Yesterday morning, when I got up, Daniel had picked the first flowering gardenia for me. It smelled so good! Our gardenia bushes are on the side of the house and out of the way, so I love having one of the fragrant blooms in the house to enjoy.
Later that day, we decided to stop by a couple of nurseries and came home with two surprises.
Four of these gorgeous yellow rose bushes for our front yard...
(Not only do they look beautiful, but their smell is intoxicating!)
and then two clumping bamboos (they won't spread) for the back yard. We've been talking about getting those for many months and finally decided that we'd try them. Now we don't know why we waited so long.
Winslow decided to help both dig the hole and then water.
Happy dog, happy gardener and happy bamboo!
Some days just hold the best surprises!! Have you had any fun surprises lately?
Love the rose bushes, Silke!
ReplyDeleteOh I love love Gardenias.The smell is just soooooooo nice.I have bought gardenia candles before and cant stay away from them, lol.Lovely roses too,mine havent bloomed yet, lots of buds on them though.Happy Saturday!
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty gardenias Silke! And your dogs eyes, so beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteExperiencing serious garden envy over the gardenias. I have one but have to keep it in the shade so not many flowers. They struggle here. I love bamboo. We have some by the pond. Looks like the perfect day to me. Couldn't ask for more. **kisskiss** Deb
ReplyDeleteAw, Winslow is such a handsome dog with his striking baby blues ;-)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE gardenias too, Silke, ours aren't quite ready yet, but when they bloom, I always have some in my apartment to parfume the air. This sounds so crazy, but when I smell a fresh gardenia, they smell so earthy and the scent reminds me a little of a fresh Champion mushroom and then I get the urge to bite in the pedal (and I have) ha, ha, ha, but hey, some flowers are edible. I had a nice table top book once with all the edible flowers and how to serve them, in salads, or candied violets for cakes - it was very interesting and I miss that book.
Your rose bushes sound marvelous. They look like a nice hairloom variety. I have some red and pink ones I purchased online a few years ago and they smell like honey. I've even made my own potpouri from their pedals...
Speaking of surprises, I had a nice surprise yesterday when I found out one of my blogging friends purchased my crocheted Ewe potholder from my Artfire account...that made me very happy. I don't sell much, but I'm happy every time I do.
Have a great weekend :-)
Doris
I love gardenias. I have a hard time growing them. I do have one plant left and I believe it is doing good. The scent is unbelievable. How nice of your Daniel to pick a flower for you. My hubby does that too. He'll be outside taking the withered roses of the branch and run across another beauty to bring to me. I love that. Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteBeneidenswert! Hier ist es kalt und nur sehr wenig blüht. Ich würde so gerne im Garten arbeiten, aber zur Zeit geht nichts. Gestern waren wir in einem Gartencenter, aber meine Kauflaune hielt sich sehr zurück. Aber es wird schon werden ...
ReplyDeleteLiebe Grüße, Verena
How beautiful, Silke! Yellow roses are just so gorgeous. I am sure they will look lovely in the yard. And what a great helper Winslow is - with the digging and the watering! No surprises yet for me, but I am eternally hopeful. LOL Have a wonderful weekend!!! Theresa :)
ReplyDeletegardenias, yellow roses, bamboo, sweetie husband and dog, what a lovely perfect day!
ReplyDeletemy husband surprised me this morning with a beautiful old abalone shell he found on the beach!
enjoy the weekend silke!
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Beautiful,beautiful,beautiful .....
ReplyDeleteyour whole blog breaths with friendly,warm and creative nature,in all her colours and fragrances,wow! :O)
Hello Silke, your life is very inspiring, I love how you tell us about it, You and your husband are a very good couple, and also your pets, I want to learn to enjoy life as you do, you are a good teacher, thanks and love.
ReplyDeleteAmalia.
No worries Silke, just blood circulation when sitting painting so bought a saddle stool. Promised I would let people know how good or bad it was. Think the your ball thing sounds better. lol, your dog, bless!
ReplyDeleteHugs!
Julie
Beautiful flowers! Those roses don't look like roses. They look more like some sort of tropical flower. I love flowers that smell good! I was enjoying my friend's lilacs today. In my own yard, I can smell a combination of pine, cut grass, and clover. I open my window at night and take a biggggg snifff! Ahhhh! ☺
ReplyDeleteOh! Forgot to talk about surprises... one of the nicest surprises I had lately was your buying a photo from my Etsy shop, IntuitivePhotography.Etsy.com. Thanks for your support!!
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are gorgeous!! I must say that Winslow is absolutely stunning!! His eyes are amazing!!
ReplyDeleteHi Silke..what a radiant and beautiful post...the flowers are gorgeous! I LOVE the first shot with the shells..magical! yay!Actually..ya..I have been receiving little sweet suprises lately..funny you ask! The universe must want me to receive in some form! So yay..what a gift! I accept those divine invitations with gratitude! Glad you had some lovely surprises too!
ReplyDeleteKiki~
How wonderful! No surprises here lately.
ReplyDeleteWell, duh! You posted a little blurb about my services right alongside your post, so ya, a VERY fun surprise! Thank you so much! You are so beautifully generous and thoughtful. Have a lovely day.
ReplyDeleteHahahaha, Winslow is quite the proud gardener, isn't he. Your roses are beautiful! There will be many days this summer just sitting out on the front porch with a glass of wine and the fragrance of roses.
ReplyDeleteAnd BLTs. :D