New Fairie Garden

 I am linking with Claudia today:
http://mockingbirdhillcottage.com/2013/02/a-favorite-thing-24/

                         This is Zelda  She lives in her garden.

                                           View from above.

              I got this little side walk and most of the itty bitty items from Eileen Barry's shop,

                   Wild Thyme Gifts and Garden.

                       I love to visit her shop and find Fairies and plants .

                 ...and to visit with Eileen, too!

             My sister gave me the house at the end of the little stone walkway.

                          Zelda needs a little birdie.

Cold Winter Gardening

 How can a planter look like this for three days and then, without any attention from me,

Go back to looking like this?                      Beats me!!!!

Last Look at Front Garden of 2012

Before all this gets covered in leaves and then snow, I thought I'd take one last look.

                                         Eek! a bear!

This will probably still be fine for the fall.  They like the cooler weather.

Those lamb's ears just took over this year.  Must remember to thin them out.

I told this clover that I didn't mind it growing on my gravel path if it didn't mind if I walk on it.

Some of these will be coming into the house for the winter, but I'll wait until the weather guy says so.

Another lasting cool weather plant.  (From Wild Thyme Plants and Gifts)  owned by my friend Eileen.

I wonder if this guy will need to come in.  Probably.

This wine half barrel will not be coming into the house..

The hydrangea on the right will need to be cut back, but it will return next spring.

After living for over 40 years in southern CA, I had to learn to garden all over again.

                               Front porch.

These Black-Eyed Susans? have run their course, but look!  They have already reseeded and are growing more!

Fairy Garden

            On my Front Porch