Mary Ann, Annie and I each in our own way embrace a collected look in our decorating styles. Collectively we coined a hashtag #thecollectedlook on Instagram a few months ago. We invite everyone to follow and use our hashtag and share their collective style. Each week each of us picks a favorite and we feature them on our feed. We have had a lot of fun with this so we decided to do a feature on our blogs of some feeds you might enjoy following. Let’s take a look today at Instagrammers who Rock the Collected Look in their Gardens. A little beauty will be good for our souls.
A Collected look has personality, interest, and history. Collecting and gathering things from your travels, flea markets, and or art galleries creates a sense of where you have been and where you are going. This can hold true for your garden as well. Create winding paths of different materials, add structure with old or handcrafted arbors, and fences. Create seating areas and resting places with items from different eras and styles. Your garden will be more interesting if you use your imagination and add your own personal style.
This gorgeous luxury vacation rental in Provence @provencepoirers is surrounded by gorgeous mature gardens in the typical French style (a personal favorite of mine). Interesting furnishings and pottery from the region are scattered about the grounds.
Probably everyone on earth is following @inagarten We love her recipes but her gardens are lovely as well.
Debby Tenquist does landscape and textile design. You can follow her @debbytenquist She features some of the most beautiful gardens in the world. This is her terrace in South Africa. She has a second feed @botanicatrading that features her gorgeous textiles
Brooke and Steve Gianetti’s beautiful garden in Ojai oozes the collected look. Everywhere there are interesting garden ornaments, like this faux bois table, perfection. You can follow them @velvetandlinen.
Interior & Landscape designer @loithai gardens in both Washington D.C and Maine are everyone’s favorites. Love how the faded teak furniture mirrors the stone colors.
Who rocks the collected look better than our favorite Contessa @antiquegoddess? This time of year Elizabeth will be featuring her charming garden. It is like entering another world.
Designer @isabellopezquesada ‘s gorgeous terrace in France. I adore her style.
Author & blogger @vickiarcher ‘s London terrace. Dreamy isn’t it?
Are you following my friend @debraphillips_5thandstate? Debra does both interior and exterior designs and is one of the most talented people I know. She also has a brick and mortar store @sgneva If you need something dm them. We don’t want to lose our brick and mortar stores during this crisis.
I hope this post filled with garden goodness brightened your day a bit during this difficult time. I will do another post featuring more beautiful gardens of Instagram soon.
Be sure and pop over to visit Mary Ann and Annie to see who they featured today. Don’t forget to join the fun and follow our hashtag #thecollectedlook , and follow @classiccasualhome, @most_lovely_things, and @cindyhattersley. A little Insta therapy will be good for us!
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I have just discovered “Cindy” today, not to mention all of her beautifully talented friends. I clearly have a lot to catch up on!
Thank you, made my day!
Hi Janelle!
Welcome we are so happy you are here. We have a great community of women here. I hope you enjoy!
What beautiful gardens. They all look like such serene retreats. Places to go to to escape the world and all the hustle and bustle.
Gardens are so good for the soul aren’t they Lorna. I am using this time to spiff mine up a bit. It is doing wonders for my sanity.
Still too cold and wet to garden here in Kansas. I’ve always said that only way to be a four season gardener in Kansas is winter reading. and now with the internet gardens are green around the world at any time. I have just come to grips that I will not be planting this spring season. We are on “lock down” in our county. And while Home Depot and the hardware stores are open, we are staying away. My home grown tomatoes may have to be the large bag of dried tomatoes I ordered earlier that I am resurrecting with olive oil! We got our first local grocery delivery yesterday. Telling was what was unavailable: milk, eggs, TP, Bounty and strangely those organic frozen green beans in the steamer bag. I thought I was the only one who used those! We also got our first home delivered prescription from our pharmacy. Just a note: if you use these local delivery services, please tip well.
Hi Patricia
Such good advice to tip the local people who are suffering through this time. I have been trying to support our brick and mortars whenever I can. We do not want to lose these small businesses that are so vital to our community.
Cindy, This was so enjoyable. I read it during my quarantine lunch and it was the best escape. I now have more beautiful accounts to follow! Thank you. One thing that we can do is garden right now- or at least work out there and these accounts can let us dream! xx
Hi Kim
Sending hugs your way and strength handling teenagers during this time! Little Summer just thinks it is an adventure that her parents are both home! I love that your husband is cooking. I am going to try his chicken recipe!
Cindy,
This is great. I love to garden and I especially love a garden with a collected look.
Karen
Hi Karen
I know you have a beautiful garden! You need to share it with us!
Oh my, such beauty in every garden. Makes me yearn for early summer when all is green, plants are blooming, and the air is fragrant. I have a lot to do in my yard to ready it for the golden days of summer, but these photos have definitely inspired me😍
I FOLLOW ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE!
I peeked at your BOOK LIST and you have reminded me to order THE Santa Barbara book that just came out!PENELOPE BIANCHI’s GARDEN will be in THAT my BUDDY!
I LOVED SISSINGHURST GARDENS.
OF COURSE THE SOUTH OF FRANCE AND HER GARDENS ARE STUNNING……………
AFTER ALL OF THIS is OVER I WILL BE READY TO TRAVEL!
THANK YOU for including me today!I SAW MY FIRST BLOOMING ROSE TODAY IN MY OWN GARDEN!WHAT A TREAT THAT WAS………….THAN I got to the chicken coop and think we lost a WHITE HEN!FEATHERS EVERYWHERE!
BEAUTIFUL POST…………….XX
Cindy, I love this post! It’s just what we all needed! Gardening is one thing we can all do…although it’s snowing at the moment! But inspiration is a big part of gardening, so this is perfect! Stay well, my friend! xx
Beautiful post, Cindy. Those gardens are gorgeous. However, you own garden could give any one of these gardens a run for their money. Yours wins first prize in my book!
Hi Gail
How are things? Thank you so much for the sweet comment. I am working on my garden during this time. Holly Boyle inspired me to order some seeds! I haven’t grown things from seed in years but think this is a great time to give it another shot!!
Cindy, this REALLY BRIGHTENED MY DAY!
thank you for your kind words and showcasing our clients garden. YOU are the best
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debra
Thinking of you pal! I will do a shoutout to your shop on my Instagram stories!
Cindy, such a beautiful diversion. That manor house in Provence looks so much like the one we stayed it…dreamy of the day when we can do things like that again… until then, I’ll just reread your post.
Mary Ann
Yes, it is so hard to believe how carefree and normal our life was just a few weeks ago. We will get through this!