I've Been Busy: It's Springtime Y'all

Time has just been flying by, and as unfair as that usually seems, we have been having a great time over here. Easter was a smashing success at old Carolina Golf Club. Our "club in the hood" opened up the new outdoor patio and fire pit, hosted an amazing brunch and had so many kids at the Easter Egg Hunt that next year they are going to have to have a serious conversation with the Easter Bunny about Supply and Demand.

Scotty and I posed for a rare couples picture and it didn't turn out terrible.

Cooper and Sadie got super serious about the Bunny.

Sadie's luck shined when she found this 4 leaf clover outside of Kathy's neighbor's house!

The lamps finally arrived for our living room makeover  and they are so disco, I die! More to come on that later!

Tried my hand at gardening and landscaping last weekend and I think I might love my new hobby!

 . . . started the "Get Minty" project, so stay tuned for the final reveal this weekend!

Cheers to you all!!

Tay

This Weeks Outing: A Garden Party Sale at Slate Interiors

Slate Interiors on Central Avenue is hostings its Spring Garden Party Sale this Thursday March 22nd through this Saturday March 24th,  from 10am until 5pm.

Here is a little preview from the press release. . . all I can think is yummy and I will be right there!

Slate Interiors

1401 Central Avenue, Suite 102

Plaza Midwood

704-930-7890

www.shopslateinteriors.com

 They are promising everything from furniture to planters. As soon as I get there, I promise to post some of my favorite find,  but be sure to check them out for yourself! I don't know about you,  but my front porch, patio and outdoor spaces are in need of some major spring time fluffing!

Happy Hunting!

Cheers,

Taylor

The Center of The Sun

Our house sits in  the CENTER OF THE SUN!! Or at least that's how I describe it to every landscaper and gardener that has ever worked on our yard. I mean NOTHING can grow. . .

On winter days, when the rest of the neighborhood is buried under sheets of slush and ice, our home is as warm as it is in August. It is like there is a large, tree sized, hairdryer pointed straight at our porch. . snow melts as soon as it lands, and sadly most flowers will scorch before they ever even had a chance. . . ughhh, how I wish I could keep my planters full of lush, cascading flowers and ivy...Can you imagine that I used to try and keep window boxes alive!

So last Saturday, I rolled over to our neighborhood Lowes Garden Center to nicely explain that I needed several plants that could grow in the desert. A very nice women with a name resembling Laura (who I am sure thought I was exaggerating) helped me come up with a couple of options.

Before I trapped this nice women into helping me, I discovered on my own this awesome tall, curling, Maiden Grass, that I knew I had to have!!! So I told Laura I wanted to start with the grass and she said it could grow to 6 feet tall and maybe I should pick something else,. . . so I told her. . . well, it might not make it that long, so not to worry!

Laura then helped me pick this cool merlot colored, leafy, Queen Victoria Lobelia that will add a medium height variation that I have learned I need. (Is this a sign there is hope for my future?) We grabbed a couple of Trailing Annuals, that seem more like succulents if you ask me, and are supposed to cascade over the planters.

While Cooper was napping, Sadie and I got to work!

Planter Before:

Planter After

Not bad for the desert??

Hope you all have a great weekend!

Cheers,

Tay