Pat Plants

Mother's Day, family gatherings and his time with Nana has influenced this set of greens thumbs to the point that my "Pattycake" cried as we went past some flowers on the way into the grocery store yesterday because I wasn't buying more plants!  Oh no, what have I done?

I couldn't resist turning his project into a  series of "how to" steps.  He's a natural!

Here he is telling me where the plants will go and showing me his basket and pink bacopa.  He was frustrated that all the plants didn't fit on the table.  He finnally let me put some in the chair. (See them in the background)

 He had some trouble keeping the potting soil going into the basket.  It was almost as if he didn't care where it went just that he could scoop up more.  Needless to say as much potting soil was on the table, the patio and his shoes as went into the basket!

I let him pick out which flowers to put in the basket from  the plants I had on hand.  I had started trying to do a pink and blue theme but there wasn't enough hot weather true blue flowers for a morning sun basket.  However there was tons of pinks in every shade- and he used every shade of pink I had gathered.

He insisted on helping me water the basket when we were done and hose down the patio.  We spent more time with the hose than it took to plant the basket.

This basket should hang low enough to look into it so I wanted some uprights to fill the top.  Also I hoped to attract butterflies
and hummers as much as possible and minimum care

 is always important as this is going to my son's house  and they are very busy!

Patrick liked the rose moss.  Hardly any flowers are open but he didn't care, he just wanted to squish the leaves.

He was in such a good mood when we met up with Greg and followed him back to his house that he didn't care that I wouldn't let him carry it from the car to the arbor.  My final favorite moment was seeing Greg stretching up on his tiptoes to see what was planted in his hanging garden.

Fairy Nice Time at Oma's Barn Last Night

If you are limited in time and space and are overloaded with imagination and the need to unwind perhaps you might want to experiment with whimsy gardening, with a focus on fairies and fantasy! 

Considered “current” with this younger generation, this old way to play is a new hot trend in gardening.

I am so glad these little gardens are catching on finally with the customers at Oma’s Barn.  I was pleased last night to share my interest in miniatures, gardening and fantasy with some interested shoppers.  We are planning another get together in a few weeks and more fun!

Like their namesake, fairy gardens are typically small. Think of them as the marriage of a table top garden and a dollhouse.  For me it was an inexpensive outlet for my overactive imagination and a play style I could share with my children with just a shallow dish, and a few small toys. 

 My fairy gardening eventually carried over to special time with my nephew Sam and grandson Patrick, and now….I look forward to sharing playtime some day with my next grand baby….who is, I am excited to announce is on the way! So last night I finished the class with a tiny garden with a baby fairy theme.  Congrats to Greg and Kristin!  I can hardly wait!