Gardening, with a passion, everyday!

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

MUMS THE WORD

If I haven't said it before Ill say it again...Fall IS my favorite season!  No, it isn't because I love raking leaves constantly for a month straight or...the rain we can get for days at a time either, I rather hate both of them two factors...Its the colors and the different smells...that you don't see at any other time of year.  Fall flowers are one way to stretch out the gardening season until the bitter end.
 
I hadn't put much thought into fall gardening until a few years back when I started taking note of my neighbor's garden which, in October, still had beautiful color.  The mums were particularly striking and that was the day I went in search of them.  I planted the mums in but lost a few plants over winter.  come to find out, fall is not a good time to plant them.  The roots don't have time to grow since all the energy is concentrated on producing the flowers, so I propagate them in fall with cutting for my daughters and friends to plant in the spring.  I have a large garden window in my kitchen and this works great!
 
  
This is my new mum I got this year, couldn't resist the beautiful red color, or the basket it was in.  I realize I probably wont be able to save it over winter but I will cut it off and put it in the garage and see what happens.  I have did many cutting of this mum and they are doing well so one way or another I will have some! 
 

 
 
I picked up this beautiful purple flowered mum last year and it is striking and the flowers are just starting to bloom.  The other pictures below are more mums, hope you enough them as much as I do!
  



Happy Autumn to all!
 


Sunday, October 14, 2012

CAPTURING AUTUMN IN A LAMPWORK BEAD

Natures beauty has always been something I am very fond of, maybe that's why I love gardening so much...maybe that's why I spend alot of time outdoors period!
 
What could be better then hiking a wilderness trail in the fall just to capture the beauty in your minds eye so it can be put on a piece of glass.
 
My husband and I have an in home Lamp working business.  We capture each season as we see it, for others, as a wearable piece of art.  Hope you enjoy these....
 
Autumns end apple tree

Autumn beauty

Peaceful bluebird

Winter Cardinal

Lilac tree

Midnite moon

beautiful butterfly

Autumn Pumpkin Patch

Windswept pumpkin patch

Roosting Robins

Thanksgiving turkey

Majestic monarch
 
Thanks for looking!
 
If anyone is interested in seeing more of these beauties, just pick the bead on the right hand side of the page at the top of the blog!
 


Friday, October 5, 2012

AUTUMNS BEAUTY

Here's a beautiful collection of fall photos that my husband took.  They are too irresistible to not share!










Hope you enjoyed these as much as I did...Thanks hubby!