Now I realize why I've been so grumpy about gardening lately - not only do I not have as much time as I'd like these days, but also I have spent an inordinate amount of time painting this season. Paint colour affects the overall effect of the garden and it needed to be done, but painting certainly isn't as fun as actually gardening!
The trim used to be an ugly, faded yellow and I've been gradually painting it white and brown (above) for two seasons... there are a lot of windows... but I'm finally done! To celebrate I dug up two little sections of grass on the far end of the lawn to make a little more garden space ! :-) They're not fully planted yet though. More on that later.
Here's what it looked like before (below):
And even before that, the house was orangey-brown and yellow (below) - ugh!
And now finally my eyes can rest (I hate orangey-brown and yellow!) and I can spend the remaining gardening season moving perennials, picking tomatoes, trimming spruce branches, weeding (I'm waaaay behind on this!) and generally puttering about which is what makes me happiest! Hooray for getting the painting done!
Whoa, that yellow and brown. All it needed was some orange ;)
Posted by: plantman | September 12, 2011 at 11:18 PM
What was with yellow and brown in the 50's? And why did people leave it that colour for fifty years??!! I hear you on the painting. As I paint my fence I think of all the things I would rather be doing in the garden.Sigh. On the bright side, my fence looks great (well, the parts that are finished!).
Posted by: Paula H. | September 13, 2011 at 07:53 AM
LOL! You put it well, plantman!
And @ Paula - I am just as boggled! Really, do you not look at those colours together and think "toilet"?
I'm sure your fence painting will feel very worthwhile once it is finished!
Janice
Posted by: Calgary Garden Coach | September 13, 2011 at 11:31 AM