It's Bloomin' Tuesday!

 Welcome to the 7th annual Bloomin' Tuesday!

 

I'm going to start this week with a pet peeve of mine.  I started Bloomin' Tuesday to share garden photos with every day trial and error gardeners like me.  I have enjoyed doing this for several years. It seems the new trend for a couple years is to see how many followers we can get.  Personally, I don't care!  I don't enjoy being a vehicle for those bloggers that are using Bloomin' Tuesday for that purpose. I get very irritated when I go to a blog that does one post a week and has a list of parties they are involved in for the week.  I ask that you put a link to my blog just so your followers can enjoy and possibly join our tour. I used to comment on every post I went to, now I comment on those that leave me a comment.  I'm sorry if some of you are offended but I am entitled to my opinion.  I'm also sorry I found it necessary to post this on the first Tuesday of 2013 but I know that most of the guilty ones are only here on Bloomin' Tuesday.  I've also realized that they don't read my post when they sign up so this year I will be removing these posts.

Now let's get to the fun!

I showed all my bloomers last week so this week I'm showing some of the lovely flowering trees and shrubs that are blooming around the city.

 I love the weeping trees  but I prefer the natural look myself.

Can't have spring without some dandelions!  These are not in my yard, mine aren't blooming yet! lol!

Bloomin' Tuesday!

 I think our threat of snow is over here in Western NY although it is in the 30's this morning, so it must be time to start Bloomin' Tuesday!

I will try to post by 9 Monday night. All you need to do is take some pictures and add your post to Mr Linky. 

See you on Bloomin' Tuesday!

Spring in Western New York

Recycled Bathroom

 

 I haven't blogged in a long time (darn that face book!) but thought you might like to see my recycled bathroom. 

 I changed out my newer medicine cabinet for an old painted one.  It has beveled glass, a glass knob and chippy paint.  All I did was smooth sand a little and scrub.   Behind the kids chair/stool is a small galvanized bucket for a waste basket.  I had the cupboard on the left made so it would fit the space.

 I used this large handle for a towel holder.  Just drilled screw holes and hang.

 Perfect fit!

 

I decorated with canning jars and my flower frog collection.

 This piece was green so I crackle painted it a cream shade.  The blue metal box was in my stash from household sales.

 

 This toilet paper holder was a harness hook.  My son-in-law took it to work and bent it (It was a long hook that came straight out) so it would hold the paper.

 I put backing on a kitchen towel to make a shade and found these adorable canning jar light covers I had to have!  The swag is just some grape vines I bundled together.

 An old grain scoop

A drawer full of flower frogs 

This cupboard was wood with a solid door. I busted out the center and added wire. I layered leftover paint in shades of cream until I liked it. Then stained and added vintage drawer pulls.

 

 

 I have a couple old hair dryers in my beauty shop but couldn't resist this aqua one, or the aqua faced alarm clock.

 The figures on the bottom shelf are part of my Shawnee Pottery collection.

 

Repainted tissue holder topped with 2 more flower frogs.

I love that I found everything except the paint and the new cabinet at household sales and flea markets.  I just dug thru my stash and found new uses.  Rewarding and sooo much fun!

It's Bloomin' Tuesday!

 

 Welcome!

Today it's all about my Japanese Anemone or Windflowers.  We are having a lovely autumn day with a nice breeze and you can see why this plant is called Windflowers.  The blooms grow about 12 inches or more above the mounding foliage and they are swaying gently in the fall breeze.  I only have 4 varieties now but I'm always on the lookout for a new one.
 

 Queen Charlotte

 

 King Henry

 

 Max Vogel

 

 Honorine Jobert

 

 In my area they do well in shade or full sun. They can take over but are easy to controll.  Each large mound is made up of several small plants so they can be pulled out as needed.  Established plants can grow to 5 feet tall.

 

 I think there is beauty in every stage of this bloom.  The green center expands after the blooms are spent and eventually pops open full of fluffy seeds.

 

 The only drawback is that you need to be careful around them because the bees love them too!

 

Since all the gardens seem to be waning, this will be the last Bloomin' Tuesday post for this garden season. 

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 See you in the spring!

It's Bloomin' Tuesday!

 Welcome!

 The best looking blooms this week are in the small garden that my

Granddaughters planted with seeds.

 

What is still bloomin' in your garden?

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It's Bloomin' Tuesday!

 Welcome!

We are back to our hot dry weather but it is supposed to rain tonight or tomorrow.  I took the girls to the Audubon Butterfly Festival where I took these butterfly pictures.

 Waiting for breakfast!

 My son bought me a Concord grape plant about 5 years ago.  It's had a few grapes on it every year.  This year it was full of grapes!  I took this pic last week and they weren't quite ready to harvest.

 I went to check on them this week and this is what I found!

Something was hungry!  Not a bunch left!  One of these years I might get to taste one.

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