Snow falling on daffodils....(and tulips also) What a whiff of spring we HAD until yesterday when we swooped back into winter.

Since my last blog entry..which was actually my first... I have been very busy starting up the tea garden. I would like to show you several photos....

Yes, more teapots....and cups too! These will be used to serve tea and will also be for sale.

I planted vegetable and flower seeds several weeks ago and they are all under grow lights in the living room. I used heating mats under the plant trays and that really helped the seeds to germinate much more quickly.

These seedlings will be moved into a greenhouse that I just bought...a very small greenhouse....6'6" x 7'7" ...that looks very sweet sitting in the garden. It is a Rion Eco Grow that can withstand -32 degree temps, winds up to 60 mph and 110 lbs of snow/square meter...and so hopefully it will be here for many winters to come.

As you can see, there are as many benches as could possibly be stuffed into this little greenhouse. There are also raised beds all around the perimeter of the base where I will be able to plant a late fall crop of cold hardy vegetables.

The opening of the Tea Garden is next week.. Thursday, May 6th...Mother's Day weekend... The new patio looks a bit forlorn in the photo below but in just a little more than a week, it will become filled with baskets of flowers, tables covered with floral tablecloths, lots and lots of teapots and guests.