A Rustic Garden Blog

Early spring is generally my favorite time of year. While the flowering blooms of mid-to-late spring are gorgeous, the greens of early spring are incredibly lush. To add a pop of color to predominantly green flower beds I like to stick in a few cast iron garden stakes with colored glass tops.

In no particular order, I’ll place blue, green, orange, and red garden stake globes into the flower beds. I think the colorful stakes are a wonderful surprise. They also contrast quite nicely with the surrounding green; in fact, I think the stakes make the greenery look even more vibrant.

The mission Wrought Iron Arbor is one of our latest garden archways that has developed into several different lawn structures. We found it’s so adaptable that it can become a metal tunnel or gazebo by just adding a few metal poles.

Most any size is attainable so it can grow as your outdoor living space evolves.

This weekend I got sucked into watching the HGTV show “Curb Appeal.” The half-hour television show centers around helping homeowners update the outside of their homes. Typically the task includes painting, putting on new shingles, adding a fence, and replanting a garden.

After watching several episodes I went outside and took a good hard look at my front yard. For the most part, I like the way my yard looks, but there’s always room for improvement. I’m thinking that this coming weekend I’ll purchase a wrought iron window box or two to fill with colorful flowers. I believe this will add more pop, depth, and texture to my front entryway.

There are certain home decorating ideas that fall into a distinct era. If you have yellow countertops, for example, with burnt orange swivel bar stools, it’s very like that your home is going to feel like it’s stuck in the 70s. If you want to incorporate some contemporary home decor into your abode, remember that the name of the game today is “eclectic.” One surefire way to bring you home into the 21st century is by adding a few pieces of modern contemporary canvas prints.

With this in mind, the idea of contemporary is more drawing on trends of the past in a way that makes it different and unique. One of the most common trends to incorporate is the intricate wrought iron wall decor scrollwork of the Victorian age but set against an otherwise neutral room. In this decorative vein, there is also an emphasis on ornate accent pillows. One of the most popular fads is incorporating green to your decor, which is symbolic of the movement to more sustainable lifestyles.

Keep the neighbors and the passerby’s smiling with landscape decor that will function well and add interest. Place some fun folksy yard art that continues to  be appropriate for several seasons and not just the upcoming Holiday.

These rustic Snowmen are perfect and can be seen through February. So Fun!

One of the most frequented rooms in any house is the kitchen. People are constantly coming in to grab a snack and hang around the kitchen table, not to mention the time spent cooking and doing dishes. The constant foot traffic can wreak havoc on your hardwood flooring.

Kitchen area rugs are a great way to protect your floors while adding aesthetic appeal. Hooked rugs are available in a variety of designs that will complement any kitchen decor. They are easy to clean and-in my experience-people are more likely to take off their shoes when they see area rugs on the floor.

Appreciating the past is apparent in today’s decorating styles. The wood ladder, once used for home projects has become the newest vessel to add the rustic look in very room in the house.

We sell every size ladder to fit our customer’s needs. Recently we were commissioned to provide  antique ladders to help organize the closets in a newly built hotel in California.

Carhartt Clothing Company ordered 12 tall step ladders to decorate their store front windows for the Christmas holiday season. They will wrap them with lights to represent the decorated tree. A Rustic Garden.

With annuals fading in most of the country you can keep your home and gardens looking spectacular by adding fall décor to your wrought iron planters. Place some gourds and pumpkins with a few artificial pieces to make your window boxes and garden pots serve you through Thanksgiving.

In December switch to evergreens that can stay through winter. Jazz it up all year long with A Rustic Garden products.

Grandma loves to beautify her garden by putting a lot of her personal touches like ornaments, chimes and birdhouses. Now that her birthday is fast approaching, I know she would appreciate having one of those outdoor planter stands that I recently saw at this online store.

I never had a second thought of getting her a pair of this planter stands; she would really love to have it in her adorable garden. It’s not just decorative, but very functional too! Wrought iron planters make an excellent added décor to your garden and patio set.

Our new candle chandeliers have arrived. All our lighting sells well but it is especially fun when brand new designed are completed and shipped to us. Truly they are gorgeous! I love the rustic white ones that are distressed to age the surface for a vintage, antique look.

Candlelight warms up your space and there is nothing better than relaxing with a glass of wine out on your patio in the evenings.