Glimpse of My World: March 2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012

ROSES....

Clipped out of my garden this morning...

I wish you were here to smell them!!

Happy Weekend!
Valarie

Thursday, March 29, 2012

VinTage Piece I found.....

Every home needs fresh greenery!

Very fond of this vintage silver piece...

Spotted this coffee server junkin one day... still love it!
Happy Weekend!!

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

SpRiNg RooStEr Love!

Spotted this wreath... loved it! Bought it and brought it back to the blue cottage as fast as I could... hangin perfectly in my dining room!

Whatcha' think??
Stinking cute right?

xxo, Valarie

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

CrAzy OvEr SpriNG!

Sharing .... My roses are blooming beautifully, my lantana is blooming and I am loving early Spring here in the LONE STAR STATE!

My grandmothers old gate is one of my favorite in my flower bed!

Lantana.... super easy to grow and drought tolerant!

Super excited about my roses!

This bed is located on the drive side of the blue cottage!

Happy Tuesday!!

Valarie

Monday, March 26, 2012

Blooming...

A beautiful 83 degree day in North Texas!

Roses are blooming!

Potted my hanging baskets this weekend -

More roses blooming... aren't they beautiful?
Happy Monday!
Valarie

Friday, March 23, 2012

Beautiful flowers pictures taken outside the Red Lion Inn in Stockbridge, Mass, where LOML & I spent a few days while stopping at Tanglewood for a July 4th concert with James Taylor. Click here for more on this trip and our visit to the Norman Rockwell Museum

Monday, March 19, 2012

Before & After - Outdoor living-

Spring is here and everyone is in the mood for a outdoor make-over.

I had a vision and the below picture wasn't it. Although, we enjoyed the space for 7 years before the remodel.

The slab poured next to the house for the bar & grill area.

This was going to be LOML's office so we needed a real makeover here to the entry!

We did the side bed close to the house and added the picket fence to entry

Fireplace & seating area marked off with orange paint

Outdoor bar & grill going up!

Seating bench to the left and flagstone steps added to LOML'S (LOVE OF MY LIFE) office - The fireplace about to be built-

THE AFTER!!

The next year we added shade friendly plants - lots of hostas planted - The following spring we added the flower bed to mirror the other bed... (see my orange paint!)

So we dug and dug .. and mulched and mulched.. and planted more hosta and ferns.. These beds are 50 feet long..

From the street looking down the side of the house.. we planted grass... Grass would NOT grow! We reseeded for two years -

We watered and watered....and pampered the grass... too much shade..

So the next year we had Colorado river rock hauled in... lots of it.... with flagstone steps

All the rock was in so it seemed a bit harsh at first - we began to soften the flower beds with elements of interest

Bird bath, a gazing ball, a few more flowers

More flowers..... more color... of course I had to have a red chandelier and bling, it was one of the first things i hung when the pergola was complete!

Added an old sink to a tree for interest or NOT

found the broken bird bath on a curb - little birdies won't mind -

Life is a white picket fence -

This was taken in May when everything was in full bloom

Shady and cozy we are almost done...

Found these swinging gates last summer... loved them ... left them the way I found them ... buttercup yellow..

So after 5 years I think we are done with this side yard and outdoor living area.

This Spring just planting color and enjoying the fruits of our labor!

Thanks for stopping by- Hugs..
Valarie

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Cute cottage in Historic Mckinney -- SOLD!

Today I am sharing a cottage with you that we had on the market a few years back..it was one of my favorites at the time and I felt compelled to share some fabulous with you.