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[dreamescapeswriting]

Taking care of you now || SCB

WORD COUNT: 1.6K

PAIRING: Changbinx Fem!Reader

GENRE: you're sick and need help, caring boyfriend, looking after reader, drabble, something cute, established relationship

SYNOPSIS: When you fall sick, you refuse to ask your boyfriend, Changbin, for help, not wanting to burden him. But Changbin, unable to ignore his worry, shows up at your apartment unannounced, determined to take care of you

⤜Copyright: © DreamEscapesWriting - December 2024

⤜MASTERLIST

Changbin frowned at his phone, his thumbs hovering over the keyboard as he debated sending another text to you. It had been hours since your last reply—uncharacteristic for you, even on your busiest days. You hadn’t answered his good morning message, nor had you responded to the memes he sent to lighten your day. The reels sat there in your inbox unseen and it was starting to bug him a little bit.

Normally, he’d brush it off, assuming that you were caught up with work or resting, sometimes you napped most of the afternoons since you were up so early. But this time, something gnawed at him, a persistent unease he couldn’t ignore, a small voice inside of him telling him to at least go over there and check in on you.

Finally - unable to ignore the unease - he grabbed his coat and headed out, stopping by your favourite bakery to pick up the warm pastries that he knew you loved and were never able to resist. If I’m wrong, I’ll just be the overbearing boyfriend for a day. Better that than leaving you alone if something’s wrong.

When he arrived at your apartment, he let himself in with the spare key you'd given him a few weeks ago. The two of you had been togetyourfor a while but since he was an idol you couldn't exactly live together, so a key to your house was the next best thing.

“Yn?” he called softly, stepping into the quiet space. There was no answer, only the faint hum of the heater running in the background. Slowly he walked further into the house, glancing around for you and wondering why you had the heating up so damn high.

"Babe-" He stopped his words short and his heart sank when he saw you. You were curled up on the couch, a blanket haphazardly draped over your trembling frame. You looked like you'd been through hell and were still going through it, your lips dry, and beads of sweat dotted your forehead. Some of your hair clung to your face, damp with fever and he cursed himself for not coming sooner.

“Baby,” he whispered, crouching down beside you. Gently, he pressed the back of his hand to your forehead and winced, quickly pulling it away as he looked at you. You were burning up.

“Why didn’t you call me?” He cursed softly under his breath and you stirred faintly at the sound of his voice, your eyelids fluttering open as you caught a glance at him.

“Didn’t…wanna botyouryou,” You managed to get the words out, your voice barely audible and he shook his head at you rubbing the back of his neck. He sighed, brushing a strand of your away from your face.

“You’re impossible.” He smirks a little and shook his head but you were already out cold before you could hear him.

Setting his things down, he rolled up his sleeves and glanced around at the flat. It was a mess but he would never judge you for it. If she wasn't going to ask for my help, I'd just have to take matters into my own hands.

For the four hours, Changbin moved through your apartment like a man on a mission. He started in the bedroom, stripping the damp, crumpled sheets and replacing them with fresh ones he found in your linen closet, spraying it with some fresh fabric spray so it would smell amazing for you.

Once your bed was made, he returned to your side with a basin of warm water and a clean cloth.

“Sorry, love,” he murmured as he wiped your face gently, trying not to wake you up. You shifted a little but didn’t protest, too weak to fully register what was happening and that he was even there with you in that moment. He worked carefully, wiping away the sweat and changing you into a clean shirt he’d dug out from your wardrobe.

After settling you back on the couch for the time being, he turned his attention to the kitchen. He rummaged through the cabinets, gathering ingredients for chicken soup, and texted Minho to double-check that he had everything he was going to need for the recipe. The scent of simmering broth soon filled the air, a comforting aroma that made the apartment feel warm despite the chill of your fever.

As the soup cooked, he tidied up the living room, folding the discarded blankets and tidying up the clutter. He threw out empty water bottles and tissues, cleaned the coffee table, and fluffed the pillows on your couch. By the time he finished, the room looked spotless.

The first thing you noticed when you woke up was how cool and fresh the sheets felt against your skin. Your head still throbbed, but your body felt a little lighter, the fever sweat no longer clinging to you.

You blinked groggily, your surroundings slowly coming into focus. Did I get up and change the sheets? You wondered. That didn’t seem right—your muscles felt far too weak for you to have managed that, and they didn't ache like they would have done if you had been the one to change the sheets.

Dragging yourself out of bed, You shuffled toward the living room. The sight that greeted you stopped you in your tracks.

The space was immaculate. The coffee table sparkled, the blankets you'd thrown around earlier were neatly folded, and even the pillows were arranged perfectly on the sofa. From the kitchen came the faint clinking of dishes, followed by a warm, savory aroma.

“Changbin?” You called out weakly, your throat dry and scratchy causing you to cough into your hand. Seconds later, he emerged from the kitchen, carrying a tray with a steaming bowl of soup, crackers, and a glass of water. His face immediately hardened when he saw that you were out of bed.

“What are you doing up?” he demanded, crossing the room in quick strides. Your eyes studied how quickly he was walking toward you.

“I…” You swayed slightly, and he was by your side in an instant, steadying you with a hand on your arm.

“You should be in bed,” he said, his voice firm but gentle. “Come on.”

“I just wanted to see—”

“Yn, you’re sick. You need to rest,” he insisted, steering you back toward the bedroom.

“Do you have any idea how hard I worked to make sure you’re comfortable, and now you’re up, walking around like nothing’s wrong?” You let out a small laugh, despite yourself.

“You sound like my mom.” You grumble at him, trying not to be mad that he was looking after you since this was something that was supposed to be sweet of him.

“Well, your mom’s not here, so you’re stuck with me,” he quipped, settling you back into bed. Once you were tucked in, he placed the tray on your lap, sitting on the edge of the mattress to make sure You ate something, even if it was only a little bit. You stared down at the soup, your chest tightening with emotion.

“Why didn’t you call me?” he asked softly, breaking the silence.

“I didn’t want to bother you,” You admitted, avoiding his gaze.

Changbin sighed, reaching out to tuck a strand of hair behind your ear.

"Baby, you’re never a bother. I don’t care how busy I am—if you’re not okay, I want to know. I want to be here for you.” Your eyes filled with tears, and You quickly blinked them away, focusing on the soup instead. You weren't exactly used to asking people for help or relying on others so it was nice to have him around.

“Thank you,” You murmured.

“Always,” he replied, watching you with a small smile.

As You took your first bite, the warmth of the soup spreading through your chest, You realized just how lucky you were to have him in your life. Changbin wasn’t just your boyfriend—he was your safe place, your home, and the person who always had your back, no matter what.

A week had passed since Changbin had cared for you through your fever, and now, as You walked through the bustling streets toward his apartment, You couldn't help but feel a twinge of worry.

Your throat was still a little sore from the lingering effects of your illness, but You felt far better now. Still, the nagging feeling that something was off had kept you up last night, a sense of unease You couldn't quite shake. Changbin hadn't answered your texts all morning, and though you'd tried calling, the phone rang without an answer.

You knew he wasn’t the type to ignore you —especially after everything he'd done for you the week before. Something didn’t feel right.

As soon as You arrived at his door, You knocked softly but firmly, calling his name.

“Changbin?” You asked, your voice tinged with concern. “You in there?”

There was no response.

You tried the handle, and to your surprise, it was unlocked. Without hesitating, you stepped inside, your eyes immediately scanning the living room. It was quiet, eerily so.

“Binnie?” You called out again, your worry escalating.

Then, You heard it. A faint cough from the bedroom and your heart sank.

You hurried down the hall, knocking on his bedroom door before opening it gently. Changbin lay in bed, his usually bright eyes dull with exhaustion, his face flushed with fever. He groaned softly as he shifted under the covers, clearly feeling miserable.

“Changbin!” You exclaimed, rushing to his side. “Why didn’t you call me? What are you doing up? You’re sick!” He barely lifted his head, his voice hoarse as he spoke.

“I didn’t want to bother you.” Your eyes softened, but You couldn’t help the sigh that escaped you.

“You really are impossible,” You said, though your voice was filled with affection. You quickly set your bag down on the chair beside the bed and grabbed his hand, gently pulling him back down when he tried to sit up.

“Stay,” You ordered, your tone softer but still firm. “I’m taking care of you now.” You mumble, pressing a soft kiss to his forehead as you set to work on taking care of him just like he had done for you, the week before.

[s1m0nth3swag]

Kinktober 2024 - First time with Logan Howlett <3

Hello my sillies :) This one was written under a lot of stress, so ignore that it sucks ass, thank you ♡♡

If you really like my stories and want to support me, please check out my Ko-Fi! It would mean a lot to me <3

WARNINGS/ CONTENT INFO; First time, NSFW, Badly written (I haven't done this in so long help me), GN! Reader

You were a simple person, really. You didn’t need much, as long as you got what you wanted - and what you wanted was almost always simple as well. Just like right now, you really just wanted Logan. You were a little desperate at this point, specifically because he'd looked so handsome all day, he even had the audacity to tell you sweet nothings in the morning before getting out of bed, almost as if he just knew what he was doing to you - honestly, chances were good that he did.

The two of you had been dating for a while now, about three months, and you were surprised that Logan hadn’t jumped you yet - genuinely, because he sometimes looked like he just might. Not that you would mind, really, you wondered why he was taking his time like this. You knew he wanted you, and you were pretty sure he knew that you wanted him, it was making you a little frustrated that he’d torture you like this. However, you were nothing but short of ways to try and get him into bed with you. Especially since he already slept over at your room all the time anyway. So, you simply decided that tonight would be the night.

Once you two were all snuggled up in bed, Logans arms wrapped around you all tight and warm as you practically used him as your personal heater, you got to work. Small kisses on his jaw while casually running your hands over his arms were all that was needed to make Logan realise what you were doing. “You good, bub?” He hums, his voice just a bit deeper than it usually was. He even lowered his hands to rest on your hips - the touch alone made you shiver.

You let out a small hum, trailing kisses down his neck slowly as your hands made their way under his tanktop. “Never been better,” you mumble softly. “In fact, this is the best I’ve ever felt.” You continue with a grin, looking up at him all sweet. Logan huffs and rolls his eyes as he speaks. “You’re a little tease, you know that?” He grumbles, sighing as he feels your hands caress his skin. You take your sweet time exploring, slowly but surely pushing his tanktop up to reveal more and more of his upper body. It was delicious to you, really. You’ve seen him shirtless before, of course you have, but it’s different this time. You get to touch him now, get to feel over his abs, and you’d be lying if you said that it didn’t make your mouth water a bit. “It’s so mean that you didn’t allow me all this…” You mutter, lazily tugging Logans tanktop off him. He allows it, chuckling at your words. “Yeah? Got you all needy, did I love?” He grins, leaning in to press a kiss against your lips. You happily kiss back, letting him guide you.

You’ve always liked the way Logan kisses you, he always starts so casual and sweet before he starts actually getting into it. He softly nips at your bottom lip, letting his tongue slip inside your mouth so he can taste you. You relish in the feeling, especially once his hands start to unbutton your top - you were suddenly glad you had worn your button up pyjamas, because this way you didn’t have to break the kiss in order to undress. Logans lips also muffle the soft moan that slips from your lips once he gets to take his own turn trailing his hands over your body. He can’t help but grin as he figures out all your favourite spots with soft lines and brushes of his fingers, making you squirm a little as you feel yourself get more and more desperate to have him. You can feel that Logan has the same reaction. He groans as you eagerly grind against him, his hands moving to grab your hips to keep you in place. “Careful, bub. I wanna take my time with you..” Logan mutters, his voice a low growl. He pushes you down into the mattress, hovering above you with a wicked grin. “Wouldn't wanna rush this, hm?” He adds, tilting your head slightly so he could press kisses against your neck. You almost claw at his arms once he slots himself in between your legs. He pressed against you so nicely, every slight movement made you wish the barrier of clothing was gone. “Lo…” You whine just as he reaches your collarbone with his kisses. He nips at your skin lightly before looking up at you, humming slightly so you'd continue talking. “Pretty please just hurry up a teeny tiny bit?” You ask, hands trailing over his arms - specifically his veins, God he looked so ethereal like this. Logan can't help but grin and he leans up to press a kiss against your lips. “You want me to hurry up baby? Want me to just have you, hm?” He teases, nudging his nose against yours softly. You can only nod, cheeks flushing in embarrassment. The way Logan looks at you already makes your knees go wobbly, so your reaction at his fingers ghosting over the hem of your pyjama pants totally isn't more desperate than it needs to be. It's just the most embarrassing sound that could ever slip from your lips, but Logan liked it, judging from the look on his face. “Such a cute thing, aren't you?” He chuckles lowly as he tugs your pants down agonisingly slow. “You're mean..” You grumble back, trying to shimmy out your pants a little faster. Logan only huffs, holding you down slightly. “Be good.” He scolds, patting your thigh slightly. You pout, definitely not agreeing with his mindset of taking it slow. You've already gotten so far, why can't he just be a bit faster?

You would be more upset at this if Logan didn't start pressing kisses to your thighs, casually slipping your pants off the rest of the way. You could tell he was slightly torturing himself as well, the fabric of his own pyjamas straining harshly at this point. “Baby please..” you whine needily, your hands finding their way into his hair. You tug at it slightly, earning a groan from him. He presses his face against your thigh for a moment, his breath hot against your skin before he finally relents. Logan barely wastes any time now as he messily takes off his own pants - for a moment you fear he will rip them - but luckily for the pants, he doesn't. Moments later he leans up to press a desperate kiss against your lips, sighing as he grinds against you slightly. You whine at the feeling, your hands finding their way onto his back and neck, holding him close to you as he tries to rid both of you of your underwear. Logan surprisingly isn't harsh with his movements - you almost think he's taking it easy for the first time you're sleeping with each other - but he still does good work of getting the underwear off.

You soon feel his fingers brush against your entrance, you whine at the sensation, gathering up some slick to be able to slowly push them inside, preparing you for what's to come. His fingers feel way too good inside you, you could almost cum from them alone if Logan wasn't dead set on only preparing you, and not making you cream already. “Such a desperate baby… Fuck you sound so sweet..” He groans, pressing kisses and soft bites against your neck while listening to your small moans and whimpers. It only takes a little longer until he's decided that he's done enough preparation, pulling his fingers out and sitting up slightly to be able to position himself accordingly. “Want you..” you mutter, shimmying your hips slightly. Logan has to hold you down so he can push inside properly - you have to hold back an embarrassingly loud moan, he just stretches you out so nicely. Logan breathes out harshly at your tight heat. He pushes himself further inside slowly, taking his time until he bottoms out, letting you get accustomed to the feeling. You really do take it like a champ, and he tells you so, nails scratching lightly at his skin. Logan fills you up so good, you could lose your mind just like this, he didn't even have to move. He does though, after a while, once your face has relaxed a bit and he can't hold himself back anymore. He starts slow, with long, soft thrusts, trying to stay calm about all of this. He doesn't want to go all feral on you just yet. The second that he hears your downright sinful moans, though, his brain just goes haywire. Logan can't help it, you just look too good taking you. He speeds up, his thrusts getting harsher as he can feel you clench around him. You look way too good, mouth hanging open slightly as he slams himself into you. You look even better once you spill over the edge, the way Logan fucks you just was too much for you, you barely held yourself together. He takes a moment to cum himself, riding out both your orgasms slowly. You practically claw at him, and Logan can't help but chuckle as you tug him down into some cuddles.

“‘s good, right?” You question softly, pressing your face against his hair. “Great, even.” Logan responds, pushing himself up slightly so he can press a kiss against your lips. “You wanna cuddle first before cleaning up?” He then adds, and he grins at your tired nod. “Could also have a round two, sweetheart..” He teases, placing a few kisses against your jaw - your heart jumps at the thought, and you don't even mind that you'll be in for a long night.

[cbsghostsmetasandtrevor]

CBS Ghosts Ep 8 & 9 Live Reaction

Surprisingly not all that excited tonight.

I'm not excited because the 30 second promo told us there was yet ANOTHER possession and one of the double possessions is Nancy, who I don't care that much about.

Hopefully it'll surprise me.

***

Thor loves Christmas now.

OMG the ghosts are not helpful.

LOL "Not a thing anymore Jay"

ERIC WAS ADDED??? Why SASS??? I Don't WANT THEM TO STILL BE TOGETHER.

OMG the ghosts are not helpful already.

Pete that was gross. PLEASE STOP.

OHHH this isn't good.

That was sarcasm for the best.

Their friendly the water heater.

OMG, this can't help Sam's nervous.

Oh this isn't going to go great.

Aww Trevor is like "It's just not my thing."

Thor has taken over Sam's interest in Christmas and forcing it on people.

Uh OH. Flower/Thor...

YESSSS SASS IS A VIRGIN!!!

I LOVE IT. I CALLED IT.

I KNEW IT.

"Describe it like I'm talking to a stuart."

AND THEY"RE POSSESSED.

LOL at the clapping. "Why are we clapping? IDK it feels momentus."

Side note - We haven't met them, but I hate Jay's parents already.

LOL Good Smelling Lady.

GHOST DADDY??

Except the ghosts boundary doesn't work on Pete!

WHY WOULD YOU TELL THAT TO NANCY???

Mouth Hole???

THANK GOD NO ERIC.!!!!!!!

What????

OMG OMG OMG.

This is terrible. GOD. It's cringy.

AW JAY! <3

They're not wrong about their business. But that's rough.

NO! Trevor ... insulting Flower and Alberta and.... Hetty. ARE YOU NOT FRIENDS??? STOP IT.

OMG SASS!!! I think this is so funny! I am so happy Sass is a virgin!!

THOR! Technically, you're not living.

SET HIM UP WITH TREVOR! PLEASE.

OMG CAROL!!! Don't set him up with Carol!!! He deserves better than Carol.

LOL "Why can't I look away?"

TP??? SAMS NOT HOME WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAVE A MESSAGE! Nancy is chaotic.

AW Champa is going to try. And Nancy is going to be difficult.

Why aren't the other ghosts interested in this???

I do enjoy Alberta/Isaac teaming up though.

Oh! Hetty defending Sam! Just a rental?

OH Nancy is bounding with Champa!

This is fun.

OMG She thinks Sam's uptight???

Champa prefers the Basement Gremlin!

It's your Christmas Carol. OMG OMG OMG. NOOOOO!!!

Carol is saying No??? "I don't think you can handle this"

FLOWER YOU"RE NOT HELPING.

No, friends can have secrets. Aw, Poor Sass. :(

OOOOH NOOOO this is not going to be good.

"One of my favorite Wednesdays!" -> so they're definitely in Christmas 2024. Which corresponds with each season being a year.

OHHHHH NO OH NOOOO.

Nancy just walks away. This is so not good. Kinda of hate the ghosts just being chill about this.

Sam was making progress!!

ThIS IS THE SAME EXERCISOM???

Trevor's face at Isaac.

LOL "I've been dead for 130 years, I will repeat myself."

OOOOHhhh Did they just make Jay expelled. "Seriously???"

Creepy Todd that's what you're leading with???

OMG Trevor.

LOL BELA!! Are there any left???

Jay's going to understand being the ghosts.

Jay is LESS PURE??? OMG.

LOL Those solid door!

AW BELA Still Likes Trevor - LOVE IT.

PETE! YOU"RE RUINING THE PLAN. OMG.

Flower OMG.

Small man now Small ghosts.

OMG them and the bathroom.

Sass has a right to be so mad, but then again, Sass, buddy, you out people's secrets like they're nothing.

LOL "It's been a day."

Love Bela being like "Where is this going, dad?"

I do enjoy Bela helping.

Laura is moving to Australia.

OMG Pete! I feel for you, but don't do this!

Oh Champa.

Ohhh, I think we might figure out how they're going to fix this - if he's gone for a certain amount of time he'll disappear... so then Jay can take over. Yeah???

LOL "That DOOR THING IS COOL AS HELL."

They're freaking Jay out so bad.

"I can hear you now." LOL.

LOL 98% of what we do is spying.

OMG he's the best cook and not encourage it???

LOL I think Sam stole my car.

I do love them explaining why Pete did this.

HEY NO PANTS - STOP IT YOU"RE ASKING HIM FOR HELP.

Awwww. Jay letting him doing this!

"BOTH OF HER PARENTS MET THEIR DEMISE."

Sounds like a good system.

Bummer of a secret???

OHHHHHHH SASS AND THOR MEETING. CUTE!!! 1513 confirmed death of Sass and he was just out alone in the forest?

Awww, Sass.

Flower offering a threesome. She doesn't get it.

Is that a different Laura??? And a different little Pete???

Awww Sweet Moment. This is a little weird. But Sweet, I guess.

OMG OMG OMG Pete LEFT JAY's body.

ZOMBIE JAY!!!!

I still feel like Trevor should be apart of the Sass Virgin Plot. But he's just kind of floating around not really apart of any plot.

There's still 8 minutes left....

LOL "The Power of Love."

They stopped for Fries from Sonic.

LOL Hetty wanting him to stuff his pockets with Coke???

That was great. "I hate Zombies."

LOL "Did Flower put you up to this?"

AWwwww Thor. That's so sweet. <3

This is a sweet moment. <3

Where is Bela's Car - a rest stop. LOL.

Awwww they named it after his dad!!

I think Champa's coming around. "We need to get to Nancy in that."

YAY!! Finally!!

"Yes, but be cool." OMG.

The fact that it's taken her like at least 6 years for this is sad though. And Doesn't make me like Jay's parents all that much.

I really wish they had just mentioned the ghosts - also Jay doesn't get to keep seeing the ghosts, he just gets to see them once.

Awww, a Pete moment - LOL looking at his dick - "yup that's my cue to leave."

I liked it but there were some slight changes. Certainly got some fic ideas.

[lenkusov]

Why I like kerosene heaters

So, like, this sounds kinda stupid and bass-ackwards of me to say, when we live in The Year of Our Lord 2024 and have fancy-schmancy mini-split heat-pumps and 90+ percent efficient condensing furnaces and shit, but hear me out alright

Think back to your high school physics class, alright? There's three different kinds of heat: Conduction (not applicable to space heaters), Convection (how pretty much everything that doesn't visibly glow works) and Radiation (basically, anything you can feel without moving air)

If you get one of the radiant-style kerosene heaters, either a reflector-type (Sengoku or Kero-Sun), or one of those mop-wick stove/heater combos (Butterfly or Fire Wheel) you get the best of both worlds

Fuel burning is always gonna make quite a bit of convection to heat the air in the room BUT you also get a fuckton of radiant heat to warm YOU up immediately, along with all the surfaces in the room over time - walls, floor, ceiling, furniture, etc. all become thermal mass

AND, in addition, kerosene heaters aren't vented, so the burning fuel puts a bunch of water vapor and humidity out into the air as well, which is INVISIBLE thermal mass in addition to the aforementioned mass of surfaces in your house

So, you can run that heater for a few hours in the evening when you're at home and awake and turn it off before bed, and the house will still be a reasonably comfortable temperature when you wake up, even when you have whatever secondary heat (in my case, electric baseboards that are EXPENSIVE AS FUCK to run much cause the kWh cost on our light bill sucks) turned way down

Add to that the fact that the extra humidity keeps my nose from getting PAINFULLY FUCKING DRY EVERY MORNING and the fact that I, personally, enjoy the faint smell of kerosene a LOT more than the smell of the cat's litterbox and the sink full of un-washed dishes and the pile of dirty socks, and you got yourself a winning combo

Oh, and you know the best part about the catalytic radiant-style heaters over the orange-flame or blue-flame convection ones?

THEY RUN ON DIESEL JUST FINE! In the US, since we switched to Ultra Low Sulfur pump diesel back in 2008, the winter-blend stuff that's high in the lighter hydrocarbons and paraffins burns perfectly clean in a radiant kerosene heater. Works fine in the antique blue-flame heaters too, but the orange-flame ones you get at Tractor Supply these days tend to smoke like crazy still, no clue why.

But whatever, my broke ass will DEFINITELY take $3.35 a gallon at the corner store's diesel pump over having to actually fire up the car and DRIVE to fill up my jerry can with $5/gallon kero at the Thornton's out by the expressway.

[candychann]

one month stay documentation.

day 1 (Jan 17 2024): arrival from the NAIA 3 airport. we took a Grab going home for 1017 pesos (excluding skyway fee). Tito had his coffee with his shortbread biscuit. He got the chocolates out from his luggage and put it in the refrigerator. he also gave us mama's dress and papa's shirt. after that, he asked about our plans in life, how we are doing at school. he mentioned of aiming high ALWAYS. it seemed to me experience is not something they put priority but rather they want to be the best right away. really the definition of FAST-PACED, i guess. before dinner, tito and tita were in a facetime.

day 2 (Jan 18 2024): Tito had his coffee in the morning then we had our breakfast. he cleaned the filter of the washing machine and looked into the socket of water heater. he gave the kids books together with the deo. he asked us what our plans for the day, and i did not know what to say because we really did not have any whereas he will just have to take a rest from the jetlag. i gave him the 20k and he asked if we needed some grocery. he put the crucifix at the altar corner of the house. while having dinner time, he mentioned he had an encounter with a cockroach at his room last night hahaha. aftersometime, he opened the chocolate santa. it was delicious i swear. YUMMY!!! then after dinner, he setup the netflix account in the TV. it was successful because last year, it did not work. since i wanted to try the netflix before his eyes, i decided to play wednesday and see how it goes. he mentioned there was a filipino audio available but he did not recommend it because it does not sound good haha. while watching, i wanted to activate the eng sub since it was kind of noisy but i was shy lol i did not want him to get the idea that we do not understand the audio well (but it really is hahaha)

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Happy Monday GPODers! We’ve seen an assortment of fabulous garden retrospectives over the years, but I think this submission breaks the mold. Last year, Tatyana Searcy in Washington created a container display so unique and exciting that it deserved its own spotlight. With the help of some local talent and experts, she was able to create a garden focal point that became more and more magical as the growing season went on. Tatyana graciously gave us an in-depth description of how this container display was created and maintained, as well a fantastic assortment of photos that document the evolution from empty artwork in March to end-of-season delight in September. This is Tatyana Searcy (@tatyana.mysecretgarden – my IG account), and my garden is located on the Kitsap Peninsula in the state of Washington. The garden was previously featured on the GPOD in 2013 and 2019 (Tatyana’s Garden in Washington State, Tatyana’s Blue Poppies, Tatyana’s Gazebo in Winter, and A Front Bed Looking Its Best). Today, I’d like to share one of my garden containers from 2024. This container was the favorite among my open garden visitors and my personal favorite too. Monthly pictures below show how the plantings looked through the season as well as how the metal sculpture looked empty. The facts that the planter doesn’t have solid walls and moss dries up quickly required regular watering and misting. I’m very conscious about water consumption in my garden. Thoughtful use of water in other parts of my garden made me feel better watering this special container several times a week. This year, I might try to grow different plants in this structure. Winter is a good time to dream and plan! The rusty metal sculpture is the creation of the talented local artist, Ray Hammar (BlueCollar Art Work). It is a great piece on its own. It is all made of repurposed metal: an old auger, links of a 100 plus year old marine chain, a heater’s band and a car’s wheel rim. Chain links are welded to a sphere. Upper part of the sphere was taken down and set on the pedestal (car’s wheel rim) to create a separate bowl-planter. We obtained the 6 feet metal sculpture from the Crazy Hill Garden & Botanicals in Belfair, WA owned by Michael Kerkes and Elton Busby. Michael thought about filling it with plants while it was exhibited at their nursery, and I liked that idea too, so we ended doing that exciting project together! Michael, a Certified Professional Horticulturist, provided his extensive knowledge and experience, and I selected the plants and the potting mix. The process started from the bottom and went up: lining walls with soaked moss, adding potting mix, then inserting plants (repeat till the bowl got full). Slow-released fertilizer was added to the potting mix and some smaller plants were added through the bowls’ openings later. One of the things I learned from Michael Kerkes while working on this project was not to fluff the root balls excessively to prevent different plants’ roots from tangling up. It helped to disassemble the plantings when temperatures went down and tender plants needed to be moved to our unheated garage. I didn’t make a special shopping trip to buy the plants for this project, but used what was already in my garden. Some of the plants came from my favorite nurseries and others from our local plant swap.The planter location seemed to be pretty good for the plants I had: it faces east, gets morning sun and a bit of afternoon sun, and it has the rest of the day in bright shade. Filling the planter was done in late May. It was fun to see the plants grow, bloom and take turns as a star in that fabulous structure. All the plants grew considerably and were healthy. Little hardy fuchsia starts developed tall sturdy stems and gorgeous multiple blooms, golden lysimachia (creeping Jenny) reached the ground, ferns turned to beautiful luscious mounds, tiny Viburnum plicatum in a 4-inch pot adopted at a plant swap became a two-foot nice fellow. There were no casualties, all the plants survived. The only issue was slugs that managed to climb several feet to enjoy coleus leaves. It was exciting to see new beautiful licorice ferns (Polypodiym glycyrrhiza) appear and spread on the mossy walls of the bowl (moss was responsibly harvested on a private property). The assortment of the plants, most of which are foliage plants, included: Ferns: Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus, Zones 11–12), cretan brake fern (Pteris cretica, Zones 9–12), ‘Brilliance’ autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’, Zones 5–8), blue star fern (Phlebodium aureum, Zones 9–11) Hardy fuchsias Plectranthus (with golden and green foliage) Creeping saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera, Zones 6–9) Hosta ‘Curly Fries’ (H. ‘Curly Fries’, Zones 3–9) and others Coleus Senecio ‘Jose Puig’ tradescantia (T. gibasis ‘Jose Puig’, Zones 9–11) Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra, Zones 5–9) Rex begonia (Begonia rex-cultorum, Zones 10–11) Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum, Zones 5–8) (a tiny start) A close up of the bowl planter gives a better look at the moss used to contain the soil. While the moss has a practical purpose, it also adds to the overall beauty of the design. In July, the planters were really filling out and bursting with all of those fabulous foliage plants. It’s absolutely incredible that Tatyana was able to pull this together with plants she already had in her garden. And closes ups of both halves of this display. While distinctly different in the plants used, there is a certain cohesion of the foliage-centric designs. It also made the overall display more exciting to see different plants above and below, rather than exactly matching. It’s a testament to Tatyana’s maintenance that the display looked this lush and abundant in August! The plants have filled in and trailed out so much that it’s even hard to see the baskets they’re planted in. When in the ground, lots of people tend to cut back hosta blooms to encourage more foliage growth or simply because their often floppy height does not flow with the rest of their design. However, when planted in a container (like the H. ‘Curly Fries’ Tatyana has here) the flowers can add some additional late-summer color while commingling perfectly with other plants growing up and out. By September, the plants have all but taken over the metal sculpture that once drew your eye to the design. While red started out as a minor accent color in June, it has taken over and become the signature color of this combination. The bright red coleus had an amazing growing season while the hardy fuchsias had in the pot are finally putting on their floral show. The openness of this sculpture allows for 360-degree views, meaning the back side of this container display is just as exciting as the front. What a transformation over the course of five months! We all know that a lot changes in the garden from May to September, but it puts it all into a different perspective when you hone in on one container, area, or just one plant in particular. While this planting was equally as amazing in May, it’s fascinating to see the evolution that took place. Thank you so much for sharing this spectacular container creation with us, Tatyana! The design is so captivating, I’d think it was stolen straight from a botanical garden or art installation. It’s clear why this creation was a your favorite, and adored by all of your visitors. Did you have any containers that looked more and more magical as the growing season carried on? Or did you make updates so your containers evolved with each season? As we dream of the growing season to come, we could use all the container inspiration we can get! following the directions below to submit your container photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.   Have a garden you’d like to share? Have photos to share? We’d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit! To submit, send 5-10 photos to [email protected] along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. We’d love to hear where you are located, how long you’ve been gardening, successes you are proud of, failures you learned from, hopes for the future, favorite plants, or funny stories from your garden. Have a mobile phone? Tag your photos on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #FineGardening! Do you receive the GPOD by email yet? Sign up here. Fine Gardening Recommended Products XLUX Soil Moisture Meter Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. - Large and clear dial, including ten scales, plug and read - Simply insert the moisture meter into soil and you'll get the test result instantly - Single probe, less hurts to the roots, doesn't dig up too much soil after test Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. Featuring gorgeous photography and advice for landscapers, Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West is dedicated to the idea of a new nature—a hybrid of both the wild and the cultivated—that can nourish in our cities and suburbs. The Crevice Garden: How to make the perfect home for plants from rocky places Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. A crevice garden replicates the environmental conditions of mountain tops, deserts, coastlines, and other exposed or rocky places on earth. These striking garden features provide perfect conditions for the plants native to these far-off places, bringing the cultivation of these precious gems within everybody’s reach. Source link

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Happy Monday GPODers! We’ve seen an assortment of fabulous garden retrospectives over the years, but I think this submission breaks the mold. Last year, Tatyana Searcy in Washington created a container display so unique and exciting that it deserved its own spotlight. With the help of some local talent and experts, she was able to create a garden focal point that became more and more magical as the growing season went on. Tatyana graciously gave us an in-depth description of how this container display was created and maintained, as well a fantastic assortment of photos that document the evolution from empty artwork in March to end-of-season delight in September. This is Tatyana Searcy (@tatyana.mysecretgarden – my IG account), and my garden is located on the Kitsap Peninsula in the state of Washington. The garden was previously featured on the GPOD in 2013 and 2019 (Tatyana’s Garden in Washington State, Tatyana’s Blue Poppies, Tatyana’s Gazebo in Winter, and A Front Bed Looking Its Best). Today, I’d like to share one of my garden containers from 2024. This container was the favorite among my open garden visitors and my personal favorite too. Monthly pictures below show how the plantings looked through the season as well as how the metal sculpture looked empty. The facts that the planter doesn’t have solid walls and moss dries up quickly required regular watering and misting. I’m very conscious about water consumption in my garden. Thoughtful use of water in other parts of my garden made me feel better watering this special container several times a week. This year, I might try to grow different plants in this structure. Winter is a good time to dream and plan! The rusty metal sculpture is the creation of the talented local artist, Ray Hammar (BlueCollar Art Work). It is a great piece on its own. It is all made of repurposed metal: an old auger, links of a 100 plus year old marine chain, a heater’s band and a car’s wheel rim. Chain links are welded to a sphere. Upper part of the sphere was taken down and set on the pedestal (car’s wheel rim) to create a separate bowl-planter. We obtained the 6 feet metal sculpture from the Crazy Hill Garden & Botanicals in Belfair, WA owned by Michael Kerkes and Elton Busby. Michael thought about filling it with plants while it was exhibited at their nursery, and I liked that idea too, so we ended doing that exciting project together! Michael, a Certified Professional Horticulturist, provided his extensive knowledge and experience, and I selected the plants and the potting mix. The process started from the bottom and went up: lining walls with soaked moss, adding potting mix, then inserting plants (repeat till the bowl got full). Slow-released fertilizer was added to the potting mix and some smaller plants were added through the bowls’ openings later. One of the things I learned from Michael Kerkes while working on this project was not to fluff the root balls excessively to prevent different plants’ roots from tangling up. It helped to disassemble the plantings when temperatures went down and tender plants needed to be moved to our unheated garage. I didn’t make a special shopping trip to buy the plants for this project, but used what was already in my garden. Some of the plants came from my favorite nurseries and others from our local plant swap.The planter location seemed to be pretty good for the plants I had: it faces east, gets morning sun and a bit of afternoon sun, and it has the rest of the day in bright shade. Filling the planter was done in late May. It was fun to see the plants grow, bloom and take turns as a star in that fabulous structure. All the plants grew considerably and were healthy. Little hardy fuchsia starts developed tall sturdy stems and gorgeous multiple blooms, golden lysimachia (creeping Jenny) reached the ground, ferns turned to beautiful luscious mounds, tiny Viburnum plicatum in a 4-inch pot adopted at a plant swap became a two-foot nice fellow. There were no casualties, all the plants survived. The only issue was slugs that managed to climb several feet to enjoy coleus leaves. It was exciting to see new beautiful licorice ferns (Polypodiym glycyrrhiza) appear and spread on the mossy walls of the bowl (moss was responsibly harvested on a private property). The assortment of the plants, most of which are foliage plants, included: Ferns: Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus, Zones 11–12), cretan brake fern (Pteris cretica, Zones 9–12), ‘Brilliance’ autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’, Zones 5–8), blue star fern (Phlebodium aureum, Zones 9–11) Hardy fuchsias Plectranthus (with golden and green foliage) Creeping saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera, Zones 6–9) Hosta ‘Curly Fries’ (H. ‘Curly Fries’, Zones 3–9) and others Coleus Senecio ‘Jose Puig’ tradescantia (T. gibasis ‘Jose Puig’, Zones 9–11) Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra, Zones 5–9) Rex begonia (Begonia rex-cultorum, Zones 10–11) Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum, Zones 5–8) (a tiny start) A close up of the bowl planter gives a better look at the moss used to contain the soil. While the moss has a practical purpose, it also adds to the overall beauty of the design. In July, the planters were really filling out and bursting with all of those fabulous foliage plants. It’s absolutely incredible that Tatyana was able to pull this together with plants she already had in her garden. And closes ups of both halves of this display. While distinctly different in the plants used, there is a certain cohesion of the foliage-centric designs. It also made the overall display more exciting to see different plants above and below, rather than exactly matching. It’s a testament to Tatyana’s maintenance that the display looked this lush and abundant in August! The plants have filled in and trailed out so much that it’s even hard to see the baskets they’re planted in. When in the ground, lots of people tend to cut back hosta blooms to encourage more foliage growth or simply because their often floppy height does not flow with the rest of their design. However, when planted in a container (like the H. ‘Curly Fries’ Tatyana has here) the flowers can add some additional late-summer color while commingling perfectly with other plants growing up and out. By September, the plants have all but taken over the metal sculpture that once drew your eye to the design. While red started out as a minor accent color in June, it has taken over and become the signature color of this combination. The bright red coleus had an amazing growing season while the hardy fuchsias had in the pot are finally putting on their floral show. The openness of this sculpture allows for 360-degree views, meaning the back side of this container display is just as exciting as the front. What a transformation over the course of five months! We all know that a lot changes in the garden from May to September, but it puts it all into a different perspective when you hone in on one container, area, or just one plant in particular. While this planting was equally as amazing in May, it’s fascinating to see the evolution that took place. Thank you so much for sharing this spectacular container creation with us, Tatyana! The design is so captivating, I’d think it was stolen straight from a botanical garden or art installation. It’s clear why this creation was a your favorite, and adored by all of your visitors. Did you have any containers that looked more and more magical as the growing season carried on? Or did you make updates so your containers evolved with each season? As we dream of the growing season to come, we could use all the container inspiration we can get! following the directions below to submit your container photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.   Have a garden you’d like to share? Have photos to share? We’d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit! To submit, send 5-10 photos to [email protected] along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. We’d love to hear where you are located, how long you’ve been gardening, successes you are proud of, failures you learned from, hopes for the future, favorite plants, or funny stories from your garden. Have a mobile phone? Tag your photos on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #FineGardening! Do you receive the GPOD by email yet? Sign up here. Fine Gardening Recommended Products XLUX Soil Moisture Meter Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. - Large and clear dial, including ten scales, plug and read - Simply insert the moisture meter into soil and you'll get the test result instantly - Single probe, less hurts to the roots, doesn't dig up too much soil after test Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. Featuring gorgeous photography and advice for landscapers, Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West is dedicated to the idea of a new nature—a hybrid of both the wild and the cultivated—that can nourish in our cities and suburbs. The Crevice Garden: How to make the perfect home for plants from rocky places Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. A crevice garden replicates the environmental conditions of mountain tops, deserts, coastlines, and other exposed or rocky places on earth. These striking garden features provide perfect conditions for the plants native to these far-off places, bringing the cultivation of these precious gems within everybody’s reach. Source link

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Happy Monday GPODers! We’ve seen an assortment of fabulous garden retrospectives over the years, but I think this submission breaks the mold. Last year, Tatyana Searcy in Washington created a container display so unique and exciting that it deserved its own spotlight. With the help of some local talent and experts, she was able to create a garden focal point that became more and more magical as the growing season went on. Tatyana graciously gave us an in-depth description of how this container display was created and maintained, as well a fantastic assortment of photos that document the evolution from empty artwork in March to end-of-season delight in September. This is Tatyana Searcy (@tatyana.mysecretgarden – my IG account), and my garden is located on the Kitsap Peninsula in the state of Washington. The garden was previously featured on the GPOD in 2013 and 2019 (Tatyana’s Garden in Washington State, Tatyana’s Blue Poppies, Tatyana’s Gazebo in Winter, and A Front Bed Looking Its Best). Today, I’d like to share one of my garden containers from 2024. This container was the favorite among my open garden visitors and my personal favorite too. Monthly pictures below show how the plantings looked through the season as well as how the metal sculpture looked empty. The facts that the planter doesn’t have solid walls and moss dries up quickly required regular watering and misting. I’m very conscious about water consumption in my garden. Thoughtful use of water in other parts of my garden made me feel better watering this special container several times a week. This year, I might try to grow different plants in this structure. Winter is a good time to dream and plan! The rusty metal sculpture is the creation of the talented local artist, Ray Hammar (BlueCollar Art Work). It is a great piece on its own. It is all made of repurposed metal: an old auger, links of a 100 plus year old marine chain, a heater’s band and a car’s wheel rim. Chain links are welded to a sphere. Upper part of the sphere was taken down and set on the pedestal (car’s wheel rim) to create a separate bowl-planter. We obtained the 6 feet metal sculpture from the Crazy Hill Garden & Botanicals in Belfair, WA owned by Michael Kerkes and Elton Busby. Michael thought about filling it with plants while it was exhibited at their nursery, and I liked that idea too, so we ended doing that exciting project together! Michael, a Certified Professional Horticulturist, provided his extensive knowledge and experience, and I selected the plants and the potting mix. The process started from the bottom and went up: lining walls with soaked moss, adding potting mix, then inserting plants (repeat till the bowl got full). Slow-released fertilizer was added to the potting mix and some smaller plants were added through the bowls’ openings later. One of the things I learned from Michael Kerkes while working on this project was not to fluff the root balls excessively to prevent different plants’ roots from tangling up. It helped to disassemble the plantings when temperatures went down and tender plants needed to be moved to our unheated garage. I didn’t make a special shopping trip to buy the plants for this project, but used what was already in my garden. Some of the plants came from my favorite nurseries and others from our local plant swap.The planter location seemed to be pretty good for the plants I had: it faces east, gets morning sun and a bit of afternoon sun, and it has the rest of the day in bright shade. Filling the planter was done in late May. It was fun to see the plants grow, bloom and take turns as a star in that fabulous structure. All the plants grew considerably and were healthy. Little hardy fuchsia starts developed tall sturdy stems and gorgeous multiple blooms, golden lysimachia (creeping Jenny) reached the ground, ferns turned to beautiful luscious mounds, tiny Viburnum plicatum in a 4-inch pot adopted at a plant swap became a two-foot nice fellow. There were no casualties, all the plants survived. The only issue was slugs that managed to climb several feet to enjoy coleus leaves. It was exciting to see new beautiful licorice ferns (Polypodiym glycyrrhiza) appear and spread on the mossy walls of the bowl (moss was responsibly harvested on a private property). The assortment of the plants, most of which are foliage plants, included: Ferns: Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus, Zones 11–12), cretan brake fern (Pteris cretica, Zones 9–12), ‘Brilliance’ autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’, Zones 5–8), blue star fern (Phlebodium aureum, Zones 9–11) Hardy fuchsias Plectranthus (with golden and green foliage) Creeping saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera, Zones 6–9) Hosta ‘Curly Fries’ (H. ‘Curly Fries’, Zones 3–9) and others Coleus Senecio ‘Jose Puig’ tradescantia (T. gibasis ‘Jose Puig’, Zones 9–11) Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra, Zones 5–9) Rex begonia (Begonia rex-cultorum, Zones 10–11) Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum, Zones 5–8) (a tiny start) A close up of the bowl planter gives a better look at the moss used to contain the soil. While the moss has a practical purpose, it also adds to the overall beauty of the design. In July, the planters were really filling out and bursting with all of those fabulous foliage plants. It’s absolutely incredible that Tatyana was able to pull this together with plants she already had in her garden. And closes ups of both halves of this display. While distinctly different in the plants used, there is a certain cohesion of the foliage-centric designs. It also made the overall display more exciting to see different plants above and below, rather than exactly matching. It’s a testament to Tatyana’s maintenance that the display looked this lush and abundant in August! The plants have filled in and trailed out so much that it’s even hard to see the baskets they’re planted in. When in the ground, lots of people tend to cut back hosta blooms to encourage more foliage growth or simply because their often floppy height does not flow with the rest of their design. However, when planted in a container (like the H. ‘Curly Fries’ Tatyana has here) the flowers can add some additional late-summer color while commingling perfectly with other plants growing up and out. By September, the plants have all but taken over the metal sculpture that once drew your eye to the design. While red started out as a minor accent color in June, it has taken over and become the signature color of this combination. The bright red coleus had an amazing growing season while the hardy fuchsias had in the pot are finally putting on their floral show. The openness of this sculpture allows for 360-degree views, meaning the back side of this container display is just as exciting as the front. What a transformation over the course of five months! We all know that a lot changes in the garden from May to September, but it puts it all into a different perspective when you hone in on one container, area, or just one plant in particular. While this planting was equally as amazing in May, it’s fascinating to see the evolution that took place. Thank you so much for sharing this spectacular container creation with us, Tatyana! The design is so captivating, I’d think it was stolen straight from a botanical garden or art installation. It’s clear why this creation was a your favorite, and adored by all of your visitors. Did you have any containers that looked more and more magical as the growing season carried on? Or did you make updates so your containers evolved with each season? As we dream of the growing season to come, we could use all the container inspiration we can get! following the directions below to submit your container photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.   Have a garden you’d like to share? Have photos to share? We’d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit! To submit, send 5-10 photos to [email protected] along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. We’d love to hear where you are located, how long you’ve been gardening, successes you are proud of, failures you learned from, hopes for the future, favorite plants, or funny stories from your garden. Have a mobile phone? Tag your photos on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #FineGardening! Do you receive the GPOD by email yet? Sign up here. Fine Gardening Recommended Products XLUX Soil Moisture Meter Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. - Large and clear dial, including ten scales, plug and read - Simply insert the moisture meter into soil and you'll get the test result instantly - Single probe, less hurts to the roots, doesn't dig up too much soil after test Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. Featuring gorgeous photography and advice for landscapers, Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West is dedicated to the idea of a new nature—a hybrid of both the wild and the cultivated—that can nourish in our cities and suburbs. The Crevice Garden: How to make the perfect home for plants from rocky places Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. A crevice garden replicates the environmental conditions of mountain tops, deserts, coastlines, and other exposed or rocky places on earth. These striking garden features provide perfect conditions for the plants native to these far-off places, bringing the cultivation of these precious gems within everybody’s reach. Source link

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Happy Monday GPODers! We’ve seen an assortment of fabulous garden retrospectives over the years, but I think this submission breaks the mold. Last year, Tatyana Searcy in Washington created a container display so unique and exciting that it deserved its own spotlight. With the help of some local talent and experts, she was able to create a garden focal point that became more and more magical as the growing season went on. Tatyana graciously gave us an in-depth description of how this container display was created and maintained, as well a fantastic assortment of photos that document the evolution from empty artwork in March to end-of-season delight in September. This is Tatyana Searcy (@tatyana.mysecretgarden – my IG account), and my garden is located on the Kitsap Peninsula in the state of Washington. The garden was previously featured on the GPOD in 2013 and 2019 (Tatyana’s Garden in Washington State, Tatyana’s Blue Poppies, Tatyana’s Gazebo in Winter, and A Front Bed Looking Its Best). Today, I’d like to share one of my garden containers from 2024. This container was the favorite among my open garden visitors and my personal favorite too. Monthly pictures below show how the plantings looked through the season as well as how the metal sculpture looked empty. The facts that the planter doesn’t have solid walls and moss dries up quickly required regular watering and misting. I’m very conscious about water consumption in my garden. Thoughtful use of water in other parts of my garden made me feel better watering this special container several times a week. This year, I might try to grow different plants in this structure. Winter is a good time to dream and plan! The rusty metal sculpture is the creation of the talented local artist, Ray Hammar (BlueCollar Art Work). It is a great piece on its own. It is all made of repurposed metal: an old auger, links of a 100 plus year old marine chain, a heater’s band and a car’s wheel rim. Chain links are welded to a sphere. Upper part of the sphere was taken down and set on the pedestal (car’s wheel rim) to create a separate bowl-planter. We obtained the 6 feet metal sculpture from the Crazy Hill Garden & Botanicals in Belfair, WA owned by Michael Kerkes and Elton Busby. Michael thought about filling it with plants while it was exhibited at their nursery, and I liked that idea too, so we ended doing that exciting project together! Michael, a Certified Professional Horticulturist, provided his extensive knowledge and experience, and I selected the plants and the potting mix. The process started from the bottom and went up: lining walls with soaked moss, adding potting mix, then inserting plants (repeat till the bowl got full). Slow-released fertilizer was added to the potting mix and some smaller plants were added through the bowls’ openings later. One of the things I learned from Michael Kerkes while working on this project was not to fluff the root balls excessively to prevent different plants’ roots from tangling up. It helped to disassemble the plantings when temperatures went down and tender plants needed to be moved to our unheated garage. I didn’t make a special shopping trip to buy the plants for this project, but used what was already in my garden. Some of the plants came from my favorite nurseries and others from our local plant swap.The planter location seemed to be pretty good for the plants I had: it faces east, gets morning sun and a bit of afternoon sun, and it has the rest of the day in bright shade. Filling the planter was done in late May. It was fun to see the plants grow, bloom and take turns as a star in that fabulous structure. All the plants grew considerably and were healthy. Little hardy fuchsia starts developed tall sturdy stems and gorgeous multiple blooms, golden lysimachia (creeping Jenny) reached the ground, ferns turned to beautiful luscious mounds, tiny Viburnum plicatum in a 4-inch pot adopted at a plant swap became a two-foot nice fellow. There were no casualties, all the plants survived. The only issue was slugs that managed to climb several feet to enjoy coleus leaves. It was exciting to see new beautiful licorice ferns (Polypodiym glycyrrhiza) appear and spread on the mossy walls of the bowl (moss was responsibly harvested on a private property). The assortment of the plants, most of which are foliage plants, included: Ferns: Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus, Zones 11–12), cretan brake fern (Pteris cretica, Zones 9–12), ‘Brilliance’ autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’, Zones 5–8), blue star fern (Phlebodium aureum, Zones 9–11) Hardy fuchsias Plectranthus (with golden and green foliage) Creeping saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera, Zones 6–9) Hosta ‘Curly Fries’ (H. ‘Curly Fries’, Zones 3–9) and others Coleus Senecio ‘Jose Puig’ tradescantia (T. gibasis ‘Jose Puig’, Zones 9–11) Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra, Zones 5–9) Rex begonia (Begonia rex-cultorum, Zones 10–11) Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum, Zones 5–8) (a tiny start) A close up of the bowl planter gives a better look at the moss used to contain the soil. While the moss has a practical purpose, it also adds to the overall beauty of the design. In July, the planters were really filling out and bursting with all of those fabulous foliage plants. It’s absolutely incredible that Tatyana was able to pull this together with plants she already had in her garden. And closes ups of both halves of this display. While distinctly different in the plants used, there is a certain cohesion of the foliage-centric designs. It also made the overall display more exciting to see different plants above and below, rather than exactly matching. It’s a testament to Tatyana’s maintenance that the display looked this lush and abundant in August! The plants have filled in and trailed out so much that it’s even hard to see the baskets they’re planted in. When in the ground, lots of people tend to cut back hosta blooms to encourage more foliage growth or simply because their often floppy height does not flow with the rest of their design. However, when planted in a container (like the H. ‘Curly Fries’ Tatyana has here) the flowers can add some additional late-summer color while commingling perfectly with other plants growing up and out. By September, the plants have all but taken over the metal sculpture that once drew your eye to the design. While red started out as a minor accent color in June, it has taken over and become the signature color of this combination. The bright red coleus had an amazing growing season while the hardy fuchsias had in the pot are finally putting on their floral show. The openness of this sculpture allows for 360-degree views, meaning the back side of this container display is just as exciting as the front. What a transformation over the course of five months! We all know that a lot changes in the garden from May to September, but it puts it all into a different perspective when you hone in on one container, area, or just one plant in particular. While this planting was equally as amazing in May, it’s fascinating to see the evolution that took place. Thank you so much for sharing this spectacular container creation with us, Tatyana! The design is so captivating, I’d think it was stolen straight from a botanical garden or art installation. It’s clear why this creation was a your favorite, and adored by all of your visitors. Did you have any containers that looked more and more magical as the growing season carried on? Or did you make updates so your containers evolved with each season? As we dream of the growing season to come, we could use all the container inspiration we can get! following the directions below to submit your container photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.   Have a garden you’d like to share? Have photos to share? We’d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit! To submit, send 5-10 photos to [email protected] along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. We’d love to hear where you are located, how long you’ve been gardening, successes you are proud of, failures you learned from, hopes for the future, favorite plants, or funny stories from your garden. Have a mobile phone? Tag your photos on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #FineGardening! Do you receive the GPOD by email yet? Sign up here. Fine Gardening Recommended Products XLUX Soil Moisture Meter Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. - Large and clear dial, including ten scales, plug and read - Simply insert the moisture meter into soil and you'll get the test result instantly - Single probe, less hurts to the roots, doesn't dig up too much soil after test Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. Featuring gorgeous photography and advice for landscapers, Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West is dedicated to the idea of a new nature—a hybrid of both the wild and the cultivated—that can nourish in our cities and suburbs. The Crevice Garden: How to make the perfect home for plants from rocky places Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. A crevice garden replicates the environmental conditions of mountain tops, deserts, coastlines, and other exposed or rocky places on earth. These striking garden features provide perfect conditions for the plants native to these far-off places, bringing the cultivation of these precious gems within everybody’s reach. Source link

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Happy Monday GPODers! We’ve seen an assortment of fabulous garden retrospectives over the years, but I think this submission breaks the mold. Last year, Tatyana Searcy in Washington created a container display so unique and exciting that it deserved its own spotlight. With the help of some local talent and experts, she was able to create a garden focal point that became more and more magical as the growing season went on. Tatyana graciously gave us an in-depth description of how this container display was created and maintained, as well a fantastic assortment of photos that document the evolution from empty artwork in March to end-of-season delight in September. This is Tatyana Searcy (@tatyana.mysecretgarden – my IG account), and my garden is located on the Kitsap Peninsula in the state of Washington. The garden was previously featured on the GPOD in 2013 and 2019 (Tatyana’s Garden in Washington State, Tatyana’s Blue Poppies, Tatyana’s Gazebo in Winter, and A Front Bed Looking Its Best). Today, I’d like to share one of my garden containers from 2024. This container was the favorite among my open garden visitors and my personal favorite too. Monthly pictures below show how the plantings looked through the season as well as how the metal sculpture looked empty. The facts that the planter doesn’t have solid walls and moss dries up quickly required regular watering and misting. I’m very conscious about water consumption in my garden. Thoughtful use of water in other parts of my garden made me feel better watering this special container several times a week. This year, I might try to grow different plants in this structure. Winter is a good time to dream and plan! The rusty metal sculpture is the creation of the talented local artist, Ray Hammar (BlueCollar Art Work). It is a great piece on its own. It is all made of repurposed metal: an old auger, links of a 100 plus year old marine chain, a heater’s band and a car’s wheel rim. Chain links are welded to a sphere. Upper part of the sphere was taken down and set on the pedestal (car’s wheel rim) to create a separate bowl-planter. We obtained the 6 feet metal sculpture from the Crazy Hill Garden & Botanicals in Belfair, WA owned by Michael Kerkes and Elton Busby. Michael thought about filling it with plants while it was exhibited at their nursery, and I liked that idea too, so we ended doing that exciting project together! Michael, a Certified Professional Horticulturist, provided his extensive knowledge and experience, and I selected the plants and the potting mix. The process started from the bottom and went up: lining walls with soaked moss, adding potting mix, then inserting plants (repeat till the bowl got full). Slow-released fertilizer was added to the potting mix and some smaller plants were added through the bowls’ openings later. One of the things I learned from Michael Kerkes while working on this project was not to fluff the root balls excessively to prevent different plants’ roots from tangling up. It helped to disassemble the plantings when temperatures went down and tender plants needed to be moved to our unheated garage. I didn’t make a special shopping trip to buy the plants for this project, but used what was already in my garden. Some of the plants came from my favorite nurseries and others from our local plant swap.The planter location seemed to be pretty good for the plants I had: it faces east, gets morning sun and a bit of afternoon sun, and it has the rest of the day in bright shade. Filling the planter was done in late May. It was fun to see the plants grow, bloom and take turns as a star in that fabulous structure. All the plants grew considerably and were healthy. Little hardy fuchsia starts developed tall sturdy stems and gorgeous multiple blooms, golden lysimachia (creeping Jenny) reached the ground, ferns turned to beautiful luscious mounds, tiny Viburnum plicatum in a 4-inch pot adopted at a plant swap became a two-foot nice fellow. There were no casualties, all the plants survived. The only issue was slugs that managed to climb several feet to enjoy coleus leaves. It was exciting to see new beautiful licorice ferns (Polypodiym glycyrrhiza) appear and spread on the mossy walls of the bowl (moss was responsibly harvested on a private property). The assortment of the plants, most of which are foliage plants, included: Ferns: Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus, Zones 11–12), cretan brake fern (Pteris cretica, Zones 9–12), ‘Brilliance’ autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’, Zones 5–8), blue star fern (Phlebodium aureum, Zones 9–11) Hardy fuchsias Plectranthus (with golden and green foliage) Creeping saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera, Zones 6–9) Hosta ‘Curly Fries’ (H. ‘Curly Fries’, Zones 3–9) and others Coleus Senecio ‘Jose Puig’ tradescantia (T. gibasis ‘Jose Puig’, Zones 9–11) Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra, Zones 5–9) Rex begonia (Begonia rex-cultorum, Zones 10–11) Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum, Zones 5–8) (a tiny start) A close up of the bowl planter gives a better look at the moss used to contain the soil. While the moss has a practical purpose, it also adds to the overall beauty of the design. In July, the planters were really filling out and bursting with all of those fabulous foliage plants. It’s absolutely incredible that Tatyana was able to pull this together with plants she already had in her garden. And closes ups of both halves of this display. While distinctly different in the plants used, there is a certain cohesion of the foliage-centric designs. It also made the overall display more exciting to see different plants above and below, rather than exactly matching. It’s a testament to Tatyana’s maintenance that the display looked this lush and abundant in August! The plants have filled in and trailed out so much that it’s even hard to see the baskets they’re planted in. When in the ground, lots of people tend to cut back hosta blooms to encourage more foliage growth or simply because their often floppy height does not flow with the rest of their design. However, when planted in a container (like the H. ‘Curly Fries’ Tatyana has here) the flowers can add some additional late-summer color while commingling perfectly with other plants growing up and out. By September, the plants have all but taken over the metal sculpture that once drew your eye to the design. While red started out as a minor accent color in June, it has taken over and become the signature color of this combination. The bright red coleus had an amazing growing season while the hardy fuchsias had in the pot are finally putting on their floral show. The openness of this sculpture allows for 360-degree views, meaning the back side of this container display is just as exciting as the front. What a transformation over the course of five months! We all know that a lot changes in the garden from May to September, but it puts it all into a different perspective when you hone in on one container, area, or just one plant in particular. While this planting was equally as amazing in May, it’s fascinating to see the evolution that took place. Thank you so much for sharing this spectacular container creation with us, Tatyana! The design is so captivating, I’d think it was stolen straight from a botanical garden or art installation. It’s clear why this creation was a your favorite, and adored by all of your visitors. Did you have any containers that looked more and more magical as the growing season carried on? Or did you make updates so your containers evolved with each season? As we dream of the growing season to come, we could use all the container inspiration we can get! following the directions below to submit your container photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.   Have a garden you’d like to share? Have photos to share? We’d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit! To submit, send 5-10 photos to [email protected] along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. We’d love to hear where you are located, how long you’ve been gardening, successes you are proud of, failures you learned from, hopes for the future, favorite plants, or funny stories from your garden. Have a mobile phone? Tag your photos on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #FineGardening! Do you receive the GPOD by email yet? Sign up here. Fine Gardening Recommended Products XLUX Soil Moisture Meter Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. - Large and clear dial, including ten scales, plug and read - Simply insert the moisture meter into soil and you'll get the test result instantly - Single probe, less hurts to the roots, doesn't dig up too much soil after test Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. Featuring gorgeous photography and advice for landscapers, Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West is dedicated to the idea of a new nature—a hybrid of both the wild and the cultivated—that can nourish in our cities and suburbs. The Crevice Garden: How to make the perfect home for plants from rocky places Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. A crevice garden replicates the environmental conditions of mountain tops, deserts, coastlines, and other exposed or rocky places on earth. These striking garden features provide perfect conditions for the plants native to these far-off places, bringing the cultivation of these precious gems within everybody’s reach. Source link

[romaleen]

Happy Monday GPODers! We’ve seen an assortment of fabulous garden retrospectives over the years, but I think this submission breaks the mold. Last year, Tatyana Searcy in Washington created a container display so unique and exciting that it deserved its own spotlight. With the help of some local talent and experts, she was able to create a garden focal point that became more and more magical as the growing season went on. Tatyana graciously gave us an in-depth description of how this container display was created and maintained, as well a fantastic assortment of photos that document the evolution from empty artwork in March to end-of-season delight in September. This is Tatyana Searcy (@tatyana.mysecretgarden – my IG account), and my garden is located on the Kitsap Peninsula in the state of Washington. The garden was previously featured on the GPOD in 2013 and 2019 (Tatyana’s Garden in Washington State, Tatyana’s Blue Poppies, Tatyana’s Gazebo in Winter, and A Front Bed Looking Its Best). Today, I’d like to share one of my garden containers from 2024. This container was the favorite among my open garden visitors and my personal favorite too. Monthly pictures below show how the plantings looked through the season as well as how the metal sculpture looked empty. The facts that the planter doesn’t have solid walls and moss dries up quickly required regular watering and misting. I’m very conscious about water consumption in my garden. Thoughtful use of water in other parts of my garden made me feel better watering this special container several times a week. This year, I might try to grow different plants in this structure. Winter is a good time to dream and plan! The rusty metal sculpture is the creation of the talented local artist, Ray Hammar (BlueCollar Art Work). It is a great piece on its own. It is all made of repurposed metal: an old auger, links of a 100 plus year old marine chain, a heater’s band and a car’s wheel rim. Chain links are welded to a sphere. Upper part of the sphere was taken down and set on the pedestal (car’s wheel rim) to create a separate bowl-planter. We obtained the 6 feet metal sculpture from the Crazy Hill Garden & Botanicals in Belfair, WA owned by Michael Kerkes and Elton Busby. Michael thought about filling it with plants while it was exhibited at their nursery, and I liked that idea too, so we ended doing that exciting project together! Michael, a Certified Professional Horticulturist, provided his extensive knowledge and experience, and I selected the plants and the potting mix. The process started from the bottom and went up: lining walls with soaked moss, adding potting mix, then inserting plants (repeat till the bowl got full). Slow-released fertilizer was added to the potting mix and some smaller plants were added through the bowls’ openings later. One of the things I learned from Michael Kerkes while working on this project was not to fluff the root balls excessively to prevent different plants’ roots from tangling up. It helped to disassemble the plantings when temperatures went down and tender plants needed to be moved to our unheated garage. I didn’t make a special shopping trip to buy the plants for this project, but used what was already in my garden. Some of the plants came from my favorite nurseries and others from our local plant swap.The planter location seemed to be pretty good for the plants I had: it faces east, gets morning sun and a bit of afternoon sun, and it has the rest of the day in bright shade. Filling the planter was done in late May. It was fun to see the plants grow, bloom and take turns as a star in that fabulous structure. All the plants grew considerably and were healthy. Little hardy fuchsia starts developed tall sturdy stems and gorgeous multiple blooms, golden lysimachia (creeping Jenny) reached the ground, ferns turned to beautiful luscious mounds, tiny Viburnum plicatum in a 4-inch pot adopted at a plant swap became a two-foot nice fellow. There were no casualties, all the plants survived. The only issue was slugs that managed to climb several feet to enjoy coleus leaves. It was exciting to see new beautiful licorice ferns (Polypodiym glycyrrhiza) appear and spread on the mossy walls of the bowl (moss was responsibly harvested on a private property). The assortment of the plants, most of which are foliage plants, included: Ferns: Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus, Zones 11–12), cretan brake fern (Pteris cretica, Zones 9–12), ‘Brilliance’ autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’, Zones 5–8), blue star fern (Phlebodium aureum, Zones 9–11) Hardy fuchsias Plectranthus (with golden and green foliage) Creeping saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera, Zones 6–9) Hosta ‘Curly Fries’ (H. ‘Curly Fries’, Zones 3–9) and others Coleus Senecio ‘Jose Puig’ tradescantia (T. gibasis ‘Jose Puig’, Zones 9–11) Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra, Zones 5–9) Rex begonia (Begonia rex-cultorum, Zones 10–11) Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum, Zones 5–8) (a tiny start) A close up of the bowl planter gives a better look at the moss used to contain the soil. While the moss has a practical purpose, it also adds to the overall beauty of the design. In July, the planters were really filling out and bursting with all of those fabulous foliage plants. It’s absolutely incredible that Tatyana was able to pull this together with plants she already had in her garden. And closes ups of both halves of this display. While distinctly different in the plants used, there is a certain cohesion of the foliage-centric designs. It also made the overall display more exciting to see different plants above and below, rather than exactly matching. It’s a testament to Tatyana’s maintenance that the display looked this lush and abundant in August! The plants have filled in and trailed out so much that it’s even hard to see the baskets they’re planted in. When in the ground, lots of people tend to cut back hosta blooms to encourage more foliage growth or simply because their often floppy height does not flow with the rest of their design. However, when planted in a container (like the H. ‘Curly Fries’ Tatyana has here) the flowers can add some additional late-summer color while commingling perfectly with other plants growing up and out. By September, the plants have all but taken over the metal sculpture that once drew your eye to the design. While red started out as a minor accent color in June, it has taken over and become the signature color of this combination. The bright red coleus had an amazing growing season while the hardy fuchsias had in the pot are finally putting on their floral show. The openness of this sculpture allows for 360-degree views, meaning the back side of this container display is just as exciting as the front. What a transformation over the course of five months! We all know that a lot changes in the garden from May to September, but it puts it all into a different perspective when you hone in on one container, area, or just one plant in particular. While this planting was equally as amazing in May, it’s fascinating to see the evolution that took place. Thank you so much for sharing this spectacular container creation with us, Tatyana! The design is so captivating, I’d think it was stolen straight from a botanical garden or art installation. It’s clear why this creation was a your favorite, and adored by all of your visitors. Did you have any containers that looked more and more magical as the growing season carried on? Or did you make updates so your containers evolved with each season? As we dream of the growing season to come, we could use all the container inspiration we can get! following the directions below to submit your container photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.   Have a garden you’d like to share? Have photos to share? We’d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit! To submit, send 5-10 photos to [email protected] along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. We’d love to hear where you are located, how long you’ve been gardening, successes you are proud of, failures you learned from, hopes for the future, favorite plants, or funny stories from your garden. Have a mobile phone? Tag your photos on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #FineGardening! Do you receive the GPOD by email yet? Sign up here. Fine Gardening Recommended Products XLUX Soil Moisture Meter Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. - Large and clear dial, including ten scales, plug and read - Simply insert the moisture meter into soil and you'll get the test result instantly - Single probe, less hurts to the roots, doesn't dig up too much soil after test Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. Featuring gorgeous photography and advice for landscapers, Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West is dedicated to the idea of a new nature—a hybrid of both the wild and the cultivated—that can nourish in our cities and suburbs. The Crevice Garden: How to make the perfect home for plants from rocky places Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. A crevice garden replicates the environmental conditions of mountain tops, deserts, coastlines, and other exposed or rocky places on earth. These striking garden features provide perfect conditions for the plants native to these far-off places, bringing the cultivation of these precious gems within everybody’s reach. Source link

[monaleen101]

Happy Monday GPODers! We’ve seen an assortment of fabulous garden retrospectives over the years, but I think this submission breaks the mold. Last year, Tatyana Searcy in Washington created a container display so unique and exciting that it deserved its own spotlight. With the help of some local talent and experts, she was able to create a garden focal point that became more and more magical as the growing season went on. Tatyana graciously gave us an in-depth description of how this container display was created and maintained, as well a fantastic assortment of photos that document the evolution from empty artwork in March to end-of-season delight in September. This is Tatyana Searcy (@tatyana.mysecretgarden – my IG account), and my garden is located on the Kitsap Peninsula in the state of Washington. The garden was previously featured on the GPOD in 2013 and 2019 (Tatyana’s Garden in Washington State, Tatyana’s Blue Poppies, Tatyana’s Gazebo in Winter, and A Front Bed Looking Its Best). Today, I’d like to share one of my garden containers from 2024. This container was the favorite among my open garden visitors and my personal favorite too. Monthly pictures below show how the plantings looked through the season as well as how the metal sculpture looked empty. The facts that the planter doesn’t have solid walls and moss dries up quickly required regular watering and misting. I’m very conscious about water consumption in my garden. Thoughtful use of water in other parts of my garden made me feel better watering this special container several times a week. This year, I might try to grow different plants in this structure. Winter is a good time to dream and plan! The rusty metal sculpture is the creation of the talented local artist, Ray Hammar (BlueCollar Art Work). It is a great piece on its own. It is all made of repurposed metal: an old auger, links of a 100 plus year old marine chain, a heater’s band and a car’s wheel rim. Chain links are welded to a sphere. Upper part of the sphere was taken down and set on the pedestal (car’s wheel rim) to create a separate bowl-planter. We obtained the 6 feet metal sculpture from the Crazy Hill Garden & Botanicals in Belfair, WA owned by Michael Kerkes and Elton Busby. Michael thought about filling it with plants while it was exhibited at their nursery, and I liked that idea too, so we ended doing that exciting project together! Michael, a Certified Professional Horticulturist, provided his extensive knowledge and experience, and I selected the plants and the potting mix. The process started from the bottom and went up: lining walls with soaked moss, adding potting mix, then inserting plants (repeat till the bowl got full). Slow-released fertilizer was added to the potting mix and some smaller plants were added through the bowls’ openings later. One of the things I learned from Michael Kerkes while working on this project was not to fluff the root balls excessively to prevent different plants’ roots from tangling up. It helped to disassemble the plantings when temperatures went down and tender plants needed to be moved to our unheated garage. I didn’t make a special shopping trip to buy the plants for this project, but used what was already in my garden. Some of the plants came from my favorite nurseries and others from our local plant swap.The planter location seemed to be pretty good for the plants I had: it faces east, gets morning sun and a bit of afternoon sun, and it has the rest of the day in bright shade. Filling the planter was done in late May. It was fun to see the plants grow, bloom and take turns as a star in that fabulous structure. All the plants grew considerably and were healthy. Little hardy fuchsia starts developed tall sturdy stems and gorgeous multiple blooms, golden lysimachia (creeping Jenny) reached the ground, ferns turned to beautiful luscious mounds, tiny Viburnum plicatum in a 4-inch pot adopted at a plant swap became a two-foot nice fellow. There were no casualties, all the plants survived. The only issue was slugs that managed to climb several feet to enjoy coleus leaves. It was exciting to see new beautiful licorice ferns (Polypodiym glycyrrhiza) appear and spread on the mossy walls of the bowl (moss was responsibly harvested on a private property). The assortment of the plants, most of which are foliage plants, included: Ferns: Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus, Zones 11–12), cretan brake fern (Pteris cretica, Zones 9–12), ‘Brilliance’ autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’, Zones 5–8), blue star fern (Phlebodium aureum, Zones 9–11) Hardy fuchsias Plectranthus (with golden and green foliage) Creeping saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera, Zones 6–9) Hosta ‘Curly Fries’ (H. ‘Curly Fries’, Zones 3–9) and others Coleus Senecio ‘Jose Puig’ tradescantia (T. gibasis ‘Jose Puig’, Zones 9–11) Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra, Zones 5–9) Rex begonia (Begonia rex-cultorum, Zones 10–11) Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum, Zones 5–8) (a tiny start) A close up of the bowl planter gives a better look at the moss used to contain the soil. While the moss has a practical purpose, it also adds to the overall beauty of the design. In July, the planters were really filling out and bursting with all of those fabulous foliage plants. It’s absolutely incredible that Tatyana was able to pull this together with plants she already had in her garden. And closes ups of both halves of this display. While distinctly different in the plants used, there is a certain cohesion of the foliage-centric designs. It also made the overall display more exciting to see different plants above and below, rather than exactly matching. It’s a testament to Tatyana’s maintenance that the display looked this lush and abundant in August! The plants have filled in and trailed out so much that it’s even hard to see the baskets they’re planted in. When in the ground, lots of people tend to cut back hosta blooms to encourage more foliage growth or simply because their often floppy height does not flow with the rest of their design. However, when planted in a container (like the H. ‘Curly Fries’ Tatyana has here) the flowers can add some additional late-summer color while commingling perfectly with other plants growing up and out. By September, the plants have all but taken over the metal sculpture that once drew your eye to the design. While red started out as a minor accent color in June, it has taken over and become the signature color of this combination. The bright red coleus had an amazing growing season while the hardy fuchsias had in the pot are finally putting on their floral show. The openness of this sculpture allows for 360-degree views, meaning the back side of this container display is just as exciting as the front. What a transformation over the course of five months! We all know that a lot changes in the garden from May to September, but it puts it all into a different perspective when you hone in on one container, area, or just one plant in particular. While this planting was equally as amazing in May, it’s fascinating to see the evolution that took place. Thank you so much for sharing this spectacular container creation with us, Tatyana! The design is so captivating, I’d think it was stolen straight from a botanical garden or art installation. It’s clear why this creation was a your favorite, and adored by all of your visitors. Did you have any containers that looked more and more magical as the growing season carried on? Or did you make updates so your containers evolved with each season? As we dream of the growing season to come, we could use all the container inspiration we can get! following the directions below to submit your container photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.   Have a garden you’d like to share? Have photos to share? We’d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit! To submit, send 5-10 photos to [email protected] along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. 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Happy Monday GPODers! We’ve seen an assortment of fabulous garden retrospectives over the years, but I think this submission breaks the mold. Last year, Tatyana Searcy in Washington created a container display so unique and exciting that it deserved its own spotlight. With the help of some local talent and experts, she was able to create a garden focal point that became more and more magical as the growing season went on. Tatyana graciously gave us an in-depth description of how this container display was created and maintained, as well a fantastic assortment of photos that document the evolution from empty artwork in March to end-of-season delight in September. This is Tatyana Searcy (@tatyana.mysecretgarden – my IG account), and my garden is located on the Kitsap Peninsula in the state of Washington. The garden was previously featured on the GPOD in 2013 and 2019 (Tatyana’s Garden in Washington State, Tatyana’s Blue Poppies, Tatyana’s Gazebo in Winter, and A Front Bed Looking Its Best). Today, I’d like to share one of my garden containers from 2024. This container was the favorite among my open garden visitors and my personal favorite too. Monthly pictures below show how the plantings looked through the season as well as how the metal sculpture looked empty. The facts that the planter doesn’t have solid walls and moss dries up quickly required regular watering and misting. I’m very conscious about water consumption in my garden. Thoughtful use of water in other parts of my garden made me feel better watering this special container several times a week. This year, I might try to grow different plants in this structure. Winter is a good time to dream and plan! The rusty metal sculpture is the creation of the talented local artist, Ray Hammar (BlueCollar Art Work). It is a great piece on its own. It is all made of repurposed metal: an old auger, links of a 100 plus year old marine chain, a heater’s band and a car’s wheel rim. Chain links are welded to a sphere. Upper part of the sphere was taken down and set on the pedestal (car’s wheel rim) to create a separate bowl-planter. We obtained the 6 feet metal sculpture from the Crazy Hill Garden & Botanicals in Belfair, WA owned by Michael Kerkes and Elton Busby. Michael thought about filling it with plants while it was exhibited at their nursery, and I liked that idea too, so we ended doing that exciting project together! Michael, a Certified Professional Horticulturist, provided his extensive knowledge and experience, and I selected the plants and the potting mix. The process started from the bottom and went up: lining walls with soaked moss, adding potting mix, then inserting plants (repeat till the bowl got full). Slow-released fertilizer was added to the potting mix and some smaller plants were added through the bowls’ openings later. One of the things I learned from Michael Kerkes while working on this project was not to fluff the root balls excessively to prevent different plants’ roots from tangling up. It helped to disassemble the plantings when temperatures went down and tender plants needed to be moved to our unheated garage. I didn’t make a special shopping trip to buy the plants for this project, but used what was already in my garden. Some of the plants came from my favorite nurseries and others from our local plant swap.The planter location seemed to be pretty good for the plants I had: it faces east, gets morning sun and a bit of afternoon sun, and it has the rest of the day in bright shade. Filling the planter was done in late May. It was fun to see the plants grow, bloom and take turns as a star in that fabulous structure. All the plants grew considerably and were healthy. Little hardy fuchsia starts developed tall sturdy stems and gorgeous multiple blooms, golden lysimachia (creeping Jenny) reached the ground, ferns turned to beautiful luscious mounds, tiny Viburnum plicatum in a 4-inch pot adopted at a plant swap became a two-foot nice fellow. There were no casualties, all the plants survived. The only issue was slugs that managed to climb several feet to enjoy coleus leaves. It was exciting to see new beautiful licorice ferns (Polypodiym glycyrrhiza) appear and spread on the mossy walls of the bowl (moss was responsibly harvested on a private property). The assortment of the plants, most of which are foliage plants, included: Ferns: Bird’s nest fern (Asplenium nidus, Zones 11–12), cretan brake fern (Pteris cretica, Zones 9–12), ‘Brilliance’ autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora ‘Brilliance’, Zones 5–8), blue star fern (Phlebodium aureum, Zones 9–11) Hardy fuchsias Plectranthus (with golden and green foliage) Creeping saxifrage (Saxifraga stolonifera, Zones 6–9) Hosta ‘Curly Fries’ (H. ‘Curly Fries’, Zones 3–9) and others Coleus Senecio ‘Jose Puig’ tradescantia (T. gibasis ‘Jose Puig’, Zones 9–11) Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra, Zones 5–9) Rex begonia (Begonia rex-cultorum, Zones 10–11) Japanese snowball (Viburnum plicatum, Zones 5–8) (a tiny start) A close up of the bowl planter gives a better look at the moss used to contain the soil. While the moss has a practical purpose, it also adds to the overall beauty of the design. In July, the planters were really filling out and bursting with all of those fabulous foliage plants. It’s absolutely incredible that Tatyana was able to pull this together with plants she already had in her garden. And closes ups of both halves of this display. While distinctly different in the plants used, there is a certain cohesion of the foliage-centric designs. It also made the overall display more exciting to see different plants above and below, rather than exactly matching. It’s a testament to Tatyana’s maintenance that the display looked this lush and abundant in August! The plants have filled in and trailed out so much that it’s even hard to see the baskets they’re planted in. When in the ground, lots of people tend to cut back hosta blooms to encourage more foliage growth or simply because their often floppy height does not flow with the rest of their design. However, when planted in a container (like the H. ‘Curly Fries’ Tatyana has here) the flowers can add some additional late-summer color while commingling perfectly with other plants growing up and out. By September, the plants have all but taken over the metal sculpture that once drew your eye to the design. While red started out as a minor accent color in June, it has taken over and become the signature color of this combination. The bright red coleus had an amazing growing season while the hardy fuchsias had in the pot are finally putting on their floral show. The openness of this sculpture allows for 360-degree views, meaning the back side of this container display is just as exciting as the front. What a transformation over the course of five months! We all know that a lot changes in the garden from May to September, but it puts it all into a different perspective when you hone in on one container, area, or just one plant in particular. While this planting was equally as amazing in May, it’s fascinating to see the evolution that took place. Thank you so much for sharing this spectacular container creation with us, Tatyana! The design is so captivating, I’d think it was stolen straight from a botanical garden or art installation. It’s clear why this creation was a your favorite, and adored by all of your visitors. Did you have any containers that looked more and more magical as the growing season carried on? Or did you make updates so your containers evolved with each season? As we dream of the growing season to come, we could use all the container inspiration we can get! following the directions below to submit your container photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.   Have a garden you’d like to share? Have photos to share? We’d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit! To submit, send 5-10 photos to [email protected] along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. We’d love to hear where you are located, how long you’ve been gardening, successes you are proud of, failures you learned from, hopes for the future, favorite plants, or funny stories from your garden. Have a mobile phone? Tag your photos on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #FineGardening! Do you receive the GPOD by email yet? Sign up here. Fine Gardening Recommended Products XLUX Soil Moisture Meter Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. - Large and clear dial, including ten scales, plug and read - Simply insert the moisture meter into soil and you'll get the test result instantly - Single probe, less hurts to the roots, doesn't dig up too much soil after test Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs. Featuring gorgeous photography and advice for landscapers, Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West is dedicated to the idea of a new nature—a hybrid of both the wild and the cultivated—that can nourish in our cities and suburbs. 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