2021 (how is it possible it’s a new year?!)
Land of Laurel
by Laurel
3y ago
What a wonderful year, 2020, eh? I know I wasn’t on here for the last of it. More on that soon. In the meantime, a summary of the year… New chicks provided hours of entertainment for 2 hungry cats. A puppy ensured we left nothing we cared about on the ground and as he grew we eventually had to keep the counter clear too! Maintained a pure sugar diet powered by chocolate chip cookies and liege waffles. Saved on not going out to restaurants. Squirrels stole my walnut stash from the tree. Updated my signature capsule wardrobe with a variety of “work” sweatshirts and jogger pants. Invested in ba ..read more
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Adding Landscape Lighting (a.k.a Magic!) to the Cottage Garden with Kichler
Land of Laurel
by Laurel
4y ago
The landscape lighting featured in this post was gifted to me by Kichler, all opinions and installation suggestions are my own. Please read your instruction manuals and consult an electrician if you are unaccustomed to working with electrical! If you saw my One Room Challenge reveal, then you know my front garden underwent a major transformation this spring! It has evolved from sad and weedy to a magical space that brings me so much joy. I now go out to wander through the garden a few times a day! While I love plucking through the yard in the daytime, the garden in the evening is definitely my ..read more
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All the details on my new English-Inspired Cottage Garden & Organic Vegetable Garden, ORC – week 8
Land of Laurel
by Laurel
4y ago
I am so excited to share these pictures with you because the transformation of Berrybrier’s front yard is blowing my mind! The space is now so much more beautiful and functional! This project took so much work though and certainly didn’t happen overnight. Hours and hours and hours of weeding went into clearing the garden. Then I moved a ton of my existing plants, added more plants, and laid all the stone path. It’s so wonderful to see it all come together just as I first imagined, it’s completely transformed the whole look of the house. Let’s take a closer look! You may recall this plan I cre ..read more
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Garden Progress – or has anything happened this week? ORC – week 7
Land of Laurel
by Laurel
4y ago
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Tomatoes and Cucumbers and Squash, oh My! Building DIY branch trellises for my garden, ORC – week 6
Land of Laurel
by Laurel
4y ago
It has been raining a lot in Portland. For about a week and a half now it’s been rainy and the temperatures have dipped. It’s by no means arctic out there, but for this California girl, it is cold! I’ve been trying to sneak out into the garden to get work done whenever I can, but I draw the line at excessive rainfall. I really dislike being cold and wet. My motivation to do anything dwindles. Unfortunately, this is putting a snare in my One Room Challenge progress! I’ve lost whole weekends and lots of evenings to rain. Though some of my plants are loving the soaking, my hot season veggies and ..read more
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Building DIY Stone Steps and Other Garden Progress – week 4
Land of Laurel
by Laurel
4y ago
This was another week of doing a little bit of this and that in the garden. It’s funny working on a bunch of things at once because it feels like small accomplishments, but when I look at the end results I’m impressed with the progress! The upcoming weeks before the One Room Challenge comes to a close are going to be more specific. I’m going to get the electrical set up this coming week for the new landscape lighting and work on my new front steps too. Those aren’t small tasks at all! They will be super time consuming and both are project I haven’t done before. I’m nervous and excited. I put a ..read more
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Progress in the Garden, ORC – week 3
Land of Laurel
by Laurel
4y ago
This has been an interesting week in the garden. I feel like I’ve done a lot… but also not very much? I think the work I have done is a lot less backbreaking, so perhaps I’m literally feeling a difference in my body. I’m not as sore! I think its a transition time for the garden too. The early spring flowers are fading, but the summer flowers aren’t quite up yet. It’s been cool again too. I’m hoping in the next week, when we have some glorious sun and temps in the 80s, the garden will start popping again! I started seeds for the first time this year! It’s something I’ve wanted to try for a long ..read more
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Weeding and Transplanting in the Front Yard for my Cottage Garden, ORC – week 2
Land of Laurel
by Laurel
4y ago
Oh boy, this is one post, but so many hours and days and weekends of work! I feel like I’ve been weeding this garden for 6 months and gooooodness I am freakin’ exhausted. I started doing a thorough weeding of the garden back in December shortly after I had a giant pile of wood chips delivered from a local tree trimmer. I tried to get all the roots so the weeds would stay gone. I thought I’d be done in a weekend, maybe too if I didn’t work too many hours. Boy was that a huge underestimate. I worked in the yard at least one day almost every weekend for the next 2.5 months. I’d weed a section and ..read more
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My dream English-Inspired Cottage Garden and Vegetable Garden plans for the ORC – week 1
Land of Laurel
by Laurel
4y ago
Ahhhh!!! I cannot wait to share this with y’all! I’ve been dreaming and planning this project for so, so long! To prepare I’ve been out in the garden as much as possible for months weeding and weeding and weeding some more. It’s been exhausting, but so exciting to see the fruits of my labor come to life. My front yard when I moved in was… well… crazy. There were lots of plans, but many were overgrown and had been neglected for a while. The first few years I’ve lived here at Berrybrier, my priority has been the interior — making the house liveable and comfortable. That was crucial! You can’t go ..read more
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Spring Home Tour: Dining Room Styling and Updates
Land of Laurel
by Laurel
4y ago
Hey there! How are you guys doing right now? Things out there are crazy and I’ve been trying to move past it and live my life, but boy are there changes happening every day. But, this post isn’t about that. This post is about returning to normal and thinking about everyday things! I’m participating in something super fun today, that I’ve never done before — a spring home tour with lots of other lovely ladies. If you’re new to Land of Laurel: welcome, and come dive in! My dining room has been constantly evolving since I first bought my home. It’s been through a journey, y’all. You ca ..read more
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