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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!

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.

In January I found the best product to line window boxes and wrought iron planters. This heavy green material is slow to absorb water so the moisture will collect near the roots of your planting longer. After soaking up the excess water will drain  away leaving the perfect balance of water and oxygen needed for beautiful flowering plants.

Click on this link to see our video explaining how to use this planter liner. Moisture Mat Planter Liner  

You know it is not perfect… you will still need a good fertilizer. I like using granular time released fertilizers like Osmocote in addition to the boost you get with Miracle Grow type liquid fertilizers. Gardening is so much fun!

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!

There are many ways to make your home a standout success. One is to hire a highly regarded interior decorator. Another, possibly cheaper option is to furnish your residence with eclectic, but complementary pieces.  This unique home decor need not be expensive.  What’s important is that they radiate an appealing distinctiveness and personality to make them tastefully arresting and impossible to ignore.

You’ll find a treasure trove of unique home decor online.  Examples of this decor include ornate lamps and lanterns, refreshing fountains, life-like silk plants (trees, flowers and orchids), eye-catching stands and ornate cast iron shelf brackets. Lovingly handcrafted items such as vases and plant containers abound too. For your garden or backyard, there are extraordinary bird baths and feeders, benches, wind chimes, statues and other outdoor fittings offered. Best of all, you can browse through and choose from selections in the comfort of your home and have everything delivered right on your doorstep!  Now that’s hassle-free shopping and decorating.

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.

Modernism, in the framework of landscape design, is a result of functions and forms that echo the need for outdoor living spaces that promote contemporary lifestyles. Contemporary garden design is likely to focus on scale, as opposed to formal landscape designs that are based on axial relationships. It also passes by the more classic landscape design forms and larger scale from Roman, Greek, and classical architecture traditions.

This design motif became popular in the 1950’s baby boom, specifically in California where weather and lifestyle was very contributing to this innovative style. Nowadays, you can find a surfeit of unique home décor items to bring to imbue your home and garden with this style.

Please come take a look to see  the new redesign of A Rustic Garden. The home and garden online store is now easier to navigate and has many new features.

Metal fencing for the yard and cast iron urn planters are the sites specialty. You will also find wrought iron trellises, arbors, and decorative containers for growing all types of flowers and vines.

Metal art is being found more often in modern interior decorating. While in the past metal art was more restricted to the outdoors, it has become a lot more common indoors, and can be used to represent a wide range of people, places, and objects. Wall hangings are some of the most popular forms of metal art, and silhouettes make ideal artwork for the home to place emphasis on a wall. Most walls are neglected, being either ignored or laden with pictures and photographs. However, metal wall art can make bare walls look much more appealing, and metal silhouettes work well with all different wall colors.

Metal art is a great interior decorating solution, and it’s so diverse that it can be used on all different kinds of interiors and still look amazing. You can even repaint metal wall art in different colors to better complement the interior!

Candles are so popular these days and the use of a wrought iron chandelier can soften mood whether you are indoors in your spa or out on your patio. Light up the area with flickering candlelight.

A Rustic Garden has several styles and sizes that will fit your space. Don’t forget the extension hooks to hang the candelabras the right height.