Last Saturday was by far my favorite Saturday in Nashville. It was
my husband’s and my first day back after a week’s vacation, and
so the phone calls and emails were few and far between our family
day in Nashville (by family, I mean my husband, me and our
2 1/2 year old little puppy).
my husband’s and my first day back after a week’s vacation, and
so the phone calls and emails were few and far between our family
day in Nashville (by family, I mean my husband, me and our
2 1/2 year old little puppy).
We woke up late and headed to several local Nashville places to collect a
variety of plants, herbs and flowers for our front porch and back patio.
variety of plants, herbs and flowers for our front porch and back patio.
I’ve posted on my patio before, but this year’s planting was a little
different due to some inspiration from one of my favorite bloggers,
Brooke Giannetti of Velvet and Linen. Click HERE to see more on her blog.
This year I chose to focus my planting on herbs and vegetables that I could
use in my kitchen.
different due to some inspiration from one of my favorite bloggers,
Brooke Giannetti of Velvet and Linen. Click HERE to see more on her blog.
This year I chose to focus my planting on herbs and vegetables that I could
use in my kitchen.
Like Brooke and her family, my husband, little 15 pound pup and I
spent the day beautified our outdoor living spaces.
spent the day beautified our outdoor living spaces.
It was a long day’s work, and I’m super happy with the outcome.
On the back patio, I concentrated on mostly herbs and vegetables.
We planted a tomato plant, cilantro, rosemary, mint, basil, thyme,
parsley, chives, arugula, a pepper tree and a variety of colorful
flowers like geraniums and daffodils.
On the back patio, I concentrated on mostly herbs and vegetables.
We planted a tomato plant, cilantro, rosemary, mint, basil, thyme,
parsley, chives, arugula, a pepper tree and a variety of colorful
flowers like geraniums and daffodils.
On the front porch, the focus was color! I planted various hanging plants
with lots of bright flowers. There’s nothing better than looking out your
front window and seeing happy colors.
with lots of bright flowers. There’s nothing better than looking out your
front window and seeing happy colors.
While I LOVE my isty bitsy teenie weenie garden, I’m dreaming of the
day when I can plant a big gardenlike Brooke’s.
day when I can plant a big gardenlike Brooke’s.
Here are some of the pictures of Brooke’s Kitchen Garden that got me
dreaming of the day that I have aspace big enough to plant a garden
relatively close to the grandeur of the Giannetti’s Garden.
dreaming of the day that I have aspace big enough to plant a garden
relatively close to the grandeur of the Giannetti’s Garden.
Here’s the Giannetti’s front lawn before the garden transformation
(I’ll just take that!).
(I’ll just take that!).
This is a sketch that her husband drew of their idea.
Here’s the finished product! Wow!
The garden looks incredible and definitely brought me a lot of
inspiration for my own teenie weenie
inspiration for my own teenie weenie
garden.
While my garden is no where near the size or beauty of Brooke’s,
my day was filled with a ton of fun and a lot of beauty from my
teenie weenie family. One day, when I have a bigger home, bigger
yard and bigger family, I hope to do something similar with my lawn.
my day was filled with a ton of fun and a lot of beauty from my
teenie weenie family. One day, when I have a bigger home, bigger
yard and bigger family, I hope to do something similar with my lawn.
Way to go, Brooke!
A tout a l’heure,
Natalie