An avid Flea Market Gardener, Shirley Fletcher, proprietor of SHed ANtiques near Marysville, Washington, runs a small junk shop with a lot of funky charm. Potting tables, wagon wheels and galvanized buckets and milk cans are arranged artlessly around the front door, hung with bittersweet.
She says, “I love anything rusty and worn in my garden and this olde wagon just fits the bill! I filled it with dirt and some Creeping Thyme, Thymus ‘Tasha’ and Thrift, Armeria maritima, for some pink color, then added the lil’ birdhouse and covered all with sheet moss. This wagon has bloomed for me now for 8 years straight!”
“Just some water here and there in the dead of summer and I trim back the creeping thyme in fall…. she is pretty cute and makes me and everyone smile as they pull into the drive and see my lil’ greeter.. I think a rusty wheel barrow would be cute too!! Blessings and happy spring gardening!”
Now that we’re here, let’s explore a little further….
“Sweet Annie wreaths! Find them here in the fall. Smells like heaven,” Shirley says. Sweet Annie is Artemisia annua, also called Sweet Wormwood.
Shirley is in the process of moving her juntique business in Marysville, so we’ll let you know when she’s open again! Thanks, Shirley, for sharing your unique vintage garden things with us. ~~ Sue
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Oh, I love everything you have pictured, Shirley Fletcher! That welcoming wagon is so darn cute … & it’s sure has ‘carried’ on a long time for you! Love the prairie sink & old farm table & those wheels! Good luck @ your new location! TFS this, Sue Langley!
Oh my. I see so many awesome things. I'm loving the planted wagon, and I've been wanting one of those sinks... That wagon wheel is huge, and the wash tubs, and the wreath... Love it. I wish it was closer to me. Great find Sue.
TFS,Sue ! I love all the pieces shown.I wished I lived closer to get a hands on view ! Good luck at your new location .
Cute, I'll have to look you up the next time we are in the area, so cool to see something so fun and attractive. Lots of wonderful imagination.
Wish I lived closer...my kind of shop
I love Shirley's little shop! So many wonderful finds!