Simplifying Your Garden Color Scheme

Simplifying Your Garden Color Scheme

         One of the things I like to talk about is creating a harmonious, simple palette for your garden, with the weather as incredible as it’s been, especially today, I can’t bring myself to sit inside! Thinking about your garden like an outdoor room can be an excellent way to go about thinking with color. Playing with pattern can create a really fun look too.   

Simplifying doesn’t mean scrimping on the color though, so here are some beautiful gardens show just some fun you can have with color!

Via B&L Mama

Via BHG

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Via My Castle In Spain

WE WANT TO SEE YOUR FAVORITE GARDENS!  Post them on our thread or shoot us an email and we will add you to our Garden Delights Pinterest board! 

I hope you all are enjoying the warmer weather—it’s so invigorating.  Here’s to a fantastic weekend of sunshine, family, and friends!

Have a great day,

Refresh Your Home: Bringing the Outdoors Inside

Refresh Your Home: Bringing the Outdoors Inside

As we prepare our outdoor living spaces let's not forget about our interiors. Once the weather gets really hot we will be so happy we took the time to bring the 'Outdoors Inside'.  What better way to refresh your home than to bring natural elements into your home to foster a healthier home more connected with nature year round.

Just like furniture, adding plants to your home should serve a purpose and define the space, like softening harder or more angular lines.  Feng shui advocates positioning a plant in the entryway of your home to bring the energy of nature into your home.  Furthermore, we love vignettes incorporating a mirror with plants in front, so you are able to appreciate the beauty from multiple angles.  And for those of us who don’t have tons of time, consider low maintenance plants like succulents or cacti.

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Joy Tribout Interior Design

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Do you have favorite plants to for you home?  We would love to hear how you bring natural energy into your home!

Have a great day,

How to create a harmonious palette for your garden

   One of the things I like to talk about is making a harmonious, simpler palette for your garden.   And with the weather as incredible as it’s been, especially today, I can’t bring myself to sit inside!   Thinking about your garden like an outdoor room can be an excellent way to go about thinking with color.  Playing with pattern can create a really fun look too.   

Simplifying doesn’t mean scrimping on the color and here are some beautiful gardens that show just some fun you can have with color!

Simple shades of pink against green foliage.

          

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A combination of flowers in the same value  meandering along a pathway.

      

Via B&L

Pops of color on the upholstery and cushions to complement the pops of color in the garden.

Via BHG

Reflection in a small garden to expand on the color and the view.

Via House & Garden

WE WANT TO SEE YOUR FAVORITE GARDENS!  Post them on our thread or shoot us an email and we will add you to our Garden Delights Pinterest board! 

I hope you all are enjoying the warmer weather—it’s so invigorating.  Here’s to a fantastic weekend of sunshine, family, and friends!

Have a colorful day,

Three things to consider when planning your garden

     A quick glance outside points to one thing: spring is here!  I’m sure the film of green pollen coating your car overnight was a clue too!  Cherry trees, forsythia, and daffodils are just a few plants I have seen bursting to life that make Charlotte so beautiful this time of year. 

     Spending so much time outdoors with the nicer weather inspired this month’s theme: garden and landscaping design!  Having a beautiful, relaxing outdoor space can be low-maintenance and delight you and your family everyday and really stun your guests.  Your front and back yards are truly an extension of your home, so give them the attention they deserve!  Here are a few tips we put together to begin envisioning your own garden design.

Here are three things to think about when planning your garden

Don’t Make Lighting An Afterthought

     Aside from properly illuminating your home’s pathways, decks, porches, and especially deterring intruders, lighting your garden with soft lighting can add to its visual beauty that brings an exciting flair after dark.  Your garden and yard are an extension of your home, so use lighting to accentuate architectural features like fencing, trees, fountains, or statuary for a sophisticated and thoughtful addition.  Imagine how much longer you would stay outside—and the alfresco entertaining!

                        
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Keep It Low Maintenance

Tired of mowing the lawn?  Can’t commit to gardening on top of your busy lifestyle?  Creating a garden cuts down on the space you actually have to mow and using native plants that require less attention can give you that polished look without the hassle.



                                                                    Garden Ideas

Have The Trellis Of Your Dreams

You too can have a beautiful trellis draped with greenery like the enviable gardens you see in magazines!  Grape Ivy or oakleaf ivy clings to trellises, stakes, and other garden features for a lovely draped look.  The vine tendrils really grab onto structures, achieving that lush, natural look on your favorite garden fixture.

            
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  Can’t get enough of these beautiful gardens!  Check out our Garden Delights Pinterest board for more inspiration.  Also a few fun events are going on at Wing Haven Garden & Bird Sanctuary in the next month if you want some real inspiration!  They will be hosting the  2016 Gardeners' Garden Tour May 7-8.  Truly events not to be missed.  If you're interested check out their website for times, registration, and events.

Have a colorful day!