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So I chose a color for the barn. It’s called….”Barn” 🙂 by Martha Stewart. I figure she knows about barns and I didn’t have time to go through my usual routine of testing color after color.
So far I love it. I’m trying to get as much of the barn done as I can because it’s supposed to rain every day next week. It’s slow going since my summer help is in college and busy. The trim is going to be white. So it’ll be red with white trim and I don’t know what color I’m going to paint my tin star.
Fall is a great time to plant in the south so I’m also working on my inside fence border that I started at the beginning of summer. I planted this Little Gem Magnolia. It’s supposed to stay compact and small and I love the idea of having Magnolia leaves to use for wreaths and other decorating projects!
This is my $8 witch hazel plant that I bought from ebay. For some reason I thought it would be much bigger or at least thicker. But the guy has good feedback so I’m hopeful.
Witch Hazel hazel has beautiful yellow flowers (sort of like Forsythia), is supposed to be moderately drought resistant and adds fall/winter interest to a border. I’m sure everyone has heard of witch hazel astringent and and they used to use the branches as divining rods to find underground water. It’s an extremely useful plant to have in your landscape.
I’m also cleaning up and getting my raised beds ready for some garlic and onion sets I’m going to plant. The hay is mainly for the paths inbetween the beds and to cover my strawberry bed. We have some other raised beds to make – lots to do to be ready for spring planting!
Some things that are still blooming: Wish I would find the tag for this flower. It’s a pot of something I bought on clearance at Lowe’s at the end of August. It’s just gorgeous and I’d love to have more. Anyone know what it is?
Forget what these are called but I got them from a neighbor. Wish I’d known they are invasive when she passed them on to me! I’ve spent 10 years trying to get rid of them and I’ve now given up and am just going to enjoy them.
All my planted mums are now flowering!
I’ll be taking a break from blogging as I have lots to do in the garden right now.
The plant from Lowe’s looks like Gaura to me. The invasive flower from your neighbor I’ve always called Pincushion flower.
Thank you Jacki.
Manuela
I love it! After buying several disastrous blues for the porch ceiling I ended up with Martha’s (you guessed) Porch Ceiling Blue (C26).
I’ll find you on Facebook!
Good luck w/all your projects!
LOL! She makes it easy for us doesn’t she. There are links in the post to the ACN Facebook page. See you there!
Manuela
Martha does have it figured out so you’re right to think that there’s no sense in recreating the wheel. That red looks great on your barn. Who doesn’t love a red barn?
Wish I could help you out with the unknowns.
Gotta Love Martha –I have a favorite colro fo hers called corn maize that we use in our old house dining room and und used as soon as we moved to this house –I feel like it glows :-
Love the color your painting your barn! My garlic just arrived the other day and I am planting it this weekend. Have fun with your fall garden work!
Mine is on it’s way!
Manuela
Oh I just adore your shed! Very pretty!
Love the “barn” color. I painted my shed/cottage/kids’ clubhouse a similar color (though lacking the cool name) and feel happy every time I look out at it!
Interesting to see what happens to your witch hazel. I might be intrigued enough to plant some of that!
I, too, think the plant from Lowe’s is guara. I have purchased it myself but mine never looked as good as yours. As far as the blue/purple flower, I think whatever it is grows wild in my area of the country. It is one of those flowers that pops up in Autumn.
Everything looks so lovely Manuela!
The barn is going to look great when it’s finished. I’m thinking of adding more raised beds out front since there is no grass there right now. I hadn’t thought of hay/straw for paths between; that is a good idea.
I have enough leaves that I could probably spread those around…~!
have a great weekend.
Pat
Gaura (dancing butterflies) for the top flower. The purple/blue thug — uh, flower — is sometimes called perennial ageratum, but it is a form of Eupatorium (eupatorium caelestra or something like that). It is kind of invasive, but easy to pull up if you don’t want it where it pops up, and it is nice to have some purple/blue in the garden in Aug/Sept, imo. And it’s a very important nectar source in the late summer/early autumn.
Can’t go wrong with Martha for your barn color!
Thank you! Yes, it is easy to pull up since it spreads by runners. Like you said, it’s nice to have some color this late in the season!
Manuela
I think Jacki’s right – Guara – I have some, too, only mine’s red. I thought it might die in the heat here in Texas, but it made it through the drought and it’s blooming it’s little heart out right now – it’s finally cooled off a bit into the 80’s instead of 110!
Yes, Oenothera lindheimeri, or appleblossom grass, is the clearance plant you got. It will survive in our Georgia winters but it is a short lived perennial so it will die out in a couple three years depending on our drought situation. Love how the tendrils wave in the breeze. Your witch hazel will do great. Loropetalum is in the witch hazel families which is why they do so well as shrubs.
You have been busy – I need some of your energy. 😀
Wow, you are one busy girl! In your spare time can you hop on over to my place and paint my porch? Thank you so much for your sweet comments on my heart garland.
Hugs, Teresa
I love the barn. I have a thing about barns, old ones, worn ones, and red ones. I also love that last shot with the mums.
Beautiful BARN… just the right color! Martha sure knows her paint:) Love all of the flowers! I still have some blooming and enjoying each one! Have a blessed evening, HUGS!
Witch Hazel…what an interesting plant idea! I hope it grows so we can see the flowers.
Ah. I thoroughly enjoyed this neighborly gardenS tour, friend.
I love your garden, we have some beautiful weather in the nbext couple days and I plan to get out and get my poor neglected beds in shape before the weather turns. You can’t go wrong with a red barn and white trim, it’s a classic combination for a reason!
I love the barn and the color you chose. It’s looking very good so far!
Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
Here’s a hint a professional painter gave me about red paint. Use black or brown paint for your first coat and then you’ll only need one coat of red. I tried it and it worked like a charm.
I love red barns, and yours is a very sweet one. Your fall garden is nice. You are a very busy lady!
Hugs, cindy
Great blog. I like it so much I’ve added a link on my site. Keep up the good work.
Love your little “barn!” I think you should paint your tin star in a blue, maybe navy or midnight? 🙂
I love that idea! I hadn’t thought of blue. I was thinking black but blue would be cute on the red.
A lovely yard this time of year is rare, but you have accomplished it! So beautiful indeed! Your barn is going to be a lovely color. Martha would definitely be a reliable source on a good color. Don’t you just love her farm??
I could so use your resourcefulness here as we are busy cleaning the clutter here, getting ready to move in February. You would think as often as we have moved over the last 16 years there would be no clutter, but it just keeps accumulating!
Hope you have gotten much accomplished!
Jen