Sharing Shadymont, My Mountain Cottage

Our home is practically surrounded with porches.....practically, and we enjoy everyone. I want to show you the latest look of the screened porch, not a whole lot of difference, but a favorite location around here. Accessories, by Good Will!  :)  rug, from Good Will Bird  house, Good Will  Pillow: Good Will  Pillows: Good Will  A favorite plant, succulents, a gift from my boss when I retired.  They have done so well!  Aloe  I found this adorable flower cart at GW for less than $6.  Tray, GW, 1.99 Then there is the stoop going into the mud and laundry room.  It's very small, and I have managed to fill it up.  It's like a little alcove, and I love to sit on it and watch the birds at the feeders, and hear my little DIY water feature. I bought a table and brought these very OLD chairs up from the basement.  No room for anything else. We changed up t...

Warning: picture overload  :) Even though it was nice in the house today, it was just too pretty not to get outdoors and work with plants. I only use this small space beside the step each year for my plants.  Last fall we brought this large plant holder from the lake. Right in front of the house is our drive, so this works good and it's a focal point when someone drives up. I refilled my mother's old black iron pot, hung 2 ferns, and a hanging basket out neighbor at the lake made and gave to us. Then a bird feeder, a rain chime, and hummingbird feeder were placed on it too. While I planted my flowers, my husband pressure washed the pollen from the house. I cornered my concrete bench, and need to get a few more plants for the small concrete pots. Welcome!! Now to the screened porch.  Nothing different from last year, but I worked hard getting the pollen off the floor.  This color really shows ...

We noticed the other day, that the ferns on the front porch had gotten so heavy, they were damaging the vinyl soffit so we took them down and placed them on the front porch table, and two on the screened porch. We have had great luck with the plants this year.   The floral "picture" is a painting on a cabinet door that my daughter bought locally.  The addition of two of the ferns really filled in the space. We had a philodendron that had gotten so big, we could no longer carry it to and from the basement to winterize it, so I took part of it and repotted it, and let the older part of the plant go.  It had not fared well over the winter, and had gotten root bound.  I made two pots, but only one of them survived. Here is the philodendron I repotted.  It's doing well.  I've been using this ladder for a plant stand for several years. It adds a touch of whimsy. The huge aloe was purchased at Lowe's and was a tiny little thing. ...