BRINGING IN THE BLOOMS

Spring is here.  Yes!  Bringing in my blooms to the kitchen.  I found this great pitcher that I’m using as a vase on my kitchen island.

 You know that I’m obsessed with anything Fornasetti so I just had to purchase these placemats. 

 Perfect in my black and white kitchen with a pop of pink.  

(Link to where to purchase placemats at the end of this post.)

Here are the azaleas outside my kitchen window.

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Source for placemats: https://www.ecologysoap.com/product-page/cotton-linen-fornasetti-placemats

MY SPRING GARDEN PATH

Outside my kitchen door is my garden path that meanders down to our back yard.  This is the view when you look up from below.

VIEW FROM THE BACK YARD

 The azalea is in full bloom.

AZALEA IN FULL BLOOM

The bumble bee loves the azalea.

BUMBLE BEE ON AZALEA

There's a level area outside the kitchen door before the sloping path begins.  You can see part of the pergola at the bottom.

PATH AND PERGOLA

This year we added the bird bath.  It's a sentimental feature.  My father-in-law created it many years ago.  We rescued it from my in-law's yard. 

AREA OUTSIDE MY KITCHEN DOOR

I love the modern-looking bird bath.

VINTAGE BIRD BATH

I've had this metal arch for many years.  It's always had clematis climbing up and over it.  

I just had to share the close-ups of the spectacular blooms.

How does your garden grow?   I'd love to see your Spring blooms.

MY GARDEN PATH

Outside my back door is my walkway to the back yard.  Most of our yard is flat, but when you exit the kitchen door there's a steep slope to the back yard.   It's always been a challenge.  This year I was thinking that it had gotten too overgrown.  I changed my mind after I snapped this photo in the early morning on an overcast day.  My opinion completely changed.  I think I'll keep it just as it is--for now.

I've always loved the archway.  It soon will be filled with Clematis.  The Cherry Laurel have the white blooms, the Azaleas are covered in pink blooms and the Pieris Japonica have new red growth.  I love the lime green Creeping Jenny ground cover and the way the she wraps herself around the slate stepping stones.  

MY GARDEN PATH

AZALEA AND CHERRY LAUREL

AZALEA

I love the contrast of the glossy dark green leaves and the white blooms on the Cherry Laurel.

CHERRY LAUREL FLOWERS

At the base of the path are my much loved perennial ferns.  They line the patio wall.

FERNS AT THE BASE OF MY GARDEN PATH

I have another field of ferns on the opposite patio wall.  Don't miss my silver garden sphere.  I placed it in to a bird bath in the garden.

FERN AND SILVER SPHERE

I mentioned in a previous post that I purchased some Giant Allium from Holland Bulbs.  I've been monitoring their progress.  The stem is already very tall and I can't wait for the bulb to bloom.  This is one of three bulbs.  I layered it in front of one of my clay chimney pots.

GIANT ALLIUM PROGRESS

How is your Spring garden doing?

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