Happy Monday Friends! Right up until I purchased several herbs and flowers to refresh my outdoor containers, we were having a very mild winter. Of course as soon as I bought them, we had our coldest temps in over 30 years! So I improvised and decided to create an early spring mantel to enjoy my plants indoors for now
My Ode to Herbs mantel is also inspired by the pretty herby puns I received for Christmas.
I have been waiting for the right opportunity to showcase these lovely gifts from Dear Firstborn...
...so I displayed them inside a tobacco basket with fresh and dried lavender.
Despite the previously mild weather, it's still on the early side to buy plants, so I was thrilled to find a few containers of lemon thyme.
I arranged the fresh plants in zinc and white-washed terracotta pots nestled in a chicken feeder tray.
Violas and pansies are such happy flowers!
Hi Cecilia,
ReplyDeleteI love your goodies from your son. I'm all about lavender. Can't wait for spring I use lemon thyme and regular thyme often cooking.
I'm a huge Viola lover too.
Cindy
My husband and I were just talking about our herb garden today and I said we can't forget thyme! I'm really itching to begin planting but for us up North that won't be for quite a while:( Love your mantel! xo Kathleen
ReplyDeleteCecelia,
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and so spring like!!
Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and by letting me know that you did by leaving such a sweet comment!!
Stay safe, healthy and happy!!
Hug
Deb
What a wonderful touch of spring. Here in Maine, I'm not looking forward to another 6 weeks of winter. People look at me funny when I claim to be glad to see mud season--can spring be far behind? I love the purple and yellow "johhny jump ups". They occasionally reseed themselves here and I am always overjoyed to find one!
ReplyDeleteI love this decorating theme idea, Cecilia! Going to link to in in my Weekly Rambles today:)
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