Showing posts from June, 2015

Garden Junk Mod Podge Image Transfer On Galvanized Metal

June 28, 2015
My sister in law, Kris, has applied Mod Podge image transfers to outdoor galvanized metal garden containers. One of her old watering cans has a fun saying in a very quirky font. She got the idea from Pinterest.


Vintage Post Office Box Picture Frame

June 24, 2015
I purchased this fun vintage post office box door last month at a local antiques shop,  Jackson's Icebox Antiques and Collectibles .  


Patriotic Junk Garden Vignettes

June 21, 2015
I just picked up the blue gas can last weekend at an estate sale for $1.  The red and blue gas cans reminded me that I had a red, white and blue license plate that I had purchased last year.  Red iron stars were added with magnets along with a Kmart Fourth of July flag.


Vintage Decor on the Covered Patio 2015

June 18, 2015
The picket fence shelf that has hung on the garage wall of the covered patio is gone.  I needed a change.  Replacing the picket shelf is a pallet wood shelf with vintage metal trays.  Above it, a barn wood frame with chicken wire and seed packets. 


Wire Spool End Garden Junk Sunflower

June 14, 2015
I have to share with you a clever project I saw at my sister in law Kris' house today!


How To Add Vertical Interest to the Flower Garden

June 10, 2015
This is my front yard flower border it's very first year.  (about twenty years ago) All of the flowers are annuals, all of the flowers are very healthy AND all of the flowers are 18 inches tall or less! It seems that most annuals these days have been bred to be short and squatty.  I find it harder and harder to find tall annuals at garden shops or nurseries.   I used to buy larkspur, cleome, bachelor buttons, and lavatera at the garden shops but no more.  Almost all of the premium annuals are sold in $4 containers or hanging baskets, with only the few familiar annuals like impatiens, marigolds, petunias, and alyssum sold in six packs. So how do I add vertical interest to my flower gardens and containers? 1.  By adding taller perennials like purple coneflower, shasta daisies, and globe thistle to the back row of the garden.


A Fun Framed Junk Garden Sign

June 08, 2015
In 2013, I shared my sister in law's Yard of Flowers garden tour on my blog  here.   This framed succulent art was part of the tour.


Early June Junk Garden Border

June 07, 2015
My front yard border has been planted about two weeks now, and the annuals are still pretty small.  The perennials are filling in and growing every day.  


A Surprise Junky Wreath For My Patio

June 04, 2015
Last weekend I paid a visit to my junk gardening sister in law's house.  


Creative DIY Wall Planters

June 03, 2015
My DIY  chair back flowerpot holder ?   My DIY washboard and lag screw bin planter ? My DIY  barn wood terracotta pot holder ? I have curated a new Hometalk DIY Wall Planter Board that includes three of my rustic planters, and projects from sixteen other very creative and talented Hometalk contributors.  Won't you visit my new board? And follow along, as more will surely be added!