A Rustic Garden Blog

The phone rings and the subject is our residential fence, cast iron flower planters or garden trellises. Most everyone wants their new purchases right now. I am the same way. Once you make up your mind it really is hard to wait. This time of year gardeners are anxious to get started on the projects they have been planning over the winter.

We are happy to accommodate our customers and try to  process our orders fast. The metal fencing is a trick to ship fast because most customers are enclosing their yards to keep their dogs or children safe so we trim the fence to fit each customers yard design. The rewards are great. Our unique products and personal service are appreciated.

It is definitely the season for planting flowers all over the United States. The phone calls keep coming in at A Rustic Garden requesting information about our most classic flower pots, the cast iron urns. These planters add so much character to your landscaping projects. Many decorators also use them as accent pieces inside the home.

The indestructible metal flower containers will last for ever unless someone steals them. It is sad but every year we have a few purchased from us to replace vessels that thieves swipe right out of their yards. No one will be taking this huge angle urn planter since it weighs 1500 lbs.

This customer installed A Rustic Garden’s wrought iron interlocking fence on their corner lot. The look is outstanding. This picture speaks a a thousand words. To think this rod iron fencing is made right here in Illinois. That is rare these days with most consumer products including metal fencing being imported from China.

Thank you for sending us this picture of your finished project. It is obvious that you have an talent for landscaping and have a lovely home.

Color can make a difference and reflects your personality, in turn shaping your mood.

Festive place settings on your wrought iron garden furniture will perk up a garden party by contrasting against the outdoor color pallet of blue sky and summer greens. 

Carry this thought in your home by adding a zip of color with new accent pillows or recover your ottoman with patterned fabric. 

I like muted colors for my country decorating but add touches of bright red here and there to bring my space to life. Embrace life with color and watch your mood change.

The forecast for middle Illinois is wonderful. The temperatures will cross over into the 70’s and everyone is ready to welcome spring and plant their garden planters. Anticipating the changing weather lifts my spirit and spring brings optimism for a prosperous year with my garden business A Rustic Garden. 

During the winter months it is hard to be confident that the online customer will find us again this year on the world wide web. Google, Yahoo, Msn and a 1000 other search engines bring me to my knees for sure. With so many webs sites to place on that precious 1^st page, how can I be found? 

So far it seems that I will not be disappointed. March came in slow but by the 15^th we were scrambling trying to find a way to process all those wrought iron fence orders. Luckily our good friend Troy Markert came to help. Here is a great big THANKS for all your help!

During spring and summer, annual flowers add beauty to a garden or exterior location. However with a garden full of perennials, shrubs, and trees it’s sometimes difficult to find a location for them. To have the opportunity to appreciate annuals without uprooting your garden, garden planters or pots are a solid option.  These can be placed on your porch, driveway, or hung down from the roof, and are easy to move out once the annuals have been bitten by the first frost.

Outdoor planters are available empty, or sometimes in spring and summer come pre-filled with annuals and other flowers.

With out a doubt, plastic will not be found often on the website A Rustic Garden. And to think my brother manufactures plastic field tile. Timewell Tile works night and day to pour out rolls and rolls or plastic. 

Rustic Garden Decor does not seem authentic when made from plastic but looking into glass and seeing a few bubbles or stretch marks and you think old, vintage, rustic. 

Weathered wooden ladders definitely have a primitive rustic feel. 

Wrought Iron Garden items like trellises, arbors, benches, and fencing are made by welding metal by hand and easily can be defined as Rustic.    

Braided or Hooked rugs made from natural fibers have wonderful graphics that are truly works of art and many love their rustic touch.

 I guess my brother will never work in the field of rustic home and garden decor and I will never sell plastic.

Half a century has pasted and I still live 10 miles from a town on my family’s farm. I really love living here in my grandparent’s 162 year old home. 

I have been very fortunate to live where the sounds and smells feel comfortable. Birds sing and frogs jump into my fish ponds each time I wander by. 

The old smoke house is needing paint so maybe this year we will get on that project. I have never seen an automobile in the building my family calls “the car shed”. Really we need to clean out all that junk stored in there. Probably some good primitives in there that I can sell on arusticgarden.com.  One persons junk is another persons rustic garden decor. The old red barn roof is really beginning to sag. No need to worry about that. Doubt if there is a fix for that stately structure. 

Not a day goes by that I don’t think about my Country Living and the good really out weighs any negatives. Maybe I will make it through the next half century.

Your front entry or back on the patio can become much more comfortable by just adding a braided rug. If your have rustic garden decor you can pick country colors. If you have a more formal setting then you can choose a solid color to accent without overwhelming the space.  Manufacturers have come along way and now have introduced area rugs for the out doors. You can now add an area rug under your garden bench or outdoor furniture. These rugs are easy to maintain by just hosing them with the garden hose.  

Now you can coordinate your chair cushions and rugs to make a beautiful, comfortable seating area for your family and guests during the summertime barbecues. A Rustic Garden carries country braided examples that will cozy up your living space.

As if this wonder women is not busy enough Deb Ham has the bug to sew again and will be operating a new hand crafted business called Dutchridge Primitives. Her new creations will of course reflect her country decorating style. Vintage dolls and handmade toys are her signature but expect a unique line that will Salute America and special items that come with the Changing Seasons.

Rustic home decor  makes a wonderful gift! Deb’s hand made vintage style will bring a smile so think about giving something special  made in the USA.