A Rustic Garden Blog

In an effort to make our front entrance more enticing, we recently added dramatic looking cast iron urns. We filled them to the brim with flowers in vibrant colors. On the whole, the urns and flowers looked fantastic, but I found the maintenance to be a bit much, at first.

I had to water the flowers every single day without fail. If I missed a day the soil dried out and the flowers began to wilt. Fortunately, I found a solution in a moisture mat liner. Yes, I had to replant the flowers so I could put in the bed, but I found that with the new moisture mat liner the soil held water much better. Now I don’t have to water the plants every day; if I miss a day here or there it won’t affect the health of the plants.

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.

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!

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.

A well prepared home is the best defense for saving your family during a dreadful time of need such as a fire.  If you live in a multi-level home or apartment building, then a fire escape ladder is one product you must ensure to have for a safe exit.  It is very common for a building fire to cut-off access areas like stairways and elevators.  Not to mention, it can be very hazardous to use an elevator during a fire since you have no idea where the fire has spread. This makes a fire escape ladder more preferred to use during such emergencies.

Before investing on one, here are some pointers on picking a reliable escape wooden ladder:

1. Determine Length. Measure the distance and you now have the minimum length for your escape ladder.  It is a good idea to do this for each window since the height may be different.
2. Consider the size of your window. All you need to do is measure the inner width of the window.  The wider the ladder, the easier it will be to climb down, especially during an emergency such as a fire where every second counts.
3. Make sure that the fire escape ladder that you are about to purchase meets the fire code standards.
4. Make sure that the fire escape ladder is easy and reliable to use. Escape ladders need to be very reliable since failure could lead to death or serious injury.

A flower arbor is  wonderful addition to you landscape. The placement can be over a walkway or in front of your entry. There are many styles and sizes as well as colors available at A Rustic Garden. We have never had so many different products ready to accent  your home and gardens.

Recently one of our customers requested a 10′ wide arbor so our welding department combined 2 arbors into one very wide one. This time of year we have more time to do custom work. Fencing, gates, cast iron urns and arbors are our most popular requests.