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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Front Door Monogrammed Basket


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Hello, dear friends!
I love changing my front door decor according to the seasons. A welcoming bouquet of fresh or silk flowers on the door is a wonderful way to greet guests:


Sprucing up my front patio and making seasonal changes is so much fun:


Evergreens in urns flank the front door on either side:


Last week, I shared with you my burlap bag planter filled with green ferns that pairs beautifully with the potted geraniums in the metal plant stand:


A quiet place to sit and enjoy the beautiful days of summer:


I love the view of the dapple willow tree in my yard from this angle:


A view of the front door overlooking the white fence:


I painted the front door blue, and I love how well it complements the stone facade of the house:


The front patio at dusk:


I love sitting out here in the evenings with a glass of wine and watch the sunset:


The front door monogrammed hanging basket:


The moss covered letter in the basket center is a simple project. A wooden letter, some green moss, and a hot glue gun is all that is needed for this project:


Put some hot glue on the wooden letter surface and start attaching the moss to it. Work in small sections to prevent the glue from drying out.


I glued the moss covered letter to a scrap of burlap and attached it to the center of the basket:


Filled the basket with silk forsythia and yellow daisies for a splash of summer:



I trimmed the moss a little with scissors to smooth out the edges:


Attached a wire edged burlap bow to complete the look:


I really love how the monogrammed basket looks on my front door: perfect for summer:


My front patio as dusk gently descends in the valley:


A peek into my next post: My foyer as you enter from the front door:


Thanks for stopping by today! I enjoyed welcoming you to my front patio! I always look forward to your lovely comments and enjoy reading each and every one of them.
I would like to thank Kathy @ A Delightsome Life and Kathryn @ The Dedicated House for featuring my Frenchy Galvanized Bucket and Burlap Planter HERE and HERE
Stop by and say hello to both these lovely ladies  for home decor inspiration, delicious new recipes or tour beautiful gardens if you get a chance. You can even join their fun weekly parties to share your own wonderful summer projects and recipes.

Hugs, Poppy 


Partying at:
Common Ground: Be Inspired
The Tablescaper: Seasonal Sundays
Dwellings: Amaze Me Monday
Boogieboard Cottage: Masterpiece Monday

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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Burlap Bag Planter


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Hi, there!
I found these burlap bags in the garden section of Walmart. They have a drainage hole inside and make wonderful containers for plants, either planting directly or placing a potted plant inside. 

I love the texture of the burlap and how it contrasts with the greenery of the fern! And the handles make it so convenient to transport it anywhere .

For now it is sitting right next to our front door on the porch along with the evergreen in the urn and the geranium in the metal plant stand.
On the other side of the front door is another urn planted with an arborvitae evergreen:

Against the stone facade of the house, the combination of the greenery and annuals looks beautiful:

Summer greens:

 This is a view of my front porch from the curb:

  A row of taller arborvitae evergreens make a natural privacy fence from the road. Morning sun bathes the evergreen trees:

A view of the pillared light post from the porch:

 The pink impatiens contrast beautifully with the yellowish green of the landscaping bushes:

 Blue ceramic pots 

 of various sizes

overflowing with pink impatiens


......verbenas and yellow snapdragons

August is upon us 

 and few more weeks left to enjoy the beauty of summer annuals

before we bid adieu to the glorious days of summer

Thanks for stopping by! I would also like to take a moment to thank these beautiful ladies for featuring my Summer Garden in their wonderful weekly parties filled with inspiring projects and ideas. Do stop by and visit them if you get a chance or join the parties just for fun!

 Linda @ Coastal Charm
Jann @ Have a Daily Cup of Mrs Olson
Christina @ I Gotta Create
Sandi @ Rose Chintz Cottage

 Thank you ladies, you make me smile!

 ~ Hugs, Poppy~

Partying at:

 Stone Gable: Tutorial Tips and Tidbits
Common Ground: Be Inspired
The Tablescaper: Seasonal Sundays
Dwellings: Amaze Me Monday
Boogieboard Cottage: Masterpiece Monday
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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Container Gardening on the Deck

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Hello, dear friends! Happy weekend to all you! 
It has been an unusually hot and humid summer for us this year. It rained a little bit overnight, but we really need a downpour!  Although I like container gardening, this year I had to keep up with watering the containers instead of depending on mother nature. I'm trying to stay indoors most of the time with the A/C running until the evenings when it cools down a little.
I love container gardening! In a confined space they pack a lot of color and texture. When filled with beautiful summer annuals,  they add instant color in any corner of the deck or patio:  


I am always on the look out for different ceramic or terracotta pottery, and I have fun planting them with an array of blooms. Here, I stacked these white and blue ceramic pots of different sizes to create a flower tower:

  
I like the contrast in color between the vibrant pink impatiens and the white ceramic, which has a hint of aqua:


Low-height white glazed pottery filled with a combination of yellow snapdragons, pink verbena, and blue lobelia adorns a corner of my deck:


I love the lacy and delicate look of blue lobelia:


They look so beautiful with the sun shining on the blooms:


The fleur-de-lis makes a pretty garden accent:

Adding accents is the most fun part of decorating, whether indoors or outdoors:

A scrap of cotton fabric with a key design stamped on it becomes a garden tag for the galvanized tub planter:  

The chalkboard makes pretty garden plant markers:

A closeup on the garden marker:



The galvanized beverage tub painted with a coat of Rust-Oleum Gloss White is transformed into a Frenchy garden container:

I love how it has the look of French enamelware:

The French script on the front of the tub is found HERE  @ The Graphics Fairy and the method used to apply the image is found HERE  (my decoupaged French pots)


Container gardening is so much fun! I hope you enjoyed taking a peek at some of the containers on my deck. Thanks for the pleasure of your company. Your visits always make me smile!

 Happy week to all!

 Hugs, Poppy

 Partying at:
Stone Gable: Tutorial Tips and Tidbits
Common Ground: Be Inspired
The Tablescaper: Seasonal Sundays
Brag Monday @ The Graphics Fairy
Fine Craft Guild Party

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