Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on December 21, 2009

Beautiful Janice. Love that garden gate and I am particularly fond of the rose. I have some blooming as well but not near as pretty as this one. I will have to try your rose food.

Posted by (Iluvpumpkins) on December 21, 2009

Susan, Thank you and Penny the Nativity scene, and snowman came from TJ Maxx. The snowman screen door came from my favorite store Baker and Co on Howard ave. I hope everyone posts the garden gifts they get for Christmas on the blog.I look forward to seeing them. Pumpkin

Posted by (Chip) on December 22, 2009

I love looking at all of your Chrismas decorating! your cat must be used to dress up or you were real quick with the camera! It is hard for me to pick a favorite so I am not going to try I love them all! I went to the model train show last weekend thinking I would replace the cheap plastic train I have for our Chrismas tree with a real one. oh boy they have “G scale” trains now! as in garden scale made for outside in the garden, belive me I have never been so in touch with the little boy in me than at that momment. A little boy with credit card’s.Oh well it will be easyer to check for frost while I am outside in the dog house..“Chip’

Posted by (kgardens) on December 22, 2009

Wow.  I love the idea of decorating the garden for holidays.  Janice, you have done a fantastic job.  I really am impressed with your potting bench.  Did someone make it for you?  I need to update my Christmas list to include one of those.  Kay

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on December 22, 2009

Oh you’ve added some pics of Janice’s awesome garden. I am drooling over the potting bench too. A gardeners dream. And I must get to that antique store. I am looking for an old window like that to do a glass on glass mosaic. I’ve never tried that yet, why not.

And Pooh—-what a trooper. Love it. Everything is beautiful Janice and sets such a happy tone.

Posted by (mangoman) on December 22, 2009

WOW. That’s decked out! In a good way though. I love the tiny little manger scene! I feel sorry for the cat though. He looks slightly annoyed. Haha he’ll get over it! I like the second bromeliad. Its got at lot of bright color. Also, who was it that had the purple tomatoes?

Another plant that will sometimes have red is the Pine Cone Ginger. However, mine died back upon trasplanting so I have no pictures to show.

Posted by (Iluvpumpkins) on December 22, 2009

I am glad you guys enjoyed my garden at Christmas.

Susan, If you go to Baker and Co. tell her Janice sent you and maybe you will get a special tour. Her shop is a restored cigar warehouse.

Chip, I think a train running through a garden would be really cool.

Penny, The nativity is my favorite find ever, I bought all of them and gave as gifts a few years ago. Merry Christmas Janice

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on December 22, 2009

The Habitat store is exactly where I thought I would find something like that window. Thanks Penny.

Can we all borrow Janice’s husband—-or put him in the potting bench business?

If I go antiquing I will put Baker and Co on my list and mention your name Janice. Thanks

Posted by (Chip) on December 23, 2009

It is so much fun to look at your garden Janice! will Pooh let you dress her up? Diane tryed with it with our cats and this didn’t go over so good Jenna your red hots are eye popping! wow so many nice photo’s to look at. Merry Christmas to every one ...“Chip”

Posted by (shirlgirl) on December 23, 2009

Janice, you have done it again. Your garden pictures for Christmas help get me inspired and in the Christmas spirit. That terra cotta nativity scene is a great way to bring Christmas into the garden to enjoy.
Merry Christmas Shirlene

Posted by (Chip) on December 23, 2009

Just came back from the extension office. the new U.S.D.A. canning guide’s are in and I picked up my copy $12.00 buck’s not bad and they have a room full of pamflets free, the gardens on the grounds are worth the trip if you ask me. But the surprize to me was boots! he is still there how long are they going to keep him Susan?..“Chip”

Posted by (Iluvpumpkins) on December 23, 2009

Susan, My husband’s nickname is Grumpy so I don’t know if really want to borrow him.

Shirlene, Welcome to The Dirt!

Penny, I am going to look for you a nativity next year. It would truly be a please to give you one. That Home Depot is north or south Dale Mabry?

Chip, I have some really nice canned jars that I use to decorate my glass kitchen cabinets. They placed the potatoes and green beans in the jars like art. Sounds silly but they are really pretty. I will send penny a picture of them. Pumpkin

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on December 23, 2009

Chip—-they are keeping Boots until the end of the year. In fact someone wanted to buy it but I wasn’t willing to give that one up. Am I crazy?

Posted by (Chip) on December 24, 2009

I am not surprized some one tryed to buy boots at all I honestly think you should have won. Do yourself a favor when you pick up boots look around they have a nice garden on the grounds.
Merry Chrismas!... Chip

Posted by (Susan Gillespie) on December 24, 2009

Thanks for the compliments. That’s a good idea, Chip. I’ve been wanting to see those gardens anyway.

Merry Christmas to all of you too.

Posted by (shirlgirl) on December 25, 2009

Thank you Penny and Janice for the warm welcome to the blog. I hope everyone has a great Christmas. I did meet Penny at Janices house and at the outing in Riverview (Farmer Ricks) which I really enjoyed. I wanted to blog back then but my computer was out of order at the time. Thank goodness my son has fixed it so that I can read the Dirt again.

Posted by (Janna) on December 27, 2009

Janice, your Christmas garden is festive, colorful and outright beautiful! I’m with many others here who love the manger scene. (I believe I mentioned on an earlier blog how envious I am of your potting bench. Way to go, Grumpy!) I will have to check out Baker and Co as well as the Habitat for Humanity store in my search for a window or door frame to paint.

Boys and their trains! (A couple of weeks ago, my hubby came home with a basic Choo-Choo setup for around the Christmas Tree!) Nice find, Chip. I hope you’ll still be able to blog from the doghouse!

Posted by (Janna) on December 27, 2009

Welcome to the Dirt, Shirl! Good to see you here. I think I may have met you at Farmer Rick’s as well. We’d love to see some photos of your garden. (Being the garden voyeurs that we are!)

I hope that all of you had a very merry Christmas! Looking forward to a beautiful bloomin’ new year!!