Fall Garden

I had a fun day on Thursday. My friend Jill and I headed out to shop a little in the afternoon.

First stop was Wilshire Garden Market.

This little garden store always has special things for each season.

We were greeted at the front door by all those wonderful faux pumpkins.

That's a very pretty fall pillow. I can just imagine it in my bench on the front porch.

I especially liked this display of small mercury glass votives on a silver tray.

Oh...I'll be copying this idea in my house for sure!

I love the lamps they carry at the market. These stone baluster lamps are indoor/outdoor. 

The pumpkin pillows would add fall to a garden room.

Here we are with a larger version of the indoor/outdoor lamps.

I really like their chunky shape.

Notice the lamps above in this display?

Sweet little urns create the bases.

These would really look nice on a kitchen counter.

Fun birdcage outdoor pillow.

I found these little gnome house fronts delightful.

Just prop one in front of your favorite tree and it's an instant gnome home. 

Gnome home planter. 

There are lots of fountain pots at the store.

This is a new one.

Love the color combination. That turquoise on top was really vibrant. 

Outside the bougainvillea is doing well. I asked how they wintered it and was told they 

bring it inside into the back storage room near a window.

Outside there were real pumpkins scattered among the pots.

Pretty little fairy house nestled in a pot.

Isn't the plumbago pretty planted in the blue pots?

I adore plumbago! I have two large ones in the corners of my deck.

Anyone have a suggestion as to how I over winter it?

Well, I could have hung out all day at this store but after we did this.

It was on to The Feathered Nest. 

If you live in the Oklahoma City area be sure to run by Wilshire Garden Market. 

See their website - here.

You'll be glad you did. 

Personally, I could hang out on their patio all day.

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Yard of the Month - Aug 2013

in Edgemere Park, Oklahoma City

Here the month of August is almost gone and I'm just now posting the yard of the month.

This tudor house was built in 1930.

I've long admired this home. It sits on a large corner lot.

The present owners have lived there since 2008 and they've updated the look of the house since moving in. 

They have also redone all the landscape themselves.

This is how the home looked when they bought it in 2008.

As you can see they painted the casement windows and trim in a dark gray.

A new roof in a slate pattern and color was also added a couple of years ago.

The new color palette is much more sophisticated.

Looks to me that they've stained the concrete path to the front door.

I'm surprised by this as I didn't think you were allowed to stain concrete in a historic neighborhood.

The color does look nice with the home...but I have to admit...I kind of love the color

of just regular old concrete especially after it's aged on it's own. 

I prefer it.

A lovely mix of bushes and flowers line the walkway leading up to the front stoop.

That's the neighbor's house there to the left. It sits close to the property line because 

there is no driveway on that side...instead this house's garage is accessed in the back.

Here at the front door you can get a really good look at the weeping mortar that makes this house so unusual. 

The weeping mortar on this house was done very well and I think it really adds character.

I love it that the house still retains it's original porch light.

Those casement windows are to die for!

Very pretty details to this house. Here you can see the new slate look shingles.

A perfect choice for this home.

The front porch is small and uncovered...the only negative to this house.

It is always nice to have a covered porch but I like the feel of this front stoop.

It feels very urban.

The curbing is very pretty around the front beds.

A weeping mortar fence goes down the left side of the property.

A small cupid watches over the garden.

I got stung by a bumble bee while taking this shot.

I walked right into a crepe myrtle and I guess right into the bee.

It was one of those big fuzzy ones.

He stung my shoulder and it really hurt.

For a moment I feared it was a Killer Bee...but was relieved when a swarm of his friends 

didn't join in and try to sting me to death.

I'd never been stung by a bee before. 

I once was stung by a wasp when I was a child but never a bee.

Those big fuzzy ones usually, don't get angry very easily...at least in my experience.

But this one sure did...although I've never walked right into one before either.

After that I decided it was time to go...and back down the path I went.

This is one of my favorite houses in the neighborhood.

I'd live here in a heart beat...if someone told me I HAD to move out of my house

and into another.

But most likely...I will always live in the house I'm in now.

Do you like this house and yard?

How do you feel about weeping mortar?

I used to think I didn't like it but I LOVE it on this house.

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Open House Sunday

Bungalow Beauty

This pretty bungalow built 1916 in Mesta Park neighborhood of Oklahoma City.

Love the green front door and surrounding windows.

I adore the style of the windows on this house.

Wonderful big front porch perfect for lounging and viewing the neighborhood.

All American...isn't it? Mesta Park is a wonderful old neighborhood in our city.

Here we are in the front living room. 

Charming big fireplace.

I'm not showing this house for it's decor...it's rather lacking.

But I can just imagine how great this house could be with pretty furniture and accessories.

The built ins are beautiful in the dining room.

If this house were mine...I'd paint all the woodwork white.

I know it's not the original look but I just love white woodwork.

Those pretty windows...

Kitchen is pretty although I wish it were more original looking.

This is my favorite room in the house! I'm guessing this is a little girl's room.

But it's got the vibe I wish the whole house had.

The basement.

Great deck on back.

Can you see the possibilities?

See full listing here.

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