Adding More Splashes of Color to the Cottage Garden 

In addition to figuring out as I go, I know that every time I buy another flowering bush ( hydrangea ) as I did today, I have to enlarge my garden!🤣❤️🌸🇨🇦

Good morning! Praying you have a great day ❤️

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Love that!

Wonderful! And thank you so much for coming.

Good morning!

Good morning!!!

@@GardeningwithCreekside Hope you guys are having wonderful weather over there!

I was just like you until I read an article in a gardening magazine & it surprised me! Both the amsonia & baptisia respond so well to being pruned. Yes, the tree you are seeing is leftover damage from the storm that caused the flooding in May. We had 6 large pine trees toppled near the chicken coop.

@@GardeningwithCreekside that storm was frightening! Thank the good Lord no damage to the coop!

Good luck!!

Hello!!!

You are correct, I misspoke

Host plant for monarchs but the caterpillars 🐛 are more palatable which makes them more susceptible to predators…I have lots of butterfly weed, common and swamp milkweed

@@GardeningwithCreekside I have so many plants I often forget their names 😂😂😂 Your cottage garden is filling out and really looks gorgeous this year. I hope you and your family have fully recovered from the flood. You guys were in my prayers. My heart broke for you. Thank you for teaching me how to be a “better student of my garden”. I have learned so much from you these past few years. Best wishes from here in Indiana.

@@matthewheeke4377 thank you so much! There certainly is grace in gardening isn’t there? ❤️. As a whole, we have bounced back from the flood but there still is a pesky drainage problem we have to fix due to the large amount of debris that clogged the drain in The Pines. It’ll get fixed in due time 😂

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It was about a month ago, and it was moved to an indoor venue after the flooding.

@@GardeningwithCreekside I understand. Definitely devistation and being shaken as it was. Amazing how beautifully you all recovered, such grace there at creekside, yall rock, no matter what you're faced with!

The wedding was a few weeks ago but moved to an indoor venue after the flooding. The only day we will be closed outside of our normal hours is July 4th. We look forward to seeing you!

They will be a continual bloomer for me as long as they get consistent water. This is a plant that benefits from deadheading so go ahead and cut off those spent flower stalks.

You just gave me the confidence to trim back my ginormous amsonia 😂 Thanks for the info. Excited to see the cottage garden in person!

Looks great as always. When and if will you divide your day Lillie's? How was the wedding? ❤❤❤

@@kristinakeane7110the wedding was changed to an indoor venue.

@@GardeningwithCreekside Thank you so much for answering 💖. Have a blessed day!!

The wedding was a few weeks ago but it was moved to an indoor venue after the flooding

No, it doesn’t set seed. My mound just gets wider each year. Thankfully we do not have deer pressure.

The wedding was a few weeks ago but it was moved to an indoor venue after the flooding

@@GardeningwithCreekside I’m sure it was a tough decision, and I’m positive she was a beautiful and gracious bride!

They have red clay soil. Probably from the last rain they had. It can stain lots of items, especially clothing!!