SUMMER.... WHERE HAVE YOU GONE?
This Summer season has flown by so quickly
and I've barely mentioned gardens at all
(probably because I have been trying to ignore the awful state my own garden is in)
But I do have the pictures I took of the garden at Ward and Child, a rather wonderful home decor and
garden shop I try to stop by when I visit
garden shop I try to stop by when I visit
Salt Lake City, where my mother lives.
and I really loved this unique and musical water feature there
water adds so much to a garden, don't you think?
...and to all my sweet friends who have asked after and offered your concern
my mom is doing much, much better - not bad for almost 96, huh?
thank you!
I have a few questions to answer today....
And I have some more pictures from visits to gardens and garden shops this summer which I will post at the end of the questions...
CAN YOU MATCH THE TREES, PLEASE?
In that first picture of the two trees... Do you know a purple that would match that and a medium/light grey that would go with it? Thanks. KandiceHi Kandice,
Benjamin Moore's Caribbean Sunset looks pretty close to me, and the grays with the proper undertone to go with that would be Stone (Benjamin Moore) for a medium to dark hue, and Benjamin Moore Silver Song for the lighter color.
Benjamin Moore Silver Song |
Hope this helps you!
GOOD GREIGES....
Wow, the field is wide open. You have perfect neutrals to work with - Noce tumbled travertine and creamy white - it will just be a matter of what depth of color you like best in your home. If you want to keep the garden feel, you will probably want a little lighter greige (gray/beige). If you want to accent the white mantel and blend your walls into the tumbled Noce, a medium to dark tone might be the ticket. Be sure to select a few colors to try as samples, and take a bit of the stone with you to make your choices easier. Don't worry about an exact match, just try to stay in the same 'family'.
Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore - in my opinion - have the best options on greige (gray/beige). Here are a few for you to consider. It will depend mostly on the light in your room and the tone of the tumbled stone (does it have a gold undertone, or it is more taupey?)
Bleeker Beige - Benjamin Moore Garden Web |
Bleeker Beige is a very popular color by Benjamin Moore. You can see it also goes nicely with oak. |
Bleeker Beige - Benjamin Moore Houzz |
Copley Grey - Benjamin Moore |
Fashion Gray (Behr Paints) |
Char Brown - Benjamin Moore Houzz |
Gray Area - Sherwin Williams Houzz |
Mesa Verde Tan - Benjamin Moore Houzz |
Perfect Greige - Sherwin Williams Decorpad |
Revere Pewter - Benjamin Moore Houzz |
Mega Griege - Sherwin Williams Chasing Davies |
Agreeable Gray - Sherwin Williams Houzz |
Analytical Gray - Sherwin Williams Houzz |
Wool Skein - Sherwin Williams Houzz |
Windsor Greige - Sherwin Williams Houzz |
Good luck!
On a visit earlier this season to Rogers Gardens in Newport Beach, California, I took a few pictures...
Rogers Gardens |
their baskets and pots always show beautiful plant combinations.
On one of my visits to Salt Lake this season, I discovered a garden store called Cactus and Tropicals. C and T has beautiful orchids and tropicals in a huge tented and climate controlled nursery.
and a cute little gift shop
love that little galvanized stand under the glass dome..
in fact I loved all the galvanized metal items...
water features always enhance a garden, and C and T had some great fountains
both large and small
were my suitcase large enough... this tabletop version would have come home with me...
Also in Salt Lake, Ward and Child is a home furnishings and garden decor store, with a beautiful garden of its own. Its a favorite stop.
Ward and Child entrance
at the rear of the shop - garden entrance
two of my adorable big sisters....
Inside, the sights are nearly as lovely.
garden themed decor
great lamps
"Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius, and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring"... Marilyn Monroe
I thought the lighted twigs in the lanterns was a great outdoor entertaining idea....
Back in Southern California, succulents take center stage at another visit to Rogers Gardens
their planted urns resemble a tapestry
Thanks for the heads up -I didn't realize that link was broken, and so have now fixed it and it is back top right hand side of the blog.... feel free to sign up for the email notifications of new posts! And thanks so much for reading and following. You rock!
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