Blue Ruffled Bowls: Arbor and Gazebo Transformation

I decided to link with Outdoor Wednesday too, which is hosted by Susan at http://asoutherndaydreamer.blogspot.com/

A new week, a new post for Blue, Mosaic and Metamorphosis Monday.
Blue Monday is hosted by Sally at http://smilingsally.blogspot.com/
Mosaic Monday is hosted by Mary at http://dearlittleredhouse.blogspot.com/

I know I am obsessed with Polish Pottery. But can you blame me? I just love all the different designs and colors and blue always predominate.

I want to share 2 ruffled bowls, one is on a pedestal and one isn't. They are quite big so they don't fit in any of my china cabinets so I just leave them on my kitchen island. They are pretty enough to display anyway, don't you think so? I can also just put them on top of each other, acually the non-footed one fits perfectly on the one with a pedestal.

Metamorphosis Monday is hosted by Susan at http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com
Our arbor and gazebo really went through quite a transformation this past week. I have been working a lot but Mother Nature helped quite a bit.

Two weeks ago, this is how the arbor was. The peach tree was blooming and the Japanese magnolia was full of flowers but no leaves. See them (2) at the bottom behind the arbor?

This is now. All of a sudden it's all green everywhere. The azaleas are blooming and the peach trees and Jap. magnolia trees are full of leaves.

The ajugas that I planted last year around the stepping stones are also blooming. They have pretty little purple flowers.

The fruit trees that we planted last year are also coming back, except for the citrus. I think they are dead, a lemon and 3 calamondins.

Side view of the arbor. We planted 2 jasmines on each side but one of them dried up. But it is coming back up so I don't want to replace it. We will just wait till it grows taller.

This is the back of the arbor, the picture was taken from the gazebo.

Here is the gazebo 2 weeks ago.

And look at it now! Green all around!

This is the view as you enter the gate from the driveway.

These are steps going down from the gazebo to the secret garden. I will show more of it next time because this post is getting too long.

View from the pool.

We have so many birds everywhere. They are so loud. They all come down after I water the plants to drink from a bird bath and puddles. They get so thirsty.

Look at the cardinal singing here.

I hope you enjoyed looking at this part of the yard. I still have so much more work to do but I am happy with it now.

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