Happy Sunday everyone! We are heading to the Santa Ynez wine country with our family to celebrate Steve's 70th birthday. Before we go let's chat about how to Find Your Zen With Beautiful Gardens and Flowy Maxi Skirts. I am joining my pals Mary Ann and Annie for our Sunday favorites. READER'S DIGEST THE MOST BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA If you are traveling this summer you might want to add this list of the most beautiful gardens in America from Readers Digest to your list. OUTFIT OF ...
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Do you Love Pink Dresses, Interiors & Gardens
Happy Sunday everyone, today I am joining my pals Mary Ann and Annie for our Sunday faves. I have to be honest as a rule I am not a pink fan, but I am taking one for the team this week. Do you Love Pink Dresses, Interiors & Gardens? If so you have come to the right place. PRETTY PINK TULIPS Forgive me if I have featured Elizabeth's beautiful garden before, but there is nothing prettier in Spring than her charming shingled house surrounded by thousands of tulips. You can follow ...
Do You Love Landscape Design and Fresh Appetizers
We are finally having nice weather, so we are working on to freshening up our outdoor spaces. Do you Love Landscape Design and Fresh Appetizers? If so you have come to the right place. I am joining my pals Mary Ann and Annie for our Sunday favorites. PAUL HENDERSHOT DESIGN ON INSTAGRAM Paul Hendershot is a landscape designer in Santa Barbara. I love his work and I think you might enjoy following him on Instagram if you love landscape design. You can follow him on Instagram ...
How to Edit an Existing Garden Without Ruining Its Bones
We were very fortunate to have found a home and garden that needed very little. However there were a few changes that we wanted to make inside and out to make the home and garden our own. We have lived here nearly a year, so we are gradually making a few changes. Let's chat about How to Edit an Existing Garden Without Ruining Its bones. Before making any changes "take into consideration the garden’s present conditions (light, moisture level, soil)" Figure out which plants are thriving ...
How to Create a Beautiful Garden
So many of you have contacted me lately about my former Chualar garden. Today I have created a roundup of (I hope) most or all of those garden posts. I was not a gardener when we planted that garden. I learned what thrived and survived in that climate. We are in a new micro climate now, and I am striving to do the same. Here is what I learned about How to Create a Beautiful Garden in my former California Garden. You might also enjoy this article Ten Tips for Creating Beautiful ...
Would you Like to Escape to the French Countryside
Happy Sunday! Today I am joining my pals Annie and Mary Ann for our Sunday favorites. Would You Like to Escape to the French Countryside? I know I would right about now. PROVENCE POIRIERS ON INSTAGRAM Would anyone like to escape to Provence this Spring? You can rent this beautiful property and find out all about it here. Or maybe just peek into the Shauna Varvel's 18th Century Rhone Valley Farmhouse will do if you can't actually go. You can follow them on Instagram ...
Let’s Make a Delicious Salad with Pantry Ingredients
Today I am joining my pals Annie and Mary Ann for our Sunday faves. Let's Make a Delicious Salad with Pantry Ingredients, enjoy a beautiful garden in Maine, and much more. LOI AND TOM'S BEAUTIFUL MAINE GARDEN I am sure you all are already following the talented Loi Thai and his partner Tom. Loi has created beautiful gardens wherever he lives. I imagine gardening in Maine can be challenging, but they have created an Eden on the Coast of Maine. You can follow them on Instagram ...
Do You Love Old Movies, Purple Gardens & More
Happy Sunday! Thank you for joining Annie (Most Lovely Things), Mary Ann (Classic Casual Home), and me for our Sunday favorites. Do You Love Old Movies, Purple Gardens & More? Let's get to it. BEAUTIFUL PURPLE GARDENS ON INSTAGRAM I found this shot of Ina Garten's Garden on Instagram. Purple is the color that binds all the other colors in the garden in my opinion. You might enjoy my post Does Purple Have Power in the Garden, where I go into more detail. This is her beautiful ...
How to Develop a Mature Garden in California
Now that we have moved and are planning some updates to the already established beautiful gardens here in our new home, I though I would reflect back on what I grew in my Chualar Garden. Of course I had successes and failures along the way but the posts below reflect what worked and what did not. Let's chat about How to Develop a Mature Garden in California. I thought it would be fun to gather all of my posts on that garden in one place for my benefit and hopefully yours. You can click ...
