These are the rocking chairs on my back porch. The fabrics are April Cornell. The matching napkins are used as cushion covers. I attached buttons to the cushions and then made button holes on the napkins to help hold it all in place. If you put buttons on all your cushions—placed right in the corners—then [...]
Julie Biederstadt Brown inspires us to spotlight Mason jars used as vases in and outside in the garden. She says, ” My favorite kind of vase in the whole, wide world. An old, blue, bubbly mason jar. Love it.” We say, It’s just perfect with the pretty whites. And of course it has a gingham [...]
Flowergardengirl’s spring ornamental shrub extravaganza for zone 7a. Blooms and fragrance for this craftsman cottage home. Welcome to North Carolina.
Flea Market Gardening Online Swap Meet. Come add your junk, plants, creations.
A pretty garden gate is the backdrop for this blue enamelware planter of red geraniums and white petunias.
In this part of North Carolina, a story and a half craftsman home with this large front porch is as common as wings on a butterfly. Why are craftsman homes so popular and downright adorble? Well just look at the character. Craftsman homes are beefy and give the feeling of safe at home. They have [...]
Tastefully renovating a 50′s style ranch home by adding curb appeal and stone facing. Natural landscaping and the use of pine straw mulching make this a southern charmer.
In honor of Flowergardengirl’s 500,000th visitor, she’s gonna post naked for the next 3 years.
Wondering if you’ve seen this clever technique I came up with to use old antique vintage bottles as flower vases. I added a twist. They are etched and stenciled to give them lots more character. You can find etching kits at a hobby stores. On the far right, I’ve used some wallpaper stencils left over [...]
Theresa’s pitcher serves a practical purpose, as well as sits pretty! Theresa Doss, of San Francisco says “Here’s an old french style pitcher I use to gather flowers outside…” We think it’s such a pretty arrangement…class and shabby all in one!
Driving down to the home place in West Cork is always a treat, especially if I haven’t been home in a while. Living in the city of Dublin now when I drive out the country roads I appreciate all the scenery more. On my last trip down the hills [...]
Whitewashed brick where the limbs swing low and the people talk slow. A tour of the Old South Homes in this series on painted brick homes.
Shirley Fletcher, proprietor of SHed ANtiques in Arlington, Washington, 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 [...]
A traditional whitewashed brick home with substantial iron gas lamps reflecting on the days when a carriage was more likely to pull up the drive.
White on white painted brick in this home featuring a welcoming side front porch.
Non traditional painted brick in the color green with a bold red door and black shutters.
A tastefully achieved whitewashed brick series on the Old South look that is gaining in popularity.
Spectacular North Carolina azaleas planted in mass
ll Of all the critters that invade your garden, don’t keep the kids out! Children love to help out, especially in the garden, they have a sense of wonder that can’t be matched! Yesterday, I helped one of my grand daughters plant sunflowers, she’s only 5 but already has a [...]
This House Wren made her nest in a potted plant on a table outside the back door~ Now is the time to venture out and look for the darling House Wren who has possibly made her nest in some odd place nearby. They come to the garden in the spring with the male signaling his [...]
After the Easter celebration has passed, but before the Easter lily fades, use this holy flower for many medicinal purposes. Once called the “white robed apostle of hope” lilies were found growing wild in the garden of Gethseman after Christ’s agony. The beautiful white lilies appeared where ever drops of Christ’s sweat fell to [...]
By Renea Winchester originally posted 4/9/2011 at blogthefarm Here in Atlanta, it seems we’ve bypassed spring and tumbled headlong into the swelt of summer humidity. Birds are building nests and weeds are growing faster than I can type. Today would be the perfect day to plant the entire vegetable garden. But wait! Patience dear readers. [...]
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A blue speckled metal tray set with Flea Market vases, set the stage for my daffodils rescued from the snow showers of last week. Behind are two pillows, also found at thift stores, a sage green textured satin and a puffy blue and white quilted pillow sham. A pretty combination for these winter weary eyes, [...]
Today,Master Gardening Class was the last place I wanted to be,but I forced myself to go and I was glad I did when I road up to the building where our class is held and saw the red and yellow tulips opening up and looking so spring,happy to be up and blooming. Mr.Dick Bir was [...]
Every Spring they come to the garden center bearing photos and drawings of their small urban yards. Brave souls that have spent their last dime on the interior and now not much left for the exterior so they want to do it themselves. Good old American gumption, which I like. So I help them design [...]
You really must see our new online garden magazine at Toil the Soil. The March issue is all about kitchen gardens! and the February Issue of Toil the Soil
For those of you who were wondering, this is what ‘Monkey Balls’ look like in autumn, spring, and summer. And then they put forth these pretty little seeds that go forth and multiply. Before they go to seed–you can use them in arrangements like I did above. They are food for the Monarch caterpillar. and [...]
