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.

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!

Cooler weather here in the middle of the United States brings out the pumpkins at the local produce markets. It is time to find your yard decorations. Many hand crafted folk art pieces are available  at A Rustic Garden and will bring a smile to people passing by.

Rustic garden fencing will accent your fall flowers and stay for the winter season that with follow. This is a great time to enjoy your outdoor patio and watch the colors change.

It is essential that yard ornaments that are displayed year round are properly secured. With the help of a shovel and some quick dry cement, you can make sure that your yard ornaments stay put. Start by properly arranging your yard ornaments; it can be difficult to move them once they’ve been secured.

Once the yard ornaments are in place, mark the spots, remove the ornaments, and dig six to eight inch holes large enough to accommodate each ornament. Mix the cement and fill each hole. While the cement is tacky, lower the ornament into place so that the cement can grab hold. Be sure not to lower the ornaments so deep that the bottom halves are covered. When the cement dries your yard ornaments should be quite secure.

Rustic decor  has a natural look. Bringing in a touch of nature to your home and garden is called the lodge look. Lots of wooden beams and furniture not refined but constructed from tree trunks. The fabrics that coordinate would have a rough feel so picture  plaid woolen blankets and natural colored muslin fabrics.

The look might reflect the rough side but still comfort is the key to bringing the Colorado high country to your living space. Many cushions and pillows add color and the cozy warm touch to your home.

The simple things in life often bring the most joy!

Even though the trees have not quite started to turn the autumn colors are beginning to be in view. We are located in the middle of the US with fields of  corn and soybeans everywhere. The crops are drying to a great golden color and very soon the trees will be giving a vibrant bouquet of fall colors.

A Rustic Garden has a new line of fall products to brighten up your seasonal decorations. Of course they all have a rustic vintage look  and you will love them year after year . Halloween fun would not be complete without unique yard decor.

Today I have been trimming the spend flowers from my flower beds. I hate to admit this but the weeds were way taller than the flowers in many places.  It rained often here in middle Illinois so most everything grew taller than ever.  There is always some bad with the good.

The good is being outside and creating beauty without spending very much. Most vines and flowers  spread after 2 or 3 years. You can split most plants and move them to help fill in an open space in another bed. Getting a plant  start from a friend or neighbor is also helpful.

As I am moving away out the dead flowers I reposition my containers filled with annuals to  a cleaned out area to add  color. It is also a good time to add some fall garden art  creating a new focal point to your landscape.

When you’re furnishing your dining room, one of the most important pieces to include is the dining chair. While not many people pay all that much attention to the chairs, choosing to focus instead on the dining table itself, having uncomfortable or in any way undesirable chairs could continually ruin your dining experience. To that end, make sure your dining chairs are the ideal height for your table. If you have to slouch or reach to get to your food, it will be both annoying and uncomfortable.

Also make sure the wooden dining chairs are a good combination of comfort and versatility. If there is no padding whatsoever, make sure the chair is contoured to fit a sitting person. This way, you can sit through all of dinner, and it will still be comfortable. If you do choose a dining chair set with padding, however, make sure the fabric is dark enough to cover any stains. Constantly placed around food, it’s just a matter of time before somebody spills, and you want to make sure the chairs are easy to clean and get looking new again.

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.

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