I added a little something to my chandelier

I found some bright red crystal drops and some other red crystals, but stopped myself before I added anything more. It kind of takes my breath away in the evening. 

My little sanctuary all ready to go

I am utterly amazed at how wonderful this looks. I'll be honest... I have never been good at picking colours, but I LOVE the way the colours of the walls and floor look together. 

Here is a photo of this room before. 

One of my garden favorites. Peony’s.

Last year I didn’t get a single peony flower. We were hit with a blight/fungus that really stopped the growth and flowering of almost all of my iris and peony plants. It was such a cold wet spring. This year is more than making up for it. Here are a few of my remaining peony’s today. 

Iris ‘Edith Wolford’

A perfect birthday gift. A road trip to my favorite garden nursery.

My new birthday rose opened within the week. 

“Olivia Rose Austin”

Today we took a road trip to Dinter Nursery. It is truly my favorite nursery. I went with a list. From my wish list I found the following… I cannot wait to get planting!!!

Lupin - Salmon Star

Purple azalea

Dahlia - Cafe Au Lait

David Austin rose - Olivia Rose Austin

Foxglove - Dalmatian Peach

A mature Olivia Rose Austin rose bush from the David Austin website. 

Surprised that my favorite David Austin rose, Abraham Darby has been discontinued.

I am madly in love with Abraham Darby roses. This may not be the best staged photo ever, but I really love this photo of my precious roses in my little Waterford vase in my old house in Sidney. I now live in the Gulf Islands, and below are my first flowers up here at my new place. Next year I will definitely have lots to pick and share. I’m a happy girl. 

I feel bad that David Austin has discontinued them. So many people will be deprived of the beauty of this amazing rose. That said, I will be selecting two new varieties for my garden next year.