Saturday, March 31, 2018

Happy Easter!

An Easter basket was just the ticket for my friend Melody who needs a little extra cheer this spring.  Three colorful Zinnias which are a favorite of hers, and because every Easter Basket needs chocolate I tucked in a pot of Chocolate Mint.  Chocolate mint smells like Thin Mints but lasts a lot longer.

She is a gardener so I left the plants in their 4" pots wrapped with tissue paper and twine making them easier to transplant later.  The eggs are cascarones, a tradition from China by way of MexicoColorful eggs filled with confetti meant to be broken over the head of a friend.  Good fun for our upcoming Fiesta season.


Tucking the eggs in the basket works too.


A surprise visit found her in the garden and she said those magic words "do you have a few minutes." It had been a while so we spent at least an hour walking and talking through her large gardens.  As we talked I took a few photos to share with you.  Enjoy!

Columns of Crossvine blooming by the pool.  I can't remember seeing these in bloom before so this was a treat.  Melody uses a lot of vines and climbers in her garden and after my first visit to Melody's garden nearly five years ago, I was inspired to plant more vines in my own garden.


Blooms in a large honeycomb rock which I don't remember what they are.  She will let us know I'm sure.


Pink Poppies and matching roses by the arbor entrance to the woodland shade garden.


Masses of Texas Gold Columbine mixed with Bluebonnets and poppies yet to bloom by the barn.


The sign of a real gardener, a potting bench with works in progress and a bouquet of bluebonnets.


She was delighted with the basket and even told me she had planned on getting Chocolate Mint at the nursery this year.  Love it when that happens.

A nice spring day to spend time in the garden to catch up.



Happy Easter!

8 comments:

  1. What a nice thing to do for a friend who needs cheering up! I'm glad it turned into a visit and that you could share some pictures of her garden. The gold Columbine with bluebonnets seems like a perfect combo.

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    1. It was fun, we hadn't had a chance to visit for a while.

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  2. Now that's a perfect Easter basket! It's pretty and calorie-free. I'm also sure your friend enjoyed the company. Best wishes for a wonderful Easter holiday, Shirley!

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    1. Yes, no calories to smell the mint. The basket even matches her garden.

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  3. How fun to see your post about the surprise basket and visit from you last week! It truly made my day to get to spend time in the garden together! BTW..... the plant in the rock is spiderwort and if you’d like some let me know as it likes to spread itself all over the garden!

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    1. Good, I thought it might be spiderwort but wasn't sure. That's a particularly pretty one so I probably will find a place for it.

      Happy Easter!

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  4. Bravo! You made a beautiful Easter basket for your gardening friend! Melody has a gorgeous garden. I was going to mention Spiderwort, and then I saw Melody's comment. ;-) It grows like crazy around here, too. That arbor and the Crossvine blooms are so pretty!

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    1. Thank you, Melody's garden is always a treat!

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