RUNNERS, VINES & CLIMBERS

Early this Spring I purchased three packs of seeds

from "Renee's Garden".

 

 

 

They were all things that I had never tried before,

so it was an adventure waiting to

see what would happen.

 

 

The one I would buy again is this

Cardinal Climber.

I planted it around my hummingbird feeder

and have liked the effect.

 

 

Another pack I picked up was this

Painted Lady.

Not as many blooms as I would have liked,

but a very delicate flower

all the same.

 

 

 

Take a look at the pods the

Painted Lady has produced!

 

 

 

 

The third one is this Maiden's Feather Vine.

It has not yet bloomed

and I am awaiting with excitement.

I had no idea when I planted them that

none would bloom before August.

It has been quite a treat to have

such late bloomers.

 

 

I also have a Hyacinth Bean plant

 that is doing its own thing.

 

 

My purple Clematis has recently had

a second blooming burst.

 

 

The last thing I want to show you is not a climber

but the blooms on my asters are in full force

so I wanted to show them off.

 

 

Happy Gardening everyone!

 

Linking this week with:

Fishtail Cottage

Cottage Garden Party 

 

 

 

 



2012 Annual Tree Street Yard Sale

Well it's Saturday evening and our annual yard sale
 has come and gone.

 

 

Early Thursday morning I started hauling things

 up from the basement

 to be priced.

I set up a card table in the entry way

 and went to work.

We had lost some things in the flood 

a few weeks back and I was worried

we wouldn't have much.

 

 

When everything was said and done

we had plenty to sell.

 It went straight out onto the porch

waiting to set

 for the next morning. 

 

 

 

We actually had people

 Thursday night

come up on our porch

 to dig through our boxes.

  There are some serious

"Yard Sale Shoppers"

in Johnson City.

 

 

For the last couple of years

 we've sold on Friday

with hopes of getting rid

 of it early.

The big sale is not until Saturday

but we do a

" Bistro on the Porch" 

on Saturday

and it takes all our attention.

 

 

This year I put out some of my

Origami Birds...

 

 

Sold some,

 but not enough to say

it was a success.

 

 

No one wants VHS movies,

 at the end of the sale

I was happy to let all I had go

 for $5.

 

 

It was fun, but I'm glad it's over.

Now on to the next thing at

Buttermilk Cottage.

Our Holiday Show

is in nine weeks!