Blue Skies, Sun and Garden Dreaming!

It's a beautiful Morning!

 I'm so pleased the sun is out and it's 

another beautiful day! 

To my dismay it's still winter but

I do enjoy the blue skies and sun!

The sun was streaming in through
the kitchen/dining area and I
loved how it looks on the terrarium.

I added more plants to my terrarium. 

 I found some more potted

silk plants from Pottery Barn.

I was delighted to see the

flowers of tulips, daffodils and

hydrangeas!

I've been thinking of naming my Angel so

I did a little internet searching.  I googled 

"Angels of Gardens" and came up with

Cathetel- Angel of the Garden

I know it's not a real garden, but I like

to pretend it is and I love her

 sweet face.  

Perhaps I could call her "Cathe" 

for short 

The sun is impatient and

minutes later it is quickly moving away.

I can hardly wait for spring so I can get

out and breathe fresh air daily and

watch the gifts of the earth unfurl!

I leave you with this poetry....

God's Garden

THE Lord God planted a garden
In the first white days of the world,
And He set there an angel warden
In a garment of light enfurled.

So near to the peace of Heaven,
That the hawk might nest with the wren,
For there in the cool of the even
God walked with the first of men.

And I dream that these garden-closes
With their shade and their sun-flecked sod
And their lilies and bowers of roses,
Were laid by the hand of God.

The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The song of the birds for mirth,--
One is nearer God's heart in a garden
Than anywhere else on earth.

For He broke it for us in a garden
Under the olive-trees
Where the angel of strength was the warden
And the soul of the world found ease. 

Dorothy Frances Gurney 

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Tiny but potent!

Tiny but potent!  
These paperwhites are giving me great joy at this stage of the winter doldrums....  It's nice to be reminded of the nice things mother nature gives us!

They do give off a potent fragrance!

This is how I view them everyday from my desk...I am enjoying it!  Can't wait for the other bulbs to grow and put on a color performance for me!
See my previous posting as to what else is planted in the pot here...

A pot load of bulbs!

In an attempt to keep my passion for gardening alive during the winter I got a little crazy and I placed an order in December for Tulips, Daffodils, Hyacinths and Crocus to plant for an indoor garden.  

Thanks to the folks at Van Bourgondien the bulbs were shipped quickly and were all in top condition!  

Here are pictures of the bulbs I ordered and hope to see before long growing like crazy!

 First up are these tulips called Barcelona

Second up are these yellow Daffodils called Carlton

 Third-  some Dafffodils called Minnow

Fourth- a two toned tulip called Tom Pouce

 Fifth- Hyacinths called Pink Frosting

 Sixth- Bi-color Blue Grape Hyacinth or Muscari

Seventh are these classic Crocus called  Pickwick

 Eighth and last are these Hyacinths called Stuyvesant

 This is the monster pot I put all of them in! It's 22" across and and 8" deep. It's by Pottery Barn from their Ashby Collection (It's actually considered a bowl)

(I got it on a steep mark down- yay!)

I put some lightweight filler in the bottom and then filled it with dirt  

to about 1/3rd full

I set the larger bulbs in first and then covered them with more dirt. 

Then I put some of the tiny bulbs in place (because those shouldn't be planted as deeply) and covered with more dirt.

I moved the pot to this heavy glass end table.

I've never done this before so it will be a fun experiment. 

Today is Jan.7, 2011 first day they were planted! Let's see how long they take to show their little faces!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will follow along and see how this goes!