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June 10th, 2017

6/10/2017

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Update on Pottery Lesson Week 13 plus update on my Wild Flower Garden 

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Here are just some of my wild flowers from my Wild Flower garden ...it's just a small raised bed but after lots of tender care it is producing lots of flowers for me to cut and decorate my home with . I am thrilled with them.
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Because  of the recent storms we had and the pottery kiln being outside in the my teacher's garden ...there was a delay on items I had made being ready to either bring home or glaze ..
So I decided to make myself a tray ...
I had lots of fun making it ...the handles were something new for me. 
They look very thick but when the clay is put in to the kiln it shrinks by 12% so they will be smaller on the finished item.
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It was also the first time that I got the chance to make some feet for one of my projects ...
By doing this I can glaze the underside of the tray too ...
I must leave the bottom of the legs free of glaze as if
they had glaze on them it would stick to the kiln.

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My Hydrangea's are just loving the new fertilizer that I am feeding them once a month on them ...I have constant pretty blooms to cut and bring inside the home.
I have these lovely purple Mop Heads and I also have a pale pink and blue Lace Cap ...

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I hope to take some more photo's of the flowers in our garden today.
Everything is going to plan.
Not quick enough though.
But you have to learn patience when being a gardener.
They bloom in their own time.
But for most of the time they reward you with such beauty and joy.
Here is a photo taken yesterday of a Sunflower on our back deck.
It must have been planted by birds.
Or perhaps Bella our cat had it hanging on her long fur.
Collected at the bird feeders.
But we have watched it grow strong and straight then yesterday this smiling, happy sunflower said ' Hello'
It is a bit smaller than we thought with such a large stalk.
But perhaps as it opens up it's face will get larger and have a bigger smile.
We love it anyway.
Thanks for popping by.
I had fun. 

Kindest regards 

​Janet 
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2 Comments
Trudy
6/15/2017 01:30:05 pm

Your wildflowers are beautiful. I think that the lone sunflower is sweet!!
Pottery is amazing; can't wait to see how your tray turns out.
What kind of fertilizer are you using on your hydrangeas? They are so beautiful. A friend gave me a type of hydrangea that has elongated flowers. It is pretty, but could do better. I have not had much success with hydrangeas in the past which is sad because I love them! (I live in south-west Missouri. Hot, humid summers.)
Thank you for sharing.

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Janet link
6/15/2017 01:52:09 pm

Hi Trudy ..Thanks so much for your 'comment' I love to receive them from you ...I am working on my tray and should have it ready to have it's final glaze next week..I may blog about it in the next day or two as I have an exciting piece of pottery that is now finished and I bought home this week to show you.
I think your hydrangea's may be 'limelight' if they are a limey green ..I have two bushes of those and love them..I used them a lot in our Daughter's wedding ' Making of a Wedding' http://www.maisonvogue.net/home/the-making-of-a-country-wedding-part-iii
My Hydrangeas also have to cope with humidity and steaming hot summers as I live in Alabama...they are in part shade with a little morning and a little afternoon sun but shaded as the sun goes over the roof of the house in the middle of the day ...I put down this fertilizer last fall and then again this Spring and now every month and they love it ..I found it on Amazon.com ..it is https://www.amazon.com/Jobes-Camellia-Rhododendron-Hydrangea-Fertilizer/dp/B00KL6BZWK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1497552099&sr=8-3&keywords=Jobes+hydrangea+fertilizer ...it goes a long way and should last you at least 2 years....I hope if you try it you will have great results such as I had ...Hope your day is being very kind to you ..Kindest regards Janet XX

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