Wednesday, April 2, 2014

WHAT IS SPRING WITHOUT DAFFODILS

Springtime is one of my favorite seasons of the year, along with Fall.  I always have a pot or two of Daffodils to decorate the inside of my home.  They are so cheery!  I also cannot wait until my outdoor daffodils are in bloom.  They are planted  in clumps all along the one side of my home. I have about ten different varieties and each year the clumps get larger and larger.  I also have miniature daffodils like the ones pictured above in my shade garden.  They bloom their in the Spring before the leaf canopy fills in from the trees in our ravine.

The nice thing about planting daffodil bulbs is that they multiply every year and rarely need replanting, unlike tulips.  Also, the rodents, such as chipmunks won't touch the bulbs, as they are poisonous to them.   They are about one of the only Spring bulbs that are not affected by rodents.

As for Spring colors, I have some new and colorful jewelry in my Etsy shop that has been listed this past week.  Below is just a sample.

The above graduated green necklace is available in several colors in my Etsy shop as well as the two above that. See them at: www.gardengatedesigns.etsy.com.

My Etsy shop donates 20% of it's sales to the Rescued Rescuers: Dachshund and Friends of the Emerald Isle which can be found on Faceboo

Speaking of Dachshunds, my little Grandog Douglas paid me a visit last night to help his Grandpa celebrate his birthday.  Douglas had so many ice cream licks that he will be turning into a Bratwurst Sausage if this keeps up! He is such a little begger!

Douglas is happy promoting my Etsy shop because he knows that 20% of the sales go to his favorite Dachshund Rescue Group.  Being a Rescue/Foster Dachshund himself before finding his forever home with my twin Grandchildren, Douglas would just love for you to visit my Etsy shop at: www.gardengatedesigns.etsy.com.