Category Archives: Ideas For Your Home
White Pumpkins For Fall Decorating
I realize it’s a little early for dragging the Fall decorations out, but if you live in Florida by the time September rolls around you are more than ready for Fall to arrive . . . . if only in your dreams. I wasn’t always a Floridian. No, I grew up in Southern Maryland where …
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, Thy Leaves Are So Unchanging As I add the finishing touches to our Christmas tree this year, I began to wonder what style IS our tree? Does your Christmas tree have a style? There are myriad styles to choose from: Vintage, country, Victorian, traditional, contemporary, whimsical and themed to name a few. Are you a lover of all things Victorian? …
Cloche Love
My latest obsession is the cloche, or bell jar. How is it that I’ve overlooked these simple and charming accessories before now? The French developed the glass cloche (or bell jar) to serve as individual green houses for tender seedlings and young plants in the garden. Their purpose was to protect an early garden plant from harsh …
Garden Whimsies By Mary Blog 