Raise your hand if you’ve ever bought flowers to put on your front porch together in pots, only to get home and be underwhelmed by what you have. It’s happened to me….a lot! Front porch flower pots are actually pretty simple once you have a few tips to follow. Choosing the Right Pot Your pot…
Inspiration
Obelisks, Tuteurs and Trellis’
I am currently adding new raised beds to my garden and want something pretty and timeless to support my peas and beans. Pinterest and Instagram are my inspo places and obelisks, tuteurs and trellis’ are what I am drawn to. The Internet is full of DIY options with cattle panels, wires and hooks, and wooden…
The Best Flowers for Your Front Porch
Your front porch is the first impression guests have of your home, and what better way to make it warm and welcoming than with a burst of floral elegance and color? In this post we’ll explore the best flowers for your front porch, how to maintain them and how to piece them together to give…
White Gardens You Have To See
White Gardens are all the rage right now. At first glance, a white garden may seem simplistic, but the addition of textures, differing heights and fullness, and varieties of blossoms can take it to the next level. The monochromatic scheme is characterized by arrays of blossoms like lilies, roses, hydrangeas, tulips, and peonies, each contributing…
Spring Front Porch Inspiration
I’ve been planning my front porch since last fall. In fact I have several pots full of bulbs waiting to spring up from the soil. With the warm weather coming soon, I wanted to gather a few inspo pics from the depths of the internet to inspire my front spring front porch. After all, I…
White Spring Flowers
Spring is just around the corner….Finally! White is one of my favorite colors to use in my garden. In fact in my front yard, I try to have mostly white flowers with green hedges as accent. It’s such a clean and classy look. These white spring flowers would be a great addition to any landscape…
Window Box Inspiration
One of my projects this spring is to make and install window boxes on my shed/chicken coop. I’ve been searching Pinterest and Instagram to find the best tutorials and inspo pics and now I can’t wait to get started. I can’t wait to get started building my own window boxes. Stay tuned for photos and…
Raised Garden Beds
Raised garden beds are both beautiful and functional. Winter is the best time to gather inspiration and plan for the spring growing season. Here are some ideas to get you started on your raised beds next season. Wood This is probably the most common type of raised garden bed. The kind of wood you use…
Gardener Winter Blues
It’s been raining and cold here where I live for weeks and weeks. The fog has hovered over my little town without an end in sight. My house plants are desperately missing the sun and truthfully, so am I. This last week I have found myself feeling very tired and down. The gardener winter blues…
Types of Gardens : Part 2
This is Part 2 to our Types of Gardens series. If you missed Part 1, go back HERE. There are many different types of gardens, and this is just a small sampling of all the different options out there. Japanese Garden This type of garden is designed in a traditional Japanese style. It features water…