Good morning, Sweet Peas. It is a beautiful, sunny day on this fine Thursday morning. Would you like to take a stroll with me through the gardens before we look at stitchy stuff? Come on! We won't be out too awfully long.
Little paths are here and there.
The marigolds are quite happy tucked among the lirope and roses. In fact, they are taking over. Bloom, Babies ! Bloom!
The tansy is reaching high to the sky! It is well over 6 feet tall!
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| Tansy, fox gloves and marigolds in the wild and woolly garden. |
Soon the little yellow blooms will turn to seeds which
will sprinkle among the garden creating new plants next year.
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In the ivy garden , Coleus is planted in an array of colors. These are some of my larger plants.
This is my 1st year planting coneflowers and two plants are blooming. Eeeh! I am tickled pink or should I say fuchsia!
The house is up on a hill so the wild and woolly garden is great for preventing soil erosion.
You may find some garden art scattered throughout the property like ....
The wise old owl who is crusty and rusty.
Or the smiling sun with morning glories winding in and out of its rays.
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Even a little metal cat who usually remains hidden among the lirope under the burning bush. And there is more rusty metal art tucked here and there . All of it made by the same artist.
There is much more to see, but I will save that for another day. Let's sit back on the swing in the yard and enjoy the view. It is nice and secluded here in the holler. All you will hear is the birds chirping and the leaves whistling in the breeze.
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Since we are here, how about we look at some cross stitching. Shall we?
Here is my latest Christmas finish called Silent Night from the Speaking of Christmas Series.
It looks all cozy snuggled in among all of the other stitches that I have worked on. Don't ya' think?
Silent Night was stitched on 14 count coffee/ tea dyed Aida and made into a pin pillow trimmed with twisted chenille yarn.
Six DMC floss colors were used in the making of Silent Night which include DMC 221, 310, 520, 842, 898, and Blanc.
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If you are interested in stitching this piece, just grab , the images. For printing tips, refer to the post Tips for Printing which has loads of tips from my sweet friends.
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Alright , Sweeties. Let me get you a glass of iced tea, and then we will sit back and enjoy this nice summer breeze. 
As Always...
Happy Stitching and Quilting, y'all
Melisa
"Time in the garden brings peace and happiness. "
Hugs and Stitches!!!!🤗🧵❤
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Oh Melisa, I know what to do today. No housework but...... stitching this cute little pillow for Christmas. Haha. Never get enough of stitching. Your garden looks wonderful and I see some things which I have in my garden too.
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What a lovely tour through your beautiful wild and wooley garden, Melisa:))) I miss our gardens--here, the deer just eat up anything that blooms as their dessert hahaha!! It is a beautiful sunny day here--64 degrees and definitely will bea deck sitting morning now that the humidity has broken...hoping to do a few hexies out there...hugs, Julierose
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tour of your wild and wooly garden. Your marigold cross stitch is precious. Maybe "Peace" for your speaking of Christmas stitch? Have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteYour yard must be full of fragrance with all those beauties blossoming! My cone flowers are in full bloom too.
ReplyDeleteLOVE your gardens! They look exactly like I want, with the garden paths and the house on the hill and the coleus among the ivy and the marigolds. It's all very beautiful. Your marigold stitching looks interesting!
ReplyDeleteYour flowers are lovely, the rusty animals are so cute. Enjoy summer, it's flying past too fast! Happy stitching!
ReplyDeleteGood Morning my friend. Thank you for the new Speaking of Christmas design. It goes right into my folder! :-D
ReplyDeleteWe're almost done with our travels - in AL now visiting oldest dd for a week, to see the family and to watch our oldest grand daughter in The Prince of Egypt. Then, we'll be on our merry home.
Loved the tour of your garden ! So beautiful.
You asked for suggestions on a new Speaking of Christmas...hmmm...maybe something with the true meaning of Christmas like Love with a little manger and a star? Blessings!
You have a beautiful spot there, Melisa! I love all the flowers and the green all around. My marigolds are finally starting to show up! Silent Night is a sweet stitch - thank you for sharing it. It's going on my to-be-stitched list!
ReplyDeleteYour gardens look amazing, Melisa. Silent Night is so pretty. Suggestions for Speaking of Christmas -- Peace, Starry Night, something with a manger.
ReplyDeleteThe gardens are so pretty and look so peaceful, Melisa. Silent Night is a cute addition to the Speaking of Christmas series. Enjoy your day!
ReplyDeleteMelisa, you have a gorgeous garden! Must be wonderful to walk around those lovely paths in it. Your new stitch design is beautiful, one more to add to my to-do list, thank you for sharing!
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Your garden is lovely, Melisa. I know it's a lot of work, but so pretty to see! Thanks sew much for Silent Night - I love it!! Hugs, B
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed your garden tour. So pretty and peaceful looking. Love your new stitch Silent Night. Thanks for the pattern. Have a great day. K from NY
ReplyDeleteI loved the stroll through your beautiful wildflower garden, Melisa!
ReplyDeleteLiving in the city, I truly appreciate these natural spaces.
Your new design is perfect and makes me dream of Christmas in July.
Hugs from Seville
What a beautiful garden! I can only imagine the work it took to get to this point. Thank you for the meander down the garden paths. Coneflowers are one of my favorites. They grew wild in ND at the farm. Silent Night is the perfect addition to the series. Hmmm...other ideas...candle glow...holy night....little town of Bethlehem....Jingle Bells...snow angels....that's all for now. The maigolds are looking really good. Can't wait to see where it goes from here.
ReplyDeleteYou have such a lovely garden!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the little Christmas Church!!
What a pretty walk, Melisa! Your flowers are SO much better than ours. Our vegetable garden is good, but only due to my husband's irrigation system. We need rain here so very badly... the lawns are all browning out. Love the sweet Silent Night design--thank you so much! Hope you're staying cool and enjoying your summer! ♥
ReplyDeleteThank you for the lovely garden tour! Everything is beautiful! My Tansy never reaches more than 3 feet tall! Have a wonderful day! ❤️
ReplyDeleteMelisa, you are one lucky lady! You live in a garden paradise! Your gardens are amazing, gorgeous and I love the solitude of them. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteLove the newest Christmas design. Reminds me of a little chapel in the woods I saw a long time ago.
Thankyou, I enjoyed taking that nice little walk around the garden with you. I rather like your Mr Owl.
ReplyDeleteLove your garden, Melisa! Especially the paths and rusty cat. Thank you for the 'Silent Night' pattern! I needed a break from quilting last night and started stitching. Fun!
ReplyDeleteHola Meli que delicia pasar por aqui y ver como van tus plantas embelleciendo tu hermoso jardin. me encanta! asi como tambien el nuevo proyecto de bordado en el el cual estas metida. Preciento que como TOdos promete1 ya estoy deseando de verlopor que no se algo me dice qu etendre que bordarlo! jajja Mil besos y feliz fin de semana amiga. Besos
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Wonderful tour of the garden - I love the little paths. Silent Night is a great addition to the Speaking of Christmas series. Have a great weekend. Alicia
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ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing all your great patterns with me.
Just love the sunflower ones. Sadly we dont have snow in winter being on the east coast and also Christmas here is mid summer but I get to enjoy all the cross stitches that I do.
Your garden is beautiful, and I love your stitching as well!
ReplyDeleteYou have a lovely garden. Coneflowers are My Guy's favorite, they bloom wild here in the late spring early summer. Silent Night turned out beautifully. It's hard to think of Christmas when it's triple digits outside.
ReplyDeleteMelisa,
ReplyDeleteYour marigolds are lovely and so is your coleus...I am losing my marigolds to slugs... Darn!! Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Hugs,
Deb
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ReplyDeleteThank you for the lovely walk. My suggestion for Speaking of Christmas is DASH AWAY ALL. I’d love a reindeer!
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