White Flowers

Hello, Dear Friends, I hope that you are enjoying 

the sweet, simple pleasures of life, 

as we are changing seasons, ever so slowly. 

Here in the foothills of the Cascade mountains 

of Washington State, the weather has been very wet

and cool, with snow still falling in the 

lower altitudes. We are just below this snow-line, 

and the mountain breezes are brisk, but the longer days 

more than make up for it. 

When the sun does come out, it is gloriously warm, 

but the sunshine has been elusive these last few weeks. 

I've been slipping outside in between showers to 

visit the flowers, whenever I get the chance. 

This year, I am in love with all-white flowers. 

There is something so calming and serene 

about white flowers. 

Here I have white Primrose. 

They are very cold hardy and bloom for weeks at a time. 

When they are done blooming, I can plant them in the garden. 

(I simply keep them in their nursery pots

and tuck them in with moss)

I collect green watering cans 

and vintage plant stands that I paint green :)

I've slipped one gallon nursery pots of white candytuft
into decorative containers for my tables. 

They have a lovely, sweet scent. 

Candytuft is a spreading, evergreen, shrub-like perennial

that blooms in early spring. 

You can read how to grow Candytuft here.

These will also bloom for weeks. 

The larger pots hold silver Dusty Miller. 

More primrose and candy-tuft reside in the 

vintage plant stand and hanging basket 

between the doors. 

Just beyond the deck I have more white flowers blooming. 

 I planted these Sweet Box shrubs years ago. 

I was at a large nursery and caught the scent of 

something very sweet. 

I followed the scent and found these evergreen beauties :)

I've never pruned them, so they are rather wild,
but fit right into this wilderness setting. 

Growing among them is another sweet-scented 

beauty, Korean Spice Viburnum. 

You can click on the name links to find  

more information on each plant. 

I like to open the doors to let the scent inside

on warm, sunny days. 

Or should I say, warm, sunny moments! 

Right now it is hailing....

My plant rack holds White Pansy and Sweet Alyssum, ready for potting up.

The purple flowers are Rock Cress.
I have had these in pots for years;
they are very long-lived.

I found the metal trough planters at my local craft store.

As I putter with my flowers,
a cool breeze sends all the wind chimes tinkling.

I love listening to the wind through the trees.
There are so many trees that
it sounds like ocean waves - rising and falling.

By the time I come inside, my hair is wild, like a child's,
and my cheeks are rosy.

And I need a tissue :)
The pollen makes me sneeze.

The white flowers of Star Magnolia brighten up the parking area.

Ivy drapes across a sagging wire fence.

These little trees have large star-shaped, waxy blooms
in early spring.

They are especially pretty in the rain.

The delicate white blossoms of Wild Plum
light up the woodlands at this time of year, too.

Here we are greeted at the gate by one in full bloom.

Later in the season, the small purple plums are a favorite
of the local birds and wildlife.

This year I am seeking serenity in a world
that sometimes seems less than serene.

White is the color of peace.

We can't control the world at large,
but we can create a peaceful refuge of our own.

A place where we can envision a better world.

xoxo

"Peace comes from within.
Do not seek it without."
- Buddha -


"Do your little bit of good where you are;
it's those little bits of good put together
that overwhelm the world."
- Desmond Tutu -


xoxo

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