Top left: Rosemary filled tin pot on window ledge. Top right: Gathered and ready for spring. Bottom right: Instant spring, fill a basket with moss and paper daffodils. Bottom left: Store bought flowers fill glass medicine bottles and an old pitcher.
a regular garden I “garden” in pots and urns and other containers. Nature continues to bring me inspiration, as long as I have a bit of soil and a few pots to plant in I’m pretty happy, well, I do still need some old textiles and a bit of wool but other- wise I pretty easy. See if some of the suggestions work for you or at least inspire you and give you that jump on spring that is usually needed this time of year. Enjoy! Life is good.
vintage (primitive) pieces. I have a studio/shop on Main St. called The Purple Turnip where I design and sometimes teach rug hooking as well as wool applique and whatever else that strikes my fancy, recently it was paper daf- fodils since I did not plant any last fall. This time of year I am always looking for something that speaks spring to me. Gathering up my favorite garden related items is a quick way to feel I have a little potting shed and that I’m ready for spring, since I do not have
you have one, if not continue to enjoy the plants on your window sill or kitchen counter, the days will grow longer and warmer soon enough and we will look for something else to do! ^ About Maggie: I live a short distance east of Kansas City in the wonderful small river town of Lexington. My hubby and I moved here in 2003, bought an 1841/45 house in one of the historic districts. I have gathered fun pieces to furnish my house, some antiques some fun
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