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Saturated Hydrangea hues….
begin their burst of summer color…
I couldn’t resist these Bella Notte Deluxe Marie ruffled
pillow cases…slipping them over my French chairs on
the way out to weekend gardening….
Nepeta Mussinii Six Hills Giant…
Catmint…a haze of dusky lavender blue
on the upper level of my latest gardening project
First coat of watered down paint on the new project’s
lattice fence…a dark gray with zinc blue under tones
C2 Paints Stomp
The first five steps are in…hardscape to be finished next week. After the hillside’s clay soil
is amended, new lavender can be added in rows in front of olive tree and cypresses…
I love Linda Merrill’s story of hearing her father’s whispers as she remodeled her kitchen here.
My father is so often in my thoughts…I can imagine him sitting on the rock wall beside me on this
lovely cool June weekend. A wonderful, warm man…we all loved his stories, the comfort of his
laughter. We saw how hard he worked and how much joy he found in life…a wonderful lesson
to pass down to your children.
Happy Father’s day to all our wonderful fathers!
Trouvais 
Hydrangea’s are one of my favorites. I would love to capture those blues in a room but you’ll get to do it soon in that garden. I am green with envy.
Always the best of the blogs. You make my days brighter & full of hope for tomorrow.
My favorite color/hue. Lovely. This did brighten up the day.
Trish
I can always count on you to transport me to the land of enchantment — your garden is resplendent with magic filled with love and tenderness and caring thoughts, that’s the magic your plants thrive on.
Love how you wove the tender thoughts about your father in with the solid stones steps – a very good onomatopoeia for describing your father.
The pillow cases are luxurious and chic, and adore the color scheme repeated in the garden plants the hint of blue in the stone steps and the shades of blue in the lattice. You packed so much in just a few photo’s,
As always enjoy your week end.
Joanny
Thanks for the wonderful photos and link to Linda’s blog. Happy Father’s Day to all of you.
Only Joanny could say with such eloquence what we all feel about your post today, Trish. I almost passed out when I saw those pillow cases on the chairs & had to re-read the sentence finally understanding your magical ways. We are all blessed with the new posts you give us which we all enjoy and look forward to reading. Have a lovely Sunday, darling one.
Trish, Thanks for your lovely photos and words today. Every year I go to the cemetery on Father’s Day and take a huge bouquet of blue hydrangeas in memory of the most fabulous gardener that I know on this earth.
I particularly loved your vision of your dad on the steps.
Have a wonderful day!
Ruth Ann
hi trish… i just love this post… yesterday i was out looking at my gems blooming (finally) and it was worth the wait!
stomp is one of my favorite colors… and i am going to linda’s blog now…
enjoy today sweetie… i am going out to my garden… rain hat, coat and boots… nothing is going to stop me!
and my little concrete garden frog reminds me of our mtg date… xx pam
Hope to run into you next time you venture down the coast, Pam….October?
Beautiful hues…..your hydrangeas are superb Trish, xv.
I love your pictures of the hydrangeas. It seems like you can almost touch them because the pictures are so clear. Where can a person find Lavender that will grow well in Texas? I have tried Spanish Lavender, but it does not look as full and vibrant.
(I live in Zone 7.) Yours are amazing!
Hi Gabriella. Though I haven’t ordered from them, this mail order site here has excellent information about lavender. My type is an English Lavender, also termed a “lavandin” …called “Provence”…very tall and fragrant, excellent for drying. It should grow in your zone. They have contact info if you want to get expert advice.
lovely hues! I think the colours are gorgeous.
At the moment we are enjoying lots of colours here, in our gardens, let’s hope the sun keeps shining.
enjoy your week!
As I scroll down your post and beautifull pictures, I think to myself, oh this is the picture I will comment on..but it is unfair..since they are all fantastic! each one is and every bit you share is just awesome and breathtaking…the unveiling of your new French hill is so exciting, and I can truly say, your steps look exactly like the one’s we have been treading the last few weeks! thank you for this lovely post. Colette x
The stone stairs are coming along with great beauty. The stone mason really is 100? I am glad we share the stone addiction.I agree. Better than a stone from Tifanny’s. It must be imprinted in our DNA somehow. The images are, as always, transformative. I’m still thinking a line of cards by Trouvais would make the world a better place. From gardener to gardener, it was the wheelbarrow and the hose out that made me smile the most.
Well…might have exaggerated his age a bit..I’m glad you appreciate the out of focus wheel-barrel. Quite exciting when full of dirt on a slope, let me tell you! Must have son agree to do a final post for me if I’m in a fatal wheel-barrel accident!
Trish – thank you so much for the kind comments about my post. And your words about yours are wonderful. As are your photos, as always! You really have the touch! (I am jealous! My dad, were he still here, would keel over if I ever got a garden to look a 10th as beautiful as yours!)
Luck and an ideal climate goes a long way, Linda! I hope my luck holds!
My dad was so great. And his garden in Wisconsin such a passion of his. When I work in it now, he’s right there beside me. I hope what I’m doing out there makes him happy…because he made all of us so happy. His garden is one of his many legacies. Here’s to all of us lucky enough to have or have had amazing dads!
What a beautiful post! And very well-written…
Beautiful post Trish…in so many ways.
Love those blues!
🙂
Your garden is always so inspiring.
Your images are always amazing, Trish. These blues took my breath away.
love your blog …send more & more