Hi everyone! We’re still plugging away at projects here. But I wanted to share with you a new seating area in my vegetable garden. Some of you may remember that my daughter and I built a paver patio in the veggie garden a few years ago (link here).
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Anyway, we moved my potting bench into the garden onto that patio when we re-did our back door area (link here). Plus I took out my strawberry bed and my reclaimed door garden shed. So I had a big open space that I felt needed to be filled with something. So I decided to stage it as a little seating area. I used furniture I already had. I only bought some new seat cushions from Target and solar light/plant hanger from Big Lots.
Let me show you around. I’m really happy with how it turned out!
As you walk into the vegetable garden you go past our blueberry bushes to your right (we took down the blueberry hut as well link here if you want to see what it looked like).
This little bench is from a picnic table set we first had when we moved to this house. The shutter I’ve had for a while. I have two- one I actually finished re-painting and it hangs in my screened in porch. Don’t remember where I got the wire basket from but I painted Home Sweet Home on the front. It’s filled with some coleus (which I really like because they are super easy to propagate). The dish flower is from Cracker Barrel.
This is the door from my garden shed which I’m repurposing as garden art. I was going to hang a window box on it but decided that I didn’t want to damage it since I’d like to reuse it at some point. The blue pots in iron hangers I’ve had forever. They’re planted with some potato vine. Love their chartreuse color!
I used to keep some garden tools in this iron planter. Now it’s filled with some blue transferware that I don’t use any more. The blackberry vine is from blackberry bushes I have growing on the outside of the fence.
The only chicken I have 🙂
The view is pretty nice from this seating area and it’s a great place to take a break from weeding!
Tour of the garden coming soon!
Love it all, Manuela! I was going to shout out a favorite part, but I have decided that this is one of those cases where the whole really is greater than the sum of its parts. It’s all so restful and inviting.
You’ve got a nice view of your garden from this seating area, Manuela. This is the sort of thing I would have liked to do at my old house. Plus I like that it is a little unexpected spot in the garden.
It turned out wonderful. It looks like the perfect place to sip a glass of lemonade and admire the garden!
It looks really great!
I love to have different seating areas on our property. We’ve not done any that are permanent but we are working towards it!
Oh Manuela, that is gorgeous! I love your garden and seating area! Great use of the door:) Have a blessed week dear friend, HUGS!
I love how you put different elements together and make it work! I would love to get my camera on your garden!
I would love to have you photograph it! It would do a far far better job of it than me!
Sorry that the blueberry hut had to go…it was clever and useful. I like your seating area and I have found something to copy again. Funds are pinchy so I didn’t spend much on flowers this year. That’s okay, I’ll use your idea. Terrific seating area!
It was. So far the birds are getting more blueberries than me. The plates?
A pretty place to relax and enjoy a cold beverage on a Summer day.
You always have such lovely garden posts…this one just made the smile the whole way through…a nice fairy tale garden is what you have 🙂
Oh wait…there’s hard work involved, huh. Well pretty as a fairy tale then 🙂
Thanks Deb! LOL! I could use some fairies 🙂
How fun!! It looks great!
Manuela!!! I LOVE IT! So creative, pretty and unique…and so YOU! Your whimsical touches are so interesting and really make your garden one that anyone would want to spend some time in. I’m not at all surprised that you’re proud of it. You should be!
Thanks Doreen!
Just beautiful! You have a great talent for making everything so pretty. I love the door in the corner of the fence.
Your garden is so gorgeous! Ours is finally blooming and getting good sized plants. We love sitting outside for dinner or coffee just to be in it. A place to sit and enjoy everything is always a good thing, your seating area looks so pretty!
What a pretty backyard! All of your flowers and plants look so good and I love all of the colorful accents you have used out there.
Judy
Thanks Judy!
I just love it – especially having the door in the corner and all the different textures in the iron hangers, the concrete chicken, etc. You reminded me that I have some dish flowers I made a few years ago – time to dig them out of the garage.
Thanks Tammy! Oh my goodness, take those dish flowers out! I wish I had more – they are so cute!
This is absolutely beauitful! I can think of nothing better than being able to sit IN your garden and just stare at it! I love, love, LOVE it!!!!
Thank you so much Audra! It’s a great spot to take a break from weeding or looking for squash bugs!
Your garden is so charming, Manuela! Love the seating area, and zinnias are my favorites!
Oh Manuela, it’s just perfect! I love what you did, and what a great place to sit and enjoy the garden.
I just adore your outdoor posts! Can’t wait to hear about your veggie garden!
Thank you Luisa!