Once more around the garden, and then I'm gone...

The garden is looking good and I'll share a few shots with you.

 First of all I must show you the sweetest little gems in the greenhouse...

 They're called 'Fairy Watermelons'...

here's one just beginning to grow...

They're actually a gherkin and taste like a crisp little cucumber...

 Now here's the reason for the Fairy reference...

That's about as big as they get!!

How cute is that?!

As for my spaghetti squash, I'm not sure why it has the funny groove in it...

 ...and the poppies are as lovely as ever...

 ...even their fuzzy flower heads and seed pods are lovely to look at...

 Another tiny beauty is this pot of 'Corsican mint'.

Just run your hand across it and you'll breathe in the fresh scent of summer...

 I picked up this plant on a sale rack but can't remember the name...

 Pretty little plumes of pink and grey...

 On the way out to the garden, I encountered this visitor munching under the apple tree...

 This eryingium is called 'Miss Wilmotts ghost' and

glows silvery white especially at night when the moon is full...

 In a week I'm off to Toronto for our daughters wedding and will be gone on

the road until mid September so I'm taking a bit of a holiday from

blogging...a 'blogiday' you might say.

I may be posting from time to time but no guarantee's...

Hope you all enjoy the rest of this most wonderful summer!

Be blessed and hug the ones you love.

Ciao for now!

 

Wordlass Wednesday...



Love is in the air!

This past weekend was crazy at the flower shop where I work two days a week.

Not 1, not 2, not even 3 but 7 weddings in 2 days!

There was a whole lot of flower and ribbon cutting going on.

Of course they were all quite lovely and you can have a look here at

another blog I write for the shop for more photos.

But one in particular was stunning.

I went to do a photo shoot of the flowers before the wedding on

location at Craidelonna , an amazing guest house on the coast

just up the road from Sooke.
Attention to detail is Ritchard, the caretaker's specialty!

The wedding was that of Michaela and Jose from California.

Her folks live on one of the Gulf Islands near here and Andrea (mom of the bride)

organized the flowers through us.

She was an absolute joy to work with.

Craidelonna sits above the ocean overlooking

the Straight of Juan de Fuca...

Let's head down to the set up...

The bride requested a wild flower country look for her bouquet and Karen's

 design work came through tremendously.

The colours were yellow, green and purple... 

Beautifully French tied with fabric and ribbon from the mother of the bride...

We also made up these two vintage style bird cages which were a big hit...

 Hydrangeas and lavender figured prominently in the table arrangements...

Each of the arrangements were of mixed flowers as long as they
 were in keeping with the colour scheme...

One of the fun elements for the reception was the addition of a vintage

typewriter for guests to leave a message for the bride and groom...the 'old fashioned' way.

We even made a corsage especially for it!

 

Here's a sneak peak of the ceremony area...

If you're a dog owner then you know that a four footed friend will be in attendance.

Introducing...Baxter...

A friendly old lad who just wanted to be part of it all.

Unfortunately he did not want anything to do with wearing a boutonniere!

Since the groom and his folks were from Mexico,

the brides sister made these fun pinatas...

 

Also on hand to celebrate the south were these lovely

paper cut out banners from Mexico...

A few more shots for you and I'll say adieu for now...

 

XOXO!!!