YARD of FLOWERS 2017 Garden Tour
July 30, 2017
The Yard of Flowers is my sister in law Kris's yard and gardens. As you can see, Kris, like me, is a junk gardener. I love how the rusty fencing, turquoise container, galvanized pitcher and stencil all mix so freely with both zinnias, cosmos and hydrangea.
A junky birdbath and another hydrangea by the fencing.
I love the stone patio in front of the edging of this zinnia bed.
Creative containers for annuals add so much interest to a junk garden!
This flower bed is mostly made up of perennials.
The "fence" is really a salvaged outdoor canopy holder that Kris fashioned into a fence.
The brick ringed long curved flower bed also contains hostas, day lilies, jasmine, Asiatic lilies and sedum.
This flower bed in front of the house features hydrangeas along a picket fence and more annual zinnias.
The hydrangeas are fairly recent additions. I think this may be their best year yet.
More junky additions to this bed, and a short weathered plank walkway.
Do you remember the purple coneflower project that I shared in June?
More zinnias, geraniums and impatiens here. Flower Power in the front red metal letters mounted on rebar.
This is Kris's garden with the famous garden pathway down the center. It has changed some over the years but always contains the great salvaged bricks!
This garden is a riot of colorful annuals and perennials.
Galvanized pails, rusty metal and an occasional gnome are visible between the plants.
The addition of junk and flowers planted in various types of containers, all at various heights, make this bed interesting.
See why this bed is always my favorite?
Just look at this galvanized trough of zinnias! Gorgeous!
And this clematis from Kris's parent's home is in full bloom with marigolds at the base.
I think this may be my favorite junk garden vignette this year!
I have added a short video tour of the YARD of FLOWERS!
Thanks for taking the tour!
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You should get an award for your beautiful garden. Oh my, so many beautiful flowers. Thanks so much for sharing your garden.
ReplyDeleteMary
This is my sister in law's garden! She does an awesome job!
DeleteWhat an amazing garden!!
ReplyDeleteLove it all! Great tour. Thanks to your SIL for letting you share her gardens on your blog!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWhere do you find your galvanized "clutter" for the garden. I go to flea markets & antiquing, but I've never seen that much cool stuff. Love that bird bath. What area do you live in?
ReplyDeleteWe are in northern Minnesota. Rural. It's pretty easy to find here.
DeleteLove it! This is pure eye candy for a gardener stuck inside in a stuffy office. I can't wait to see your 2017 tour.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Yours & Kris' both! Y'all are so inspiring!
ReplyDeleteWow. The garden looks really beautiful and I believe that having flowers decorated in outdoors of our homes, we will be able to give an impressive look.
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Beautiful, beautiful! My favorite is the big trough of zinnias!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, beautiful! My favorite is the big trough of zinnias!
ReplyDeleteJan, For galvanized and inexpensive tin items take a look at Factory Direct Crafts. In rural areas search for a "feed store" where buckets, tubs and animal supplies are usually sold.
ReplyDeleteSO delightful!
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