These are the glories of summer...
these are the days I dream of and wait for...
...A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in... what more could she ask? A few flowers at her feet and above her, the stars.
I walk in this precious garden of mine, I sing and give thanks, I lift up my eyes to the heavens and think I can fly. Our humble outsides have grown into a lovely,
magical place, and I cannot be any more enamoured, more thankful and in total
awe. The summer days of the luscious south have won my heart.
...and behind the immensity of the woods and lushness of trees that are our fortress around our little white cottage... everywhere I look I see beauty beyond my eyes. My skin prickles, and I get goosebumps all over whenever I'm out here...
...and behind the immensity of the woods and lushness of trees that are our fortress around our little white cottage... everywhere I look I see beauty beyond my eyes. My skin prickles, and I get goosebumps all over whenever I'm out here...
I can hardly believe this is the same place we moved to barely two years ago, I cannot! How gracious, and kind has the grand Owner of
Nature been to me in the myriads of flowers and shrubs and bulbs and birds. My heart sings Him praises of thankfulness
and admiration.
A picture of grace and glory against the hot cobalt of the summer sky.
I've been deadheading the roses this morning, which are again in glorious blooms, and have been removing some of the morning glories that, left alone, have taken over the
garden more than I like.
...and I have been bringing in generous treasures from the bountiful
garden to embellish our little white cottage with.
I so love Crepe Myrtles... their multicolored blooms never cease to amaze me... how can the same tree gift its blooms in so many different colors, it
is beyond reasoning to me...
The tiny purplish spirals of glories you see in my bouquets are
the flowers of the Liriope Muscari, or Lilyturf that grow here everywhere.
I love these perennials that are always
so true and reliable to the southern gardeners. When we moved to our little white cottage I
discovered two of these plants tucked away under all the wildflowers and weeds
that grow around here. From them I made
several more plants, and kept dividing them every spring... now they grow everywhere...
These are the Paradise roses, I so love. Their colors are enchanting.
I hope this doesn't come to you as one long, boring post,
but thinking that it would had been the purest selfishness to enjoy all these
glories by myself when neither you, nor you or you were with me, I tried to add
as many images as I could. So alas,
there you have it! I hope you enjoyed this
little trip around my gardens... be blessed, wherever you are! Oh, and I'm leaving this little video I posted on Instagram for you, in case you haven't seen it yet. Butterflies, birds and bees and every other winged creature have found a happy habitat here, and I welcome them all, good and bad. Enjoy!
glorious, amazing beauty compliments of Mother Nature and mistress of the garden, Cielo. So, so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you Sherry for being with me throughout my days... be blessed. Wish I could have a pick into your Bohemian home some day ;) Posting any time soon? :) :)
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Thank you for sharing those photographs with me Sherry! What a treat that was!
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:)))
ReplyDeleteThank you Rita... I have this feeling there's a lovely garden somewhere in your life. Wish I could see it! ;)
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:)...You're right Cielo, I have a large garden. If one day you visit Belgium,... always welcome!:)
DeleteThank you for sharing your beautiful garden. Have a lovely day.
ReplyDeleteThank you BellaLinda (lovely). An may you have a blessed day!
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Definitely NOT a long boring post Cielo, it's an absolutely beautiful post with stunning photos and video. l especially enjoyed reading your lovely words and thoughts of peace, love and gratitude. Your home and garden look like some kind of heaven and it sounds like it's heaven to be there.
ReplyDeleteI went to visit your old place, and saw you had moved, and there's no more garden of the month, so, I followed you here! I've decided to revive my garden blog and feature local gardens...thanks to your inspiration all those years ago. Your new blog is lovely. Come and visit me at www.manitobagardens.com
ReplyDeleteThank you for the beautiful visit through your magical garden. I feel as though I were walking along side you, enjoying the beauty and peace you have created in such a short time. I, too, live in the South and marvel at how fast and beautiful everything grows each year. I look forward to each and every "visit" with you. Thank you for reaching out.
ReplyDeleteHugs from Sandy