Welcome (to my ) Gnome

Are you sick of garden posts yet ?

I really hope not.

Cause it's that time of year .

There are few things that make me happier than playing in the dirt !

And ... with as crabby as I have been lately , I really need my " dirt therapy" !

Warning - if you have an aversion to Gnomes , STEP AWAY FROM THE COMPUTER now !

So , you know I have been really digging ( pun intended ) mini- gardens lately.

Here is my latest one .

This one has a variety of succulents in it.

They must be rather trendy right now , cause every garden center I go to ( and I go to a LOT ) has an awesome variety to pick from.

I added a little gnome and my thrift store mushrooms ( you may remember seeing those in my terrarium post )

 I feel the one thing that separates a mini garden from a container garden are the ornaments.

It sits on my "chippy" chair by the door.

Across from my white table ( that table has too many posts about it to even link to).

The mini - gnome garden inspired my summer table display.

Warning - here they come again !

Gnomes EVERYWHERE !

Little ones...

Hanging ones....

( the big one looks kinda creepy in this picture , trust me , he is not )

Sleeping ones...

BIG ones...

( see not creepy at all )

Flowers are mostly impatiens ( one of my go-to flowers )

The plant on the chair is a dahlia .

 I'm really loving the combination of mini hostas in the red pot.

Oh , and the white "fluffy" flower is called Diamond Frost .

LOVE it !

On a side note , that little sleeping gnome was made by my dad back in the 70's.

Ceramics were all the rage back then .

He must have made a dozen sets of these for people.

Not quite an antique but defiantly on the verge of vintage :)

So ...

what do you think of my Welcome Gnomes ?

Too much ?

Too kitchy ?

Wait...

is there such a thing as too kitchy ?

In the Trailerhood ... I think not :)

Linking to some or all of these great parties :)

Tablescape Thrursday@ Beteen Naps on the Porch http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
Thursdays are Your Days @ 52 Mantles http://www.52mantels.com/
Show and Tell Friday@ My Romantic Home http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
Feathered Nest Friday @ French Country Cottage http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
Inspiration Friday@ At the Picket Fence http://www.atthepicketfence.com/
Pinning and Singing on the Weekend@ 5 Minutes Just for Me http://5minutesjustforme.blogspot.com
Potpourri Friday @ 2805 http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/
Fabulous Friday @ Faith,Trust and Pixie Dust http://michellelunt.blogspot.com/
Weekend Bloggy Reading : Link Up @ Serenity Now http://www.serenitynowblog.com/
Fridays Unfolded @ Stuff and Nonsense http://www.stuff-and-nonsense.net/
Shine on Friday @ Happy-Go-Lucky http://happy-go-lucky-harvey.blogspot.com/
Saturday Nite Special @ Funky Junk Interiors http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/
A Pinteresting Link Party @ Here's to Handy Andy http://herestohandyandy.blogspot.com/
Tutu's and Teaparties : A Pinteresting Party @ http://tutusandteaparties.blogspot.com/
More the Merrier Monday@DIY Home Sweet Home http://diyhshp.blogspot.com/
So Very Creative Party Time @ So Creative http://soverycreative.blogspot.com/
Meet Me Monday @ You're Talking Too Much http://youaretalkingtoomuch.blogspot.com/
Amaze Me Monday @ DittleDattle  http://dittledattle.blogspot.com/
What's in the GunnySack@The Gunny Sack http://www.thegunnysack.com/
Metamorphosis Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/
Make the Scene Monday @ Alderberry Hill http://alderberryhill.blogspot.com/
Make it Yourself Monday @ An Original Belle http://anoriginalbelle.blogspot.com/
Show Me What You Got Linky Party @ Our Delightful Home http://www.ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com/
Party Time Tuesday @ Northern Cottage http://www.northerncottage.net/
Trash to Treasure Tuesday @ Sassy Sites http://sassysites.blogspot.com/
 Cowgirl Up Creative Linky Party @ The FarmhousPorch http://farmhouseporch.blogspot.com
Show Off Your Stuff @ Fireflies and Jellybeans http://firefliesandjellybeans.blogspot.com/
Primp Your Stuff Wednesday @ Primp http://micheleravendesigns.blogspot.com/
Your Whims Wednesday @ My Girlish Whims http://www.mygirlishwhims.blogspot.com/
Good Life Wednesday @ A Beach Cottage http://www.abeachcottage.com/
Rock & Share @ The Shady Porch(a pinterest party)http://theshadyporch.blogspot.com/