I love to garden, watching tiny seedlings grow and bloom into beautiful flowers is so special. I also love growing my own vegetables.

In the early morning or evening I love to just go outside and spend time in the garden. I take around my little empty pot and gather spent blooms, and dead head flowers that are done. I water all the plants thoroughly and refill the birdbath. I help the trailing flowers catch on to the trellis and twirl them around the stakes in the garden. This is my special place.

This is a very peaceful and quiet time for me. Sometimes I reflect and sometimes I just enjoy listening to the birds sing their songs back and forth. I am proud of my garden and the stories that it tells.

This year I have been able to find some gently used treasures to add to the garden. Including non-garden items in the garden adds a whimsical touch and a sense of beauty. I have a few items that I have found from antique places that I intend to clean up a bit and plant some low lying ground cover in.

I also know that lighting is really important in the garden. A few years ago we installed metal poles in our garden and then hung solar globe lights in the backyard. I love these lights and they create a beautiful warm glow in the evening. This year I got little fairy sprig lights that are small globes on a spray. They add a delicate sprinkle of light to some of my planters at night.