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There are lots of things I love about Spring.
Blooming dogwoods dancing in the breeze. Lawnmowers and the smell of freshly-cut grass. Birds singing and twittering about. Tulips pushing their way through the ground. And most importantly, not freezing to stinkin’ death from daylight to dark.
Give me 100 degrees over 20 N-E-Day.
I mentioned that Luke and I enlisted the children in a Family Work Day to help clean out our overgrown, dead-shrub infested flower beds last Saturday. The Girl happily chanted as we toiled away, “Work day is boring. Work day is boring.” Boring or no, the end result was a fresh slate in which to dig to my heart’s delight.
I wish I could tell you I have a green thumb and that I spend great amounts of time in the garden. But alas, the flowers and me part ways soon after they are planted. I have this condition called Lazy that prevents me from dragging out the waterhose everyday of our yearly drought to keep the little pretties watered. So, this summer there is but one design concept that will guide my flowerbed reinvention – Low Maintenance.
Or $5 a week to the kid who will drag out the hose everyday.
Or Cactii. Lots of Cactii.
Anyway, I love a good yard and I thought about how fun it would be for us all to share pictures of our own flowerbeds, gardens, what have you. Are you planning a landscaping project? Got some hanging baskets or window boxes you adore? Have a great birdfeeder or fountain or outside room you’d like to show us? A patio, a porch swing, or a hammock that beckons, “Come sit a while?” Maybe you have an area you’d like to redo but need help deciding what types of plants to put in. This little Garden Tour has nothing to do with extravagance but rather sharing something outside that you love.
I’ve set the date for The Garden Tour for Friday, June 13th. That should give everyone in most climates time for spring to be sprung. If you are interested in participating or just want to spread the word, feel free to grab the button code from this post.
So will you play along?!
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38 Responses to “Spring Garden Tour”
I have this “thing” that was growing in my grass that looked like another “thing” that was growing in my flower bed. I decided that it needed to be transplanted alongside the other “thing” so as not to be mowed over. That was two days ago. It’s already dead.
Shows you how much I know about gardening and transplanting, so alas, I will not be joining you gardeners on your journey to green thumb perfection, but I will enjoy your harvests! May all of your “things” grow well and with the color of God’s extravagant design.
peace~elaine
I love to plant flowers. I am planning what I am going to put in my front yard. I have beautiful shrubs and trees but no flowers. In the back around the patio I am planning a few things. SO, I will be happy to participate so you won’t be a loser. LOL!!!! You know I love ya!!
Spring? Ha!
It was 83 in Denver on Tuesday and then blizzarded…BLIZZARDED…yesterday. How is that spring?!
I’m in — as long as I can play with pictures from my yard and garden last year. (Is that allowed, Madam Hostess?)
This is necessary for two reasons:
1. I don’t have a yard or garden right now — which is going to bug me this summer, I just know it.
2. May 16 is a little early for those of us in Minnesota, sadly. (I hang my head in shame.) Our last frost date in the Twin Cities is mid-May. At our house, I typically didn’t get anything new in the ground — especially in my vegetable garden — until Memorial Day or thereabouts. And this year, spring has been especially slow in coming.
Sigh.
Fun!! This might motivate me to go outside and work.
Count me in!! My yards are not good but I love a good birdfeeder picture! Have a great weekend girlfriend! Love You!
Oh dear. You WOULD have a “show off your garden” post for May 16 when my “garden” – aka the plants that the people who lived here before me planted and I have managed not to kill them so far – is in full bloom RIGHT NOW. In May, it’ll probably be a wasteland. Gardening is definitely NOT one of my Spiritual Gifts. I think I could successfully kill a fake plant.
But I’ll be a sport and participate. I’d also like to add one of those cute little button thingys to my blog but have no idea how. If I figure it out, I’ll add it. Don’t hold your breath.
I will plan on being there for the tour! Right now we have absolutely NOTHING in our beds….actually the beds aren’t even there anymore!!!
Back when we had all our flooding issues,
http://thoughtsfromdimplequeen.blogspot.com/2007/09/rain-rain-go-away.html
we tore them completely out. That has been 7 months now… anyway, a kind woman from our churh has offered to help us “rebuild” them. I SO LACK a green thumb!!!
I will take some before pictures before we get started so you can see the amazing transformation that I hope takes place!!!!
Angela
Awww, I’d love to play but we live in an apartment and I’ve got one pitiful looking pot of marigold stems that I am trying to love. But I will visit your garden. You have a great blog here.
The rule of thumb around here is don’t plant anything until after May 15th. I moved to the Black Hills almost 5 years ago, June 6th. On June 8th I awoke to snow…It was pretty. It was cold. It melted by midday but it was SNOW!
Spring is certainly in the air today though! Praise God!
Sounds fun, but we Minnesotans can’t really plant anything outdoors until end of May/early June. Maybe I can find some pictures from another year?
I’m in. And I’m so glad I found this through Sophie’s blog.
I love tours. ALL OF THEM. And I will post your button omn my sidebar.
count me in. it will be my first tropical garden. and it’s gonna be good. my mom’s gonna help.
oh this is perfect! we are in the process of buying a big fixer upper and the yard is one of the major issues i cant wait to do this!!!
I’ve been planting all week…perfect timing and so glad I found out about the garden tour. I can’t wait.
My little rose bush bloomed the most beautiful delicate ivory with pink edges rose the other day. I was feeling kind of down in the dumps when I walked out and there was this “cheer up” gift that God had deposited for little old me right in my own front yard! I will post a picture on my blog sometime before MONDAY! Anywho! I would love to play along. My favorite plant at this point in time is Periwinkles simply because I cannot “kill” them. They just grew like wildflower when I bought 8 of the little plants a couple of summers ago. I am definitely planting again.
Can anyone tell me what to do about the big dead lump of elephant ear in the corner of my flower bed? The thing dropped dead just after we moved in and the air froze around it. It is a big ugly lump of grey/brown mess with little sprouts of elephant ear growing around it.
Well, I will be planning a floral layout to wow you all that week after my Birthday… June 13th! I’m looking forward to it! Fun Stuff! Blessings.
I’m in! (Here from Boomama.) We’re moving to a new place in early May, so I think I’ll have a chance to dig around in a flower bed or two by then!
Thanks for hosting this–it’ll be very motivating!!
I love living in the South! I will post the new button as soon as you get it designed. Love the BooMama!!
I have found many fun things to buy at Old Time Pottery for my patio makeover/spring flowers/spring home tour etc…..and the prices are so affordable. Do you have one near you?
You should get your package Monday through regular mail! :o)
Oh, I think I may drive down to see you and we can deak’ the deak’.(or whatever you called it) LOL. I was a youth leader, I know what to do. hehe
First of all, I’ve just discovered your site (thanks BooMama!) and I’m loving it like nobody’s business. I’m checking out your online Bible Study too.
I think the Spring Garden Tour is a fabulous idea. I’ve already got your button up on my blog and I’m making plans as to how I will participate. I have a LOT of areas that need work and not a whole lot of cute to share. But maybe, by June, I’ll have SOMETHING.
Thanks for keeping up such a fantabulous blog. I’ll be here often. =0)
That is so nice of you to change the date for us cold weather dwellers. Our springs here can last awhile but you just never know when you’ll get a blast of winter. Two winters ago I started my blog at this time… We had five feet of snow… a real blizzard. Today it is 70* outside and the sun is shining.
I grew up in SoCal and have seriously not adapted to this weather but we are here for ministry… God is good!
Lisa, I’d love it if you added me! My husband is a worship pastor, does that count?
I am so interested! My husband is outside digging right now… I need to go help him!
I’m up for it! Spring has definitely sprung in my neck of the woods (Georgia), so I’m already excited!
I’m so excited! Spring is a comin’…I just know it!
THANK YOU, Lisa, for hosting…and for changing the date. That will be so fun!
Love,
holly
Totally different subject here. I was checking out some of the minister’s wives’ blogs and “call me mara” link isn’t working. It gives a message that the blog has been removed.
Just thought you’d want to know!
Thanks for doing this, btw!!!
And thanks alot for moving the tour date(sarcastic tone), cause all my plants will probably be dead by then! ;)
Oh my gosh! I am so excited about this. Every year our family has an Easter BBQ on Good Friday. The month or should I say months before this event we are in the yard weeding and cleaning out each flower bed. We are also trimming hedges and tree limbs. Then I have about six pots on the back porch that the kids and I plant new flowers in. I must admit my back yard looks so great when we are finished. I am going to take pictures tomorrow since everything is still blooming. Can’t wait till June!
Oh, fun! I am really excited to do this!
This sounds like so much fun! I don’t have much of a yard, but I’ll do my best. :) Can’t wait to see everyone’s beautiful gardens.
Count me in!!! My father in law moved to Oklahoma from San Antonio last summer and he has lovingly taken on our yard and flower beds. He needs things to do and he excels at this and LOVES it. I am not a good gardner so I have never seen such beautiful flowers in my yard before! I would love to showcase his work!
Blessings,
Vickie@PursuingSimplicity
Another fellow Alabamian’s blog that I will now read everyday….Found you courtesy of BooMama.
I’ll play along, June is a better time for us here too.
I was visiting in SC last week and came home to the Northwest to sow again!! Yuck!
Spring will come though and I’m ready!
I’m in…I don’t live in the South but I wish I did!
Heading off to put your button on my blog right now.
Blessings from a first time Yankee visitor from the West Coast, Joanne :O)
That sounds fun!
I love my garden and will put the date on my calendar
Have a great weekend
Kim
YAY!!! I just finished “creating” my bed lol i know i’ll have a TON of weeds but i enjoy it!
i can’t wait to join you all!!
D
Yeah, here in IOWA, there’s a chance of snow tonight. FUN. No cute sandals for us. Yet.
I hope to be able to post some lovely plantings. But maybe some crabgrass will have to do ;-)
It sounds so fun! Thanks for hosting…I am excited about the ideas I will get….
Ooooooh, what a fabulous idea! I’m so excited to see everyone’s gardens!
Like so many of you, I have been warned not to plant annuals until after Mother’s Day. I couldn’t help myself, and bought two beautiful flats of marigolds – which froze two days later. So, I waited until Mother’s day, and bought two new flats of petunias. So far, so good. I’ll post photos of them on the garden tour, along with whatever else is blooming. What a great idea – Heidi