Master Garden Class,I went came home @ 5:30 and worked in the yard. I set out 4 rose trees ,cleaned out beds, watered, and covered up flowers with plastic to protect the flowers. Tomorrow I go and get 3 stain glass windows for the secret garden. I am working so hard. I must order more mulch. I will be so glad when it finally warms up and no wrapping up. I hope May 3 is pretty . My memory garden is in honor of my mother and my cousin whom died this year. It is doing so beautiful. I must get potting soil Thursday and cotton gin dirt also. I have to fill in a new raised garden bed.

THE GARDEN PARTY

I have been busy as a bee in the garden . Bob has just finish my second raised garden bed. I have already planted some vegatables in bed #1. Today I painted fossy lossy for the garden she has a red dress yellow apron and wears a straw hat. I did more mulching in the front yard . I went to a friend 's and he gave me bachlors buttons and 1 peonie,and 1 bucket of Purple Irish. I am placing them in the memory garden. It is in honor of my mother and my cousin.

I got 3 stainglass windows for the secret garden. Oh ,I am putting up a picture of me at red hats the other night Carolyn my friend took it.

Getting The yard Ready

I went to the doctor this morning for a check up and when I left there I went to Lowe's and loaded up my kia and I mean loaded. 8 Knock out roses, 2 regular roses, 8 african Iris ,2 pencousins, 7 buckets of pansies, 4 hanging basket ferns, and 4flats of French marigolds, 8 agathapanthas,and that left just enough room for me to sit. I came home picked up my grandson and in the yard we go. I watched him roller blade down the drive while I planted 7 buckets of pansies . I devided them into 5 plants. Oh, I also had 6 rolls of board which was the wrong color and I will have to return........ and exchange. Thats it for today. Patti signs off........

I have been so busy this weekend. I designed a logo for my garden club , I created 8 posters for my garden tour. I hand painted 3 pillows . I'VE GOT TO GET PICTURES .

I had a time getting on I forgot my format and finally I got it. I have been so busy creating a garden . .. Today I went to the Duplin Winery for Lunch and I purchased my bottles for my GARDEN GATE VASES. I will send picture later. Then I came home worked on spreading mulch in my flower beds.. I then stoppped came in ,cleaned up and went to Kinston for a reception at the Community Arts Council . My Husband an artist also received Honorable Mention. There was a larger group of people this year. I came home changed clothes and turned the yard spotlights on and began to wrap up the flowers because it is going to get into the 30's. That took 2 hours. Lots of flowers....... I had to carry in pots off the patio. Boy then I made time to come sit down and Blog .... What a day.... Tomorrow I have to do my taxes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today I planted the raised garden bed .I made a tarp to cover the bed. I planted lots of lettuce of all types,cabbage, broccoli,
beets,collards, carrots, and turnips. I will keep them under rap until the frost is gone. I have a watering system I installed so all i do is turn it on. I finished the backdrop of my Oriental Garden and Yes I took a picture it will come tomorrow.

Today I went to a cow pasture and got cow dunk.... I came home tilled my garden and now I' m ready for the planting date which will be 16th or 17th. I completed my Oriental Garden with the exception of the electric outlet for the pond. I have such a big yard when you start to plan a tour .

Today I worked in my yard getting ready for a garden home tour in May. The area I worked on was an Oriental Garden ,I will try to take a picture as soon as it is completed.

At my tour I will have paintings of my garden for sale,garden gate vases I made ,and gourd bird houses for sale. I have to make garden signs for all the areas in the garden. There is the Artist's Corner, Walton's Pond, Tea for Two , Oriental garden visit where you may get a fortune cookie ,The Secret Garden ,The Veggie Garden and The visit to the Garden Shed.

Snow in wonderland...

I got up walked through the yard and began snapping pictures. I was in nature's gallery, hope you enjoy. Patti

100 bookmarks for my garden club tea.

I made pressed flowers and turned them into bookmarks.

Painting on Judy's Garden Shed!

This is a painting I did on my friend Judy's garden shed.