Flowers To Greet You

Morning!
I wanted to share with you our front steps.  It's a great spot for planters and flowers.  Summers past I would always plant a lot of neutrals here. Lot's of white and a bit of soft pink to add a bit of pretty cottage style.  Until that fateful day when the flower tag was wrong! I thought I planted pink and when the geranium bloomed it ended up being a bold red. RED! Eeeeck, I thought.  All this delicate pink and white and then a powerful shot of red!  I was tempted to pull it but  decided to leave it in anyways, and by the end of summer it was my little star.  It really pulled through with great vigour and also looked spot on for fall! Win win and if that's not enough,the red geranium is said to assist in protection for your home when placed at the front door.  So, being benificial and all, I added another to the mix the next year.  I then tried to over winter cuttings from all my geraniums, including pink and an even brighter pink, but only the two red ones survived.  Some one really wants me to have red geraniums!! 

I just planted these pots a day or two ago, after being over wintered in our basement.  They will fill out nicely once they get the sun on them.  Not today though, cloudy and windy is our forecast as you can tell.

Our house is a taupe colour, acting as a warm back drop for richer colours.   Red, purple and yellow is the colour scheme.  The pots have slowly been added to year after year.  Fade and discolour only adds the character I seek.  Not an excess of pots, but enough to feel the welcome. 

Through out the summer I'll usually rearrange the pots to share the sun light.  This is a very shaded spot which isn't always a bad thing, but geraniums do love sun.  They'll each get some time in the sun.

I also have a few Gnomes out here greeting our guest...well, when we aren't in Quarantine they are the greeters.  

I  added yellow into the mix because of the nine barks we have planted in the front garden.  Once this little guy gets growing he'll also add a little sunshine to the shade.

A painted rock from my Mother's Day weekend found a spot in this planter.

Purple wave petunias, with some good fertilizer and a bit of pruning through out the summer, should get to be fairly bushy.

White impatience for the shadiest spot, and some raw Amethyst stones.  I love the energy of Amethyst stones.  I've placed them around the boxwood just to pump up the positive energy that flows into our home.

Thank you so much for stopping by!  This little blog of mine has been a blessing for me.  It keeps me moving forward and pushing myself to find the positive through this crazy time.   I hope you find some comfort here as well.  

Until next time, Abby.

Autumn at the Front Door

Isn't fall spectacular! Every day the colours get a bit richer and deeper.  Oranges, reds, purples, and they all look so lovely together.  I've thrown in the towel for a softer, muted colour scheme this year.  I'm fully embracing autumn tones.  Here's my cottage front steps, all dressed for fall.

With the help of my mum, we've managed to collect a few brass pots over the summer. Searching second hand shops, we found four of varying sizes.  Staggering them down the steps with the addition of red, orange, yellow, and white mums.  Mixing in my terra cotta pots with my two black pots creating a gentle path to our front door.

 My WOODLAND WREATH  that I've recently made is hanging on the door to greet you.

A pair of owls are hanging by a strand of jute so we didn't have to damage the siding.

I gave my hurricane candle holders a good scrub and popped a small brass pot with a candle inside each one.  And as I purchase pumpkins for Halloween, they will get nestled in along both sides.

Just as important as the curb appeal to me, is how it looks from inside.  Making sure that the landing looks as cosy from the door as it does from the street.

Inside is a bit messy...I've been preserving like a mad women!  Pretty sure I completely over planted
tomatoes and peppers.  To think these plants that I started as seeds have turned into salsa, tomato sauce and soup! The whole thing has just deepened my addiction.

There may be frost tonight so I've pulled the rest of my veggie plants out and this is what I've picked.  I'm hoping that under some newspaper these green tomatoes will ripen.  I was asked how much our garden had saved us, I don't know if it saved us any money, however having fresh herbs, fruits and vegetables a few steps away allowed us to create amazing meals.  The savings, if any, were just an added bonus.

Once I get this tidied up I will share my fall decor,
Happy Nesting!

Welcome!

So glad you stopped by!



I know there isn't much at our entrance, but it's ours and

I love it... I like to always have a wreath or something on our door.

It seems to make the home a little more welcoming. I usually keep the

Christmas one up until the end of January .

I was so happy that the door was black.....I have wanted a

black door for a while now.

Come on in..

Hmm, you can see our dog under the couch, watching

over the door.  :)

I don't know why but the entance

is what I really love about the house.

That and it just had a really good feel,

which is really important to me.

I am always changing this round table with the

seasons and celebrations.

Again, my dried flowers from Kevin and my chaos ball...its supposed

to bring 'calm' to a space..haha good luck!

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Hope you have a super day!

Abby

:)