A Brand New Year

The Bird House Garden January 1, 2015 You can see before and after photos of the Birdhouse Garden here.

I like the way 2015 is looking already.

The turn of the calendar to 2015 gives us a chance to reflect. As far as the garden goes, I find it fun to look back at my photo archives because they tell the story. 2014 will forever be etched in my memory as the year we left behind my garden of 30 years and started building another one. My initial reaction was to feel cheated. Cheated out of growing old with my garden. Cheated out of what I felt was my ultimate peaceful, private haven. Truth is, once I let go and embraced the change, my creativity for this new garden began to flow. As it did my vision was freed and my strength was renewed to accept the challenges of starting over. So without regret I can say today I am completely satisfied and even still very excited about the possibilities in this new garden. 2015 is going to be a good year!

There are many opportunities in this garden for lots of *before and after* photos. Many projects were undertaken in the last 6 months. I'll be back with more soon.

I wish you all a very happy and healthy 2015. Thank you each one for following along with my journey. Garden more, dream more, dig more, plant more ... tell me what you'd like to do more!


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Lights in Bloom and Happy 2011

Before we say goodbye to the lights and magic of Christmas I'd like to share a very special botanical garden with you. Selby gardens is a mere 75 miles south of me. It is a lush tropical paradise located right on the Sarasota Bay. One of my top 10 favorite destination cities in Florida.

Taking time to visit more gardens was a goal I was determined to achieve in 2010. What that means is getting out of my own garden long enough to venture a walk-through of other gardener's handiworks. In theory it sounds easy enough. Truth is, it is on my top 10 list of most fun activities. In practicality it has never been something I take the time to do. This year was a good start. I've shared with you some of my journeys here.

A trip to Selby Gardens in October and another on a very cold December night for their "Lights in Bloom' event proved to be even more than delightful than anticipated.



There's much more to share of my daytime trip from October which I vow (to myself) to take time to post here in the future. I think you will love seeing these tropical gardens as much as I do.

I wish you all a happy and healthy New Year in 2011. All the best of gardening dreams come true.

Here's to new beginnings in 2011... new days, new projects, new motivation, new growth, new ideas, new seasons, new words, new plants, new energy, new inspiration, new fruit to bear, new blessings ... oh, NEW is good to dream about today.
Are there 'new' dreams on your mind for the new year?
Meems