"Time for Sweet Pea Planting".....

Hi Friends, I know this hardly seems like an Autumn post, but it actually is for at least some of us. For those of us in the warmer climates, it is time to plant your "sweet peas"!.....I'm sure you are all very familiar with these old-fashioned, sweet-smelling flowers, that are delicate to look at,....but quite easy to grow!
The seed catalogs are filled with many varieties of sweet peas. Tall climbing sweet peas & short bushy ones,...all in the most romantic colors!....I have always preferred the climbing varieties, which grow beautifully on garden teteurs or along wire or string trellises. There is just something so enchanting about seeing these thin, little sprout-lets, reaching toward the support of a wire & winding their tiny tendrils around, pulling themselves up to the sunshine!.....

Sweet peas love mild temperatures, nothing too hot,.... so like I mentioned above, it is the perfect time here in California & anywhere with warm winters, to purchase your seeds & get them in the ground!.....The cool temps, give these seeds the perfect start....allowing them to grow all winter long. Usually then in February, your sweet peas will be covering your trellis with dozens of blooms!....All ready to be picked & brought inside for the most darling flower arrangements!
What a perfect way to welcome in early spring!....
So if you're like me, feeling a bit sorry for myself,.... without the huge display of Fall foliage, or the idea of a white winter, you can rejoice in the fact that in a few months time, you will be filling your home with bunches & bunches of glorious sweet peas!
Order or purchase your sweet pea seeds now!...You will be so very happy you did!

Happy planting!.......

heidi xo

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"Hello Friends"......

Hello Friends, So nice to be back blogging with you once again!.....It has been sometime since our last visit!.....Somehow "life took over".... & busy-ness followed..... & blogging was shoved to the back corner. Not sure how it happens, but occasionally it does.
It has been a busy September/October......Back to school of course..... getting the house decorated for Fall..... cleaning up the garden..... along with a little entertaining with friends & somehow the days have flown by.
Here at our house, we also have the exciting news that my oldest daughter Holly is engaged & planning an early Spring wedding,..... so in between all the everyday tasks, there is much "wedding chatter" going on! .....which is quite wonderful!
I also have been a bit negligent with the sending out of my monthly newsletter, "Living Little with Heidi". In fact many of you have recently written me asking for it..... & giving me some of the loveliest feedback!.....So I hope you will be happy to hear that a "Thanksgiving" edition is in the works & will be coming your way in a few days!...Some of my favorite ideas, recipes & thoughts about Thanksgiving, all in time for the planning of your own special day!
If you would like to receive my newsletter simply e-mail me at heididevlin@gmail.com & I will add you to my growing list!.....& did I mention it's free! So please shoot me an e-mail & I will send a copy!
I do hope all of you are doing well & are enjoying your Autumn....

Hope to chat again soon!.....

Fondly,....

heidi xo

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