In The Garden And A Blessing Of Primroses

Welcome sweet friends! I hope you all are doing well and having a good week! Thank you for stopping by for a visit. Would you like to go into the garden with me? Oh good! I am so glad you will join me, but first I must show you the new wreath I made. I am looking forward to spring and my wreath was quite empty after Christmas, so I decided to brighten up our front porch with some pretty pink roses. I found these at Hobby Lobby for 50% off! I was so excited.




I also found this sweet little bunny at Hobby Lobby, for 50% off too!



These beautiful primroses were just $1 each at Lowes. They had been over-watered and the poor things were quite soaked, so they marked them down. What a blessing! I was thanking the Lord for all my pretty primroses!




I planted a few in these clay pots.



These I purchased already planted.



I just love primroses! They are so pretty and cheerful! Well, let's go to the back garden shall we?



Here I am planting more primroses to add some color near the garden gate.





I planted these in the ground in front of the fence. My sweet husband went back to Lowes and brought home a few more yesterday. I also planted them along the fence and will take a photo soon to share with you.



Now that all the primroses are planted let's see what is growing in the vegetable garden. In the photo above you can see where I planted the blueberry bushes, right under the clay pots. I placed those there so I would not poke my eye on the stakes! I need to use some smaller pots, but these will do for now.

In the bed behind this one you can see the parsley, which we have been enjoying, and the kale is growing well too. The peas and beets have been slowing growing. I thinned the carrots the other day, and in another bed we have been enjoying the arugula. The chard has been slowly growing too. We have had quite a bit of cold weather with freezing temperatures at night, but thankfully everything has survived. This past weekend we enjoyed very spring like weather, in the low 70's!



We have several beds that are all ready for planting.



Here are the beautiful heirloom lettuces we have been enjoying. They taste incredible and so fresh. I love being able to pick food from my own garden!



I make a simple salad using our lettuce and arugula with organic olive oil, olives, apple cider vinegar, crispy walnuts and raw goat milk cheese.



I began a sourdough starter using Maryjane's sourdough recipe in the current issue of her magazine and made bread. I toasted some of it with butter and put it on top of my husband's and son's salad.



My sweet husband brought home a few more antique finds. He is going to paint this chair pink, and I think I will use it for a plant stand. He also found a vintage sewing box and two old pin cushions. I will share a photo of those soon, and some projects I have been working on.

Thank you so much for taking time to visit. I appreciate all the sweet and encouraging comments that each of you leave for me. I feel so very blessed by your kindness! I pray you all will have a good and happy week! May the Lord bless you in all your home-keeping endeavors and fill your heart with joy and peace!

Bountiful Primroses,
With outspread heart that needs the rough leaves' care.
- George MacDonald, Wild Flowers