Construction is still underway on the little gourd Fairy-abode (if I build it, they will come, right?...), so I will share a couple of other things tonight ~
First, my sweet friend Wendy from Victorian Chocolate Molds sent me the nicest gift...she knows how much I love antique chocolate molds, and she created this tile for me with illustrations from a vintage Anton Reiche mold catalog (I wish I could go back about 80 years and order one of each! There were literally thousands of exquisitely detailed molds back then...) ~ ♥
Isn't it beautiful? (The little Wanderer Bunny mold was an earlier gift from Wendy, as well...my favorite mold!) ~ Check out her Zazzle store here! (Thank you, dear Wendy, again!) ~
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In my previous older homes, shade was practically all I had! So, I learned to love hosta, ferns, astilbe, etc....now, shade is at a premium ~ I have one little shade-garden on the east side of the house...
Here is my little corner of shade! (It does get some morning sun)...the hydrangeas have all come out and are loaded with buds...
This is King Solomon's Seal, a variegated variety ~ I really love this plant! This one has moved with me from the "old neighborhood". It has such graceful, arching stems... Here is what I found online about it...
In England Solomon's Seal is sometimes known as David's Harp, after medieval religious art which portrayed David with an instrument hung with metal bells (similar to the plant's dangling blossoms) struck with hammers.
The reason for its more common name is not entirely certain, as it was assigned to the plant a long while ago. The predominant theory regards the starchy rhizome which grows each year another branching segment, with a "scar" left between each segment.
This root-scar is thought to be the reason for the name "Solomon's Seal," the plant sealing itself at each juncture leaving a mark some have likened to a Star of David. Additionally, it was once believed that juice from Solomon Seal roots possessed this same capacity to seal wounds of battle, just as it sealed its own wounds.
This root-scar is thought to be the reason for the name "Solomon's Seal," the plant sealing itself at each juncture leaving a mark some have likened to a Star of David. Additionally, it was once believed that juice from Solomon Seal roots possessed this same capacity to seal wounds of battle, just as it sealed its own wounds.
Interesting!
Isn't this little hosta leaf pretty? I don't remember the name of this one, but the leaf looks like it's been painted in all those shades of green!
My favorite fern; Japanese Painted Fern...love the purple stems and veining!
The edge of the garden is planted in Knock-Out roses; it actually does get some sun...just enough...the house shades the rest of the plants from the hot afternoon sun.
My St. Fiacre statue...Patron Saint of Gardeners (and cab drivers...who knew?) ~ :^)
Have a wonderful Sunday, all!
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Anne
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