McCoys in the Terrarium

I've been playing in the porch today since it's too hot outside....

I gathered my McCoy pieces and placed them

in the terrarium.

since they all  have an

outdoor theme.

I've also had this piece of coral out

in the garden but decided to

place it in a special place.

Let's see what else I can do out there...hehe

Have a great week,

Sylvia

Grand Duke

Drum roll if you please....ddrrrrrr

Introducing....

Jasminum sambac Grand Duke Of Tuscany.

If you are ever looking for a fragrant plant for your garden,

this is THE ONE.

He has been showing off

for the last month and

is producing the most

INTOXICATING fragrance around!!!!

 

I have some flowers in the kitchen and

it smells heavenly in here.

Have a great day,

Sylvia

Weaved Nests

My dog got into the coconut liner of one of my garden pots

and had a hey day with it, thank goodness

the pot was empty.

I re-shaped the coconut fiber into nests and took some

pretty soft and colorful yarns and ribbons...

and weaved it into the nest. I love how the colors go so well
together...

As you can see I had to tie a large paperclip

to the end so that I could easily weave back and forth.

I need to find more colorful yarn/ribbon as I used all of it!!

and TA-DA...this is the end result.

I also made smaller ones and placed my

cascarones inside.

I wish I would have taken a picture of the one I gave

my friend Amy, I weaved pearls along with the

yarn and ribbon.

Happy Easter...

Pretty flowers

Lavendar

Ruellia

Thunbergia

Salvias and bromeliad

Rose

Weed  Florida Native plant

(I'm having a hard time pulling these!)

Bleeding heart vine.

Happy Earth Day,

Sylvia

Summer Cottage

Have you bought this magazine yet?

I bought it this morning....I kept ooohhhing

and ahhhing as I leafed through the pages. 

The eye candy inside gave me a feeling

of walking around barefoot, with

a glass of lemonade in my hand, enjoying

my summer.

This magazine is a MUST for

the relaxing months ahead...ohhh

and I can't forget the

yummy recipes at the back.

The Lemon scented pasta and Lime

sauteed summer vegetables...

my mouth is watering!!!

The garden is doing great,

this native lantana and I were at war

for so many years, I finally

decided to leave it alone.

Show off!!!

I love the brightness of the pumpkin

flowers and apparently so do the

bees....

Pumpkin seedlings from our

Halloween pumpkins.

My fragrant rose bush has not stopped

blooming.

The bell pepper plants are growing and that

is a sunflower plant growing at the front...

she's happy there.

My sunflower babies are growing fast...

And of course I have to take a picture

of my first snake sighting.

Thank goodness the dogs found it first.

Have a great week,

Sylvia

Garden Paths

Last year I worked on my secret garden,

this year it's time for garden paths in

the back yard.

As you can see, it's UGLY

Ugly, ugly...you can't even

see the secret garden!

Soooo...this is what I have been

working on the last couple of weeks.

I used my favorite Troy-Bilt tiller,

left over weed block and

last years craigslist FREE

pavers!

I not only created this path but....

also another that leads to the side

porch door.

I did run out off weed block

and mulch so off to the store

I go.

I am trying to create a thrifty path and so far the cost has been

$10.00 for 5 bags of mulch.

I'd like to take a drive to the

dump and look at their free mulch...

stay tuned....

More pictures to come once I've finished.

Any suggestions gladly appreciated!!!!

I am linking to Linda's Nifty Thrifty Tuesday over

at Coastal Charm...come join me.

Have a great week!

Sylvia

BIG SCORE

Check out my BIG SCORE this week from the thrift store...

A leather couch...$125.00

It's got that soft worn leather feel to it,

we absolutely love it!!!

If you give a mouse a cookie couch..chances are she'll

want to paint the walls...hehehe

Have a great weekend,

Sylvia

Plant Stand

 My friends and I were talking about decorating today and how we always like to change things

around for a new look. With Spring here and summer around the corner we like to brighten and cheer

the homestead, give it that fresh new feel. And with that being said...I always turn to Pottery Barn

for inspiration.

While drooling over their website I came across this

super cute 3 tiered plant stand. $499.00...WOW...

BUT...as I was looking at it...I remembered

that I had something similar...

This has been sitting outside with potted

plants, so I performed a ceremony and married

these two pieces together.

Sylvia Style...

Hugs...

Sylvia

My Cupola

How far would you travel for a garage sale???

My family and I ventured 1 hour and 15minutes,

to Orlando for a garage sale.

I normally do that for a flea market but

never a garage sale.

Susie from My Home To Yours,

sent out an email on Friday filled with

lots of eye candy....

I fell in love with this...

A cupola....

It's large, heavy and BEAUTIFUL....

I'd like to mosaic the table with river rock,

what do you think?

Susie and I have lots in common, we both love

gardening along with the yard art that comes with it.

She has some very cute items for sale, I do

hope she has another because I have my eye on

a couple more things...

Thank you Susie, it was a pleasure to meet ya.

Hugs...

Sylvia