One day, One day, One day

I'm going to have this kinda life ..



Oh to live the life of leisure.. and yes Carla this is that bad dog that peed all over my plants.. Have a fun Tuesday everyone ~ Hugs from Savannah ya'll, Cherry
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Georgia Southern Gardens Spring 2011 Tour



Miss Lois and I took off up to Statesboro for the Spring plant sale at the Georgia Southern Botanical Gardens the gardens were in their full spring glory.



Georgia Southern Botanical Garden is centered on an early 20th century farmstead. Owned by Dan and Catharine Bland, only the core of their original property remains. Mr. Dan, as he was affectionately known, was an amateur naturalist and botanist with a deep appreciation for the native plants of the land he loved so much. Mr. Dan and Miss Catharine lived and farmed here from 1916 when they married until late in their lives. They grew what they needed to live on and grew cotton and raised cows, chickens, and hogs for their own use and to sell. In 1985, Mr. Dan willed the remaining 6.5 acres to Georgia Southern College Foundation to be used as a botanical garden. you can read more about the Blands and the Gardens history here.



The Bland homestead has flowerbeds stuffed full of goody's



it's beautiful year around at the gardens but springtime ~ fabulous ~ but then when the magnolia's are in bloom is pretty special too.



The plant sale offers lots of native plants which is why I love going





this tree was magnificent..I know mighty big word for a little tree but it was beautiful. I have never even heard of a Two winged Silverbell they didn't have any for sale but if they ever do I will be all over it... lol.




Georgia Southern Botanical Garden is a steward of several protected plants including:

Georgia Plume (Elliottia racemosa)
Pondberry (Lindera melissifolia)
Trumpet Pitcherplant (Sarracenia flava)
Whitetop Pitcherplant (Sarracenia leucophylla)
Hooded Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia minor)
Parrot Pitcherplant (Sarracenia psitticinia)
Purple Pitcherplant (Sarracenia purpurea)
Red Pitcherplant (Sarracenia rubra) to see the entire list you can click here.





New this year was the one room Oak Grove School it was moved to the gardens at the end of 2010. It was originally in Claxton, Georgia. Ms. Jan Anderson had the school moved to her property to save it till it could lovingly be restored and preserved at the gardens.


Click to enlarge 1872 rules for teachers don't really think it was authentic but it sure gave us a giggle. Hope ya'll enjoyed the tour have a wonderful Thursday now come join us at Fishtail Cottage for Cottage Flora Thursday’s
Hugs from Savannah ya'll, Cherry
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The real McCoy, Annie Sloan Chalk paint and daddy

Hey ya'll hope everyone had a great weekend lookie what I found this weekend


We have been cleaning out my daddy's old shop and these were buried in a corner covered in dirt .. They are McCoy flower pots 6 of them. The white ones haven't held up well but the others are perfect. They have been in his shop since my mother closed her florist in downtown Savannah over 35 years ago. The McCoy salesman would come around about once a month with a truck load of pottery. I remember begging momma to buy these I thought they were beautiful. That was long before McCoy became a collectors item. I think they are just as beautiful today as they were all those years ago.


My Annie Sloan Chalk Paint has arrived and I can't wait to get to painting. I'm just not sure what I want to paint first.. Thank you so much to Miss Virginia of The Southern Institute of Faux Finishing and her staff for being so helpful.


There is so many beautiful colors.. The color chart is hand painted ~ You can't get any better than that for color matching ..


As I was wondering around Saturday in my daddy's garden I found this pot of Confederate Jasmine. Tears welled up in my eyes immediately he had potted this up in the fall for me from cuttings off his gorgeous vines. Even though I have lots of jasmine myself he thought I needed more. Every year when the jasmine started to bloom he would call and let me know. I always made a point to stop by, we would sit in the swing talk about nothing while taking in all of that sweet, sweet jasmine fragrance .. Daddy your jasmine is full of buds and will be filling the air really soon with it's beautiful scents and I will be sitting in your swing thinking of you, missing you and trying to figure out where to plant another jasmine.. Sending kisses to heaven share them with bubba missing you both so much ..


If you are like me and love blogs that show off homes, gardens and things that they create you are going to enjoy this week in blogland it's time for the The 2011 Parade of Homes it begins tomorrow Monday April 4th.. It is hosted by Poppies at Play. Monday through Friday there will be 4 different bloggers per day sharing their homes with all of us then Saturday she is hosting a parade linky party. You can Link up a tour of your home, or one of your favorite rooms.. fun, fun, fun.. I'm sure you already read some of these great blogs like me but there are a couple here that I had not heard of so I can't wait to see what they share.

HERE THEY ARE ~

Monday ~






Tuesday ~


Hugs from Savannah ya'll, Cherry
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