CHRISTMAS INDOORS AND OUT

No Christmas tree again this year.  Instead, I’ve just added touches of Christmas both indoors and out.  For long-time followers, you know that every year I did a tree with a different theme.  It was so much fun and I loved every one of the trees.  I still  have the ornaments from each one stored away in case I ever want to repeat.  If you'd like to see the trees over the years, just click on the highlighted link at the end of this post.

Let’s start indoors with the foyer.

FOYER SANS CHRISTMAS TREE

SANTOS WITH PEAL ORNAMENT NECKLACE

GOLD NUTCRACKER 

FOYER TABLE WITH ANOTHER NUTCRACKER

BOXWOOD WREATH LAYERED OVER KITCHEN WINDOW

I ADDED THREE TREES TO THE BOWL ON THE MIRRORED TABLE

BLUE AND WHITE SUN ROOM MANTEL

SNIPPET OF THE FAMILY ROOM MANTEL

LET’S STEP OUTSIDE

GLITTER DEER ON THE FRONT PORCH BENCH

CEDAR WRESTHS AND NANDINA CUTTINGS AND BERRIES ON THE GARAGE

MORE NANDINA CUTTINGS ON THE LAMP POST

NANDINA CUTTINGS ON THE OBELISK NEAR THE FRONT PORCH

I wrote a post a few years ago featuring my trees over the years (2012-2020).  If you’d like to view that post, go here.  

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IT'S NOVEMBER AND THE NASTURTIUMS ARE STILL BLOOMING

I can't believe that it's November and the the nasturtiums that I started from seeds are still going strong.

I planted them in my Chippendale planters that flank the doors to our garage.

These iron spheres fill the space and balance the large size of the large planter.

I always love an image with a shadow.

This is the front of the garage that faces the street.  The garage doors doors are on the back side. 

What seeds have you planted in your garden?

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LAST LOOK AT THE FRONT PORCH BEFORE THE HOLIDAYS TAKE OVER

I just needed one more look at the front porch before I start changing it up for the holidays.

My front door doesn’t face the street.  One of my favorite features of my home.

The fern has been very happy on the porch.  I’m trying to figure out where I can keep it over the winter.

We lost our best dog ever, Bella.  I’m so sad and not ready for another.  This  little no-care one is all my heart can manage right now.

I’ve enjoyed this pillow all summer.  Time to swap her out for a more seasonal one or two.

Are you getting excited about decorating for the holidays?

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BEST BLOOMS EVER

 I think I pruned the Limelight Hydrangea just right.  The last image show what this gorgeous plant looked like in March after pruning.  I love the hints of pink that will become more pronounced as we enter Fall.

VIEW FROM THE STREET

MARCH GARDEN AFTER PRUNING

Quite a transformation!!!

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SUCCESS WITH NASTURTIUM SEEDS

I’m always hesitant when trying to grow annuals from seeds.  This year I had a success and a failure.  I planted a Hyacinth Vine at the base of my arbor.  I imagined it covering the arch with purple flowers.  Of the 50+ seeds I planted only two sprouted.  Very disappointing.

The nasturtiums were a great success.  The leaves are huge and I’m so excited to see the first flowers.  They’re a lovely peach color.  I planted them in one of my cement planters with some ferns and Creeping Jenny.  I have them in several pots around the yard but this one bloomed first.  I think it got just the right amount of sun.

 

NASTURTIONS, FERNS, AND CREEPING JENNY

GREAT PEACH COLOR

HIDING UNDER A FERN FROND

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DO YOU ADD TASSELS?

 Do you add tassels?  I do.

NEW PILLOW ON FRONT PORCH BENCH

GATHERED TASSELS DRAPED OVER OTTOMAN

TASSEL ON MY CORNER CABINET

TASSEL DANGLING FROM THE KEY TO THE ASIAN CHEST

HANGING FROM THE KNOB OF A LAMP

ON THE CORNERS OF PILLOWS

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ORANGE

 I don’t know why, but I like orange and dislike red.  I’m sharing some sprinkles of orange in my sunroom.

The ottoman is in a Trina Turk orange print, the throw is orange with orange tassels, and the finials are Christmas ornaments that I just couldn’t put away.

Branches that I painted orange reflected in the mirror.

I decoupaged the elephant on to some books I covered in orange wrapping paper.

I used this pillow as a seat cushion to protect the caning on my Chippendale chair.

Coral on a pillow.

Coral candleholders, coral on a book cover, and more coral on the print.

I also have some coral prints in mirrored frames.  This is one of them.  I have six different ones layered on my windows.

Do you accent with orange in your home?

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CONTROLLING FERNS

I love my perennial ferns, but they were becoming invasive.  I was getting tired of thinning them out and didn’t want to get rid of them.  My solution was to plant them in containers and restrict their traveling runners.  I put them in the planters in front of the garage.  They look great peeking out through the spheres.

 

I also added them to the cement planters on my patio.

I even had enough to fill some planters in the side yard.

My neighbor was also happy to have some to add to her garden. 

What do you do with your abundance of perennials?

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