{Roses and Tea}

We did have some lovely looking roses in our garden. With the emphasis on 'looking' because for handling them they were not lovely! Very sharp thorns and thus rather prickly for arranging them inside this crystal Baccarat vase.

Looks lovely though; or not?

A healthy living snack... home baked almond cookies; my version of Amaretti cookies.

Tea and some fresh fruit.

You can see the many thorns on those stems!

Grapes are seedless...

Husband Pieter LOVES my home baked Amaretti cookies!

Sad thing is that Trader Joe's discontinued the Organic Coconut Sugar... Whole Foods Market does have it too, but they're far more expensive!

Are you also using the low glycemic index Coconut Sugar?

Related link:

{Coconut Palm Sugar with Glycemic Index 35} | previous post by me
{Antique French Gilt Metal & Glass Biscuit Box with Handle} | previous post by me

{Verbena in White for Fiberglass Window Boxes}

We've changed plants inside our bay window Fiberglass Window Boxes. 

Here they are: White Verbenas

We used to have pink verbenas but we lost them while being for 2 weeks in Europe, for attending a wedding... It was hay when we got back home.

Pink no longer works well with our Benjamin Moore Golden Mist color for the exterior...

Photos are from May 19...

Looking promising! Even though the above is not a pure white in my opinion but a silver...

This is perfect and very healthy.

They got all sold as being Aztec White Verbena

Related link:
{Our Fiberglass Window Boxes & Double Cascade Pink Petunias} | previous post by me
 Flower Framers of Cincinnati | Source for Fiberglass Window Boxes

{Oakleaf Hydrangea}

We did have a potting plant in the greenhouse with an Oakleaf Hydrangea in it. So that too came out to live on the patio by mid april.

Happily blooming on the patio!

Look how huge its leafs were on April 4, while still residing inside the greenhouse.

My hand for comparison...

For adding some potting soil, re-potting and bringing them up the hill towards the gazebo and the house, this utility cart is very practical. Even for attaching it behind the John Deere lawn mower.

Walking downhill with potting plants inside goes far easier than pulling it uphill...

Over the year we need lots of potting soil as our local soil is very poor.

Still, the greenhouse + potting soil and some tender care does yield this!

Always rewarding to see things bloom!