PINK SATURDAY - A GARDEN PROJECT

Pink Saturday with our host Beverly at, How Sweet the Sound, is a fun day to share our pink.  Be sure and visit Beverly's post to share the PINK.  Visit and enjoy.

Please visit Rosemary at, Random Acts of Grace, her Blog is lovely  and I was attracted to this quote, "Grace is giving away because my cup overflows."

Please visit this lovely blog.  You will be glad you did.

WHERE BLOGGER'S CREATE

I AM SAD TO SAY I DO NOT HAVE A CRAFT ROOM OR SPACE TO CALL MY OWN!!

I create in my garden.

I am sharing a garden project today.  I hope you like my choice of flowers and my idea for where they will be planted.

First the hard part.

Clearing the weeds from hard clay.

I selected a border flower, Pink of course.

They are called 'Virginia Giles Van Hees'

Close up of blooms.

Blooms:	Late Spring to Early Fall
Flower Color:	Pink
Sun-Shade:	Full Sun to Half Sun/ Half Shade
Accent Color:	Pink
Soil Condition:	Normal, Clay, Sandy
Plant Height:	Short
Zones:	z3,z4,z5,z6,z7,z8
Found in list(s):	Rabbit Resistant    Plants that attract Hummingbirds    Seaside/Salt tolerant    Plants that attract Butterflies

	I will post the finished project next week
	Happy Pink Saturday Love, Jeanne

Comments

[dana]

Whoa!! What do you MEAN . . . "rabbit resistant" ? Surely you are not trying to keep THE STONE RABBIT'S buddies out of your yard!! :(

Seriously, TSR told me that he understands that some of his "more aggressive" bunny buddies love to nibble on a garden attraction now and then....so he forgives you for trying to find plants that are less than exciting to his off-breed!!

He is, however, very happy to find out that the "hummers" find that plant to be enticing! :)

Happy PS.....and are you READY for The Week of the Grands? L, dana

[Rosemary]

Oh So Lovely! And I have some experience with digging in red clay, so there is much sympathy for you. And your fingernails, since red clay is often so acidic it can eat the top layer of your nails!
Happy pink Saturday :)

[Nancy]

Very pretty and an inspiration since we must do this over the weekend. Happy Pink Saturday!

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Nice plants, gotta love "rabbit resistant", best of luck with the garden!

[Sheila]

I love the pink flowers, Jeanne! They are gorgeous and a perfect border for your bed there.

Have fun with the grands! I know you will have sorts of pictures for us and that you will have stories galore to tell. While I don't envy cooking for 14, I do envy the fun and laughs. When we were young, we lived to go to my aunt and uncle's lake house, and we had five kids (cousins) who just had a blast together... well, expect for my prissy sister. ;-)

Love you much...

XO,

Sheila :-)

[coloradolady]

Jeanne, I don't think I have seen flowers like these, they are beautiful. I can not wait to see the finished result, I love gardening too, just when it gets so hot, I tend to let that go.....but this is inspiring for me to get out and dig around in the dirt, I am wondering if I can find those locally here? This will be lovely when you are done!

[CC]

Hi sweet Jeanne..
I love your pretty pink flowers..their color and shape is just wonderful. Can't wait to see the butterflies and the tiny hummers they bring in as sweet visitors.
And speaking of sweet visitors..have fun with your wonderful grandchildren this week. I know you will love every second you spend with them. Hugs and happy Pinks.

[Betty @ She's Sew Pretty]

Those are so pretty Jeanne. Do they have another name? I've never seen them out here. I need some that can stand the sun. Can't wait to see the finished project. Looks like a lot of work but a fun way to spend Pink Saturday. Don't work too hard!

[nannykim at nannykim's]

So pretty....I don't think I have seen those before! Happy pink sat!

[Helen Chaffin]

yard work gets the best of us but soo worth the outcome, speaking of yard work that's where I'm supposed to be right now LOL sweet pictures!
Helen

[Beverly]

Good morning, my dear friend.

I love these plants, and I had not heard of them before. You are so smart.

Jeanne, I've known you a very long time, and I know for a fact that you create everywhere. You make beauty all day long.

Happy Pink Saturday.

[Mary]

Hey, I did some harrrd digging last weekend. Leaves ya noodle-armed but satisfied, eh? Those pretty flowers will look gorgeous there. Happy Pink Saturday and have a wonderful Father's Day, too, Jeanne~

[Darlene]

Those are beautiful and I can't wait to see the finished planting. They sound like they are pretty easy to grow and I love that they attract hummingbirds and butterflies. Do you know we haven't even seen a hummingbird this year. That makes me so sad because I LOVE watching them.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend. It was ALREADY HOT when I woke up this morning and went out to water. I bet it is going to be a scorcher! Yesterday, we had a heat index of 107 !!!!!!!

[Riet]

Hi Jeanne.
I love those pink flowers. I am curious how it will look when finished. Will come looking next week.
Happy pink Saturday

[Theresa]

OOooooo! They're pink-a-licious! Looking forward to the completed project...and Happy Pink Saturday!

[Lisa]

Love them! How great rabbits don't like them!! Enjoy!
Happy Pink Saturday!
Hugs, Lisa

[Emily]

Very pretty flowers Jeanne! I look forward to seeing the finished product! BTW, have you received your Tyson coupons yet? Hope you are having a great week with your grandchildren! :)

[laura Quaglia]

I wish I had a flower garden. I thought this year I would but not. We are gone alot.Come Visit Laura Q

[LaVoice]

What you have done so far, looks fine. I love those flowers. I cannot recall seeing any like them.

[Anne]

What a beautiful creative space! I love these flowers. They look so beautiful but apparently are very hardy id they can detract bunnies! My friend Lyn says those bunnies are cute until you find them eating the heads of the sprinkler system! Not so cute!

I think you should have received or well get your petal plates Monday. I am sorry for the delay. I am still wavering with this Vertigo and now my MIL is not doing well and we are going home tomorrow for the day. It is a long trip for a short visit but she is asking for my husband!

Please prayer.

HPS sweet Jeanne! Hugs Anne

[karen cox]

Hi Jeanne,
Your garden looks wonderful. I believe that a room doesn't make for creative inspiration. But that we create wherever we find that inspiration. Frankly when I am in my art room, All that I want to do is clean it and organize things, it actually drains my creativity. But aaaah If I go outside in my garden, or grab my project stash and sit at my kitchen table I am inspired.

Happy Pink Saturday.
Karen

[Pat]

Hi Jeanne!

Hapy Pink Saturday! I like your very pretty flowers that have such a sophisticated name! Do you believe we even see bunnies here in the city at times? They are certainly hardy!

♥ Pat

[Kathy]

Those are very pretty! I am sure they will be very striking when you're done! Looking forward to it!
Happy Pink Saturday,
Kathy

[Esther]

Happy (belated) Pink Saturday! Esther XX

[Maggie]

I love the blooms. thanks for sharing your garden and i can't wait to see more!

Happy belated Pink Saturday from
Maggie Mae!
"Do these shoes match this purse?"

[Nancy]

You got it - I'll be back to check on those pretty pink planted flowers! Have a wonderful Sunday. ;) Nancy

[Roberta]

Happy Pink Saturday Jeanne! I'm a newbie to PS and trying to visit all you lovely ladies who participate. I think you should have linked up to Where BLOGGERS Create because bloggers represent all sorts of life-styles...not just ones that require create studios. Like you who garden and all those cooks and ladies who collect vintage pink treasures. It's about celebrating blogs I think first and we need to show everyone that the can blog about their interests no matter where they choose to blog from...right now my niece is at the public library because her internet connection has been out all weekend. Hope you have a wonderful week and I've added your blog to my google reader so I can read all your posts. Fondly, Roberta

[MyThoughtsMyVoice]

Hello Jeanne,

I think it's one of the beauty of being creative - creativity. What surrounds us can all be sorts of source of inspiration that sometimes we just pick from there and create, create, create :-)

I don't think I am ever blessed with a green thumb, but everytime I see gardens or even just flowers on puts that bloom so beautifully, I just have to sigh and admire. It's hard not to LOL Digging in that kind of soil must be tough! And those flowers will be very lucky cause they will be taken cared of.

They look interesting and beautiful. I can already picture them in my mind, planted there :-)

I'm also here to thank you. Thank you for the prayer and hugs, and sweet message you have left me. I know it has been quite a while but I just came back from blogging (yes, I am hoping I'm back :-) ) It gave me such a warm feeling to have read it (everyone of you who I am blessed to have met here). Thank you Jeanne!

Mizpah,
Li

[racheld]

Don't you OVERDO, now, you HEAR??? I know you've got company coming, and you can just get so caught up in all the fun that you're forgetting to rest.

All the best from over this way, and have a wonderful time with your GRANDS!!

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[Marina]

Fantastic flowers!

What a nice job!

xoxo