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Decorating the Garden Table for Spring {garden decorating in yellow}

garden decorating for Spring with yellow pansies in a vintage crate

Oh my friends, the sun is shining, the skies have been blue and I have finally put away my winter coat. And it is not coming back out again. It is amazing how much better and energetic I feel now that the weather finally has turned here in the low lands. And I have been [...]

Outdoor Decorating in the garden for Christmas Day 6

garden table decor Christmas greens, centerpiece, pine cone wreath (9)

Hi there everybody, are you still enjoying the series? Has the Christmas mood set upon you? Have you felt inspired?

I sure hope so, because I am still having fun putting this series together. Although I have to admit, right here at the halfway point I am getting a bit tired. But I will make it to the finish line. I hope you will still be with me.

 

garden table decor Christmas greens, centerpiece, pine cone wreath (1)

Yesterday was all about outside decorating, in particular my front entrance. But we almost always enter the house from the back. That’s why I love to decorate our garden too. Our roofed terrace is the best spot to goof around a little and get my decorating on. 

Let’s see what I came up with……..

My Backyard Terrace in Fall

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Hi there fellow decorating addicts. Today we are moving into the garden. In between gray and moody days there have been some lovely sunny days as well. Only thing one can truly say about the weather in this little country is that it is utterly unpredictable.

Well I took advantage of a nice sunny afternoon, to do something about the potted plants situation. As in get rid of the summer bloomers and preplace them with some more hardy plants that will be able to withstand the first real frost.

 

Fall backyard terrace 8

 

Come on in to my backyard and see how it has been decorated with my newly filled pots and plants.

How to water a mixed plant container

container with mixed herbs

The other day I showed you how I make a bouquet garni and impersonate a kitchen princess. Today I’ll show you how to keep those herbs fresh and green and alive in the garden.     I have planted my most used herbs in a big container near my kitchen door. I love a mixed [...]

Songbird builds a Vegetable Garden for Beginners

vegetable garden for beginners

I have become obsessed, obsessed with creating more and more opportunities to go harvest from my own garden. I have an apple tree for some years now and last year we added another one and a pear tree. You know about my rhubarb plant (last big batch of my Rhubarb Breakfast Muffins will be baked [...]

Light decorating for free

Cow Parsley in galvanized bucket

Hello readers, welcome here in my little nest. Today I want to share another little light decorating with you. Light as in unassuming, easy, and quick. But definitely beautiful, effective and with wow factor. And this time it was totally free too! Yup, I used mother nature’s gift and she gives it in return for [...]

Spring Garden Table Decoration

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Last nights post seemed to resonate with quite a few of you. As Deborah said it “I’m drowning in creativity”, Pat is “so tired of the shuffle of stuff” that she is thinking of hauling it all off”(been there, almost did that), and Joyce just wants us all to join the crowd that is part [...]

Outdoor Decor ~ 12 Days of Christmas Decorations / Day 11

white pine cone wreath with poinsettia

Good golly, I have been trying to publish this post for two hours now. I had completely written and drafted it in Live Writer (as usual) but couldn’t upload it. So now I am doing it via Blogger and Blogger is given me a hell of a time too.     So please excuse me [...]