Summer is upon us and one of my favorite activities is driving around (with the a/c blowing full blast) in quaint neighborhoods with old houses and distinctive gardens. IF, and that’s a big if, we were to actually do anything with the landscape at the farmhouse we would use these 7 charming ideas for a vintage look when creating a summer garden.
7 charming ideas for a vintage look when creating a summer garden!
This is a repost from a couple of years ago. I am about to incorporate one of these ideas below and thought it a good time to post it again. Enjoy! I’ll share which one as soon as I get back down to the farmhouse.
Backyard Boss
I’ve seen lots of wheelbarrows in various ways. Some are wooden, some with no wheels and some even turned on their sides with flowers spilling out. We don’t have an old wheelbarrow so I’ll be looking for one while we are out and about. I do however have this giant beauty!
County Road 407
Still no clue what it was used for. It’s heavy, has two fairly large wheels on the back, two smaller wheels on the front and the drum is about 32 inches deep. Anyone have any idea what it could be? Please tell me! I affectionately call it my ice cream cart.
Little Rusted Ladle
I’ve only seen vintage door knobs once or twice and both times they were used as knobs on a gate. We have a couple of places we could do this at the farmhouse. Our laundry room/well house is a short walk in the backyard. Maybe there or we also have some wild flowers growing next to a galvanized shed. I think hanging these on the side wall above the flowers would be perfect and the best place to dry them. Where do you think you would hang some?
DIY-N-CRAFTS
You can’t go wrong with container gardening and these hanging crates are darling. Especially if you have similar thinking and prefer the idea of not being on your knees or breaking your back while hunching over the garden!
Gingham Gardens
We may have all seen lots of bikes in gardens, but I think it’s because they add so much charm! I’ve seen rusty bikes in just about every junk store I enter. And adding a basket full of flowers and leaning it up against a tree or fence is some serious cuteness in my book.
White Liliess
There are two reasons I adore this garden idea. When I first saw it I was drawn into another life. A romantic 19th century life. I could see myself and the Mister having lunch, laughing and wandering around lush gardens with ponds that had fountains (even though they had no electricity) and ginormous oak trees. Yeah, another life, inside a movie. But the other reason was the idea of the empty frame with a bucket of flowers. I know just the place to do this at the farmhouse!
Balcony Garden Web
I haven’t seen many birdcages (real or fake) inside gardens but I love the idea. I cherish the birdcages I have around the house but can’t part with where they are now so this is another thing I’ll be looking for this thrifty shopping season.
Rooted in Thyme
Y’all, this is one of the cutest things ever. Imagine this galvanized bucket inside a garden. The little white flowers are like bubbles. And finishing it off with an old washboard is genius. 🙂
County Road 407
Here’s how I used the galvanized buckets we have around the farmhouse a couple of years ago. They turned out to be one of my favorite looks. If you’d like to see more of that post, click here.
Did you enjoy these 7 charming ideas for a vintage look when creating a summer garden? Basically, it’s like accessorizing your outdoor spaces too. Will you be trying to incorporate some of them while gardening this year? My shopping/thrifting list is long but I’m excited to get started.
Gosh all of these ideas are so cute!!! Those old doorknobs are beautiful. Thanks for sharing, Cindy!
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I totally agree Rachel. I’d love to incorporate every single idea at the farmhouse. Thanks for the visit!
What pretty ideas, I loved the old doorknobs, so cute. I pinned this post and can’t wait to find places to use these ideas in my gardens. Thanks for all the inspiration.
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Awesome Marlene, thank you. I’d like to spread out a couple of the ideas to other places at the farmhouse. It could use it! 🙂
What cute ideas! I love the bird cage in the garden!
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Me too, so cute. Thanks for stopping by Teri!
I simply adore all of these beautiful vintage ideas for the garden! Thanks so much for sharing, Cindy!
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I have big plans for the farmhouse. Fingers crossed I get some of these done! Happy summer Kristy and thanks for the visit!
I love each of these ideas, Cindy. So pretty, and so creative!
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Thank you Jen. You already have a beautiful backyard so you could give me some pointers!
What a wonderful way to start my day! I love every idea! Thank you for inspiring me!
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Aww, thank you Jan. That made my day!
Such fun ideas. I love this post.
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So glad to hear that Renae. Happy gardening!
All of these photos are making me wish I had a house in the country! I love your wheelbarrow thingy!
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LOL. It’s not all that exciting. It could be fabulous one day but the present infrequent visits are sometimes torture. 🙂
Cindy
This is such a great post filled with ideas that make me heart go pitter patter! So many charming ideas. Now I want to go thrifting and work in the garden. Hope you are having a wonderful June.
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I know, right?! I want to find cute stuff to add around the farmhouse. Thank you Rachel!
Absolutely love all the different styles of ways you did your flower displays.
I will definitely incorporate some of them to my home.
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They aren’t all mind but thank you so much Linda. Hope you have a great summer.
Cute ideas. I think I need to start planting some of my dishes throughout the garden. That way the Mr might not notice just how many I have. 😵💫My first thought was an ice cream cart of yours! I love it.
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I think he might notice even more if you have dishes in the garden. lol. But that’s the best compliment, right? “Oh look, another beautiful plate there by the flowers”. 😉 Thank you Rita. Happy gardening!