Tuesday, July 28, 2015

A glimpse of my gardens!

In the 33 years that I've resided in my home, my garden has been a labor of love through trial and error. Over the years, the pachysandra, myrtle and ivy, albeit lovely, has added challenges to plantings; some flowers do well, others wither away. 
The garden runs the entire length of my yard and the backdrop of the fence allows me to hang many whimsical garden treasures which I adore collecting!

Because of the ground cover, I display a lot of chairs in the garden which not only adds color but interest as well.  
I love the repurposed bird house I purchased at a vintage market "will wrent for a song"! The garden plate was a fun project, made some to sell and kept a few for myself!


 Had a blast painting and repurposing an old window for the fence!  Kind of funky and charming with the vintage garden signage, don't you think?

My herb garden in an wooden palette. This year the addition of moss has kept the dirt in place and makes it look more earthy and woodsy! I love it!

Every year I plant scarlet runner beans, the pods produce a plethora of seeds for the next year! The rabbits ate the first planting so I had to put the plant on the stepladder but I love the way it looks. Old galvanized bucket and child's hoe add to the vignette.

When I lost a tree in the yard, I utilized the stump very nicely for a little succulent fairy garden!
I love finding unique things for my garden... the cool gazing ball and ceramic bird totem pole were discovered at a art festival!

And my garden door1 My son loves to recount the tale about the day on his to-do list was "paint the door in the garden yellow"! It adds whimsy for sure... I wanted to conceal a not so pretty area and ferns are now filling in lending a wispy look.
My friend gave me the garden angel! May all good fairies and angels find happiness in my garden!

Hope you've enjoyed my gardens. They are kind of wild, crazy and not so manicured, but they suit me just fine!
 xo

Monday, July 27, 2015

The Official Buffalo Garden Walk

I love summer in Buffalo! We get a bad rap for our winter's but you cannot beat the fun activities and energy of our summers! Wooo weee, Buffalolonians know how to make the most of the good ol' summertime!

Since I was away at a wedding, I sadly missed some of my favorite garden walks; especially the nighttime garden walk under the stars! There's always next year....


Not to be missed is the annual Buffalo Garden Walk which started in 1995. This year me and my companion decided to ride bikes throughout the city. This avoided parking issues (it is crazy trying to park) and also allowed us to view the gorgeous architecture around the city! One of the most popular areas is a street full of quaint cottages on Union Street..called Little Summer.


In the Allentown neighborhood, the houses are charmingly painted. The garden walk is not only about flowers but the entire whimsical package of home and garden!


I love the way these homeowners carried the turquoise and orange color scheme into the garden! So cute!  Love the porch curtains too!




Pictured below is another wonderful color palette and garden! There were two white poodles staring out at me, my camera did not capture them!

Every year I get an idea at the garden walk to try in my own garden! And, it is going to be adding curtains to my porch, they just add a touch of cozy to a porch don't they? Also they'll add some protection from the afternoon heat as well!

An added bonus of the day was running into some old friends! One of them was my childhood friend and neighbor when we were 7! Glad we can keep in touch with Facebook now!

Happy Gardening! xo


Monday, July 6, 2015

It's Garden Walk Season!


This year marks the 21st anniversary of the Buffalo Garden Walk. It is the largest in America with 400 gardens for viewing and over 60,000 visitors and growing strong!  In addition some of the gardens have been featured in such publications as Better Homes and Gardens and Fine Gardening!

This makes me very proud of Buffalo... we get a bad rap for our winters but our summers are wonderful filled with activity, One of my very favorite summery thing to do are the local garden walks in surrounding suburbs.



Recently I attended a garden walk in the charming village of Lewiston. I'm all about quaint towns and villages and Lewiston fits the bill! 

 Strolling the village I noted many historic homes dating to the early 1800's!

Not only do they have open gardens but feature a street full of garden vendors with plants, flowers as well as garden decorations for sale!


This garden really inspires me and I an especially in love with the garden decor!

To celebrate my love of gardening and flowers, I created this Wildflower bracelet, which you will find it in my Etsy shop!  

Happy Gardening! xo