Dear sisters,
When is the last time you threw caution to the wind, stepped out of your comfort zone, and let your dreams set sail towards horizons unseen? It’s scary isn’t it? Every time I get the BIG IDEA to try something new I get a case of the butterflies weeks before, imagine that no one will like what I have done ( or even worse ) judge me unmercifully for trying. To make matters worse I’m plagued with self-doubt. My emotions ebb and flow between being terrified and over flowing with anticipation. I don’t like feeling that way ( or maybe I do ?) I’ll admit, I’m a bit of a stirrer upper. I like my seas a little rough sometimes but, I like to be the one making the waves! Last November in a weak moment over tea ( obviously spiked with MaryJane juice ) with friends I announced that I was going to have my first ‘ open garden tour ‘ this summer. The statement just flew out of my mouth like I’d done it a dozen times before. Pif! What did I have to lose? Having just come off of the biggest flower high ever, (compliments of my FIRST SEASON with annual cut flowerbeds) I was in a state of gardeners gushiness. I guess you could say the combination of mourning my beloved blooms and feeling excited about NEW growing possibilities for the coming year got the better of me. What’s a farmgirl to do?
Gather your courage and go for it that’s what!
Don’t think for a minute I would leave YOU out of THIS FARMGIRL adventure!
If you can bare it, come on it for all the dirt AND some ice cold citrus water!
I die!!!! Beautiful, gorgeous gardens!!! Thank you so much for sharing. Truly inspiring…:)))
OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!! OH how I wish I could have been there – you make such a lovely, serene area to – well – to JUST in. Can’t believe how much you have done WOW!!!!! thanks for sharing. This is such a WONDERFUL precursor to what I am going to do tomorrow in our area – our Garden Club has what they call Secret Garden Tour every July. My garden was shown twice – so much fun and what a privilege to be chosen. After seeing yours I am bursting at my every leaf to get out tomorrow – there are 5 gardens available. We live in a multi climate area, from totally dry to being in the forest so all will be great fun – JUST LIKE YOURS!!! God Bless
Love love your gardens!! Thanks for the fun beautiful tour.
I had my gardens on our garden club tour one year. So fun and I know how nervous it can make you. 🙂
Thanks so much for sharing!
Dear Debbie –
What a tremendous gift to read about your beautiful garden Tour today and I can’t pick a favorite thing ’cause I love it all. especially the chicks, the Hen House, and the Hydrangeas. Coming to NH next month for our annual trip and will hit Marshfield for sure hoping to see some blooms like yours!
Loved the etour of your gardens. You have a beautiful garden!
Love your gardens. Everything beautiful. You are so talented.Thanks for the tour.
Deborah
This is something I dream about doing… We’ve lived in our home for seven years now. It was an abandoned old farm house with most of the windows busted out, and not a garden to be found… not one!
Since then, my yard has been transformed… feel free to see much of it at the web site I gave. The project at hand is a new pond… then, then… I think I’ll be ready.
Thanks for sharing… so inspired.
Jean
Deb,
I feel as if I were on the tour and sure wish I had been. Everything looks so pretty. You plan a wonderful Garden Tour even down to your very pretty note cards, so thoughtful. Great Job!
Beautiful! Beautiful! Beautiful!!! Since you are a northern Nevada gal, you know how hard it is to have a lush garden, such as you have, in a dry climate. I live in So. Calif. and it is very difficult to get that bountiful, overwhelming effect that you can back east. Deb, your gardens are absolutely goregous! And that Max, what a cute little bug he is!
Everything looks wonderful, Debbie! I bet you’re mighty proud of yourself, as well you should be! Especially for taking the plunge and doing something a little bit scary. You inspire me, (farm) girlfriend!
Oh how lovely! The music just made it like a dream. The lovely notes ended exactly at the end of the post. How awesome is that! Your music, gardens, chickens, spaces, shed, grass, trees, flowers, colors, words, everything is perfect. You amaze me!
Having had the pleasure to see Debbie’s garden in person I have to saw it’s even more stunning than in her gorgeous photo’s. What a joy to have her tour us around and answer all of our questions. Very inspiring.
Lovely garden tour. You’ve given me the inspiration to have my neighbors come visit our home and gardens – this is our 2nd summer working on our acre in Cape May – and altho the crab grass has taken over my raised flower bed – I’m now going out in the 90 degrees to attack it and whip the rest of the beds into shape! Thanks Deb. Joan Marie from Cape May NJ
I just loved every bit of it good for you for going ahead a doing it keep up the beautiful work. thanks for sharing
Oh Deb, everything is gorgeous and I know you worked hard to get it picture perfect ready. You did good girl. I enjoyed the tour and yes the only thing better would have been to have been there sipping on that citrus water…mmmmm….mmmmm.ahhhh…so relaxing…lol..Love ya keep blogging stay Blessed!
Your garden is beautiful! I love reading about the projects you do. Watching you try new things and experiment and, despite being unsure, keep going gives me inspiration and confidence that I could do something also. Seeing and hearing about your garden tour kept me smiling all day!
Hello Miss Deb, you never cease to amaze me. If I can keep up with the lawn mowing and garden weeds I feel like I have accomplished something. Your garden is beautiful and inspiring. Wish our growing season was longer. It is mostly in baskets and raised beds. This year has been hot enough for the strawberries to grow. What I admire about you is is your willingness to continually try new things and it always turns out so nice. You go girl. Looking forward to your next post.
HugMerrilyn
What a lovely and serene garden. I agree with Pam, the layout of the garden was quite interesting. That’s what I struggle most with in my gardening. Your blooms are beautiful. Thanks for sharing your hard work with us. ;0)
Hey Deb! Your garden is a reflection of you…bright and colorful, with a generous dash of serenity. You have a great talent with design, both with the shape of the gardens and the mix of tall and lower plantings, and well as the color combinations. It shows that you have spent countless hours on your garden and the hard scape as well. Love, love, love the patio! Bravo girlfriend!
Howdy Sisters!
What fun to come home from the beach to all of your sweet comments! You made my Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, …:)
Hugs,
Deb
PS. If any of you are New England Gardeners and would like a copy of my plant list leave me a note with your email address. Just check the author only box and I’ll get it!
What a beautiful back yard. I’d love to sit with you some evening around your fire pot. I’ve never grown dahlias before. Looks like I’ll have to give them a try. Your photo tour made me feel like I was there. Wish I had been ;o)
Hi Deb, your tour was delightful and you have a lot to be proud of; all your hard work, your creative tour hospitality, and your farmgirl spirit that allowed you to meander outside your comfort zone, butterflies and all !
My son, now 17, gave me my first ever Mother’s Day plant of knockout roses and I was happy to see yours in the tour and look forward to years of enjoyment from mine. Thanks again for the tour !!
Oh I loved your tour !! Such beautiful flowers and I loved all the raised gardens (I’m new to MaryJanesFarm – just received my first magazine and I’m in LOVE —) I can’t wait to follow your blog and your amazing back yard. How sweet to share a note card with your visitors too !!! Life certainly feels "right" in our garden…
Karen from the NC Coast
Welcome Karen! Thank you for the visit… So happy to have you here…! If you’re like I was when I saw my first MJF magazine I couldn’t put it down! I still feel that way after three years of subscribing! It’s more than a magazine. It’s pages filled with love and inspiration from cover to cover! I know you’ll enjoy all of the blogs! Each one is unique and uplifting! xo Deb
Oh my goodness! This is so beautiful! I just want to hop in my car and drive til I get there! Love, love, love this. Incredible!