Welcome to Hawthorne Gardens Wicked Beautiful Flowers. . .aka, the Potting Shed.
Established in 1831, specializing in black roses. . . dead or alive.
A murder of crows have flown in and await your arrival on October 31st. . .
Our best specimens and warty pumpkins were scared up for this haunted tableau . . .
Colorful Ball jar bouquets were picked from our wicked beautiful flower garden. . .
And vibrant blooming plates with butterflies were specially picked from our dish garden, served up on our best tarnished silver chargers.
Beaded Spiders have spun black straw web placemats and hold napkins. . .
And garden gloves are provided for our deadly flowers, with vintage blooming flatware embellished with ribbon and alight with butterflies.
We’re all aflutter over this spooky holiday!
Halloween is the time of year when everyday items can appear a little creepy . . .
When a garden fork may look like a sinister hand, if only fueled by your imagination and the addition of a bejeweled spider ring.
Tri-ogen Rose Garden Spray is the secret to our wicked beautiful and deadly flowers . . .
Beware the poison formula.
Hawthorne Gardens Wicked Beautiful Flowers Details:
Hawthorne Gardens sign and banner / Pier 1, several years ago
Dishes / Lenox Melli Mello Eliza Stripe, HomeGoods, last year
Black Web Straw Placemats, Goblets & Napkins / HomeGoods, last year
Skeletal Hands / Target, several years ago
Crows & Ribbon / Michaels. several years ago
Spider Napkin Rings / Pier 1, several years ago
Thank you for your visit, sharing with:
Between Naps on the Porch
Although, usually I am not a fan of the ghoulish side of Halloween, your mix of bright and happy with some darkness is delightful.
You have me screaming with delight! Wow, so much color and creativity, it’s amazing. My favorite is the fork hand with spider ring, but they’re ALL genius. Thanks for sharing the shed again. Have a great week.
Wicked Beautiful Mary! What a spooktacularly creative table. I’m always inspired how your transform your shed and those plates could not be more perfect!
Such spooky fun! You make me want to have a Halloween party and create a table. I love the fun addition of the spider rings on the garden forks :)
What a treat to start my morning.
Wildly and wickedly fun Mary~ I’m blown away with all your spooky and colorful details. Those plates look like they were made for a Halloween table and ‘Hawthorne Gardens’. I have shed envy whenever I see your potting shed. Love the way your creativity blooms there :)
So pretty! The dishes are gorgeous and the colors are fabulous!
Oh those vibrant colors of fall. I especially love the garden forks with spider rings. It is always such a delight to see what you have cooked up in the Potting Shed.
Good Morning Mary…WOW! Such a creative and beautiful tablescape for Halloween in your shed! You must have had a great deal of FUN pulling together all the details…the various textures of pumpkins, the colorful assortment of flowers, and the other delightful and imaginative elements. WOW again! Thank You!
FanTAStic!
Spooktacularly gorgeous!
Mary, how fun is this! So many details and creativity for your Halloween tableau…perfectly spooktacular!
I 💙 this!
I have to share this masterpiece on Instagram so Lenox can see your work!! Is that ok? I love the mello pattern-such fun!!
I love your Halloween decor. Great ideas
Your imagination is outstanding along
with your writing ! Your garden shed is
So much fun. I enjoy all your post so much. Love the flower arrangements.
Spooky Day!
WOW!! Colorfully spooky!! A lot to look at too!! Not every Halloween has to be black and white as seen here!! ☠️🎃👻🧙🏻♀️🧟♂️🧛🏻♀️
Where have you been all my life??? Why did it take so long to discover you and your blog! You have no idea how much happiness you bring to me with your ideas!!!!!! My daily dose of happiness. Fall is my favorite season and I so love Halloween!!!! Thanks for all you do to bring joy to so many. This tablescape is the cutest I HAVE EVER SEEN. Have a beautiful fall filled day!
I do not like or enjoy Halloween. But this is outstanding!
Tell me DETAILS, please, about the window dressing.
Thanking you in advance.
Mary, your creativity and imagination are endless! Those plates are so pretty and the flowers very pretty too. Love the tarnished chargers, great ribbon patterns, and cute gloves.
Wow Mary, butterflies and spiders everywhere in your bright yet creepy scene! The bejeweled garden hands are extra eerie reaching about all over…I am loving the long stemmed little pumpkins available this year, they are so cute 🎃 You have fearlessly married bright pretty flowers with the scary side of Halloween for a quite magical result!
Jenna
Looks wonderful. You have quite an eye for the unexpected combination. Halloween with fall flowers and butterflies. Great.
I love love love Halloween. Most blogs just have boring neutral Fall decor but your blog and your creative ideas make me smile. I love all your Halloween ideas. Wickedly done!!!
Hi Mary-Your clever styling never ceases to amaze me! The spider rings are a favorite & using them on garden tools are so imaginative! Your shed is so decked out for Halloween! How fun! Love the plates too. I am trying to curb my dish addiction but not having much luck! LOL Happy Monday! Clara 🎃🕷️🕸️
Such clever use of ordinary and unordinary! I absolutely love the skull poster with the burst or orange butterflies! This is a great blog!
Love, love. Love….I will continue to look at this several times the attention to detail is just ghostly fun. Thanks again….I am always looking for your post and trying to figure out what is next.
Most awesome Halloween sophisticated display ever!! Love, love your creativeness! Kudos!
How can you make something so beautifully scary!?! The hand with the rose spray just cracked me up!!!
So clever!!! You out did yourself once again, Mary!!!
I love it!!! Thanks, Mary, you amaze me as usual.
I seldom take the time to comment, but this post is just so creative and fun, I had to share a word of gratitude. I’m kind of past decorating for Halloween, but this is delightful! You never cease to amaze with your inspiration, regardless of the season or holiday, or ordinary day. The spider napkin ring on the garden fork posed on the warty pumpkin is priceless! Thank you, Mary.
Question. Since your potting shed is so awesomely decorated, do you do as much in your home? Always, always look forward to your post. Thanks for sharing. And by the way when I saw the magazine I immediately thought that looked like your shed minus all the extras. No one can duplicate your design. Cheers
Oh Mary, I Love what you’ve done with the shed. It’s wickedly spooktacular.
Lovin’ all the fun colors Mary! You used my favorite warty pumpkins and favorite blingy napkin rings, they look great together:@)
Mary, I know I sound like a broken record, but I marvel at your continued creative styling with each new post. Your canny ability to find just the perfect props amazes me. I love the garden tool hand!!! Have always been intrigued with the saying, “a murder of crows.” I have a set of kitchen towels with the saying.
Thanks for a fun visit to Hawthorne Garcens!
PS
Melli Mello is “Méli Mélo” in French and means a mishmash, a little of this, a little of that. Perfect name for the pattern on the plates.
Mary, you never cease to amaze me with your ingenious displays. It is SPOOKTAKULAR!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN
Marilyn
I love those pretty plates. Very nice setting.
HAVE A BOOTIFUL HALLOWEEN
Joan
Mary, once again you have outdone yourself. This tablescape is amazing. It is spooky but lovely,too.
HAPPY OCTOBER 31
Marion
I love this! So creative. The colors are divine.
I don’t DO Halloween anymore EXCEPT for a table. THIS one is delightful. Your words are perfect and the scene you set is fabulous!
I absolutely love the vintage garden fork as a creepy hand with the ring! Again, you are so creative.
Mary, your posts are always so lovely and inspiring. You have always been my favorite blogger. Somehow you dropped off my email. I have tried multiple times to resubscribe but to no avail. Can you help?
Hi Martha, When I look up your comcast.net email address, there is no subscriber by that address. Can you try to resubscribe again and then check your spam folder for the confirmation email?
Thanks, that was great. I love the jewelry on the Garden cultivator, very creative.
Lots of fun here in this post. We had a wicked frost last night—which puts the end on flowers and foliage. But this is just fun in the shed. Grins, have a great week.
LOVE LOVE LOVE this table. One of your best. The colors were fantastic !
Wickedly Wonderful! In my mind, I can see you discovering those plates and almost instantly imagining the combinations of flowers, Ball jars, warty pumpkins, and butterflies!! I love the detail of the plates. Beautiful color in your tablescape!
love love love your tablescape! I have those dishes- they are my everyday set and I love them SO much. Seeing them on a Halloween themed table is such a Treat ;)
Beautiful and clever….as usual!
You never fail to amaze us with your creativity and most of all-your photography skills.
I haven’t received your emails for some time. They don’t even go to SPAM.
great job again Mary and I always like seeing your potting shed. You dress it up so beautifully. The bright flowers are lovely and the glossy black hand works so well. spiders and butterflys. great mix.
Kari
My oh my…when I think you have outdone yourself…you do it again!….and I must say that i laughed out loud…very loud when I saw the creepy ring on the garden “claw”….you are way too creative…and bring creepy creativity to new heights!!
What fun you must’ve had, Mary, playing in your potting shed, and for us to enjoy! I loved seeing all your wonderful details in sharing Halloween fun.
Mary, it’s such a treat to visit your tables. No tricks here!!!