Dueling Darlings ~ How does your garden Grow?

Hi friends and Happy Father's Day to all those celebrating!

SUPER long post ahead with many pictures :)

 

It's the 15th of the month and that means the

 Dueling Darlings get their card kit duel on!

In case you might be wondering what that is,

it's a card group I created years ago over on SCS in which

 two opposing 'teams' of crafters (The Divas and The Dazzlers, but we are ALL Darlings ♥) chose a theme ~

 then each of the two opposing hostesses send card kits to each in their group,

and it's a surprise until we receive it/post it! :)

 

This month, our hostesses are Tami for Team Divas

and Darlene for Team Dazzlers!

And they chose ..... Gardening!

Using Gardening Riley and almost a little bit of everything in the kit,
here is my card - inside and out:

 

 

* Now, Tami also asked for us to post our favorite gardening tip in our post.

 

My tip:  Have your kids do it!!

LOL!  I jest ♥

 

In all seriousness, this theme could not be more appropriate timed

because a couple of weeks ago, our oldest daughter (home from

college classes for the summer) decided she wanted to start that

garden she kept talking about.

In the summer.

In South Florida.

In the heat.

 

I agreed to help her (comical in itself, since I have the polar

opposite of a green thumb and the only plants I can manage to take

care of are SILK plants .... even then ... it's questionable!)

as long as she took the helm - planned it all from

which area of the yard, the how and when to build it,

what supplies and seeds she would want, and I would be there

to lend a hand -- and some blood, sweat, and tears (yup!  All 3!)

 

Did I mention it's HOT here?!!!

"It's like AFRICA hot", to quote Matthew Broderick!

 

 

The next day surveying ....

and, Buster, again ~ he thinks he's a Farm Dog.

 

She did AWESOME!

I am immensely proud of her and her little garden which is now

sprouting all over the place ~ oh, I can taste that squash and zucchini already!

I've taken a lot of pictures over the weeks, documenting ...

 Typical of South Florida summers, it's been raining a lot!
Downright POURING, even.

A few times, we've been worried!

 

 

 but her planning, planting, and diligence has paid off.

By the Fall, I hope we have a bountiful harvest!

 

  

 

 

She's already scouting out where to put the trellis and the climbing

vines ~ plus all the little seedling transfers she has in

starter pots and planters.

Yum-my!

 

Did you make it this far!?

Thank you!!

Be sure to stop in and see what the rest of the Divas and Dazzlers

have created for you with our Gardening theme!

You can find them all listed in my sidebar ...

 over there to the right }}}}}}

 

As always,

Big Hugs, Bigger Blessings!
~Kelly

 

I'll enter this card into:  Sentimental Sundays #211 - Animals

Stamping Sensations:  Animal Antics

 Natalie and Amy Challenge - 4 legged friends!