I hope my American friends had a relaxing Independence Day. I'm going do a separate blog post on the lodge we are staying at (60 acres of pure bliss).
Friday, July 5, 2019
My gardens are finally showing some color! I happily accepted some leftover "ladybug" cake from my grandniece Lily’s 1st birthday party. None of the skinny minnies wanted it so I froze it to use for this small strawberry trifle. My vision was to use the new gadget I ordered from Fancyflowers for Patti @ Pandora's Box and me to experiement with, and it is plastic and holds the water for the flowers. It's six inches, and I have enjoyed the look of flowers and roses on a cake but didn't want the flowers to actually touch the cake.
I hope my American friends had a relaxing Independence Day. I'm going do a separate blog post on the lodge we are staying at (60 acres of pure bliss).

I hope my American friends had a relaxing Independence Day. I'm going do a separate blog post on the lodge we are staying at (60 acres of pure bliss).
In the photo above, that is a Patriotic Mow! One family in Ballston Spa decided to mow the American flag into the grass on his front lawn in honor of Independence Day
Credit: Zac Williams via Albany Times Union
Garlic scapes rise just before summer solstice here in Zone 5. We'll be ready for garlic harvest in a month. In the meantime, we are enjoying garlic pesto and tonight we had it on pizza. Outstanding.
My soccer buddy Xavier....growing up so quickly.
I found these lovely striped cosmos this year.
This rose is called New Dawn - beautiful disease resistant and fragrant, New Dawn is a near perfect rose. It was inducted into the World Federation of Rose Society Hall of Fame in 1997.
I love fresh chamomile tea in the summer. Hope you are having a wonderful July.
xo
Deb

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Xavier♥ Everything looks lush and beautiful..love that vase w/ the scapes♥
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures of your flowers! We had a New Dawn rose on a arbor at our last house. It is still going strong and I miss having one here.
ReplyDeleteDebbie, your garden studded cake is a beauty! It's been fun for me to follow along with your pretty garden updates. All those blooming flowers make me smile! This is a cute gadget. I've not seen these but will look for one, not that I make many cakes anymore with just two of us to eat it.
ReplyDeleteGreat find, I haven't seen these. Lovely flowers from your garden. Cute pic os Xavier, what a little doll! Love the MC rabbit all ready for the Fourth. Creative and patriotic lawn! Enjoy the remainder of the Fourth weekend........hugs.
ReplyDeleteYour trifle looks delish! And X is growing up too quickly. As always, your gardens are so lush. Thanks for the cake frog!! Looking forward to using it a lot this summer
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this post so much! Summer at its best!
ReplyDeleteXavier is such a cutie!!! Your trifle and flowers are picture perfect. I had to buy my chamomile flowers from TJ’s, but I enjoyed them for almost two weeks. I never knew about garlic scapes, but I’ll bet the pesto was yummy! Happy weekend, my friend. ❤️
ReplyDeleteLove the patriotic mow! Xavier has really grown up, so cute! I especially love your 4th of July vignette, and I've got to know where you got the flower arranger! I saw Patti's post using it, I would love to have one!
ReplyDeleteJenna