My 2022 Annual Junk Garden Tour

August 01, 2022

Photo of front patio junk decor & flower plantings.
Welcome to my annual junk garden tour 2022 edition!  

I am starting the tour at my front patio area.

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Photo of front patio junk decor & flower plantings.
This year's front patio and covered patio were inspired by a sunflower stencil! I haven't grown sunflowers for years but they are certainly happy and bright flowers, along with my calendulas and marigolds in the small garden HERE.
 
Photo of front patio junk decor & flower plantings.
That big, plain wall of blue siding on the side of my house is a perfect area to decorate with rustic junk and container gardens!

Photo of front patio junk decor & flower plantings.
This is my second season with a lantana topiary Mercardonia are in small buckets on the dolly.  I re-stenciled my barn wood sign/planter HERE.

Photo of covered patio sunflower themed decor.
As usual, my covered patio is decorated with several projects that I shared on my blog, including, Sunflower Farm ToolboxDecorated BooksStenciled Crate & Mailbox PlanterGalvanized Sunflower SignFeed & Seed Bench, and Mustard Little Chair. 

Photo of covered patio sunflower themed decor.

Photo of covered patio sunflower themed decor.

Photo of front bay window planters.
In the very front of my house, under the bay window, are Solomon's Seal, Hostas, and a tub of double impatiens and a Swingtime Trailing Fuchsia.

Photo of my junk garden front yard border.
The front border is finally in full bloom. The lilies are almost done blooming but he Shasta Daisies, Globe Thistles and Purple Coneflowers are in bloom. All three of these perennials are very cold hardy in my zone 3 garden.


Photo of my junk garden front yard border.
I have diagrammed this planting bed with my flower choices in a blog post HERE.

Photo of my junk garden front yard border.

Photo of my junk garden front yard border.

Photo of my junk garden front yard border.
I always love a stepladder in the garden for additional vertical interest!

Photo of my junk garden front yard border.

Photo of my vintage wooden wheelbarrow and plantings.
The old wheelbarrow is planted with nicotiana (as usual) with a red cordyline spike in the larger tub, and mixed trailing verbena fill the other tub.

Photo of my front yard junk garden.
Here is the garden border from the front. It has a kidney shape.

Photo of my shady front side junk garden.
This shady spot on the front part of the side yard (in front of the deck) is planted with fuchsias, begonias and impatiens

We have had so much rain lately that many of the blossoms have been knocked off the plants, but they will rebloom soon.

Photo of a beadboard cabinet door planter.
Last year I found this old beadboard cabinet door and made it into a plant shelf with an attached metal garage tray.

Photo of shade plantings under the spruce tree.
This area under a spruce tree by the deck has a wrought iron peacock settee with a planter of angel wing begonias and two chamber pots of double fiesta red impatiens on the left.

Photo of shade plantings under the spruce tree.
This is the other side of the spruce tree.  More begonias, coleus, fuchsias, and impatiens, along with perennial hostas and sedum.

Photo of the side of deck junk garden plantings.
The chicken feeders and the funnel in the milk can have had some deer issues this season. They are growing back but have very little blooms.

Photo of the side of deck junk garden plantings.
The view along the side of the deck to the spruce tree.

Photo of my rustic birdhouse collection displayed with crates and geraniums.
Again, I have an assemblage of crates with my birdhouse collection on the front of the deck, along the railing. The bucket planters have two large red calliope geraniums in them.

Photo of junk garden container plants on the deck.
Also on the deck, this little sawhorse with a bin of impatiens and a bucket of ivy geraniums.  An old bucket is overflowing with coleus on the right.

Photo of junk garden container plants on the deck.
This gathering of junk in the corner of deck  has annual planters including nemesia, double calibrachoa, calliope geranium, red verbena and black eyed Susan vines.

Photo of junk garden container plants on the deck.
Galvanized buckets line the bench on the deck, with lantana, annual phlox, double red calibrachoa, yellow lantana, and dipladina .

Photo of junk garden container plants on the deck.

Photo of junk garden container plants on the deck.
I assembled this deck vignette with ivy geraniums and coffee pots HERE.

Photo of junk garden back wall decor & plants.
I shared this back side wall of my house in an earlier post HERE.  The Herb Stepstool plants are filling in nicely.

Photo of junk garden back wall decor & plants.
The lucky sunrise rose lantana are perfect with this old junk.

Photo of junk garden back wall decor & plants.
Moving further down the wall.

Photo of junk garden back wall decor & plants.
And a little further!

Photo of garden shed junk decor and plantings.
Now on to the shed wall.  More lantana, ornamental oregano, wave petunia, and ivy geraniums.

Photo of garden shed junk decor and plantings.
The sink planter idea is working out well, and the little alyssum plants are still alive in the silverware portion of the dish drainer.  (Although they need watering often)

Photo of garden shed junk decor and plantings.
Still lots of farm tools on display around the shed along with my window screen and storm window decor with Old Sign Stencils.

Photo of back yard junk garden plantings.
In the very back, in a shady spot, are violet single and double impatiens and a violet calliope geranium.

Photo of a mauve clematis in full bloom.
My globe thistle and white phlox are coming into bloom next to this beautiful clematis

Photo of back yard junk garden plantings.
I arranged some of my leftover garden junk for this last back bed, planted with red pentas, pansies, and wave and surfina petunias.

I hope you enjoyed the tour!  Thanks for visiting.



Thanks for reading my blog, Carlene

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Comments

  1. Do your plants last year round or do you have to replace them? gardens are really beautiful.

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    1. I have some perennials in the ground but the pots are all annuals purchased every year! Thanks!

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  2. I love your garden, it's so beautiful and fun to look at with all the vintage things. Somehow when I try to do this is just looks like Sanford and Son's house :o(

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    1. I think mine looks like Sanford and Sons when I first plant it. Then when the flowers fill in, I love it! Thanks!

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  3. You have the most lush and beautiful garden! - Briana from Texas

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  4. Everything is just gorgeous!

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