How does my flower pot grow

I love plants!  Which is a good thing since I majored in landscape architecture and work as a horticulture agent.  So I was surfing around the web doing research for a newspaper article when I stumbled across this container recipe California Dreamin at Proven Winners.  Being a Clemson girl I had to try it out, plus it has two of my favorites plants in it, coleus, and million bells!  So here is my take on the California Dreamin recipe

  Getting everything together

Cheesin while I work

Make sure there is enough potting soil

And the finished product!

The pot is from Home Depot, and the flowers were purchased from our State Farmers Market plant sale weekend.  If you have a tiny space or even want to brighten up a spot, containers are a great way to try out your green thumb.  I can’t wait for this to fill out more and really show off the orange and purple!

Go Tigers!

Going out like a lion

I have been busy with various projects throughout March, propagating camellias, teaching a gardening workshop, visiting Brookgreen gardens and trying to squeeze stitching in there somewhere.  I absolutely love visiting Brookgreen Gardens located in Murrells Inlet.  My mom and I went on Saturday for Diggin’ In, a garden symposium.  Here are a few pictures of the gardens.

For my dad: Two Kids

If you have never been you should go because it is amazing!  And then visit Huntington State Park, to visit Atalaya, the home of Archer and Anna Huntington.  Anna Hyatt Huntington was a sculptor and many of her sculptures are in Brookgreen.  So if you like flowers visit Brookgreen and if you like art visit Brookgreen, there is a lot to do. 
Cross stitch Update

Spring Fever!

The flowers are blooming and so instead of getting a lot of stitching done I am taking a lot of pictures.  Project 365 is not helping my picture problem, I am trying to take a picture a day to capture a year in pictures. 
So here are a few of my pictures

And this isn’t a flower but I baked this for a fundraiser isn’t it pretty?

So now I am going to stitch while watching the Oscars!