tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.comments2023-10-20T07:49:22.887-04:00Fairy Cottage and Garden..... Re- Enchanted Life of a Domestic MysticLady of the Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06394158858295264012noreply@blogger.comBlogger2188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-89456918457381738852022-01-03T12:08:18.399-05:002022-01-03T12:08:18.399-05:00Hello Sandi, thank you for reading and your advise...Hello Sandi, thank you for reading and your advise and I will respond. <br />My peach is doing well, but the others not so much. There is alot of inconsistency with the same plants, from the same seed packs planted in the same soil, sitting in the same spot. It just doesn't make any sense. <br />Our well water was tested and is some of the cleanest water in the country, slightly alkaline as it should be. <br />I have planted trees for shade there but they need years to grow. I'm not a nursery do not have the infrastructure to hold up shadecloth. <br />I have also planted fast growing viburnum bushes precisely to grow into wind breakers, but they also need to grow. Last night winds tore through here and with nothing to break them, tore one of my lattice panels flat onto the ground, which were held up by 3 very hard pvc one inch thick plastic stakes, dug into the ground 2 feet deep. Now it is laying flat and the stakes bent at 90 degree angles. I have no idea what could have bent them that hard, and left the others untouched. But the lattice in around the circle garden is precisely built to provide shade for those plants there for different parts of the day.<br />I have to forget about things growing in summer, but I do expect trees to fill out and bloom in spring. And my permaculture neighbor said he has given up trying to garden here. "Here" being the key word, something is deeply awry "here".. <br />Thanks for writing.Lady of the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394158858295264012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-43803191241937398372022-01-03T11:21:06.046-05:002022-01-03T11:21:06.046-05:00It is true our earth is strangling with these temp...It is true our earth is strangling with these temperature changes, but something should be doing well. You have different types of plants everywhere and have treated the dirt, perhaps it is your water...if you are watering from a well or municipal system, check and see what is going on with that. And, record everything, and perhaps set up some wind breaks that are also shading to bring the temps down during heat spells. Hugs, and I'm finding I have to change what plants I have used in the past with our changing climate, here in Chicagoland also. I haven't done my 2021 summation yet...it wasn't very good here either! Hugs, SandiSandi Maglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09704266549174163817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-79181227259246030482021-11-07T08:27:57.528-05:002021-11-07T08:27:57.528-05:00Nice! I once made something similar but not nearly...Nice! I once made something similar but not nearly as adorable using one of those luggage trollies (you place all your suitcases/bags on it and pull it around) and a plastic crate. I used it for lugging craft supplies around.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892727140696905289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-79464379529230122532021-08-20T15:10:45.816-04:002021-08-20T15:10:45.816-04:00Hi Serena. Thank you for sharing this information...Hi Serena. Thank you for sharing this information. I just moved into a brand new studio apartment, in a renovated historical building in the upper mid west. One long wall is brick, with two windows. I have A/C, the bathroom vents out of the building, and I have a small oscillating fan running, but I've noticed how humid it is, especially if I cook or shower. I've been researching to find the best method of reducing the humidity, and on a strict budget I chose to purchase the Damprid, at least for now. I will head the advice you've given as I move forward, and after I've determined if the high capacity size Damprid is going to suffice for my 510sf apartment. Thank you again for sharing your experience using multiple methods in affordable and sustainable way. Love and Light!L'Rainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03328005303817979630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-20354947388521525892020-11-11T02:54:00.535-05:002020-11-11T02:54:00.535-05:00Thanks for sharing, this help me a lot in my proje...Thanks for sharing, this help me a lot in my project as wellEshinestorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03941522643849805782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-75981221772722333182020-10-31T19:46:05.100-04:002020-10-31T19:46:05.100-04:00Lily! I thought of you just last week! wondering h...Lily! I thought of you just last week! wondering how you were?!I moved to TN for a year then back to Fl, Gainesville area.....I've always wanted to catch up with you to hear how you are. Please get back to me if you feel up to it. Lady of the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394158858295264012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-355350637099530902020-10-30T02:45:40.483-04:002020-10-30T02:45:40.483-04:00Serena, hi! This is Lily M with the mandala works...Serena, hi! This is Lily M with the mandala workshops in FL. So glad to find you here and that you are still blogging. Where did you move to? Looks like a lovely place and lovely environment you’ve created for yourself. Are you far from Florida? Send my best in blessings. TaxiGirl2013https://www.blogger.com/profile/08139646976962633390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-9500698802966473332020-10-09T15:57:14.550-04:002020-10-09T15:57:14.550-04:00Serena, how are you? I miss you, dearest fairy.Serena, how are you? I miss you, dearest fairy.b(Lu)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16154344637966538370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-43603985668286132352020-08-31T05:21:22.058-04:002020-08-31T05:21:22.058-04:00Awww...I am so sorry. Hopefully, healing can begin...Awww...I am so sorry. Hopefully, healing can begin and things will get better soon. Let us know how we can help. Blessings, MelissaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575401976752984772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-4485341734209831712020-08-26T19:12:25.650-04:002020-08-26T19:12:25.650-04:00I've been meaning to write another post on upd...I've been meaning to write another post on updates here, but its just too sad. Thanks for asking for me. I am not quite "well", and not quite "happy". I'm working on it though. I still may write an update very shortly. Lady of the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394158858295264012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-31069239022456196772020-08-26T16:55:06.849-04:002020-08-26T16:55:06.849-04:00Lady, where are you? I pray you are well and happy...Lady, where are you? I pray you are well and happyKlynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17326635274601338578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-31176308319956499532020-08-25T10:15:07.848-04:002020-08-25T10:15:07.848-04:00Beautifully simple, thank you so much for sharing ...Beautifully simple, thank you so much for sharing you ideas. I have wanted to make this type of apron for quite some time but like you, really dislike patters!Valariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15306118388607958217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-71946256063146055902020-07-17T17:23:30.954-04:002020-07-17T17:23:30.954-04:00So great to see this post! Very inspiring. I so lo...So great to see this post! Very inspiring. I so love aprons and love the crossback style. I hope to make an apron this weekend. Cool pattern!elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15854933369544818739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-62141978208776946672020-05-25T13:21:16.131-04:002020-05-25T13:21:16.131-04:00I look for maidenhair plants anywhere I go, but th...I look for maidenhair plants anywhere I go, but the only place that carries them is the one nursery. Never seen them at H.D.....but I always check, Thanks.Lady of the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394158858295264012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-10946614063216573482020-05-24T11:35:08.276-04:002020-05-24T11:35:08.276-04:00Thank you so much for the info on the ferns. I bo...Thank you so much for the info on the ferns. I bought a mine at Homedepot for less than $6.00. It's pretty decent looking, you might want to try there if you have not already. Hopefully, I will be able to keep this one alive. Happy gardening and blessings, Melissa Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-14192647188911805642020-05-22T10:47:11.854-04:002020-05-22T10:47:11.854-04:00Thank you Miss T for reading and responding. I kno...Thank you Miss T for reading and responding. I know some have asked me about what I'm doing as they know me for years and have seen some things, so once in a while I make a post with pics and then I send them to all my friends, its better than a phone call in my opinion. But there is alot of Fairy Beauty here, even others see it and will comment on that on their own. Like the one friend who was here who has no interest in Fae things, said it looks like a Magical Fairy Forest. I've achieved what I wanted to create. This house is filled with flowers and plants. Thank you !Lady of the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394158858295264012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-41205086153272105082020-05-22T10:41:46.372-04:002020-05-22T10:41:46.372-04:00OMG Melissa, you hit upon 3 things very dear to me...OMG Melissa, you hit upon 3 things very dear to me at once! First the maidenhair ferns are my number one love in plants, not sure why, don't care, but I cannot get enough of them. If I could I would fill my house with only them, in fact I plan to. But I cannot keep them alive because the humidity in here goes down to 50% which is simply too dry for them, and for me too in fact. They need the humidity to be at least 70%, as I do too. Even keeping a bowl of water near them doesn't work. I must use a vaporizer in the room to make it humid, use the clothes dryer and/or boil water on the stove, but for them, they need humidity. Even though they don't mind sitting in water, their leaves will dry up and it takes far too long to grow them back, but I do keep the ones that have something to revive. And my AC vents blow strong and they hate that as well. They like still air. I only have one left in the house that is halfway decent but I'm on a mission to find more. I keep placing orders for the maidenhair ferns at my nursery but I never get a call from them and when I do go the plants they have are too meager for the $12. they charge. When I lived in TN for in 2018 they had them large and beautiful and cheap! I even thought of calling a Kroeger and driving to them if they had them in! Extreme! lol....so if you have one of those near you keep checking. <br />2ndly as for inspiration/books, no. I've written previously about how I get my inspiration and often the ideas are implanted in my head I believe from the Fae themselves. Too often I have been hit with their brilliance and in wonder why I never thought of it and sometimes in a row. But since I moved here I "imagined" I saw lights from each of the pine trees since they are placed so nicely distanced apart on this land, and at night it is pitch black here so I always loved the idea of lights. The welcome banners are my way of keeping it known to the Fae that I welcome them here on this land and my life. I wanted to have on display for the Fae all the time and that I would collaborate with them to cleanse and revivify this land. I am part Fae myself, which means so many things. <br />3rdly, I cannot, CANNOT get enough of gardening. I just keep finding things to do, little things, perfecting things, and every night I am glad I look forward to getting up in the morning to go straight outside to look at how much seedlings have grown, or veggies growing 4" overnight!.....I just have NEVER had this kind of proliferation of good behavior in plants in my 30 years of gardening and its not just the cow manure I used, know what I mean? I do have help from the Fae. And I do in fact, spend what money I do get on plants or related things. And there are few things I don't like doing and that is watering in the extreme heat (100 degrees) with a hose, it knocks me out, literally. I used a xmas gift card in buying an irrigation system for the archway veggies and that has been a blessing every day since the hose does not reach and I abhor filling buckets. It is also on a timer. It takes 4 hours to water everything else though with the hoses. But my hands in soil? Bliss! Seeing greenery grow? Heaven! I want more and more. Yes, bring on the LUSH! lolLady of the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394158858295264012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-59102106140767104592020-05-22T08:04:57.239-04:002020-05-22T08:04:57.239-04:00You are making me swoon with what you have accompl...You are making me swoon with what you have accomplished! Everything is so lovely, beautiful, gorgeous! I love your idea with the $Tree store up-side-down baskets to keep the critters out. And the idea for the potatoes, and other veges with the bags you are growing them in so you can move them to sunshine or shade, depending upon the weather. I am sure you have a good wheel-barrow for toting things around. Your home is bliss! Totally fairy bliss! I can imagine the lovely fragrance of the flowers filling the house. Your out-door seed table is wonderful! I can tell you worked diligently to maintain all of what you have planted and nourished with love of what you are accomplishing. Thank you so very, very much for sharing this beauty and enchantment! I am glad for you that the weather has behaved this spring. We too, had a long cooler spell, but alas! It will be in the 100's next week. I am not ready for the heat to begin, but it is a part of the process of growing the crops and flowers. I also like the gauze fabric you used to soften the bright sunshine, protecting the plants. The arbor walkway, with the lights is ethereal. You have captured the essence of JOY! Sigh...I am happy for you for this enchanted acreage you live in. And the fountain, with flowing water, such a peaceful, and soothing atmosphere you have created! Thank you again for sharing your dedication, and also your heart and soul and spirit. Peace always to you, my friend, and sister of the land. A Magical Whimsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473478545205572098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-65563380223246925012020-05-22T06:07:11.338-04:002020-05-22T06:07:11.338-04:00Hello!! So excited to see you gardening again. I l...Hello!! So excited to see you gardening again. I loved seeing pictures of your previous garden. Sending good wishes all will grow and flourish. I too, have recently started gardening again. After the slight lapses do you ever feel like you can't get enough of being outdoors and nuturing living things into prospering? I really could spend all my money on plants. I just want to acquire more and more but like you funds prohibit. Two quick questions, do you use other garden inspirations/books to guide you or is it instinct? I mean how did get the idea of the banners and the lanters and such? Also, how do you take care of your Maidenhair ferns? I long to have mine look like yours? Thank you so much for sharing. Blessings, Melissa Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13575401976752984772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-92165206626494179002020-05-21T18:08:53.375-04:002020-05-21T18:08:53.375-04:00aw Lily, lol....no seriously, I humbly thank you f...aw Lily, lol....no seriously, I humbly thank you for seeing it that way. The sense of "royalty and opulence" definitely is the influence of the Fae, both on me and on the land. But when you were here everything was a mess since you also came right after a tornado went through here and nothing was growing yet. I have since replenished 100% of what was here. I wish I had 100 times what I have now, this is all I can do with my meager budget as you can imagine. Most of it is working the tenet of "getting the most impact with the least (effort/or $)"....and it took me a while to figure things out. I am happy with the amount we've planted, I just really really hope they all bloom and fruit....then I will have achieved something of joy here and the land will be refreshed/revitalized....and nothing miserable can live in a land of beauty and joy, right? Thank you.Lady of the Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06394158858295264012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-12262443164709383732020-05-21T14:32:17.129-04:002020-05-21T14:32:17.129-04:00OH Serena, You have such an elegance with all you ...OH Serena, You have such an elegance with all you create. There is a feeling of royalty and opulence in such a simple setting, and though the land was not just a blank slate with all the troubled energetics, your presence is clearly the balm it was yearning for. You have mastered the elements of beauty and inspiration that few ever achieve or even dream of ! I am so happy I could visit and see with my own eyes all the magic you weave. YOU are the fairy queen.Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12192328869381443988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-82248410812306439062020-04-17T02:58:12.919-04:002020-04-17T02:58:12.919-04:00"Be strong in your Goodness"...I loveeee..."Be strong in your Goodness"...I loveeee that :) And once more reading (hearing) this beautiful everything nearly brought me to tears of joy for you (and the land)...<br />I can only pray that the glorious Magic continues to infuse your days and nights, dear Enchantress...xoxoxoxoxoPalomaseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657973188175649386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-43864128904876874362020-04-17T02:44:17.543-04:002020-04-17T02:44:17.543-04:00This story, I tell you...you are a gifted writer, ...This story, I tell you...you are a gifted writer, have I said this to you? Yes...lol...yes I have... :))) So back to Korean things...please remind me to tell you about the Golden Maknae...<br />Palomaseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657973188175649386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-24955906932473525802020-04-17T02:32:43.234-04:002020-04-17T02:32:43.234-04:00Goosebumps reading this...Magic is coming...or rat...Goosebumps reading this...Magic is coming...or rather, re-awakening :)))Palomaseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657973188175649386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819053185794399303.post-23916182272241591912020-04-17T02:21:51.503-04:002020-04-17T02:21:51.503-04:00Ahhhhh...our beautiful Korean sun rays :) I need t...Ahhhhh...our beautiful Korean sun rays :) I need to tell you about a new Korean love of mine...you will laugh...probably at me ;) xoxoxoPalomaseahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657973188175649386noreply@blogger.com