Herb Garden in May

Liberty Rose welcomes you to our garden in May. The gardens change every month and we'll try to keep you updated. The herb garden has four sections with a round planting in the middle. It's located just off the back porch.    

 This is a view of one of the four sections and you can see the field stone that we have used to surround the herb garden. The boxwood came from a very good friend of ours and line the perimeter of the entire garden.   

This is my fisherman sculpture.

This shows two views of a second section of the garden. You can see the martin houses in the background, and they sing to us while we're in the garden.

This shot is also from the second section of the garden and shows my potting shed (outhouse!). I harvested the Moonshine Yarrow today for use in wreaths later on.

This is from another section, which by my count is the third - (not much happening in section 4!), where we have enjoyed the bronze fennel. I don't paarticularly care for the taste, but you can't beat the smell or the look - plus the caterpillars love to make it lunch (and dinner)

Thanks for visiting. Come again sometime! 

Mom's Day Weekend Open House at Firefly Gardens By Pam

What a successful Open House! We were super blessed with wonderful weather on both Friday and Saturday and the light breeze held off the gnats for us as well. We had a fabulous turnout & my many thanks are extended to all who attended, and a special thanks to those friends who helped out. Here's just a sample of what we offered on the porch, in the shop, and under the tent!  

Mixed arrangements in ball jars with peacock feathers!

I used a lot of herbs and sedums in vintage containers.

Here's some allium in really cool vases and a sweet raggedy from www.ahlcoopedup.com  on our porch

More herbs in assorted enamelware on a vintage table. This is inside my shop.

Another shop pix with a mix of wreaths, herbs and arrangements 

We like to use vintage cupboards to display our wares, which include sedums in tin cans wrapped with paper and tied off with homespun, wreaths, vinage ladies gloves, sunflowers from www.ahlcoopedup.com and a beeskep.  

Turkeys on a Morning Walk

Libby & I took our morning walk in a light mist that turned into a heavy sprinkle of rain. The other morning, we found a treasure of recently hatched turkey eggs that are suprisingly large in size and speckled with brown spots. We went out later with a bucket and collected what was left, but some had been trampled by critters. Today, on our walk our treasure was a perfect turkey feather that I will add to a fresh floral arrangement for our Open House (yes there is a life beyond the Open House preparations, and at this point in the countdown that "life" are my daily walks with Libby! Not a bad life, for sure).

Turns out that the turkeys must have been roosting in the trees directly above our path, because as we walked they created quite a stir as they clumsily flew from one tree to another. They also created a shower of rain that fell down on our heads. Libby had a ball and was grinning from puppy from one puppy ear to the other!

All in all, it was a remarkably muddy adventure and required some hosing down before we went back inside. It was so exciting that Libby is now down for a nap. Oh the life of a very happy dog and her person!

No naps for Mom, though as the countdown is only 2 days left for Open House. See my website for details at www.fireflygardensbypam.com Today, my to-do list has design fresh florals on it, which is loads of fun. I picked up the flowers from local sellers yesterday, and let them soak up water overnight, so taday the ygo into the myriad of vintage containers that I have collected throughout the year. Along with feathers, I'll add in some unexpected surprises like curly willow and fresh herbs. The rosemary smells delicious!