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Saturday, May 26, 2012

My Garden Inspiration



Purple Heart, red begonia, roses




 Here's hoping you all have a wonderful weekend! If you live in the United States, have a great Memorial Day!

I'm sprucing up my garden this weekend. I LOVE Mexican pottery and I put two birdbaths in my yard yesterday. One in the front, and one in the back.
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Sago palms, Cinco de Mayo roses
 This post has nothing to do with quilting, but everything to do with my love of color, which greatly influences my quilting! Here are a few shots of my garden. (It is already in the low 90's here during the day!)
Duranta
Knockout roses, chrysanthemums, and African daisies 

Ixora
Geranium
Cape Plumbago
Bougainvillea
 I will stop there, but I still haven't shown you my red-orange zinnias, my yellow/red/orange lantana, my orange Denver's Dream miniature roses, ......oh, I could go on. I even have orange bougainvillea. Can you tell I love color? Now you know why I avoid quilting with the somber colors like brown. I think we tend to use the colors that make us happy! 
I'll post on Tuesday (Monday is a holiday here) about a tool you can make that will make choosing a background for your applique much easier!
Until then......


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8 comments:

  1. Marjorie's Busy CornerMay 26, 2012 at 3:55 PM

    Love seeing the flowers...nothing like colour in a garden.

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  2. AnonymousMay 26, 2012 at 7:17 PM

    wow Linda you have a gorgeous garden and i love those bird baths.xx

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  3. GrammasheriMay 27, 2012 at 12:43 AM

    Beautiful beautiful beautiful. I can breathe in the fresh fragrances in my imagination.

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  4. QuiltSueMay 27, 2012 at 5:18 AM

    Your garden looks so pretty. It was interesting to see chrysanths growing in those temperatures. Here in the UK they flower in the autumn, when it is very much cooler.

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  5. barbara woodsMay 27, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    your flowers are beautiful

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  6. Mrs.PicklesMay 27, 2012 at 12:29 PM

    wow what a lovely garden!! Everything is so pretty!

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  7. M and M plus 3May 27, 2012 at 4:47 PM

    Linda, I love your bird baths! And your flowers are gorgeous, makes me want to bring my cup of tea to seat a spell for a visit.

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  8. CarlaMay 30, 2012 at 1:23 PM

    What a lovely yard, LInda! I admire your applique very much...wish that I enjoyed doing it more.

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