greetings everyone! with the start of the shady hollow market season on it's way...i had a bit of opportunity to play catch-up this week. which involved finally accenting our home with the spring plantings that bring our house to life! with our early spring + warm weather lately, i feel as though i am a bit of a "late bloomer"! better late than never as the saying goes...
please join me for a few glimpses of the flowers and plants that cheerfully surround our house.
hello mr. peony! i have been waiting for you. i long for your visits each and every year...i wish you would learn to stick around longer though!
the early stage of my front window box {below}. i never have a plan for annuals. i just grab the prettiest white & pastel fleurs i spy then hope for the best!
a tidy little wire basket (a patinaWHITE favorite!) temporarily houses seedling geraniums {below} until i have another opportunity to plant. i think they look darn cute in the meantime...
baby tears wait patiently to be toted out to my shoppe in a vintage galvanized berry basket. i can't tell you which i adore more - the happy little greens or the fabulous vessel in which they sit! i won't play favorites today...love 'em all!
single white urn seeking single white plant. must be larger than life and ready for a whirlwind summer romance! i'd say this was a perfect pairing {below} from the plant "personals".
airy ferns frame our italian chandelier {below}. they are a subtle but welcome addition to our porch providing some much needed texture + a home for (3) nesting wrens! those feathered friends wait every year for the hanging of the porch plants to start their families!
i'm in love....the bleeding hearts are BEAUTIFUL as always. mother nature never ceases to amaze me!
and what would plantings be without an appropriate plant stand? well my friends...hold onto your hats because i stumbled on the ultimate solution on my recent travels to the cornhusker state of nebraska!
long story short...garage sale sign w/ ANTIQUES added to it. ok...they got my attention. back to my dad's house i go to grab him and check it out. had to share the excitement! upon arrival to garage sale, the glint of rusty chippy wonderness catches my eye. i nearly tucked & rolled out of the moving vehicle to run to it! though this gal knew she had something special it was still a bargain & i wasn't leaving the state without it. now remember - i drive a mini cooper. this piece is definitely far from "mini" size! i pulled the "act now and think later" routine. on the drive home i can tell my dad isn't quite sure about his daughter and her excitement over this "find". also he is wondering where he is going to store it as there is NO CHANCE that thing is going into my car. well...where there is a will there is a way. a little work on some rusty bolts & we were able to break things down into a more manageable size. after some pushing, pulling & shoving (literally!) i won the battle. and lost the use of my front seat! good thing i didn't have a passenger on this trip. they would have been hoofing it to the nearest greyhound terminal! so there you go. chance DISCOVERY + DETERMINATION = GLORIOUS plantstand sitting in my yard {below}.
did i say long story short? i meant long story longer...no surprise if you are familiar with my ramblings though! and there you have it! it's ok to be a late bloomer...especially if the end prize is a victorian plant stand such as the one i am so very passionate about!
have a great weekend everyone...and don't forget...shady hollow is open this SUNDAY for your shopping enjoyment! there are so many goodies to peruse & i may have a story or two (or three..) to share!
