A Morning In Seattle Part 3 Fleur de Lis European Garden Ornaments

If you've been around this area for a while, you might remember when this was called Lucca Statuary.  The owners sold and the name was changed to Felur de Lis.  They still have a wide selection of cool garden ornaments and since it's so close to the Glass Eye Studio, we usually hit them both at the same time.  Luckily, in the fall Fleur de Lis does a huge sale.  Everything made on site, a majority of what they carry, was 30% off, items from other companies were 20% off.

Nifty pieces with seasonal interest. 

This guy jumped into my hands somehow.  Must have had something to do with the torrential downpour that persisted for our entire visit.

Fortunately, there was lots to see inside.

 At a loss for a gift?  Perhaps you could give them the bird.  I mean, give them a bird. 

There was a great deal to see outside even though the rain was bouncing off of the pavement.   So I got a little wet (drenched really but welcome to the PNW!)

Nudes and semi nudes displayed outside make me feel sorry for them.  Sunburn in the summer, frostbite in the winter brr.

There's something for every garden style, unless you eschew garden art.  If Danger has started liking ornamental cabbage and kale and has installed her fabulous new agave gate, (it's a thing, not a political scandal involving the large succulent) can it be long until she falls for a piece of yard art? Metal agave?  Concrete cactus?

Great pavers that tessellate like the geckos that comprise the floor of the greenhouse at Jungle Fever.

I've a thing for faces in the garden and this birdbath base with allegories of the four seasons on it's sides was tempting. In case you noticed the turbulent water, these weren't fountains, it was just raining that hard.

Nice mosaic-topped items.  

There's gnome place like home. 

The lovely lady planter (empty-headed broad) on the right wanted to come home with me but She was one of the only things here without an easily-spotted price and I didn't want to bother the worker to come out and get wet too but promised to return when it was nicer outside.  Does that make me a fair weather friend?  Besides, it gives me time to contemplate what might look good growing out of her head.  Perhaps a stylish sempervivum hat?

Mermaids and frogs are right at home in water.  These gals seem to be taking advantage of the situation by shampooing their hair.

Cutsy or classic, you'll certainly find it here!  Sorry that I didn't take more pictures but cameras aren't known for their love of rain.

Wonderful products and friendly folks make Fleur de Lis worth the drive!  By the way, the sale might still be going on!  For further information, check out their website here.   

Fleur De Lis Garden Ornaments

If you've attended the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, you've probably seen the Fleur De Lis booth.  Fortunately they're located just up the street from The Glass Eye Studio so after visiting the sidewalk sale, we usually stop by Fleur De Lis. 

Off in a back corner of the parking area was this poor little trio of opuntia.  

Getting ready for Halloween.

This fellow didn't seem to be in a hurry to get anywhere. 

Parrots have taken over the shop!

This gnome didn't seem to mind.

This group, however, was not at all amused. 

There's something for just about any garden style.

A tiny treasure.

If you combine a long bench top with columns is it a columbine? 

Drunken toddlers?  Where are their parents? 

I was impressed with the relatively bubble-free detail of this one.  

Another shell encrusted turtle. 

Got milk?

This one called my name and since everything was on sale...

 This trio was very attractive but where would I put them? 

It's always a pleasure to see what they do with concrete here.  For more information, check out their website.

Happy weekend! If you're in the area, the Rhododendron Species Garden is holding it's Foliage Festival and plant sale this weekend.  Find out more here.

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day October 2013

How time has flown!  It's already  October 15,  time to once again join Carol at May Dreams Gardens and garden bloggers all over the world to show what's blooming in our gardens mid month.   Here are a few of the blooms I found in my garden after work today.

Bless their sturdy hearts, a few Shasta daisies are still blooming. 

Salvia 'Amistad'  has flourished and is full of blooms reminding me of seeing it in the experimental garden at  Sunset headquarters this summer during the Garden Bloggers' Fling.   Here's hoping that  they survive the winter for those of us who planted it!

Salvia 'Hot Lips'  is still going strong but much of the red has faded with the cooler temperatures.  Such cute little dimples!

 Shrub roses in the parking strip still hanging in there.

Sedum somethingorother. 

 Salvia 'Blue Angel'   survived the winter in the ground but was late to emerge and has just started blooming this month.  The color is intense but won't be around long.

Mahonia 'Soft Caress' is just starting to open its buds.

Pelargoniums will bloom until frost slows them down.

Tuberous Begonias

Begonia boliviensis is seeing pink this year!  (and white and yellow in the new sparkler series.)

The plant formerly known as asters.

Japanese anemones.

Impatiens omeiana

Another perennial impatiens.

Abutilon that surprised me by coming back this year.  You may see an abutilon megapotamicum in the background.  They're tired of always being photographed for my bloom day posts and decided they wanted a cameo role this time. 

 

Hardy fuchsias. This one wasn't supposed to be hardy, it was a hanging basket gift that I left sitting on the ground in a flower bed a few years ago and it just keeps coming back and blooming.

This diminutive little one started out as a little one foot gallon pot of cuteness last summer and is now at least 15 feet tall  and we can walk under it.

 

 

 Fuchsia Autumnale

 

Last but not least is this noid Dahlia that I once again forgot until I saw some big pink blooms popping out from behind the brush in one of my beds.

 

 

This was not placed here but rather the bloom fell over on the fleur-de-lis which gave it some support.  Couldn't have planned it better!

 

Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day is hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens on the fifteenth of each month.  Click on over to her site to see what's blooming in gardens from all of the round earth's imagined corners. (Thank you Mr. Donne)