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CreativeCountryMom's Web Garden
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Country life at it's best. Here is a place for me to share a bit about gardening and anything else that I find interesting. I collect vintage roses and enjoy a cottage, grandma's-garden style, country home...come visit me on the web! Keywords: Garden blog Indiana Gardens Perennial Heirloom Roses Landscape Borders Butterfly Garden Rose Garden Native Wildflower Garden How to grow roses Find Garden Bloggers Midwest Gardeners Seed Trade Heirloom Seed For Sale
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Best of May...

Wow, May brought 27 posts here at Creative Country Moms....  I think that is a new record! May was a beautiful month here in Indiana.... here is what I wrote about.... Enjoy! #1 - May Day Blooms...

1 day ago

Days in the sun…

(Click this one to view full size) Since school is out things are a bit different here at the lake… No early morning alarms ringing…. No 10 pm bedtimes…. There has been lots of sunny days…. Playing i...

1 day ago

Lowes Creative Ideas May Project–How to Plant A Fairy Rose Container Garden

Hello again, thanks for joining me in my Lowe’s Creative Ideas Garden Club May Challenge “Contain It!”  This is post #2 on my project, please see the first post here. Here you can see my contain...

1 day ago

May Lowe’s Creative Ideas Gardeners Challenge– “Fairy Rose Garden Project”

I am so honored to be included as a member of the Lowes Creative Ideas Garden Club!  I am so excited to show you my very first project…. The “Contain It” Challenge!  The task was to make a ...

1 day ago

How to help your garden handle extreme temperature: Part 2

As today brings another hot day here in Indiana I wanted to talk a bit more about drought resistant gardening.  In Southern Indiana we are experiencing a horrible dry spell and I am in full batt...

4 days ago

How to help your garden handle extreme temperatures….

Welcome new friends and fellow gardeners! I’m so glad to have you visit on this hot, hot, hot holiday weekend!  It is 98 degrees as I type this, wow…. my garden and I are not liking this weather...

4 days ago

Weekend Garden Stroll…

Wanted to share with you some stars of the garden this holiday weekend! Hope you can enjoy some time with your family and friends.  I am pretty sure we will be here at the lake all weekend. ...

24 may 12

Japanese Irises in the Rose Garden

Welcome to my rose garden area that this week is a bit short on roses!  Why?  Because I felt they needed a ‘restart’ and I trimmed them all back quite a bit.  I had a bit of blackspot ...

23 may 12

‘The Fairy’ Roses and Companions…

I decided to do a second post about my ‘The Fairy’ roses.  One just wasn’t enough!  I have 14 of them planted on the west facing side of my house.  That means they are in full shade ti...

22 may 12

My Garden Bench and Work Area…

Welcome Garden Friends and New Followers! Thought you might enjoy a peek at my work area under the deck today. And a few pictures of the border in front of it! This is where the majority of my cuttin...

21 may 12

Wow Those Wildflowers!

Remember a few days ago when I showed you the wildflower bed about to bloom?  Just look at it now!! It looks all yellow right now, but more colors show up during the summer.  It is three ye...

20 may 12

May Blooms on the Butterfly Hill…

May is a beautiful time for the butterfly hill.  It goes from spring bulbs and irises to multiple shades of pinks, purples and blues.  Lets go take a look…. This area is almost 4 years old ...

19 may 12

Few Country Accents in the Garden…

It’s that time of year when visitors start to come and see the garden.   It’s like a sign goes out and says…. were open!   So I needed to put my birdhouses and accents back on dis...

18 may 12

Preparing for Garden Guests…

Happy Thursday on one of the craziest weeks I’ve had in a long time!   I have been a busy girl, in the garden and elsewhere!   Wanted to say thank you to the nice comments and wel...

17 may 12

Masses of Roses in the Fairy Garden

Pictures were taken at dusk after a busy day, so they are not my best.   But wanted to share anyway! Hello gardening friends, just popping in to show you my  ‘The Fairy’ roses and ‘Lollypop...

15 may 12

Our ‘Bed and Breakfast’ Style Master Bedroom

Okay.  It’s finally time, I have waited long enough to show you the changes in our master bedroom.  I have been working on this area during the winter months.  If you remember I showed...

12 may 12

Fluttering Friends

Just wanted to share some images I captured of a lovely butterfly on a pink azalea this spring.  Time just goes too fast, Spring never last long enough for me. Thanks so much for stopping by and...

11 may 12

Few Lovely Blooms To Share…

Hello garden friends, wanted to share a few random pictures of things blooming this week.  Hope you are enjoying this lovely weather.  It has been in the low 70s and sunny here in Indiana. ...

10 may 12

It was a good day UNTIL… A “Notes From A Country Garden” Video

Welcome to May in my Southern Indiana garden.  The weather has been darn near perfect and I have been enjoying many hours working in the garden.   Thus, the title of todays “Notes from...

09 may 12

Lily Season Has Begun!

Is there anything more beautiful than a pure pink lily?  These are Asiatic lilies, but I do not know the variety. Thanks so much for visiting and please consider becoming a new follower! ~Brooke...

08 may 12

A Delightful Spring Combination…

Here is the entrance to my front walk this past week. I took these first few pictures after one of the rains we had.  Not wanting to miss capturing these beautiful blooms. This is ‘Beverly Sills...

07 may 12

Spring Blooming Cottage Garden Flowers

Spring Blooming Cottage Flowers…. What a fantastic topic!  I could go on with lists for days, but here are a few for you to consider for your garden.  For more pictures of Spring in my gard...

07 may 12

Mid To Late TB Irises To Enjoy…

I’ll start with an heirloom variety to share today, I am not sure the name.  This is “Champagne Elegance”  It’s a real beauty in person, much creamier, lovely. Here is a close up… Gnu Blues...

06 may 12

Favorite Flowers…. Sweet William

Oh I just have to share these fantastic blooms with you today. They are just below my dining room window and I have been enjoying the bright colors so much these past few days. It is old fashioned Sw...

05 may 12

First Impressions…

Wanted to show you the rose bed you see when you first walk towards the front arbor this week.  I love it this time of year.  Wish it could bloom like this for months! My roses are “Pink Do...

04 may 12

Reclaimed and hand-made garden décor…

Hello gardening friends!  Wanted to share a few of my garden treasures with you today! As you may remember my porch is done in all vintage-style… aka…. yard sale finds! I’ve been sewing new pill...

03 may 12

Early May Roses…

I wanted to share some shots of the rose garden this week.  They were taken after it rained a bit.  Hope you week is going well.  Been busy in the garden and with activities with the g...

02 may 12

May Day Blooms….

More pictures to share from after our rain shower yesterday.  Enjoy! And dont forget to watch my newest "Notes From A Country Garden" at the top of my page. A new one was added today cal...

02 may 12

After The Rain…

We had a little storm pass thru this evening.  Afterward the sun was that perfect glow… So I took a few pictures for you!  Here is the butterfly hill…. Click this one to view full size! Wit...

01 may 12

A Perfect Lilac and White Iris… ‘Brazen Beauty’

Today lets take in the beauty of a magical bloom…. ‘Brazen Beauty’ Tall Bearded Iris. It just sparkles in the border, soaking up the sun. I almost looks like little crystals cover it like Fairy Dust…...

30 apr 12

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