I filled my Ferry’s Seeds Box with a bit of fall. . . Some mums and pumpkins. . . Ornamental kale, gourds and ivy to soften and spill over the sides. And tucked them in together in my vintage Ferry’s Seeds Box with a little Spanish moss. I hung a bundle of Indian corn for some seasonal texture and…
I’m at the table with Pfaltzgraff Painted Poppies dinnerware and a blooming pumpkin centerpiece. Painted Poppies by Pfaltzgraff provides bold and colorful blooms for the table in a warm palette for fall. Each piece of the handcrafted collection is made of stoneware with a reactive glaze, with variations in color and pattern, just like flowers in nature.…
My Black-eyed Susan vine is still growing and blooming. She’s grown as an annual here and will bloom until our first frost, usually in November. I planted some pumpkins around her to keep her company for a little seasonal display around my Potting Shed. I planted her on an obelisk in a pot to climb…
Create a Pumpkin Vase Centerpiece the easy way with this shortcut method, no cutting required! Flowers and pumpkins are two of my favorite things and I love to combine the two for a seasonal centerpiece for the table for fall or Thanksgiving! You can find all these tables and method here: Creating a Pumpkin Vase Centerpiece for Thanksgiving…
September is a month of transition in the garden with summer blooms waning and annuals spent from the summer heat. . .just like me :). While I’m biding my time for the mums, pansies and pumpkins to arrive in garden centers, I’ve been enjoying some late bloomers lately that have provided some entertainment as well as…
For those of you who need an escape from the heat and humidity of summer, I’m taking you with me on a quick trip to the North Carolina mountains where the temperature ranged last weekend from the 50s in the morning to the mid 70s in the afternoon~ perfect weather in my book and teaser of fall…
“Fall is a Southerner’s reward for surviving summer.” ~James Farmer We’ve had a long, hot and humid summer and I’m ready for all things fall and a Southerner’s reward! Fall is my favorite season with its quintessential mums. . . Pumpkins. . . Fall foliage and leaf peeping. . . Sweater weather and warm plaid layers . .…
Florabundance and A Flower Fix: Perennial favorites from my flower bed of inspiration and their blooming pages! I’m joining Jain, at a quiet life, playing with books and sharing some perennial favorites, full of florabundance! You may have noticed I have a ‘thing’ for flowers . . . In arrangements with the fruits of the season. .…
It’s butterfly season and I’m fascinated by these winged beauties! Our butterfly bushes have been covered with butterflies, bees and moths. And I’m drawn to old gardening books and watering cans like butterflies to nectar. :) How to Know the Butterflies: A Manual of the Butterflies of the Eastern United States by John Henry Comstock and…
In French or English, Fleur du Soleil or Sunflower says “summer” like no other flower! Grown for beauty as well as harvested for seed, sunflowers symbolize the sun, conveying warmth, happiness, adoration and longevity. These cheery flowers never fail to make me smile with their sunny faces. You may have noticed I have lots of watering…