My Antique Creamer Collection

I have a few antique creamers I have collected from thrift stores to style flowers in. 

I especially love to cut my roses and put them in these creamers.

I only pay two or three dollars for these. This is my "newest" one.

 

That was what was on the potting table last week. I actually potted up some marigold starts too. Work does happen in the shed; the new space is really useful! 

In Victory,
Sherry

New Dawn Climbing Rose

For the first time, my New Dawn climbing rose has bloomed. I got it last year at Walmart. They will often have old rose varieties that are really affordable. 

It has a fruity, heavenly scent that reminds me of honeysuckle. 

I was really excited to see how heavy it bloomed.

I put together a bouquet of some bachelor's buttons.

This whole corner of the garden is so pretty this time of year and smells divine.

In Victory,

Sherry

Rose Mini Bouquet

I found this great cylindrical creamer at the thrift store this week, and I thought of making a mini bouquet. I haven't made one in a while. The roses are enjoying the cooler weather, and I thought I would use them in my "new" vase.

I had to turn it around so you could see the Lady of Shallot rose. I love that color!

The double feverfew reseeded itself into a pot and gave me a second set of blooms this year. I like it when garden surprises like that occur. 

In Victory,

Sherry

The Garden in Early Summer

When everything blooms, the garden can be really beautiful! 

While out taking a turn about the garden, one of my sons found a cardinal egg. Can you see it? It is very well camouflaged.

I put a solar fountain in this watering can planter. It works sometimes, but this isn't the sunniest of times right now.

I am enjoying watching my containers fill out.

Lavender that I grew from seed. They were winter sown in 2024, and they are just now blooming fully.

The Cathedral Bells rose is really romantic! It was just a rose from Walmart.

This is Lady of Shallot.

This rose is Moonlight in Paris.

This rose is my only hybrid tea rose, and it is Arizona. The colors on it are amazing! 

While these violas weren't that outstanding when I purchased them, they are really turning out pretty! 

The veronica is starting to open.

The Life of the Party rose is always a favorite.

Some of my mini gardens made it to the baker's rack for a few weeks.

I am working on this area to be a bistro-style patio. Still a work in progress.

Same area, I think I will call this the patio garden.

I keep calling this the little English garden, and it is small, but it has yet to have any flowers growing here that are worth showing off. I am still working on this area too.

A geranium I had never seen before bloomed. It has very unusual fireworks-style blossoms. The leaves are the reason I got it, though. Summer is here, and keeping it all alive will be an adventure.

In Victory,

Sherry

Strawberries and Roses

It is the time of year when we are blessed, not only with roses but also strawberries. 

The peonies were in bloom this week and were absolutely beautiful! 

In Victory,

Sherry

Cathedral Bells Rose

 

I have new roses this year, and this one is doing well. It is the Cathedral Bells rose. 

It has cup-shaped blossoms and a nice scent. The pink rose tends to look shabby and romantic. 

The edges of the petals are getting a little brown, and it is probably due to the cool, wet weather. I nurse the roses along, just like other crops. Some years the weather favors a plant, and some years not so much. Either way, the romantic blooms are very enjoyable.

In Victory,

Sherry

The Moonlight in Paris Rose

This was one of my favorite roses I added to the garden last year. This year it has been loaded with blooms and has not disappointed. The name of this rose is Moonlight in Paris. The vase life on this rose is really great too. 

I have waited for years for this little peony to bloom, and this year it finally did so. I believe it is the Festiva Maxima. 

The whole garden has been outstanding, and it is always at its peak by the end of spring. 

In Victory,

Sherry