The purple hyacinth bean vine is finally starting to bloom on my back porch… as it slowly climbs up my “curtain” of rusty metal gears, cow bells & chains! Very excited, because once it starts it keeps blooming well into Fall. And then we get treated with some dark aubergine-purple seed pods to harvest so the vine can start again next year!

It just keeps getting bigger & better!!! This is the same dahlia bloom I posted two days ago. I love how my dahlias keep evolving & changing colors as they continue to bloom & grow. Such a great flower… I so glad that I planted several varieties this summer. Can’t wait for the others to start blooming too!

Same dahlia in my garden… the first bloom finally opening!
Can’t wait to see it in full bloom in a couple days!!!

Coming soon… the big opening “debut” of the first dahlia flower in my garden! Can’t wait to see what’s inside this beauty.

I’ve got a fun vine growing up my “curtain of gears” hanging on my back porch. Coming soon… purple hyacinth vine flowers!!! Can’t wait to see them start blooming… and the dark purple seed pods that will follow!

It’s survival of the fittest…
just a little determination & perseverance needed when nature meets concrete!!!

The latest blooming “addition” in my garden… loving the color, the polka dots & the graceful curls!

A bright sunrise followed by some bright morning flowers. The zinnias are finally in bloom… and every time I see them I think I need to plant more of these next year!!!

Beautiful flowers in a square vase… stamped & soda-fired by me!!! The flowers are straight out of Rhonda’s garden… she must have a green thumb, huh?! Thanks for sharing with us Rhonda!

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who came out to the Glenview Summer Art Fair this weekend. We had perfect weather both days… with some rain overnight which didn’t affect us at all… whew! So much fun seeing so many people enjoying the weekend & appreciating local artisans. A lot of pots found their new forever homes!

My art fair booth flowers survived the weekend as well… so now they get to hang out a few extra days in a nice stamped & soda-fired vase on my back porch! I love a good oval vase as they spread the flowers out a bit more side-to-side… instead of just slamming them into a circular vase opening.