made by human hands
in vivid colors and form
original art

#mastoprompt - original
#dailyhaikuprompt - vivid or misty

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/sighkadelic-sunflower-art-sharon-cummings.html

Fancy Daffodil that this Old Geezer transplanted from the banks of the Hungry Run Creek to Fifth Street. #daffodils #daffodil #flower #flowers #pennsylvaniagarden #pennsylvaniagardens #posy #posies #garden #gardening #gardener #narcissus #gayslur #gayslurs #vintagelanguage

From a couple of weeks ago, a drift of Tulip 'Orange emperor’, who were lucky to escape the muntjac’s attention.
This cultivar was, apparently, introduced in 1962 by the the Dutch grower J.W.A. Lefeber. Back then, he could not have imagined that the name, Orange Emperor, would acquire such an unsavoury meaning more than sixty years later.
Let’s keep this our #secret. Somebody might think that they named a tulip after him.

One of two beautiful Red Bud Trees this Old Fart added to his garden last summer. #redbud #redbudtrees #floweringtrees #blooming #bloomingtrees #spring #flowers #gardening #pennsylvaniagarden #pennsylvaniagardens #gardener #garden #yard #frontyard #backyard

When my clothes become too tired to be worn when going out, some of them are assigned to gardening duties.
The T-shirt in this photograph, frayed and with holes, must be around 15 years old. Not as old as I thought, in fact. A (now gardening) fleece is still in much better condition than this T-shirt and must be nearly 30 years old. Clothes do keep a long time.
I suspect that I would not feature in an industrialist's wet dream.
What do you all wear for gardening
‣ Upright. Click to see all.

#consumerism, #thrifting #AntiConsumerism #AntiConsumption #capitalism #AntiCapitalism #MensFashion #MensStyle #ArtistsGarden #ImperfectGarden #garden #gardener #gardening #Artist #wolfkettler #Photography #PhotoArt #ArtPhotography #SustainableFashion #VintageVibes #environment #sustainability

The colours are fab, the exuberance is so vital: it's a joy to be a #gardener in the spring. And to have a greenhouse (sorry to those who don't) helps a lot.

From last weekend: every week sees the garden filling out, the colours brightening (and the weeds leading the way of course).

I love this entirely wild patch at the front of the garden. Everything, apart from the shrubs, is self-sown (or was already here when we bought the house). I do not do anything apart from cutting it down once a year in late autumn. At the moment, the #bluebells are flowering.
Unlike the rest of the garden it is visible from the road. I am certain that some uninspired people think it is an uncared-for weed patch.
‣ Upright. Click to see all.

Spring's balm quickly fades
Summer blisters the garden
Sunflowers show some skin
Thick and radiant through Fall

#mastoprompt - blister

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/basking-in-the-glory-sharon-cummings.html

the blistering sun
threatens the purple iris
clinging to the spring

#dailyhaikuprompt - plum
#mastoprompt - blister

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/enchanted-irises-purple-flower-art-sharon-cummings.html

#iris #irises #flower #flowers #floral #floralart #purple #garden #gardens #gardening #gardener #spring #springtime #springflowers #lavender #fresh #fun #art #artwork #patterns #pattern #flowery #buyintoart #homedecor by #SharonCummingsArt #poetry #poet #poets #poem #poems #shortpoem #shortpoems #smallpoem #smallpoems #haiku

Tulip 'Apricot beauty' in a border.
I planted twenty bulbs a couple of years ago. Only two have come up this year or, rather, not been eaten by our visitor, the muntjac.
‣ Upright. Click to see all.

The Flowering currant is in full swing. The bees love it but are proving camera shy.
‣ Upright. Click to see all.

March/April Garden Tour with April Tips https://www.diningandcooking.com/1988819/march-april-garden-tour-with-april-tips/ #AprilGardenTour #garden #GardenTour #gardener #Gardening #GardeningAtDouentza #MarchGardenTour #SpringGardening #VegetableGarden #VegetableGardenVideos #VegetableGardening #VegetableGardeningVideos

Both Red Bud Trees this Old Fart added to the garden last season are ready to pop! #redbud #trees #floweringtrees #garden #gardener #gardening #pennsylvaniagarden #pennsylvaniagardens #spring #springtime #beauty #gardenbeauty #outdoors #yard #frontyard #backyard #outside

Jobs for the weekend - 29/30 Mar

As well as catching up on a bunch of stuff from last weekend, i’ll be preparing tomato frames, mulching borders and planting summer flowering bulbs, building wildlife tunnels with the help of the neighbours and possibly feeding the lawns.

Summer Soulmates inspired by the hot weather that has engulfed Florida and all of the beautiful flowers popping up!

ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/summer-soulmates-sunflower-art-sharon-cummings.html

#sunflower #sunflowers #flower #flowers #floral #floralart #yellow #soulmates #love #romance #romantic #romanticgift #fedigiftshop #spring #springtime #summer #summertime #handmade #handmadeart #painting #paintings #garden #gardens #gardening #gardener #buyintoart by #SharonCummingsArt #joy #happiness #creative #creativity

Comfrey in the stumpery. Sourced from a drift of self-sown comfrey elsewhere in the garden.
The bees love it but they were camera shy. I overheard them talking: “Oh. it’s him again with this thing that goes click. Looks like a giant eye. Very suspicious. Better wait and come back when he’s gone”, they said.

Elephants' ears are beginning to flower beautifully but the leaves, every last one, have been eaten. Bloody muntjac!
But then, I wanted a wildlife friendly garden, hence I am getting the wildlife, which is satisfying. Ah well …

Seed trays on the living room floor - this is only part of it.
Sowed annuals, biennials and perennials today. 320 seed tray cells in all. Seems a bit over the top as I only wanted to plug a few gaps in borders. Don't know how it happened.