A Tisket A Tasket....

A Blue & Yellow 

Basket??

Soooo......we had some garden tools...

and we painted them...

then

MAGIC

started to happen!

We were trying to figure out just what to do with these 

to show everyone 

WHY

they needed them!

First we put a votive cup in them...

and of course a candle ~ how cute would that be sitting on your table...

a bunch of painted bulb planters

lighting up the dinner conversation!

THEN....we took one of our pretty floral pics 

and sat it in the bulb planter

SUPER CUTE vase ~ truly loved this idea!

But the idea that won out for our display

was sticking some moss inside the cup 

and putting some sweet eggs inside!

Both of of our bulb planter sold during Open House this weekend...

I think we'll be on the look out for more...

how about you?

Keep Creating!!

~Karla & Karrie


Joining up with.... 

The Scoop

Ivy & Elephants
What's it Wednesday!!

Bloom Away!

Happy Labor Day Everyone!

We just had to share our picture of the old tub with flowers in it

that we have out in front of the store....

We've been getting a crazy amount of attention on

facebook from this picture...so we thought 

we'd better share it with you!

Is it because it is in an old wash tub?

Is it the old chair base that it is sitting on?

Is it the tip that we gave...

to put sedum in the tub so that it will come back every year 

and you can plant accent colors in your favorite annuals?

It could be that it is just plain pretty......

We may never know ~ lol!!

Enjoy your day!

Karla & Karrie

The Summer Kitchen Girls :)

Planting the Old, Rusty and Chippy.....

We've been working outside on the back of the store this year.....

We are so happy that we 

planted

this old  chair and tractor seat where we did...

the flowers are growing in nicely!

Today we're joining

  Ivy & Elephants

for their What's it Wednesday party....

where there is always something brewing!

Sitting Pretty

Just wanted to share this picture of this sweet chippy rocker in mom's landscaping.

Love all the whites....too darn cute not to share!

Enjoy your weekend :)

"I sit in my garden, gazing upon a beauty that cannot gaze upon itself. 

And I find sufficient purpose for my day."

~Robert Brault

Roses Last Hurrah

Took advantage of some beautiful fall weather to clean up the flower beds and look what greeted me... the last hurrah of roses for the year.

Goodnight sweet rose... we'll see you in the spring!

'Tis the last rose of summer
Left blooming alone;
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone. Thomas Moore

Of Fronds & Ferns....

This week we just got in these beautiful 

etched fern vases

While unpacking the vases inside,

we had something unveiling outside....

One of our favorite part about late spring

is the uncurling of a fern's frond....

Almost like it's stretching from a long sleep!

S-T-R-E-T-C-H!!!

As you can see we've got quite a few 

Sleepy heads waking up!

Whether they are real

or etched in glass

we are just loving our

  fronds & ferns!

Gorgeous Ladies of Cape May

Come along with us

as we stroll through

Cape May, NJ today.....

Where the houses are grand

and the gardens are beauitful!

With delightful detail

on every inch of the homes & yards!

Where all the doors are open

ready to welcome their guests

 

Stately gates and fences might surround the homes

but ferns and flower baskets

are hanging from every home....

and plenty of chairs

 to occupy the porch

for people watching!

So have a seat......

Thanks for taking a stroll with us today!!

Playing in the Garden......

Back behind the store...

we've created a little area...

something a little whimsical

to make us smile

Last winter we sat this table and chairs out back

It's been so fun to watch the flowers

grow around it all....

Our brother

brought us this old barn door

so we used it as a backdrop for our table.

It is nice...

but it just looked like it needed

something.....

shiny....

we have lots of shiny....

So, up went some fun

junk....

and now it is as cute as can be!

Now....we have the other side of the garden...

gasp!

a door with nothing on it.....

{we feel a part two coming on!}

See

what a bit of junk will do...

it will get you all crazy thinking

and make you think that

you need to spread it around!

Thank heaven's

 for "junk"

Happy Monday everyone!!

Sunshine Makes Me Glow!

Sunshine-y days do make us happy....

but this little guy depends on it!

Just look at what came in this week....

new Solar Garden Lights!

Yes, the "petals" spin!!

We are tickled to add it to our

family

of glowing Solar Garden lights!

  

{ see a little video of them changing color here! }

Wednesday Words in the Garden....

Thought we'd share some of our new Garden Words

for Wednesday Words...

By far...

our favorite!

Time to Give You the Dirt....

That's right.....

It's one of The Summer Kitchen Girl's

Favorite

times of the year

Digging in the Dirt

Decorating Outside

& Bringing elements of the Outside

Indoors!

Lots of Potted Arrangements

in Vintage terra-cotta pots

Great Artichoke Candles in three different sizes

Stick it to those Herb pots

with some Vintage Stamped Silverware

Plant Markers

Fun Fresh Silks

Gerberas & Hydrangeas

ready to put a

Burst

of color in your room!

So, there it is,

we've come "clean"

We love Gardening....

both inside & out!