Wonderful way to celebrate Earth Day

I transplanted many sunflower seedlings with the great hope they will grow big and strong. I mixed up a variety of seeds and sprinkled them around plus some wonderful wild flower seeds. My husband brought home an Apple tree so after supper it went into the new Orchard so far our count is six Plum trees, one cherry, one peach and one apple.
I have lost a lot of lavender this winter so I have a few new plants on order I will wait until the second week of May to see how the plants are doing before I do anything too drastic.
As for planting any of the urns and flower pot that will have to wait still way too cold. We have some very sweet pansies and violas planted among some lovely moss.

Wishing you a warm day

 

The first full day of Spring and .... it ...is ... snowing.

 It snowed all day yesterday so lets hope some sunshine finds us.

 The gardens are coming along nicely. I need a few prayers on some of the plants they are sure not looking too good right now.

I have built some lovely walk ways this Spring always room for improvement though. In regards to my oldest daughters wedding with have removed a whole section of lilac trees, Fruit tree, shrubs and roses. We have also moved fences over six feet to accommodate chairs. The great thing about this is we can offer our gardens for rent for future small weddings if we choose to. And, if we don't offer our gardens it still is a beautiful place to call home.

 

Her I am moving more rock.

 Yesterday I bought two truck loads of great green rock to enclose an outside bath tub. It looks so great it is right near the barn yard in a little closed off area near the ducks ~ practical~ probably not.

March
 Spring is on the way and this makes me extremely happy
While I have been in the gardens I have noticed little bits of green it always amazes me how nature just keeps moving on ahead no complaint just slowly does it's thing and before we know it ~ there are buds on the trees, sprigs of green here and there.
It is so refreshing when I get the pine needles cleaned I really notice it when I walk over to the lavender garden.

When the gardens are done and clean I actually feel my heart get excited it is a huge under taking and sometimes a bit scary but slowly I get it done. I am trying to hold myself off with bringing out the garden décor until I am done Pine needles.
Enjoy

New limes on the tree

Doing some serious work in the gardens cutting down tree limbs we still could not reach all we wanted to get.

It makes such a mess but it is good to get them down.

 Climbing trees

 

I managed to get some great work done in the main garden. It really is insane how there is always so much mess even though we cleaned really good in the fall and a few times in the mid winter. How does it happen?

99.9999999% of my work is pine needles

Waiting for Spring

 

Stuffed bunnies with a nice soft middle and lavender.

 Every hug will relax you with a wonderful scent.

 

 

A box full of bunnies.

 We will have a lot of new products in the lavender house this summer

Valentines day was a busy one here with the delivery of lovely dried lavender bouquets and gift baskets.

Many products are being made up for the lavender house creams are ready, bath wash, shampoos, teddy bears, stuffed bunny rabbits, eye pillows, sachets, sprays. The house will be full to the brim for the Spring - Summer and Fall months.

 

I have been really enjoying the new machine it has been fun trying it out and being Creative. And, yes it is a good thing the Queen is not going to visit I have many projects on the go :)

I am still debudding but I am winning. I really hope to get it done before Spring or I need to get it done before Spring so I can then concentrate on the gardens.

I have been debudding like crazy and not matter how much I try it still flies all over the house. I still have a long way to go.  We have been hit with cold weather again and I heard today it is to get even colder through out the week. It  sure would  be better with a nice layer of snow to protect the lavender

I have been doing a bit of cleaning in our bed room I rearrange it, made a new lavender wreath dusted and cleaned. It is so nice to sleep in a clean, fresh bedroom

In the next few days I hope to make up some new sachets from our new machine when I get them done I will show you here.

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