Where the heck is Spring?! I’m getting desperate over here, and it sounds like much of the Northern half of the US is feeling the same way: cold. It has me double-duty daydreaming of plants in an almost obsessive way. I caught myself huffing the dirt of one of my houseplants the other day. Honestly, I recommend it, it’s very soothing.
Maybe we can do something productive and plan for the day when Spring finally says hello. We can get all our gardens ready for a fort like this one. I remember a shaded nook of bushes under our favorite Cottonwood tree as a kid that was sacred to us every summer. I’d hide down there and just listen to the leaves. I want to do the same thing for Birdie, and Hearthsong’s Garden Fort looks like a way to guarantee the opportunity presents itself – in case your yard’s existing bushes aren’t feeling particularly compliant. I also think I may have to buy Moss Milkshake, for the name of it, if nothing else!
Or, you can also create a more portable version with these giant sunflower seeds and a plethora of pots. I may try this approach, because we’re hoping to move this year and I hate to put all that work into something and leave it behind. What about you, which version do you prefer?
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My son was just playing in the neighbor’s maple tree fort! You can still see in it now, but by summer it’s going to be cool!!
No way! A maple tree fort?! That must be amazing – I bet it took years to grow big enough too!
This looks super fun! Did the sunflowers attract a lot of bees? I’m thinking I might try this with sweet peas. What so you think?
Him, the bees is a good point. I’d ask the Etsy seller (see the link above).
I bet sweet peas would work too – I just saw a Pinterest pin where they made a teepee with poles and bean vines of some kind. So cool.
Here’s the teepee pin: http://pinterest.com/pin/285978645060408434/
Will the sunflower fort attract bees
You know, we had one last summer and I didn’t notice an increase in bees at all. It probably depends on your area though – if there are a lot of bees around, they may head that way? Good question!