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San Francisco Garden Love

a little sf garden love. 1.2.3. flora grubb gardens 4. child friendly garden 5. a morning cup 

Farm Living

I so love the 'country living' in these images.

1. the murmuring cottage 2. this little farm once belonged to my grandparents 3. cote sud magazine

Bulbs

Some of our bulbs are coming up, which is one small but happy detail in the garden.

1. lily of the valley 2. crocus 3. daffodil

 

Hens and Chicks

This week naomi's farm supply and the urban farm store in portland are getting their chicks. I would so love to have a few of our own. For now though I have settled on these little perennials instead. So cute and very hardy to grow !

Succulent - Sempervivum arachnoideum better known as Hen and chicks.

French Gardens

I have a love of french gardens. In older posts I've featured many from cote sud and cote ouest magazines. It's been a while since I've posted any images from either and thought you may like a glimse or two. Here we go.. Dining in the garden.

images circa spring 2008/ cote sud magazine

D.I.Y. Flower Bracelets

I made some quick valentine dinner birthday party favors today for twenty 'something' year old girls.. Very simple, it took about 30 mniutes. I spent 1.50 and made 6 flower bracelets.

What you'll need -

extra ribbon cut about 10 inches long

miniature mums but any sturdy little flower will work, for scent I put on a blossom of lily of the valley

hot glue or super glue

glue your flowers in the center and use a tiny safety pin as a clasp, wrap the extra ribbon around the clasp

Hoping they will be a hit.  Thanks for stopping by gardenrooms. Happy Valentine's Day !

A Few Of My Favorite Things..

One of my girls has a birthday on Valentines day and that always makes it a special day for the rest of us. I was out and about Sunday with my oldest daughter looking for just the right gift for our Valentine girl. We were home in time for a bowl of easy to make french onion soup yum. see the recipe below.

1. flower shop in a grocery store 2. kate spade 'green' dressing room 3. chalk board art 4. french onion soup

This Week In The Garden

Sunday began delightfully by visitng the youngest at college. In the middle of the week it was warm enough outside to be in the garden, so I trimmed back the herbs a little and made some wreaths with lavender & thyme. Wishing you a 'warmer' weekend and maybe a little time in your garden too. Thanks for stopping by gardenrooms!

1. sunny entry 2. garden wreath 3. signs from aurora mills 4. visiting the girls in college.

Blossoms

All over town there are blossoms..

 february in portland.

Morning Glory

Convolvulaceae or more commonly known as Morning Glory, is a flowering plant that unravels it's blooms in the 'morning'. Most are perennials but there are some annual plants. Both types of seeds are easily found at most garden centers or nurseries. This plant was used in China for medicinal purposes and later became popular in Japan for it's loveliness. I like to plant this as a vine along a house, fence or trellis. It's easily pulled out at the end of the growing season or cut back. In the language of flowers the morning glory represents 'love in vain'. Thanks for stopping by gardenrooms, and thanks Jane for your fun feature Flowers in the house!

my image from the san jose hotel austin in december.