vfem
Garden Addicted
Ok, I really do have a very LOUD personality when I come shining through. When we resided the house we went from white to beige. Big jump? Not really. I thought I could let myself out through bold colors in the garden and while that's still in progress, I want my garden to fit with my home and not loss the house in the background.
So I got to the store and decided I was DONE with the ugly rust front door that was painted so poorly... I've been wanting to for 4 years but just never decided on a color. My husband was pushing for a royal purple, but it was just too dark, and would fade into the shady north facing HUGE front porch. I wanted to make it bright and welcoming. Well, I fell in LOVE with a paint called "Japanese Fern" and I was sold.
Now I'm trying to decide if I like it. First hubby almost flipped on me... and my mother went NUTS with many nasty words that bare not repeating. But as the weeks have passed, my garden has begun to come back. The greens are green again, and no longer red and brown... but it still has a ways to go... pink tulips are blooming and my pots are slowing being filling with gorgeous shade loving plants and my husband now says, the color is growing on him, and in a good way. He's finally seeing my vision come to life.
The question is, is it still too much? Overload? I keep telling myself to wait until everything really fills in and decide. I still like it... but I'm still waiting on LOVING it. You know? Just looking for opinions.
Sorry, cell phone picture... I'll get a better one with my good camera when the porch and front garden have filled in.
So I got to the store and decided I was DONE with the ugly rust front door that was painted so poorly... I've been wanting to for 4 years but just never decided on a color. My husband was pushing for a royal purple, but it was just too dark, and would fade into the shady north facing HUGE front porch. I wanted to make it bright and welcoming. Well, I fell in LOVE with a paint called "Japanese Fern" and I was sold.
Now I'm trying to decide if I like it. First hubby almost flipped on me... and my mother went NUTS with many nasty words that bare not repeating. But as the weeks have passed, my garden has begun to come back. The greens are green again, and no longer red and brown... but it still has a ways to go... pink tulips are blooming and my pots are slowing being filling with gorgeous shade loving plants and my husband now says, the color is growing on him, and in a good way. He's finally seeing my vision come to life.
The question is, is it still too much? Overload? I keep telling myself to wait until everything really fills in and decide. I still like it... but I'm still waiting on LOVING it. You know? Just looking for opinions.
Sorry, cell phone picture... I'll get a better one with my good camera when the porch and front garden have filled in.
