{Our New 3rd Bridge}

Before Valentine's Day my worker bee, husband Pieter, did finish his 3rd bridge across the creek. That way we cross the water for going into our wood garden. So proudly I want to show you his labor. A very sturdy one and high enough for when we get heavy rains and the creek over flows.

Husband Pieter is planting our new shrub roses that we purchased at Costco the other day. 

With our Toyota RAV4 Pieter hauled potting soil and spent mushroom compost from Home Depot.

Also step by step Pieter has been working on the new trail and lining it with Mondo grasses.

Pieter did pre-treat the wood very well before working with it.

He also used high quality galvanized and lacquered deck screws, so they will not rust.

Do you see the many daffodils blooming in our wood garden?

The pump (near the tree above) is still covered in protective plastic for insulation against the frost.

Great job and this bridge will hold many footsteps and lots of wheelbarrow runs...

Interesting links:

{Walk Our Wood Trail With Me + Helen Curtis Azalea} | previous post by me

{Our New Roses from Costco}

From Costco we got some great new rose bushes. Last year we lost most of ours, due to the extreme heat and drought. Let's hope this year we will have better luck! Let me show you our selection of great AARS roses, except one. Also one other rose we got from Home Depot.

Fragrant Cloud, a Hybrid Tea Rose 

Oregold, also a Hybrid Tea Rose and an AARS winner.

Queen Elizabeth a Grandiflora rose and also AARS winner.

Guess we now bought the very same rose that my Paternal Grandmother got for herself decades ago. 

We got some starters from hers! 

Miss All American Beauty also a Hybrid Tea Rose and an AARS winner.

The latter is from Home Depot but made the total of about 14 new roses complete.

Did you plant any rose bushes yet? 

What are your favorites?

Related posts:

{Mistery Oma Rose Resolved!} | previous post by me about my dear Grandma's roses{Sad that ONLY on June 10 we had some 'Oma Roses'...} | previous post by me about my dear Grandma's roses{3 Most Prized Roses; from my Paternal Grandmother} | previous post by me about my dear Grandma's roses

{Idea for Ribbon Roses in a Frame}

This would be a great idea for Dana from Lambs and Ivy Designs to try out... Ribbon Carnations or Roses in a Frame! Dana could do it, as she is such a talented lady... Have you visited her blog? Check it out at: Lambs and Ivy Designs and on Pinterest: Lambs and Ivy Designs Ribbonwork. I will be able to show you some work later as she's doing some violets (pansies) for me from silk ribbon that I had for years... but not the talent she's got. 

This is such a lovely setting!

I've scanned this page from one of the magazines that we did carry for Ria from It's me in The Netherlands, when we did visit her in August of last year...