One of my favorite things about summer is seeing my yard bursting with color. Most of what you see in our yard is completely by trial and error. (And some errors, like my husband planting mint in one of the beds is a nightmare we keep living every year).By the time September comes for the big birthday bash, everything is lush and overflowing.
In the front beds I try to plant as much purple as possible. Our house is a taupy brown, but my front door is a deep plum. Every year I try to find some other unique one to plant.
One thing I’ve been meaning to do is hand paint a quote or saying in whimsical writing across the header under our deck – but I can’t seem to find the perfect thing to write. I was thinking something about a garden, or living by the sea, or a place where friends and family gather – or something with all of them! Any ideas? Here’s a pic. Its the wide board at the top of where it supports the floor of the deck above. Its the first thing you see when you walk out from the house. If I use your idea, you’ll win a nice bunch of fresh mint! (or free to anyone who wants it) (seriously).
In the back I have a mix of everything. Our pots are a pretty aqua, bought both because they were scooped up for a bargain one fall and because the color reminds me of a calming spa. This year I put in bright orange geraniums paired with hot pink new guinea impatiens.
The color combo makes me smile every time Im out there. It also served as an inspiration for a recent crochet project. I was surfing on Ravelry and checked in on the “Testing Pool” forum – crochet projects are few and far between so when I saw a request to test the Babouches pattern, I jumped at it. Needing worsted weight yarn, I dug in my stash and came up with this combo.
Pattern: Babouches
Yarn: Red Heart Soft Yarn – no idea how much, but WAY less than half a skein.
Hook: C – the pattern calls for F which boggles my mind – I actually could have gone down to a B
Notes: Quick, painless and very cute. Next time I would use cotton. Im not much of a slipper person, but I thought this was a good project for my first foray into testing. I think I did pretty good with my feedback, and I would definitely test again.
See the only thing I can think of is “I’d like to be, under the sea, in an octupus’s garden in the shade.” Ha ha!
Love your purple flowers and those slippers!
That color combo on the slipper is one of my current faves (my color moods change all the time).
Love all the color in your garden!
I love all the purple flowers! We have these purple daisies in our backyard (or maybe they’re mums) that I photograph every year because they look so springy. I would love to plant some of those purple puffs that you have. What are they called? (I’m botanically challenged)