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Monday, May 23, 2011

A few visitors to my spring garden...

Hello everyone!
It's been a while eh?
I know...I've been busy with life and such, you all know what I mean I'm sure.
I thought I would share my spring garden and a few little critters who came to visit! Lol


Whenever I'm out in the garden my little munchkins follow me to watch whatever it is I'm doing (along with  watching some fledgling robins that my daughter and I have saved a number of times!)


Most of you will know by now my chihuahua "Butters", and cats "Jack" and "Tara", can you spot them all?


Here is Jack in the midst of my garden. He sits under this mulberry tree that I really trimmed back earlier this spring, he loves to hide under it and "study" the wildlife. I'm thankful that he is big and bulky and lacks any real stealth that is required to catch this wildlife.



I've added some hanging plants this weekend and fell in love with these blue lobelia.


Here is Butters beside a couple of hanging plants that I'll be putting out on the back deck.


Hubby was in the middle of hanging up the spring/summer screen door, so please disregard the mess.
This post is basically a before as I will be repainting the door and will be adding some different cushions to the muskoka chairs.


I love this pic because Butters and Jack are usually such camera hogs and they both decided to look away while Tara who is so shy decides to ham it up.



Lots of work to be done here but you can see my bleeding hearts in white and pink as well as my "snow in summer" in full bloom. I have a couple of peonies that will bloom in a couple of weeks as well as a couple of clematis.


I have a couple of pots of lavender to plant as well as some other plants to move.


I really should do some edging, add some manure, along with some mulch...


Now if only these little critters could pick up a shovel! Lol

Thanks for stopping by today,
blessings upon you all.

33 comments:

  1. Kim your garden is beautiful! (and I love your garden statues... they look so real!) LOL
    Susan

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  2. Very pretty, Kim! I really need to get out and buy all the flowers for the front but I've just been so laaaaazy this weekend.

    You've inspired me though!!

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  3. Oh what a beautiful porch and yard. The blues, purples and pinks are perfect together and make a wonderful statement. The fur babies are way too cute and add so much! What great pictures! They look like they belong in a magazine! And I love the pictures of your Jack, it's almost as if he's saying "who woke me up again"?

    I wanted to thank you for following me quite some time ago, and I so apologize for not making it over right away!! I am your newest follower now.

    p.s. I am in love with your new kitchen!!! We are going to be putting some shelves up just like that, in fact we already have the pine and the braces like yours.

    Have a great week! Oh and the Bleeding Hearts are one of my favorite plants. I believe it's too hot to try to grow them here, but I'm about to find out and I have a cooler shady part to attempt to grow them.

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  4. Beautiful porch and babies! Have a beautiful day!

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  5. What a beautiful garden! The Lobelia is beautiful!

    Thanks for inspiring me to get my front porch cleaned up!

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  6. Your garden looks so beautiful and lush! I love the blue Lobelia!

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  7. Kim, your garden looks great, I guess all that rain was good for something ;)
    Dannyelle @ www.lifeisaparty.ca

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  8. Your garden is so beautiful and I love those blue hanging pots they are the perfect pop of color!

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  9. Your gardens are lovely and full. We also have lots of outside work to do and it seems it never is finished.

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  10. Ya, your furry friends are looking pretty lazy. I think you need to put them to work! LOL
    Your front yard looks so beautiful!! It's so lovely to see so many flowers in bloom!

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  11. What a beautiful entryway you have! It is really bursting with color. I love lobelia but never tried it in a hanging pot, it looks great!

    Your little critters are precious!

    XO,
    Jane

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  12. Beautiful flowers!!!! And, how cute are those guys keeping guard! Cute.

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  13. Absolutely beautiful!!!!! I know that took a lot of work! nice job!!!!

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  14. Your spring garden is just beautiful!! Love those hanging baskets!!

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  15. Your garden is beautiful and love your critters! How fun that they come out and watch too. If you figure out how to put them to work, please let me know. :)

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  16. Thanks for the look at your garden pretties. I LOVE the lobelia....heading out tomorrow for some of that for my front porch! Love your blog...I'm a new follower. ~Nancy~

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  17. Beautiful garden! I wish I could grow lavender!

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  18. Kim - what a beautiful entry garden to greet guests! Awesome! What is that white flowering weeping bush out there? It's just beautiful! And your furbabies are adooooorrrrable!! :)

    xoxo laurie

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  19. Love your furbabies and your flowers! Isn't spring wonderful?

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  20. *sigh* Your garden is so pretty. I just love the way you've used both sides of the sidewalk and the mix of plants is so pleasing to the eye. I've been pouring over your photos and I think I've managed to name all the plants and made a least a page of notes. Thanks so much for sharing this with us today. I really enjoyed it.

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  21. Your garden couldn't possibly be any prettier... !

    Cindy

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  22. Your garden is beautiful Kim!
    I love love your cats!! Love that photo of Jack!!

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  23. Gorgeous garden, Kim !! And, your little "critters" are too cute !!

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  24. a beautiful scene, it looks so colourful and is a gorgeous welcome to your home

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  25. I love all your gorgeous flowers! Your home looks so charming.It looks like a country cottage.Have a great weekend.

    Kathy

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  26. Those hanging baskets are gorgeous. Love the blue color. I need to see if they have those here. I am so late planting flowers this year. Enjoy the weekend.

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  27. Your garden looks gorgeous! Ours is finally filling in!

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  28. Love your front porch area - and your fur babies, too! The blue lobelia hanging baskets are gorgeous.

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  29. Kim, I just wanted to let you know I featured your inspired kitchen on my blog today. Pop by if you have time. :)
    www.colonialcurvecottage@blogspot.com

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  30. Pretty, pretty, pretty....hope you're doing well...xo
    Lu

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  31. Awwww, so beautiful! Again, I'm so glad I just found your blog.
    Kerry

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  32. Your garden is beautiful!! It makes me want to get out and create mine even faster!

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Thank you all so much for taking the time to leave a comment! Ilove reading each and every one.
Kim